Registration & Exhibit Hall Set Up

Opening Remarks (Salon C)

• Shirley Strum Kenny, Ph.D., President, Stony Brook University
• Edward Reinfurt, Executive Director, New York State Foundation for Science Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR)

Opening Keynote
“Addiction from Scientific Knowledge to Clinical Solutions”

Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Concurrent Session I

Emerging Company Showcase
Moderator: Ann-Marie Scheidt, Ph.D., Executive Director, Long Island Angel Network
• Christopher Leveasque, J.D., Co-Founder, AffiniMark Technologies, Inc.
• Thomas R. Coleman, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Autoimmune Therapeutics
• Alex Krichevsky, M.B.A., Ph.D., Co-Founder, BioGlow, Inc.
• Jonathan Chui, Ph.D., Business Development Manager, STAR Inc.

Building a Strong University Biotech Patent Portfolio
A Panel Discussion Hosted by Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP
Moderator: Alan J. Morrison, TITLE, Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP
• Abram Goldfinger, Executive Director, Technology Liaison/Technology Transfer, New York University
• Gonzalo Merino, Ph.D., Assistant General Counsel, Columbia University

Translational Research Forum - Cancer Research: Challenges & Opportunities *This session requires pre-registration*
Moderator: Sydney Gary, Ph.D., Director of Research Operations, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• John D. Haley, Ph.D., Senior Research Director, Translational Research, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Gregory Hannon, Ph.D. Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Kerri Kaplan, Executive Director, The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research

Life Sciences Workshop for the HR Professional - Life Sciences Industry Overview
• Peter Leonardi, Ph.D., MBA, Director, Business Development & Technology Transfer, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center

BioProfessional Development Track - Identifying the Right Career Path For You
Moderator: Lorrence Green, Ph.D., President, Westbury Diagnostics
• Alfreda James, Ph.D., Staff Associate, Stony Brook, Career Center
• Ethel Jolicoeur, Scientific Recruitment Manager, Opus Scientific

Concurrent Session II

Expanding Company Showcase
Moderator: Merrill Kraines, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
• Harvey Brandwein, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, SVP Research,
IRx Therapeutics, Inc.
• James Hayward, Ph.D., CEO, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
• Reinhard Warnking, President and CEO, ProRhythm Inc.

Planning and Partnering for Clinical Trials
A Panel Discussion Hosted by Target Health, Inc.
Moderator: Jules Mitchel, M.D., Ph.D., President, Target Health, Inc.
• Donald D. Cilla, Pharm.D., President and CEO, DCPS
• Colleen Dragula Johnson, M.S., D.A.B.T. , Indepenedent Toxicology Consultant
• Glen Park, PharmD, Senior Director, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Target Health,
Inc.
• Mary K. Shatzoff, M.S., RAC , Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Target Health, Inc.

Translational Research Forum - Neurodegenerative Disorders: Challenges & Opportunities *This session requires pre-registration*
Moderator: Fritz Henn, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Laboratory Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
• Deborah W. Brooks, Co-Founder of The Michael J. Fox Foundation
• Allen A. Fienberg, Ph.D., Vice- President, Business Development, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.,
• Ramana Sonty, Ph.D., Director, Neuroscience Project Management, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Life Sciences Workshop for the HR Professional - Product Development Life Cycle: The People Behind the Process
• Ethel Jolicouer, Scientific Recruitment Manager, Opus Scientific
• Thomas D. Ippolito, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, QA & QC, Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc.

BioProfessional Development Track – Weave a Web to Catch Your Dream Job
Moderator: Corie Lok, Senior Editor, Nature Networks
• John Wilson, Founder, NYC Bio
• Paul Martinetti, MD, President, NORDS
• Matthew L. Wotiz, Founder & Editor in Chief, LabtoWallStreet
• Shaun Callahan, Lead Business Developer & Chief Involvement Officer, CollectiveX

2008 Fundamentals of the Bioscience Industry Program Graduation Ceremony
Introduction: Saied Tousi, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Pall Corporation

Luncheon Keynote
“What you Seed Is What You Get – Making Faster Cures the Central Organizing Principle of Our Research Enterprise”
Greg Simons, JD, President, FasterCures

Concurrent Session III

Medical Device Manufacturers on Long Island

Developing a Marketing Strategy and Preparing Investor Presentations

Bridging the Gap in Regenerative Medicine: The Potential Synergy of Basic and Translational Science *This session requires pre-registration*
Moderator: David Stewart, Executive Director of Meetings and Courses, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• Peter Brink, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Physiology, Stony Brook University
• Anthony O. Caggiano, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Director, Preclinical Development, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
• Ira S. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., Leading Professor, Physiology & Biophysics, and Director, Institute for Molecular Cardiology, Stony Brook University

Life Science Workshop for the HR Professional : Identifying, Attracting and Understanding Scientific Talent
• Miriam Cortes-Caminero, Sartorius Biolab Biotechnology Division
• Ethel Jolicouer, Scientific Recruitment Manager, Opus Scientific
• Lawrence D. Poster, Executive Vice President, DHR International

BioProfessional Development Roundtable Discussion - Careers in the Life Sciences *This session requires pre-registration*
• Barbara Sawitsky, MBA, Director, Patents & Licensing/Business Development, New York Blood Center and Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute
• Anagha Matapurkar, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor, Forest Laboratories
• Michael Bielski, M.S., J.D., Sr. Advisor, IP Capital Group
• Mark Wuttke, Ph.D., Principle, Asten BioPharma Advisors
• Francesca Wuttke, Ph.D., Principle, Asten BioPharma Advisors
• Robert Rutigliano, Ph.D., Associate Director, Medical Information, EmergingMed
• Jason Alter, Ph.D., Director Marketing, Aureon Laboraties
• Anne Schirmer, M.S., Scientific Sales and Marketing Associate, Ingenious Targeting Laboratory
• Tony Russo, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, Russo Partners, LLC
• Cynthia Isaac, Ph.D., Vice President Ogilvy PR Worldwide
• Julia Calonge, Ph.D.,Licensing Associate Office of Industrial Affairs, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Eric Staeva-Vieira, Ph.D., Vice President, Senior Pharma and Biotech Analyst, Majestic Research
• Glenn Neuman, Director of Scientific Affairs, New World Regulatory Solutions, Inc
• Thomas D. Ippolito, VP Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance, Chembio Diagnostics
• Christine Boisclair – VP Global Regulatory Affairs, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Corie Lok, Senior Editor, Nature Networks
• Melissa Monaghan M.S., Senior Research Support Specialist, Center for Biotechnology

Closing Summation (Salon C)
Moderator: Nathan Tinker, Ph.D., Executive Director, New York Biotechnology Association
• Clinton Rubin, Ph.D., Director, Center for Biotechnology, Chairman, Dept of BME and Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University
• Fritz Henn, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Laboratory Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Sydney Gary, Ph.D., Director of Research Operations, Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory

Closing Keynote
“Biotechnology: Bridging The Gap From Technology To Market”
James A. Weyhenmeyer, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Research Foundation; Senior Vice Provost for Research, SUNY