Academic, Tech Transfer Communities features at 2012 BIO convention.
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To highlight role of academia in advancement of biotechnology field, 2012 BIO International Convention (June 18-21 in Boston, MA) will feature BIO Academic Park and the Translational Research Forum. BIO Academic Park will, according to Program Co-Chair Dr. Abigail Barrow, provide opportunity to connect or establish tighter link between academic, industry representatives, and investors. Attendees will also be able to meet with Tech Transfer office representatives.
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Academic and Tech Transfer Community to be Spotlighted at the 2012 BIO International Convention
BIO Academic Park and Translational Research Forum to be featured at the global event for biotechnology
2012 BIO International Convention
2012 BIO International Convention:Biotechnology Industry Organization
WASHINGTON--Universities have historically been on the front lines of translating innovative research into novel medicines and technologies useful to patients. With that in mind, the 2012 BIO International Convention will look to highlight the role of academia in the advancement of the biotechnology field through the BIO Academic Park and the Translational Research Forum. Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), this year's global event for biotechnology will take place June 18-21, 2012 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA.
"The BIO Academic Park will give Convention attendees the opportunity to connect and start conversations that could lead to partnerships, and most importantly, establish a tighter link between academic, industry representatives and investors"
"The BIO Academic Park will give Convention attendees the opportunity to connect and start conversations that could lead to partnerships, and most importantly, establish a tighter link between academic, industry representatives and investors," said Dr. Abigail Barrow, Founding Director of the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center and Program Co-Chair of the 2012 BIO International Convention.
BIO along with AstraZeneca, MedImmune and the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center are sponsoring and organizing the inaugural BIO Academic Park at this year's Convention. The Park is the first ever dedicated zone to academics and will serve as a pavilion for academic and industry partnering meetings as well as provide a venue for highlighting the involvement of academia in the Convention and the industry as a whole. BIO attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with Tech Transfer office representatives in the BIO Academic Park.
A special program for collaborating with the academic community and industry, The Translational Research Forum: From Bench to Bedside in a Bioeconomy - Government, Industry and University Models to Catalyze Economic Growth and Patient Access, will explore how universities and their funding partners can move early stage research forward in order to make them attractive to developers. The Forum will provide specific examples of innovative university models which increase patient access to innovative products and spur economic growth. Sponsored by Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company; Investissement Québec and the University of Virginia, the Forum will take place Monday, June 18th, 1:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Room 205 BC.
Translational Research Forum agenda highlights include:
Welcome Remarks: W. Mark Crowell, Executive Director, UVA Innovation and Associate Vice President, University of Virginia
Opening Remarks: Karen Ferrante, Chief Medical Officer, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
Keynote Address: The Role of Universities in Translational Medicine: Robert A. Brown, PhD, President, Boston University
Panel Discussions: Strategies for Transitioning Basic Science into the Translational Research Arena
Panel - Basic Discovery Stage
Moderator: Stephen F. Flaim, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA, Special Advisor (contractor), Office of Translational Alliances & Coordination, Division of Extramural Research Activities, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Panelists: Jodi Black, PhD, Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Research Activities National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Curtis Keith, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Biomedical Accelerator Fund, Office of Technology Development, Harvard University
Panel - Strategies for Proof of Concept and Translational Research within Universities
Moderator: Todd Sherer, PhD, Director, Technology Transfer, Emory University, and President, Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
Panelists: Paul Corson, Deputy Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, US Department of Commerce and David Day, Assistant Vice President and Director, Office of Technology Licensing and Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator, University of Florida, and Bahija Jallal, PhD, Executive Vice President, Research & Development, MedImmune
Panel - Corporate Strategies for Accessing External Early-Stage Innovation
Moderator: Robert Zivin, PhD, Senior Director, Corporate Office of Science and Technology, Johnson & Johnson
Panelists: Mark Bodmer, PhD, Vice President and Area Therapy Head Immunology, UCB S.A. and Ronald C. Newbold, PhD, Vice President, Strategic Research Partnerships, External R & D Innovation, Worldwide Research & Development, Pfizer Inc.
Closing Remarks and Networking Reception
To learn more about the Academic Zone, Translational Research Forum and the various universities and academic attendees, please visit convention.bio.org/academic. To hear more from Dr. Abigail Barrow on the importance of academic-industry partnerships for driving innovation and the 2012 BIO International Convention, listen to this podcast.
The BIO International Convention will highlight the latest trends and the newest opportunities for executives, investors, scientists, policy leaders, and media from around the world. Speakers at the sessions will share breakthroughs in medicine, diagnostics, the environment, energy production, business operations, financing, partnerships, policy issues and food and agriculture. Visit convention.bio.org/program/ for the most up-to-date program and speaker information.
The Convention also features the BIO Business Forum, a unique platform for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, academic research institutions, and investors from around the world to gather and discuss strategic opportunities. For registration, conference agenda and exhibitor information, visit 2012 BIO International Convention.
Upcoming BIO Events
2012 BIO International Convention
June 18-21, 2012
Boston, MA
BIO Business Forum
June 18 - 21, 2012
Boston, MA
BIO India International Conference
September 12 - 13, 2012
Mumbai, India
Livestock Biotech Summit
September 19 - 21, 2012
Kansas City, MO
BIO Investor Forum
October 9-10, 2012
San Francisco, CA
Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
October 10 - 12, 2012
Vancouver, BC Canada
The BIO Convention in China
October 24 - 25, 2012
Shanghai, China
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,100 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. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, a multiblog platform and monthly newsletter that aims to create an online biotech community where the the industry can connect to discuss the latest news. Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.
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Contacts
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Abigail Hirsch, 202-962-9235
ahirsch@bio.org
