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2007 Fourth Annual Babson BioIndustry Forum
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| Free | Details | | Location: | Date: | Malloy Hall, Babson College
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02457 | Monday - Wednesday
April 9-11, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | The Babson Life Sciences Club is pleased to present our 4th annual BioIndustry Forum. Appropriate to all members of the community, please come and learn about one of the most interesting industries in the market place today. The mission of the BioIndustry Forum is to provide a means to fully explore the business of improving health. From seed stage companies to successful multinational conglomerates, what makes this industry unique and how do you successfully maneuver a business within this industry to achieve success? This Forum will allow you to: - Share knowledge, experience and ideas about the life sciences industry
- Network with peers and industry leaders
- Explore current aspects of the industry
- Keep abreast of future industry trends
- Investigate career opportunities
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| Taking Ideas to Commercial Products (4/9/2007) - Monday | |
| So you have an idea or you have a discovery to cure a life threatening disease… What are you going to do with that? This interactive panel will take you into the world of the minds of successful entrepreneurs. We will explore in details about the process to take an idea all the way to the consumers’ hands. We will hear their experiences, the good’s and the bad’s. Panelists •David Arslanian – Inanovate (Chief Operating Officers) •Elaine Allen – Babson College (Associate Professor and serial entrepreneur) •Donald J. Ciappenelli, Ph.D. Le@p Technology, Inc (President and CEO) •Steve DiPalma - Catalyst Oncology (President and CEO) | | Careers in Life Sciences (4/10/2007) - Tuesday | |
| Who said a career in Life Sciences is only reserved for the technical people? The panel brings the audience into an eye-opening discussion what is out there for anyone who might be interested a career in life sciences.
Come and prepare to ask questions to seasoned managers in different functions in the life sciences industry. Hear them talk about how and why they have come to this far in their career. Panelists •Ellen Ridge – Genzyme (VP of Portfolio Management) •Eva Kenneally – Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Director of Global Market Research) •Deirdre Murdock - Booz Allen (Associate) •Hans Keil - PerkinElmer (E-Business Director) | |
| Leadership in Life Sciences (4/11/2007) - Wednesday | |
| Companies need their different divisions to work together in order to achieve success. How can leaders work to ensure the goals of these various units match those of the company as a whole? CEO's and division managers from different areas in the Life sciences industry will share their perspectives on various subjects. Panelists •Kevin Richard – MEDACorp (Managing Director) •Edmund (Ted) Sybertz – Genzyme (Sr. Vice President of Scientific Affairs) •Mary Duseau – PerkinElmer (Business Unit Leader, Detection and Analysis Systems) | |
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