Biotech 2007 Highlights N.C.'s Biotech Community.800+ Life Science Leaders Attend 16(th) Annual Conference DURHAM, N.C. -- The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. ), along with the North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Biotechnology Center and the North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO), hosted the 16th annual Biotech conference on Monday and Tuesday with more than 800 people participating in total. Held at the Marriott at the Civic Center in downtown Durham, Biotech 2007 highlighted the state's position as one of the top three biotech economies in the nation. The conference kicked off Monday afternoon with three concurrent panel sessions addressing topics important to North Carolina's life science economy, including medical devices, biofuels and natural biotechnology. The conference also featured remarks by Tony Hickson, head of biosciences at Imperial Innovations Ltd, on the future of technology transfer. The evening gala dinner on Monday night featured comments from Dr. Anthony Atala Anthony Atala, M.D., is the Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Chair of the Department of Urology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in the state of North Carolina in the United States. , senior researcher and director of the Institute for Regenerative re·gen·er·a·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by regeneration. 2. Tending to regenerate. re·gen Medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine, along with North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest University Physicians, is part of the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center system. , about the promise of emerging stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research. In addition, Congressman Bob Etheridge Bobby Ray "Bob" Etheridge (born August 7 1941) is a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina, representing that state's 2nd congressional district (map). Etheridge, a Democrat was first elected to the House in 1996. , Senator Gerry Hancock and Lieutenant Governor lieutenant governor n. Abbr. Lt. Gov. 1. An elected official ranking just below the governor of a state in the United States. 2. The nonelective chief of government of a Canadian province. Bob Jordan received the 6th annual Charles Hamner Leadership Award in recognition of extraordinary contributions and service in the region's life science sector. On Tuesday, the conference included an international marquee panel session. Consisting of executives from Banc of America Securities, BioCentury Publications, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharma AG, Shire Shire or Shiré (both: shē`rā), river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, flowing from the southern end of Lake Nyasa, Malawi, SE Africa, to the Zambezi River in central Mozambique. It is navigable to Nsanje. Pharmaceuticals and Tranzyme Pharma, the panel discussed the emerging trends in the pharmaceutical industry of partnering, in-licensing and mergers and acquisitions with biotech companies. Four additional concurrent panel sessions gave conference attendees the opportunity to discuss topics ranging from alternative energy to stem cell research. During his lunchtime keynote presentation on Tuesday, Senator Tom Daschle, former U.S. senator and special public policy advisor to Alston & Bird LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , spoke about the relationship between alternative fuel sources and U.S. national and economic security. "We all know that the Triangle's legendary research universities have made this area's biotech community the envy of the region," said Senator Daschle. "No one is doing more research on biofuels and alternative energy today than the Research Triangle." About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is a private, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. formed in 1984 to identify, enable and promote high growth, high impact entrepreneurial companies and to accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina. Headquartered in the Research Triangle with a divisional office in Wilmington, CED is the largest and oldest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing over 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. www.cednc.org About the North Carolina Biotechnology Center: The North Carolina Biotechnology Center is a private, non-profit corporation funded primarily by the state's General Assembly. Its mission is to provide long-term economic and societal benefits to North Carolina by supporting biotechnology research, business and education statewide. www.ncbiotech.org About the North Carolina Biosciences Organization: NCBIO is a trade organization promoting the development of the biosciences industry in North Carolina. NCBIO provides cost-effective, organized legislative and advocacy efforts on behalf of the industry at the state and federal levels. www.ncbioscience.org |
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