California's Largest Annual BioScience Industry Conference to Kick Off All New Format Detailing the ``Science of Success''.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K BIOCOM/san diego SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 Leading California Biotech and Pharma Executives to Attend CALBIOsummit 2003 BIOCOM/san diego announced today that its annual CALBIOsummit conference will include several attractions for attendees. Called "The Science of Success: Thriving in Challenging Times," CALBIOsummit will be held in the San Diego Convention Center The San Diego Convention Center is the main convention center for the city of San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive. on March 10 and 11, 2003. The day and a half meeting will bring together leaders of the state's biotech and life science industry to focus on the strategic business requirements of the life sciences community. In today's environment, California has the largest concentration of biotechnology companies Top 100 Biotechnology Companies The following is a list of the top 100 biotechnology companies ranked by revenue. The first nine companies qualify for the list of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies. in the world and CALBIOsummit is California's biggest bioscience industry conference. The conference will begin with a half-day of innovative and strategic workshops aimed at providing valuable hands-on training for the managers and directors of biotechnology companies. All workshops will have controlled attendance and will include industry leaders as "trainers" in areas such as clinical and regulatory management, purchasing, intellectual property, business development, 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. , investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most . On Day Two, industry CEOs and other experts within the life science community will present provocative, insightful, and interactive sessions that tackle the relevant and necessary issues in the current economical environment such as funding of biotechnology companies, working with the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. and the art of making a deal with a big pharmaceutical company. "This year, we are inaugurating BIOCOM/san diego's Annual Dinner, to be held in the middle of CALBIOsummit on the evening of Monday, March 10, 2003. Over 1,000 attendees will celebrate the year's achievements in the Life Sciences industry with a nationally recognized keynote speaker, awards to key supporters of the industry and a special video highlighting California's life science achievements," said David Hale David Hale may refer to:
"We especially look forward to this year's CALBIOsummit conference, as it has been thoughtfully and carefully designed by California's life science industry leaders, to specifically address the issues faced by the bioscience industry today," said Joseph Panetta, President and CEO of BIOCOM/san diego. "This conference will provide the forum for necessary discussions and effective strategic solutions for all upper levels of management." The workshops, panels and plenary sessions are designed to be some of the most exciting ever presented at a CALBIOsummit. One of the notable panels will feature Big Pharma and biotech industry leaders explaining what they look for in partnerships and how they have negotiated successful large deals. Confirmed participants on the biotechnology side include, Joseph C. Cook, Chairman and CEO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Amylin Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company based in San Diego, CA, that was founded in 1987. Currently, Amylin produces two drugs, Symlin (pramlintide acetate) and Byetta (exenatide). Amylin also is working on producing a drug based on Leptin. , Stanley T. Crooke, M.D. and Ph.D., Founder, Chairman and CEO of Isis Pharmaceuticals, William H. Rastetter, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO of IDEC IDEC Instituto Brasileiro de Defesa do Consumidor (Portugese: Brazilian Consumer Protection Agency) IDEC Information Design & End-User Computing IDEC Interior Design Educators Council, Inc. Pharmaceuticals and Raymond M. Withy with·y adj. 1. Made of or as flexible as withes; tough. 2. Wiry and agile. n. pl. with·ies 1. A rope or band made of withes. 2. a. , Ph.D., President, CEO and Director of Abgenix. Richard DiMarchi, Group Vice President of Biotechnology and Product Development of Eli Lilly has been confirmed for the pharmaceutical side and other Big Pharma representatives have been invited to present on the panel. Another outstanding panel, "Survivors: How to Keep Your Company From Being Voted Off The Island" will be led by Karen Bernstein, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of BioCentury, the industry's leading journal of news and analysis. Dr. Bernstein's panelists will include Randall E. Woods, President and CEO of Corvas International, Steven J. Mento
Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. , Ph.D., President and CEO of Idun Pharmaceuticals, Joseph Cook, and two other invited industry leaders. For more details on panels, workshops and other information on CALBIOsummit 2003, please visit http://www.calbiosummit.org, or contact Jennifer Landress at (858) 455-0300. About BIOCOM/san diego: BIOCOM/san diego is the premier association for biotechnology, bioinformatics, medical device and diagnostic companies in the greater San Diego area; and its membership also includes finance, legal, architectural, marketing, insurance, real estate, regulatory affairs companies and research institutions that service and support the life sciences community. BIOCOM organizes the annual statewide conference, CALBIOsummit, which serves as a legislative and business forum for the California life science industry. |
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