SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2006--OVP Venture Partners General Partner Chad Waite will chair a panel at the upcoming BIO 2006 Chicago Annual International Convention at McCormick Place Convention Center. Waite will chair and present on Monday, April 10, 2006, during the "Nanotechnology Applications in Drug Discovery and Development" session, 9:15 a.m. to 11:55 a.m., in Room 405B at McCormick. Nanotechnology is helping to develop and discover drugs for treating a wide variety of diseases. This session will address the various ways in which nanotechnology is being implemented for use in drug discovery, development and more.