NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA, www.nyba.org), a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to the development and growth of New York State-based biotechnology related industries, announced today that Greg Simon, President of FasterCures (www.fastercures.org), and Dr. Lee Goldman, Executive Vice President for Health & Biomedical Sciences at Columbia University (www.cumc.columbia.edu), will be the featured speakers at the 17th Annual Meeting on April 10th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.