WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE:SFE), a holding company that builds value in growth-stage technology and life sciences companies, today announced that James A. Datin, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Safeguard Scientifics’ Life Sciences Group, will participate in the panel “Funding Early-Stage Bioscience Companies: Do You Have What it Takes?” at BIOTECH 2007 on Monday, October 8, 2007. The session will run from 9:00am to 10:15am ET at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia, PA.