Sunday, January 10 2010, 7:30am - 7:00pm
EPPIC Annual Conference
January 10, 2010, Sunday
7.30 am - 7.00 pm
Visit the EPPIC website for futher details: http://www.eppicglobal.org/AnnualConference2010.asp
7.30 – 8.10 am
Registration and Breakfast
8.10 – 8.30 am
Welcome: Jagath Reddy Junutula (EPPIC President & Scientist, Genentech)
8.30 – 9.15 am
Plenary Speaker: Corey Goodman (Co-Founder & MD, venBio LLC, former President Pfizer-BBC)
9.15 – 9.45 am
SESSION 1: PERSONALIZED / TARGETED MEDICINE
Keynote: Sara Kenkare-Mitra (VP, Genentech)
9.45 – 10.45 am
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Meeta Patnaik (VP, Lab. Corp. of America)
Dave Johnson (COO & Sr. VP, Gene Security Network)
Steve Rosenberg (CSO, CardioDx)
Vance Vanier (CMO, Navigenics)
John J. Sninsky (VP, Celera Corporation)
Paul Billings (CSO, El Camino Real Hospital Genomic Medicine Institute)
10.45 – 11.30 am
SESSION 2: Break – Speed Networking, opportunity to meet over 100 attendees
Please bring ~150 business cards
11.30 – 11.45 am
SESSION 3: FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
LamdaGen Corporation (Proprietary optical bio-sensors - Bringing Nanotechnology to Biotechnology)
11.45 – 12.00 noon
Presentation by Brady Huggett, Nature Biotech, Business Editor
12.00 – 12.15 pm
Photo Shoot with EPPIC EC, Board, Speakers
12.15 – 1.15 pm
Lunch break:
1.15 – 1.45 pm
SESSION 4: CURRENT TRENDS IN BIOSIMILARS
Keynote: Wassim Nashabeh (Sr. Dir., Genentech)
1.45 – 2.45 pm
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Anie Roche (VP, Adamas Pharmaceuticals)
Arun Nataraj (Assoc. Dir., Lonza)
Sean Meduck (Sr. Mgr, Genentech)
Stan Yakatan (Managing Partner, Katan Associates)
Bruce Mackler (Consultant on FDA matters)
2.45 – 3.15 pm
SESSION 5: NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN MEDICAL DEVICES
Keynote: Tom Fogarty (President, Fogarty Eng. & Institute of Innovation)
3.15 – 4.15 pm
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Kern Bhugra (CEO, Tibion Bionic Tech.)
S. Nandakumar (CEO, Perfint)
Atish Babu (VC, Nexus India Capital)
David Wood (President & CEO, Spinal Modulation)
Kenneth R. Allen (Patent Lawyer, Townsend, Townsend & Crew LLP)
4.15 – 5.00 pm
SESSION 6: Break – Networking & Discussion with speakers
5.00 – 6.00 pm
SESSION 7: THE FUTURE OF LIFE SCIENCE FUNDING – Panel
Moderator: Ravi Kiron (Managing Director, Adjuvant Global Advisors, LLC)
Anula Jayasuriya (VC, Evolvence India Life Science Fund)
Vijay Chandru (CEO, Strand Life Sciences & President, ABLE, India)
Andrew Chung (VC, Light Speed)
Mudit Jain (VC, Synergy Life Science Partners)
Nagesh Mhatre (Partner, The Angels Forum - Halo Fund)
6.00 – 6.15 pm
Closing remarks: Anula Jayasuriya (EPPIC Board Chairperson)
6.15 – 7.00 pm
Evening Reception: Cocktails and light refreshments
The EPPIC Mission - To promote networking, entrepreneurship and mentoring for life sciences professionals, create US-India life science synergy, and be a resource for industry and academia.
Location
Crowne Plaza-Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA
More Information
Conference Registraton:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=194194
