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Day One – October 19, 2005
| Time |
Sessions |
| 8:30 –
9:00 am |
Registration
(Entrance Pavilion) |
| 9:00 –
9:15 am |
Opening
Remarks
(Auditorium)
Clinton T. Rubin, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University and Director, Center for Biotechnology
Gillian M. Small, Ph.D. University Dean for Research. The City University of New York |
| 9:15–
10:00 am |
Opening
Keynote: Biotechnology Then and Now: A Personal Perspective
(Auditorium)
Jan Vilcek, Ph.D., Remicade Co-Inventor and Professor of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine. |
| 10:15 –
11:15 am |
Hot
Trends in Biomedical Engineering Research
Panel Chair: Charla Triplett, National Director, BME AII
(Meeting Room 1)
Regulatory Affairs: An Evolving Role in Pharmaceutical and Technology Development
Panel Chair: Ron Guido, Director, Worldwide Regulatory Strategy,
Global Regulatory Leader, Pfizer, Inc.
(Meeting Room 2)
Successful Foundation, Industry
and Academic Partnerships. Opportunities and Rewards of
Translational Research
Panel Chair: Clinton T. Rubin, Ph.D., Professor and
Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook
University and Director, Center for Biotechnology
(Meeting Room 3)
|
| 11:30 am –
12:30 pm |
“Everything
You Need to Know About Finding a Job in the Life Sciences
Industry and More ”
Panel Chair: Cliff MIntz, Ph.D., CEO, BioInsights
(Meeting Room 1)
“Alternative Careers”
for Life Science Graduates
Panel Chair: Cynthia Isaac, Ph.D., Vice President,
Ogilvy PR Worldwide (Invited)
(Meeting Room 2)
Agony or Ecstasy
Panel Chair: Anil Dhundale, Ph.D. Director for Scientific Affairs, Center for Biotechnology
(Meeting Room 3) |
| 12:30
– 1:30 pm |
Lunch
(Lobby) |
| 1:30
– 2:30 pm |
Career
Pathways in Biomedical Engineering
Panel Chair: Charla Triplett, National Director,
BME AII
(Meeting Room 1)
From the Bench to the Bar: Careers in Intellectual Property and Patent Law
and Technology Transfer
Panel Chair: Charles Ryan, JD, Ph.D, Vice President,
Chief Patent Counsel, Forest Laboratories, Inc.
(Meeting Room 2)
Start-up 101
Panel Chair: Anil Dhundale, Ph.D. Director for Scientific Affairs, Center for Biotechnology
(Meeting Room 3) |
| 2:30
– 3:30 pm |
Plenary: Innovation for the Future
(Auditorium)
Jack Linehan, Ph.D. Executive Faculty, Program in Biodesign, Stanford University. Former Vice President, The Whitaker Foundation |
| 3:30– 4:30 pm |
Reception
(Auditorium) |
Day Two – October 20, 2005
| Time |
Sessions |
| 8:30 –
9:30 am |
Plenary : New York City – A Leading Hub for the Biosciences
(Auditorium)
Bill Fair, Managing Director -Healthcare and Biosciences
New York City Economic Development Corporation
|
| 9:30
– 10:30 am |
Biomedical
Engineering in the Life Sciences
Panel Chair : Charla Triplett, National Director,
BME AII
(Meeting Room 1)
The Grass is Greener on the "Other Side"
Panel Chair: Angeline Judex, Assistant Director, Communications
and Programs, Center for Biotechnology
(Meeting Room 2)
Accessing Capital Markets for
Life Sciences Companies
Panel Chair: Anne Marie Scheidt, Ph.D., Director, Economic Development, Stony Brook University
(Meeting Room 1)
|
| 10:45–
11:45 am |
Women
in the Life Sciences
Panel Chair: Iesha O'Deneal. Manager, Diversity Programs, New York Academy of Sciences
(Meeting Room 1)
Innovations and Challenges Facing Product Development in the Life
Sciences
Panel Chair: Ramana Sonty, Ph.D., Senior Director/ Team Leader,
Global Project Management New York, Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
(Meeting Room 2)
Federal and State Resources That Help “Bridge the Gap”
Panel Chair: Anil Dhundale, Ph.D. Director for Scientific Affairs, Center for Biotechnology
(Meeting Room 3) |
| 11:45
am – 12:45 pm |
Lunch
(Lobby) |
| 12:45
– 1:45 pm |
Corporate
Culture - Defining the Rules of the Game
Panel Chair: Patrick T. Connor, Ph.D., Associate
Director, Scientific and Laboratory Services Dept. (SLS), Pall Corp.
(Meeting Room 1)
Business Development as a Career– Three Very Different Perspectives
Panel Chair: Jeff Yablon, Principal, Yablon
Management Consulting, Founder and COO PharmaScan Clinical Trials, LLC.
(Meeting Room 2)
Public and Investor Communications: What you don’t know can hurt you.
Panel Chair: Julie Huang, Senior Vice President,
Life Sciences, Financial Dynamics Business Communications
(Meeting Room 3) |
| 2:00
– 3:00 pm |
University Career Centers: Industry's Strategy for access to the best and brightest minds
Panel Chair: Marianna Savoca, Director, Stony Brook
University Career Center
(Meeting Room 1)
Networking: Important at all Stages of Career and Corporate Development
Panel Chair: Julie Huang Senior Vice President, Life
Sciences, Financial Dynamics Business Communications
(Meeting Room 3) |
| 3:15– 4:00 pm |
Closing
Plenary: Cancer Therapeutics in the 20th Century
(Auditorium)
Dr Neil Gibson, Chief Scientific Officer, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
Track Matrix
Day One - October 19, 2005
Panel Time
|
Meeting Room 1 |
Meeting Room 2 |
Meeting Room 3: Faculty/Industry Track
|
10:15 AM-11:15 AM
|
Hot Trends in Biomedical Engineering Research
Panel Chair: Charla Triplett, National Director, BME AII
|
Regulatory Affairs: An Evolving Role in Pharmaceutical and Technology Development
Panel Chair: Ron Guido, Director, Worldwide Regulatory Strategy, Global Regulator Leader, Pfizer, Inc.
|
Successful Foundation, Industry and Academic Partnerships.
Panel Chair :Clinton T. Rubin, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University and Director, Center for Biotechnology |
| 11:30 AM-12:30 PM |
Everything You Need to Know About Finding a Job in the Life Sciences Industry.
Panel Chair: Cliff Mintz, Ph.D., CEO, BioInsights
|
Alternative Careers for Life Science Graduates
Panel Chair: Cynthia Isaac, Ph.D., Vice President, Ogilvy PR Worldwide
|
Agony or Ecstasy
Panel Chair: Anil Dhundale, Ph.D. Director for Scientific Affairs, Center for Biotechnology
|
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Career Pathways in Biomedical Engineering
Panel Chair: Charla Triplett, National Director, BME AII
|
From the Bench to the Bar: Careers in Intellectual Property and Patent Law and Technology Transfer
Panel Chair: Charles Ryan, JD, Ph.D, Vice President, Chief Patent Counsel, Forest Laboratories, Inc.
|
Start-up 101
Panel Chair: Anil Dhundale, Ph.D. Director for Scientific Affairs, Center for Biotechnology
|
Day Two - October 20, 2005
Panel Date & Time |
Meeting Room 1 |
Meeting Room 2 |
Meeting Room 3: Faculty/Industry Track |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Biomedical Engineering in the Life Sciences
Panel Chair : Charla Triplett, National Director, BME AII
|
The Grass is Greener on the "Other Side"
Panel Chair: Angeline Judex, Assistant Director, Communications and Programs, Center for Biotechnology
|
Accessing Capital Markets for Life Sciences Companies
Panel Chair: Anne Marie Scheidt, Ph.D., Director, Economic Development, Stony Brook University
|
| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM |
Women in LIfe Sciences
Panel Chair: Iesha O'Deneal. Manager, Diversity Programs, New York Academy of Sciences
|
Innovations and Challenges Facing Product Development in the Life Sciences
Panel Chair: Ramana Sonty, Ph.D., Senior Director/ Team Leader, Global Project Management NY, Pfizer Global Pharmac |
Resources That Help “Bridge the Gap”
Panel Chair: Anil Dhundale, Ph.D. Director for Scientific Affairs, Center for Biotechnology
|
| 12:45 PM-1:45 PM |
Corporate Culture - Defining the Rules of the Game
Panel Chair: Patrick T. Connor, Ph.D., Associate
Director, Scientific and Laboratory Services Dept. (SLS), Pall Corp.
|
Business Development as a Career– Three Very Different Perspectives
Panel Chair: Jeff Yablon, Principal, Yablon Management Consulting, Founder and COO, PharmaScan Clinical Trials, LLC.
|
Public and Investor Communications: What you don’t know can hurt you.
Panel Chair: Julie Huang, Sr. VP, Life Sciences, Financial Dynamics Business Communications |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Finding New Talent; Recruiting New Graduates
Panel Chair: Marianna Savoca, Director, Stony Brook University Career Center
|
|
Networking: Important at all Stages of Career and Corporate Development
Panel Chair: Julie Huang Sr. VP, Life Sciences, Financial Dynamics Business Communications |
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