ADVISORY/Congressman Cox To Discuss Healthcare, Biotech Issues At Orange County Biomedical Research Forum.Assignment Editors ADVISORY...For Thursday (Aug. 10) LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Congressman Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach) will discuss the current political landscape and top-priority issues for biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. innovators at the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) Policy Perspective luncheon August 10 at Allergan in Irvine. California's biomedical industry faces a host of issues -- from a Medicare prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, benefit to National Institutes of Health (NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ) funding levels -- when Congress returns in September. Rep. Cox will focus on what is at stake in the 2000 elections and will lead an open roundtable forum with leaders from Orange County's biomedical R&D community including Allergan, Edwards Lifesciences Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) is a global leader in products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, the global leader in acute hemodynamic monitoring and the number-one heart valve company in the world. , Medtronic and UC Irvine. CHI Policy Perspective is a bipartisan forum for policy makers and biomedical industry leaders to discuss today's policies affecting biomedical research and healthcare. The CHI Policy Perspective series is sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol .
WHAT Congressman Christopher Cox to Address Orange County
Biomedical Innovators
WHO Congressman Christopher Cox, House Policy Committee chairman,
and member, House Commerce Committee
David Pyott, President and CEO, Allergan
Cristin Carty, Vice President, Public Policy, CHI
Orange County biomedical industry and academic leaders
including Allergan, Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, and UC
Irvine
WHEN Thursday, August 10, 2000
Luncheon -- Noon
WHERE Allergan
2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine
TICKETS $35 for CHI Members; $45 for guests
Press need to register in advance by calling Suki Shattuck, at Allergan, 714/246-5621. |
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