BayBio 2007 Conference: Innovators and Innovations.The Bay Area is home to nearly half of the nation's biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. industry by revenue, size or products. Industry thought leaders gather for BayBio 2007 to discuss the challenges and opportunities as they are met first by Bay Area companies - setting the course for the entire industry since more than thirty years. What: BayBio 2007 is a one-day conference focusing on Northern California's strength in life sciences innovators and innovations. Featured tracks will address the key topics for the industry: Money, People, Policy, Regulatory Affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: Who: Speakers from leading Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern biotech companies, such as Alexza, Aerovance, Affymax, Aradigm, BioMarin, Bayer, ChemoCentryx, Dynavax, Exelixis, FivePrime, Genencor, Genentech, Genomic Health, Gilead, Intermune, Jazz, Nektar, OneWorld Health, XDx and others will share productive insights and practical skills in marketing, business development, operations, manufacturing, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , financing and corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. . Thought leading speakers include: * Kimberly Belshe, State Secretary, California HHS HHS Department of Health and Human Services. * Dr. Pierre Cassigneul, President & 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. XDx Inc. * Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration * Dr. Gail Maderis, President & CEO FivePrime Therapeutics Inc. * Dr. Cynthia Robbins-Roth, BioVenture Consultants
When: Thursday, April 26, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel at San Francisco Airport
1177 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA 94010
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please visit. http://www.baybio.org/wt/home/BayBio2007 MEDIA REGISTRATION: Please contact Misha Tsirulnikov at (650) 871-7101 x205, misha@baybio.org or visit: http://www.baybio.org/wt/home/media_registration ABOUT BAYBIO BayBio is Northern California's life science association. We support the life science community through advocacy, enterprise support, best practice dissemination and enhancement of research collaboration. Our members include organizations engaged in or supportive of research, development, and commercialization of life science technologies. |
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