Time*
Event
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Session Track I
Drug Delivery, Device, and Diagnostics
Drug Delivery Technologies: What's Old is New (and better) through Drug Delivery
Growth Strategies for Bioscience Companies
Licensing Discussions Morphing into an M&A Deal - Is This a Viable Option for You?
Hot Topics in Business
Building and Sustaining a Fundable Management Team
Partnering Session I
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Innovation Corridor Session I
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Session Track II
Drug-Device Combinations: Symbiosis and Synergy
Developing Your Pipeline While Minimizing Risk and Managing a Great Exit
Developing a Successful Reimbursement Strategy
Partnering Session II
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Plenary Lunch
1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Session Track III
On the Cutting Edge - The Future of Medical Devices
Strategic Crossroads: Buy, Build, or Partner for Commercialization Capabilities
Dealmaking and Strategic Partnerships that Create Value
Partnering Session III
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dinner & Keynote Address
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Networking Dessert Reception in Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Time
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
CEO Breakfast (Invitation Only)
Communications
Setting and Managing Public Expectations: Lessons from the Experts
Finance
Collaboration: The Current State of Funding
Hot Topics in Science
Antibacterial Drug Resistance: Challenges and Advances
Regulatory
Recent FDA Regulatory Legislation and How it Affects Your Company
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Innovation Corridor Session II
Communicating Clinical Trial Information to Wall St. and the News Media: Best Practices in Managing Strategies and Expectations Surrounding Clinical Trial Disclosure
The Evolution of Capital: Traditional and Non-Traditional Funding
Beyond Monoclonal Antibodies - Novel Constructs Take the Stage
Global Submissions and Implications: Managing a Multi-National Phase 2 or Phase 3 Clinical Study
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Career Fair presented by BioSpace
Luncheon & Keynote Address
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Innovation Corridor Session III
Partnering for Success: Communications Strategies for Managing Successful Collaborations
Strategic Transactions - The Evolving Convergence of the Biotech and Pharma Industries
The Use of Biomarkers in Clinical Trials: Isn't it Time for 21st Century Medicine?
How to Position Effectively Your Biotech Company for Upcoming Regulatory Compliance Issues
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closing Networking Reception
*Times for sessions and programs are subject to change.
