4th Annual Life Sciences Career
Development Conference
“Building Successful Industry-University
Partnerships: Careers, Collaborations & Contracts”
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Contact: Angeline Judex 631-632-8521 |
Stony Brook, NY. October 5, 2005.
The Center for Biotechnology, A New York State Center for Advanced
Technology in Medical Biotechnology, at Stony Brook University,
in partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY) is
pleased to present the 2005 4th Annual Life Sciences Career Development
Conference “Building Successful Industry-University Partnerships:
Careers, Collaborations & Contracts”. It will be held
at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City on October 19th and
20th from 8:30 am to 5 pm.
The Annual Conference is the premier event in New York State
for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows interested in
exploring careers and opportunities in the life sciences industry.
In 2005, the conference will expand from one to two days to host
the 1st Annual Northeast Biomedical Engineering Career Conference.
This will broaden student, industry and faculty participation
to include the medical device sector and companies working at
the intersection of the life sciences industry. New this year
is a special interest track for entrepreneurial minded students
and faculty, which recognizes that while many participants will
pursue career paths within industry, many others will seek to
develop industry relationships from within the academic environment.
The Center has also partnered with BioSpace HireHealth to provide
an online resume database that would help connect industry with
the best and brightest.
“There is a significant need for individuals with cross
disciplinary educations as well as an awareness and understanding
of the commercial sector in the biotechnology industry. This conference
is an excellent opportunity for industry to communicate its needs
and develop long term relationships with the graduate student
population” says Dr. Neil Gibson, Chief Scientific Officer,
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
“New York State industry partners have voices concern
over their inability to find qualified candidates at the graduate/
Ph. D level to fill current and anticipated expansion. This difficulty
is not an indication of a lack of talent in our institutions but
rather an absence of communication between graduate student populations
and the life sciences industry”, states Dr. Clinton Rubin,
Director, Center for Biotechnology and Professor and Chair, Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University.
The conference will feature plenary speakers Dr. Jan Vilcek,
Remicade co-inventor and donor of $105M to NYU School of Medicine,
Mr. Bill Fair, Managing Director, Healthcare and Biosciences,
New York Economic Development Corporation and Dr. Neil Gibson,
Chief Scientific Officer, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Attendees
will hear more than 20 engaging and provocative panel presentations
from more than 50 leading industry professionals from OSI Pharmaceuticals,
Pfizer, Bausch and Lomb, Pall Corporation, Forest Laboratories,
Acorda Therapeutics, Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Centocor Inc,
Deutsche Bank, Immunomedics, Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, Financial
Dynamics Business Communications, Ogilvy PR Worldwide, NYSTAR,
NYC Economic Development Corporation and more as they discuss
issues of critical importance to life sciences industry that will
provide an invaluable insight into the challenges and rewards
professionals in these career pathways face in the dynamic life
sciences industry.
Complete conference details can be found on www.biotech.sunysb.edu.
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