ADVISORY/New England Business and Technology Association to Host ''The New Biotech/Pharma Research Organization'' As Part of Association's Pipeline Series.BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. -- In the section titled 'WHEN', the times should appear as below. The corrected release reads: NEW ENGLAND New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION TO HOST ''THE NEW BIOTECH/PHARMA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION'' AS PART OF ASSOCIATION'S PIPELINE SERIES Participants include Brock brock n. Chiefly British A badger. [Middle English brok, from Old English broc, of Celtic origin.] Reeve REEVE. The name of an ancient English officer of justice, inferior in rank to an alderman. 2. He was a ministerial officer, appointed to execute process, keep the king's peace, and put the laws in execution. of Life Sciences Insights, Rainer The name Rainer comes from the Germanic name Reginar, composed of the two elements ragin ("advice") and heri ("army"). The name was brought to Britain by the Normans. Fuchs, PhD of Biogen Idec Biogen Idec, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) is a biotechnology company specializing in drugs for neurological disorders, autoimmune disorders and cancer. The company was formed in 2003 by the merger of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen and San Diego, California-based Idec , and Ellen Ridge of Genzyme Corporation
WHAT: The New England Business and Technology Association (NEBATA)
announces that it will host an interactive panel discussion
entitled "The New Biotech/Pharma Research Organization" as
part of the Association's Pipeline Series. The session will be
held on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at Wilmer Cutler Pickering
Hale and Dorr, LLP, 60 State Street, Boston, MA.
"The New Biotech/Pharma Research Organization" will focus on
addressing key issues and questions that arise for
biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies such as:
-- What is the "future state" of research and discovery? What
will winning companies do differently in one, three, five and
ten years?
-- What is driving companies toward that "future state?" How can
the great goal of "getting more for less" be a realized? How
will companies be able to get more drugs approved per each
investment dollar?
-- What will winning companies do from a technology point of
view to reach this end point faster and more efficiently? How
will companies be able to get "spend" aligned with company
strategies and goals?
WHO: Confirmed participants include:
Brock Reeve, Vice President, Consulting Practice - Life
Science Insights (moderator)
Rainer Fuchs PhD, Vice President, Research Informatics -
Biogen Idec, Inc.
Andy Palmer, CIO & Senior Vice President, Operations -
Infinity Pharmaceuticals
Ellen Ridge, Vice President - Genzyme Corporation
David Yee, Head of Knowledge and Information Systems -
Archemix
WHEN: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
7:30 a.m. - Registration
8:00 a.m. - Panel
10:00 a.m. - Networking Reception
WHERE: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP
60 State Street, Boston, MA
To register for this event, please send contact information to programs@nebata.org. Cost for members is $40; non-members, $80. To receive a press pass, please contact Shannon Altimari at 617-520-7250 or saltimari@weberhsandwick.com. The NEBATA Pipeline Series is made possible through sponsorship by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, which also goes by the shorter market name WilmerHale, is a leading American law firm with major offices in Washington, Boston and New York and smaller offices in Palo Alto, Baltimore, London, Brussels, Beijing, Berlin, Los , LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Computer Associates and New Tilt. |
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