WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 13, 2011) The Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Boot Camp will be held for its seventh consecutive year at the BIO International Convention in Washington, D.C. from Sunday, June 26 to mid-day Tuesday, June 28. The Boot Camp will address biotechnology strategy by analyzing case studies and FDA regulations, highlighting business fundamentals in a series of 17 sessions, and providing opportunities for partnering with local researchers and companies.
“The Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Boot Camp offers our attendees the opportunity to hear from experts on creating and building startups on topics ranging from business model development to reimbursement and pricing strategies, and other major components of the commercialization process that are critical for managerial, scientific and academic leaders to understand and master,” said Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). The Boot Camp initially began as a program for CSOs in the industry and has since expanded its focus to address issues for entrepreneurs more generally. The main goal of the Boot Camp is to meet the needs of the managerial, scientific, and academic community to learn about the necessary elements and skills to transform technology and inventions into a viable company. The BIO Academic-Industry Committee, established in 2005, was the result of this main initiative and seeks for its members to develop insight and energy for entrepreneurial success through educational sessions and lectures that make up the Boot Camp.
Speakers and panel sessions include:
Keynote Address: New Paradigms in Drug Discovery and Development: Drivers, Challenges and Unmet Needs
Monday, June 27, 4:15-5:30pm
David U’Prichard, PhD, President and CEO of Druid Consulting
What Every Investigator Must Know about IP in Biotechnology Startups
Sunday, June 26, 1:00-3:00pm
Stephen M. Sammut, MBA, Senior Fellow, Health Care Systems and Entrepreneurial Programs, University of Pennsylvania and Venture Partner, Burrill & Company (moderator)
Raymond A. Miller, JD, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Kathryn Doyle, Ph.D., JD, Partner and Chair, Riverside Law LLP
Regulatory Planning and the Implications for Strategy and Financing
Sunday, June 26, 3:15-5:00pm
Christopher Miller, JD (moderator)
James G. Kenimer, Ph.D., President & CEO, Biologics Consulting Group, Inc.
Jim Ackland, President, Global Biosolutions
Licensing, Partnering, Strategic Alliances and University Relationships
Monday, June 27, 10:30am-12:15pm
Martha J. Connolly, Ph.D., Director, Maryland Industrial Partnerships, University of Maryland (moderator)
Benjamin Chen, PhD., Managing Partner, Ignatius Transaction Partners
James Foley, Ph.D., CEO, Aqua Partners, former head of Business Development, Bristol Myers Squibb
Christopher Miller, JD, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Lecturer, Wharton School
Steve Fergusson, MBA, CLP, Deputy Director, Licensing and Entrepreneurship, National Institutes of Health
Wesley D. Blakeslee, JD, Executive Director, Technology Transfer, Johns Hopkins University
For more details, listen to these podcasts with two of the local co-chairs:
Toby Gordon, Sc.D., The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Elana Fine, University of Maryland Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Boot Camp Co-Chairs include Professors Arthur Boni of the Tepper School of Carnegie Mellon University, Professor Stephen Sammut of the Wharton School and Burrill & Company, and Christopher Miller, JD, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP. The BIO International Convention, as host of the Boot Camp, is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry, offering networking and partnering opportunities with policymakers, scientists, CEOs and newsmakers, and hundreds of sessions covering biotech trends, policy issues and technological innovations. For registration, conference agenda and exhibitor information, visit 2011 BIO International Convention.
Upcoming BIO Events
Partnering for Global Health Forum 2011
June 27, 2011
Washington, DC
BIO International Convention
June 27-30, 2011
Washington, DC
2011 BIO Human Resources Conference
June 26-28, 2011
Washington, DC
The Business Forum at the BIO International Convention
June 28-30, 2011
Washington, DC
BIO India International Partnering Conference
September 21-22, 2011
Hyderabad, India
BIO China International Conference
October 12-13, 2011
Shanghai, China
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling “innovations transforming our world.” Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.
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