BIO 2005: World's Largest Biosciences Conference; Pennsylvania Bio Congratulates Tri-State Region on Strong Presence at Global Meeting.MALVERN, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Bio, the statewide trade association representing the bioscience industry, congratulates and thanks the Commonwealth's bioscience community for hosting the largest and most successful BIO international convention to date. The BIO 2005 convention was held in Philadelphia June 19-22. During the four-day meeting, more than 18,500 bioscience professionals from 56 countries and all 50 U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and attended, setting new records for attendance and international representation, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Biotechnology Industry Organization Biotechnology Industry Organization or BIO was founded 1993 in Washington, DC. James C. Greenwood is BIO's current President. External links
"Our community showed up in force and put Pennsylvania, and the region, on the map as a global leader in the biosciences," said Pennsylvania Bio President Fritz Bittenbender. "More than 300 volunteers in the region spent the last year helping to plan and execute the largest gathering of the bioscience industry in the world. We are particularly grateful to the leaders of our committees who tirelessly worked to coordinate the many volunteers and further develop the collaboration among industry, academia, and government that sets our region apart. "A special note of thanks goes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Convention Historical context Before the Constitution was drafted, those who came to be known as Federalists and Anti-Federalists both agreed about the government's failure to deal with commerce. and Visitor's Bureau, The Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. including all of the unions that came together, and the Philadelphia Police Department The Philadelphia Police Department is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest municipal police agencies in the United States, and the fourth largest in the country. for all of their contributions to ensuring that this was the greatest BIO convention to date. Their hard work and professionalism played a large role in showing the world the many strengths of this region." "This has been BIO's best convention ever, and we could not have pulled it off without a tremendous outpouring of support from government and industry leaders in the tri-state region For other tri-state regions, see . The Tri-State Region is commonly used in the area surrounding New York City to unambiguously refer to the greater metropolitan area. Sometimes the phrase is shortened to "the Tri-State," or "the Tri-State Area" is used instead. of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware," said BIO President James Greenwood James Greenwood (b 1832 - d 1929) was a British social explorer, journalist and writer. The Daily Telegraph on July 6, 1874, published an article written by James Greenwood, in which he reported on June 24, 1874 to have witnessed a human-baiting. . "The convention will yield a lasting legacy for the tri-state region's biopharmaceutical industry," said Greenwood. "It has put the local life-sciences community on the map globally and should boost venture-capital interest in the region's startup companies over the long term. As a Philadelphia native and resident, I am especially proud of that accomplishment." The BIO 2005 meeting was guided by a Steering Committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun comprising leaders of our region's top bio-pharmaceutical companies. Chairs of the Steering Committee were Dr. Frank Baldino, Jr., chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cephalon Ceph´a`lon n. 1. (Zool.) The head. ; Joe Scodari, company group chairman, Johnson & Johnson; and Dr. Catherine Bonuccelli, vice president, external scientific affairs, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. The region's Executive Committee, chaired by Mickey Flynn, president of Puresyn and Ken Moch, CEO of Alteon, led planning efforts. Pennsylvania Bio extends its gratitude to these leaders and all of the volunteers, including the Pennsylvania Bio members who served as chairs of each planning committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación :
Academic/Industry: Dr. Les Hudson, vice provost, Office of
Strategic Initiatives, University of
Pennsylvania and Chris Yochim, associate
director, Global Discovery Alliance Group,
AstraZeneca
Communications: Robert Grupp, vice president of public
affairs, Cephalon
Community Relations: Ron Schmid, vice president of public
relations, Centocor
Government Relations: Dr. Charles Grezlak, vice president,
Government Affairs & Policy, Merck & Co.
International Advisory: Dr. David C. U'Prichard, venture partner, Care
Capital LLC
Programs: David King, CEO, BioRexis Pharmaceutical
Corporation and Dr. Frank S. Walsh, executive
vice president and head of Discovery Research,
Wyeth Research
Sponsorship: Micky Flynn, president, Puresyn
Venture Capital: Sherrill Neff, managing partner, Quaker
BioVentures
Volunteer: Tom Muldoon, president, Philadelphia
Convention and Visitor's Bureau, and Karen
Hanson, principal, KJH Consulting
About Pennsylvania Bio Pennsylvania Bio is a catalyst to ensure Pennsylvania is a global leader in biosciences by developing a cohesive community that unites the region's biotechnology, pharmaceutical, research, and financial strengths. |
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