MEDIA ADVISORY: BIO VentureForum 2001 Slated for October 3 and 4, 2001
| WHAT: | The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), in partnership with the National Venture Capital Association, NASDAQ, the Technology Council of Maryland, and the Washington Business Journal, will host BIO VentureForum October 3-4, 2001, in Washington, D.C. BIO VentureForum 2001 will showcase 94 promising health-care venture opportunities from across the world. |
| WHEN: | Wednesday, October 3, 8:00am - 5:00pm Thursday, October 4, 8:00am - 5:00pm |
| WHERE: | Hilton Washington & Towers 1919 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. |
HIGHLIGHTS | |
| Wednesday, October 3 | |
| 8:30am | Welcoming Remarks by Carl B. Feldbaum, president of BIO, and Dyan Brasington, president of the Technology Council of Maryland Opening Keynote Addresses presented by Rita R. Colwell, Ph.D., director, National Science Foundation, and William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Human Genome Sciences Inc. |
| 10:10am | Company Presentations |
| 12:00pm | Scientist to CEO - Three Success Stories, with panel members Judith A. Britz, Ph.D., president and CEO, Cylex, Inc.; Wayne T. Hockmeyer, Ph.D., chairman, MedImmune; and John W. Holaday, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, EntreMed, Inc. |
| 1:30pm | Company Presentations |
| 4:15pm | Evening Keynote Address by M. James Barrett, general partner, New Enterprise Associates, and David Wield, IV, executive vice president, Corporate Client Division, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. |
Thursday, October 4, 2001 | |
| 8:15am | Opening Remarks by Morrie Ruffin, vice president for Business Development and Emerging Companies at BIO, and Jennie Hunter-Cevera, Ph.D., president of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. |
| 8:30am | The Venture Capital View, moderated by Steven L. Meltzer, senior partner, ShawPittman LLP; panel members are from Domain Associates LLC, SG Cowen Securities, Perseus-Soros Biopharmaceutical Fund, Venrock Associates, Alta Partners, and the National Venture Capital Association |
| 10:10am | Company Presentations |
| 12:00pm | Luncheon Keynote Address - Scott Morrison, National Director of Life Sciences, Ernst & Young LLP, will discuss the state of the industry and introduce Focus on Fundamentals: The Biotechnology Report, Ernst & Young's 15th Annual Review. |
| 1:10pm | Company Presentations |
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,000 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations in all 50
U.S. states and 33 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and
development of health-care, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology
products. For more information, please visit www.bio.org.
About TCM
The Technology Council of Maryland is a 501c membership consortium
of more than 800 high technology firms, government laboratories, higher education
institutions and technology business service firms. Its mission includes developing links between member organizations, serving as a uniting voice for technology in Maryland, developing and enhancing the region's technology workforce, encouraging
entrepreneurship, and advocating for public support and understanding of technology
industry issues. For more information, please visit www.mdhitech.org
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