"Innovation to Commercialization", the Midwest's Premier Biotechnology Industry Expo & Marketplace, Set for February 22 at Hyatt Regency Chicago.iBIO:
What: "Innovation to Commercialization",
the Midwest's Premier Biotechnology Industry Expo &
Marketplace;
Called IndEx, this one-of-a-kind event is sponsored by iBIO
When: Thursday, February 22, 2007; from 7:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive
Who: Keynote presentations by biotech industry leaders, including:
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.:
Dr. Robert T. Fraley, Executive Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer, Monsanto Company
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.:
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO), Baxter International Inc.
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.:
Mark Booth, President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North
America, Inc. (TPNA)
Workshops on cutting-edge technologies, throughout the day,
including:
-- Biopharma/Therapeutics
-- The Drug-Device Combination
-- BIO Energy
-- Regenerative Medicine
Why: A unique opportunity to meet and network with the Midwest's
biotech leaders.
Editor's Note: To set up interviews or to attend the 2007 IndEx,
contact Nathan Carris at 312-422-1111 or
ncarris@ibio.org
About iBIO: The Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. , Illinois, and the surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. Midwest Midwest or Middle West, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and the upper-middle Mississippi valley. It is a somewhat imprecise term that has been applied to the northern section of the land between the Appalachians region. iBIO's mission is to strengthen the leadership position of Illinois and the Midwest as a globally recognized life sciences center, a great place to do business, and a great place to start businesses involving advanced technologies. Headquartered in Chicago, iBIO is the Illinois affiliate of the national BIO bi·o n. pl. bi·os Informal 1. A biography. 2. A biographical sketch or outline. organization, which is based in Washington, D.C. To learn more about iBIO and its programs, visit www.ibio.org. |
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