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2014 BIO International Convention Super Sessions to Address Advancements in Oncology, the State of the Industry and the Accelerating Medicines Partnership
WASHINGTON --(Business Wire)--
The 2014 BIO
International Convention® will include six timely and
dynamic Super Sessions featuring prominent biotech thought leaders. This
year's sessions will cover issues from the state of the biotech industry
to transforming the world of healthcare. The Convention, hosted by the
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), is the global event for
biotechnology - and will take place June 23-26, 2014 at the San Diego
Convention Center in San Diego, California.
"As biotechnology continues to evolve, so too do the fascinating and
relevant topics we choose to feature in the program," said Scott
Whitaker, President of the BIO International Convention. "The Super
Sessions at BIO 2014 will provide attendees with world leading, expert
perspectives on the state of the global biotech industry as well as a
look ahead to the future, including the hottest therapeutic areas and
the latest drug development and treatment models."
2014 Super Sessions include: A
New Paradigm in Oncology Treatment Panelists will discuss the
dramatic scientific innovation taking place and a vision for new
paradigms in oncology through continued scientific investigation, use of
new technologies and innovative collaborations. Sponsored by:
MedImmune Tuesday, June 24, 10:00 - 11:30 AM
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Moderator: Susan Schaeffer, Editor, BioCentury, The Bernstein
Report on BioBusiness
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Speakers: Jeff Allen, Executive Director, Friends of Cancer
Research; Ronald A. DePinho, MD, President, The University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Robert Hugin, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Celgene Corporation, Bahija Jallal,
PhD, Executive Vice President, AstraZeneca, Head, MedImmune; and Peter
Lebowitz, Global Therapeutic Area Head of Oncology, Jansen
Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Burrill
State-of-the-Industry Report G. Steven Burrill will deliver
remarks from his annual report, Biotech 2014: Transforming Healthcare.
The report will define what innovation in 2014 is all about and how
companies will need to think differently about the way they create and
capture value in the transforming world of healthcare. Sponsored
by: Burrill Media Tuesday, June 24, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
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Speaker: G. Steven Burrill, Chief Executive Officer, Burrill
Media
EY
2014 Biotechnology Industry Report EY's 2014 report will
explore approaches that allow companies to conduct Ramp;D in ways that are
both more capital-efficient and better aligned with the need to
demonstrate value.
Sponsored by: EY Wednesday, June 25,
10:00 - 11:30 AM
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Moderators: Glen Giovannetti, Global Life Sciences Sector
Leader, EY and Kristin Pothier, Partner/Principal, Commercial
Advisory Services, EY
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Speaker: Rachel King, Chief Executive Officer, GlycoMimetics,
Inc.
AMP-lifying
Innovation: NIH, Patient Organizations & Leading Biopharma Firms
Mobilize to Tackle Tough Diseases The Accelerating Medicines
Partnerships (AMP) is a new venture among the NIH, several non-profit
organizations and 10 biopharmaceutical companies focused on transforming
the current model for developing new treatments. The Session will
highlight the goals and implementation plans for the new AMP program as
well as explore the evolution of large-scale public private partnerships
in an evolving innovation ecosystem. Sponsored by: Eli Lilly and
Company Wednesday, June 25, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
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Speakers: Francis Collins, MD, PhD Director, National
Institutes of Health and Jan Lundberg, PhD, Executive Vice
President, Science and Technology and President, Lilly Research
Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company
The
Next Big Deal: The Global Deal-maker Perspective Campbell
Alliance and BIO will present updated findings from two unique
forward-looking measures of deal-making in the industry - the
Campbell Alliance Dealmakers' Intentions Study and the BIO
One-on-One Partnering Forecast. Panelists will explore the impact of
these market forces on pharmaceutical and biotech companies as they
positions themselves to make the next big deal. Sponsored by:
Campbell Alliance Thursday, June 26, 10:00 - 11:30 AM
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Moderators: Sougato Das, Director, Partnering Products &
Services, BIO and Neel Patel, Director, Corporate Development,
Campbell Alliance
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Speakers: Richard Brudnick, Vice President, Co-Head Business
Development/M & A, Biogen Idec and Ken Drazan, Head,
California Innovation Centers at Johnson & Johnson
Scientific
American WorldView Super Session - Biotech: We are the World Moderated
by David Brancaccio, host of Marketplace Morning Report, this
event will explore key themes form Scientific American's annual
biotechnology edition, featuring the WorldView Scorecard and
fresh perspectives on international life science development. Thursday,
June 26, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
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Moderator: David Brancaccio, Host, American Public Media's Marketplace
Morning Report
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Speaker: The Honorable Cevdet Yilmaz, Minister of Development,
Republic of Turkey
For detailed descriptions and a full program, please visit convention.bio.org.
Advance media registration is available for qualified reporters working
full time for print, broadcast and web publications with valid press
credentials. To register, please visit here.
About BIO
BIO is the world's largest trade association representing biotechnology
companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and
related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other
nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of
innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental
biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO
International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the
biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and
partnering meetings held around the world. BIOtechNOW
is BIO's blog chronicling "innovations transforming our world" and the
BIO Newsletter is the organization's bi-weekly email newsletter. Subscribe
to the BIO Newsletter.
Upcoming BIO Events
World
Congress on Industrial Biotechnology May 12-15, 2014 Philadelphia,
PA
BIO
International Convention June 23-26, 2014 San Diego, CA (News - Alert)
BIO
Latin America Conference September 9-11, 2014 Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
Livestock
Biotech Summit September 16-18, 2014 Sioux Falls, SD
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