BioPharm America™ 2009 Program Overview

Tuesday, September 14, 2009

5:00–7:00 pm

Welcome Reception
Sponsored by: Takeda

Location:
Marriott San Francisco
Club Room
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Wednesday, September 15, 2009

7:00–8:30 am

Registration and Breakfast

8:30–9:30 am

Discussion Panel
Commercialization Strategy When Money is Tight: Is Partnering the Only Answer?

Discussion Panel
Foundations, Corporate Venture, Federal and State Funding: Real and Reliable Sources of Funding for Private Companies

9:45–10:15 am

Opening Remarks and Keynote

10:15–11:15 am

Plenary Session
After the Dust Settles: Does the Industry Need an Entirely New R&D Strategy?

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Plenary Session
Past as Prologue: Industry Thought Leaders Discuss What Experiences of the Last 15 Years Imply for the Next Decade

12:30–1:30 pm

Buffet Lunch

1:30–2:30 pm

Discussion Panel
The Benefits of Focus: Has the Industry’s Focus on Specialty Products Helped to Drive Valuations Higher?

Discussion Panel
Building Successful Alliances: How to Live Happily Ever After

2:45–3:45 pm

Discussion Panel
Trends in M&A Exits: Why are M&A Deals Looking More Like Partnering Transactions?

Discussion Panel
Now What? Exploring the Options for Public Micro-cap Companies in Times of Economic Uncertainty

4:00–5:30 pm

Discussion Panel
Understanding Healthcare Reform: Implications for the Biotech Industry

Discussion Panel
The Biotech Model:
The End of the Beginning or the Beginning of the End?

5:30–6:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Hospitality Reception
Sponsored by: Scottish Development International

6:15–6:45 pm

Shuttle buses depart from Marriott San Francisco to evening event

6:30–9:30 pm

Evening Event
Buffet-style dinner
Created by Award Winning
Chef Alfred Schilling

Location:
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

9:15–9:45 pm

Shuttle buses depart from evening event to Marriott San Francisco

Thursday, September 16, 2009

7:00–8:00 am

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 am

One-to-one Partnering Meetings

9:00–10:00 am

Pharma and Large Biotech Presentations

9:00 am – Genentech
9:15 am – Roche
9:30 am – Merck
9:45 am – Bayer
10:00 am – Nycomed
10:15 am – Takeda
10:30 am – UCB
10:45 am – Crucell
11:00 am – LEO Pharma
11:15 am – Debiopharm
11:30 am – Pfizer

Discussion Panel
Personalized Medicine: Driving the Path to Commercialization and Patient Benefit

10:15–11:15 am

Discussion Panel
The CNS Conundrum: The Risk may be Commensurate with the Reward, but will Anyone Ever be Rewarded?

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Discussion Panel
Financing Innovation: What will VCs Invest in Over the Next Three Years and how Will They Structure These Investments?

12:30–2:00 pm

Buffet Lunch

2:00 pm

Company Presentations

3:00–4:00 pm

Discussion Panel
Regenerative Medicine: Understanding the Commercial Opportunity

6:00 pm

6:30–6:30 pm

Shuttle buses depart from Marriott San Francisco to evening event

6:30–9:30 pm

Evening Event
Buffet-style dinner
Created by Award Winning
Chef Alfred Schilling

Location:
Bimbo's 365 Club
1025 Columbus Avenue
(at Chestnut Street)
San Francisco, CA 94133

9:15–9:45 pm

Shuttle buses depart from evening event to Marriott San Francisco

Friday, September 17, 2009

7:30–8:00 am

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 am–12:00 pm

One-to-one Partnering Meetings

Company Presentations

EPPIC presents:
India LifeScience Day

12:00–1:00 pm

Buffet Lunch

1:00–3:00 pm

India LifeScience Day

3:00–4:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Closing Reception