Conference Schedule

Thursday, 19 April 2007

5:00–6:00 p.m.

Registration, Opening Night Reception

6:00–7:00 p.m.

Opening Plenary

Moderator:		Donna Gentile O'Donnell, Managing Director, Eastern Technology Council
Speaker:		Biotech 07: A Retrospective Look at the Biotech Industry over Its 30+ Year Life and a Vision for Its Future G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill and Company

7:00–7:30 p.m.

Plenary Q&A

 

Friday, 20 April 2007

8:30–9:00 a.m.	Registration, Continental Breakfast
9:00–9:15 a.m.	Opening Remarks
	Ted Everson, Historian of Biotechnology, Chemical Heritage Foundation
	Arnold Thackray, President, Chemical Heritage Foundation

All panels will consist of two speakers and a moderated question-and-answer period.

9:15–10:45 a.m.

Panel One: Lessons Learned from Established Biotech Clusters

Moderator:		Joseph D. Panetta, President, BIOCOM San Diego
Speakers:		Boston/Cambridge Biotechnology Phillip A. Sharp, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
		San Diego Biotechnology Ivor Royston, Managing Member, Forward Ventures
Description:		Biotechnology has increasingly become a focus for regional economic development strategies. What lessons do established clusters offer for these efforts?

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Panel Two: Biotech Clusters and Multinationals

Moderator:		Ted Everson, Historian of Biotechnology, Chemical Heritage Foundation
Speakers:		Pennsylvania Biotechnology Association Dennis M. "Mickey" Flynn, President, Pennsylvania Bio
		The BioBelt: An AgBiotech Cluster in St. Louis—Building on Existing Strengths Roger Beachy, President, Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center
Description:		What opportunities and challenges exist for the growth of biotechnology clusters in the presence of established multinational industries?

12:30–2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00–3:30 p.m.

Panel Three: Beyond the U.S.: International Biotech Clusters

Moderator:		Arthur Daemmrich, Director, Center for Contemporary History and Policy, Chemical Heritage Foundation
Speakers:		Biotechnology in Scotland and New Zealand Peter Lennox, Group General Manager ICT, Biotechnology, Americas, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
		An Analysis of International Biotechnology Clusters Lara Marks, Senior Research Director, Silico Research
Description:		Biotechnology first took root in the United States but has spread internationally. What impact is this growth having on the biotechnology industry?

3:45–5:00 p.m.

Closing Plenary

Speaker:

Signs of Life: The Growth of Biotechnology Centers in the U.S. Joseph Cortright, Economist, Impresa Inc.