Program


Sunday, January 30, 2005
6:00 p.m. Registration Opens
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception
 
Monday, January 31, 2005
7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Opens
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Partnering Meetings
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Welcome and Plenary Session
Welcoming Statement
     •  Morrie Ruffin, BIO
     •  Dave Flores, BioCentury
Plenary Session - Goldman Sachs (Japan):
"How Japanese Drug Development Firms are Using Strategic Alliances to Enhance Their Pipelines"
Moderator - Shunji Katayama, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Japan)
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
Introduction - Tadao Suzuki, Ph.D., Managing Director, Head of R&D Division, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Keynote Speaker - Tadataka Yamada, M.D., Chairman, Research and Development and a Member of the Board of Directors of GlaxoSmithKline
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Seminar Discussion - Fulcrum Japan:  "Entering the Japanese Market"
Moderator - Dr. Gareth Walters, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Fulcrum Pharma Developments Ltd.
4:00 - 6:15 p.m. Partnering Meetings
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Gala Reception at U.S. Ambassador Baker's Residence
 
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
7:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Opens
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Partnering Meetings
9:00 -10:30 a.m. Plenary Session - Montgomery & Co., LLC: "Lessons Learned in Corporate Partnering"
Moderator - George Montgomery, Managing Director, Montgomery & Co., LLC
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
Keynote Speaker - James C. Mullen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Biogen Idec
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Partnering Meetings
3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Seminar Discussion - Foley Lardner:
"Funding Healthcare/Life-Sciences Enterprise in Asia: Private Equity and Beyond"
Moderator - Stephen Bent, Leader, Life Sciences Industry Team, Foley & Lardner, LLP
4:00 - 6:15 p.m. Partnering Meetings