Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Executives from New England's Top Companies to Attend the Second Annual Convergence - The Life Sciences Leaders Forum.

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass. -- Second Annual Convergence - The Life Sciences Leaders Forum

WHO:   Speakers for the event include, but are not limited
       to the following executives:

       --  John Abele, PhD, Dir., Founder & Chairman - Boston
           Scientific Corporation
       --  Noubar Afeyan, PhD, Managing Partner - Flagship Ventures
       --  Joseph Bolen, PhD, Senior VP of Discovery Research -
           Millennium Pharmaceuticals
       --  Lee Brettman, MD, FACP, President, CEO and Director -
           Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
       --  Maggie Flanagan, PhD, Global Alliance Director for Global
           Sciences and Information - AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
       --  Jeff Elton, PhD, SVP of Strategy and COO - Novartis
           Institutes for Biomedical Research
       --  Wendy Everett, ScD, President - New England Healthcare
           Institute
       --  Thomas Finneran, President - Massachusetts Biotech Council
       --  Jean-Francois Formela, MD, Senior Partner - Atlas Venture
       --  Michael Gilman, PhD, Executive VP of R&D - Biogen Idec
       --  Robert Gould, PhD, VP, Licensing and External Research -
           Merck Research Labs Boston
       --  Sylvie Gregoire, CEO - GlycoFi
       --  Steven Holtzman, President and CEO - Infinity
           Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
       --  Glenn Larsen, PhD, CSO - Hydra Biosciences
       --  John Maraganore, PhD, CEO - Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
       --  Bennett Shapiro, PhD, Former Executive VP of Worldwide
           Licensing - Merck & Co.; Director - PureTech Ventures
       --  Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, PhD, CEO - Idenix Pharmaceuticals
           Inc.

WHAT:  Convergence - The Life Sciences Leaders Forum
       (www.convergenceforum.com) will bring together high-level
       life sciences players to discuss and debate the most
       pressing topics of interest to the industry - topics like
       forging strong corporate partnerships; attracting funding
       from private and public sources; building successful
       research organizations; streamlining product development
       and approval; understanding the coming convergence of
       biology, software, and medical devices; and staying ahead
       of regulatory changes.

WHEN & WHERE
June 9-11, 2005
Mansion House
9 Main Street
Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard