Fourth Annual BioSciences Forum
Key industry
leaders
coming together
for a discussion
of
the management issues that are unique
to
the
biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries.
Date and Location
October 31, 2008
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Directions
Details
Presenters
Agenda [pdf]
Why a BioSciences Forum?
Who would benefit from attending
Registration - closed for this event
Previous presenters
Sponsors and sponsorship opportunities
Presenters
William K. Atkinson, PhD
President and CEO
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Topic: How Biosciences Innovation Can Help Health Care
Biographical sketch and photo
Myla Lai-Goldman, MD
Medical Director, Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President
Laboratory Corporation of America, Holdings (LabCorp)
Topic: Let's Get Personal: Why the Business of Diagnostics Should Be Everybody's Business
Biographical sketch and photo
Paula Brown Stafford, MPH
Executive Vice President, Global Biometrics and
Chair, Enterprise Data Council
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
Topic: The Art and Science of a Global Services Organization
Biographical sketch and photo
Michael D. Kowolenko, PhD
Senior Vice President
Wyeth Biotech Technical Operations and Product Supply
Topic: Biotech Investment Begins Leadership
Biographical sketch and photo
Why a BioSciences Forum?
North Carolina’s bioscience industries have grown 10 percent per year for the past decade and now include over 450 companies employing nearly 55,000 people across the state. We are the third leading biotechnology state in the nation, based on number of companies. Hundreds of millions of federal dollars pour into North Carolina universities each year in support of a very broad range of scientific research projects and more than 150 patents are granted each year to North Carolina universities, companies and individuals.
A critical component of the success of the life science industries is linked to people who can transfer the innovation and knowledge behind the patents into new products and processes while providing managerial support and leadership. Recognizing this need, NC State’s College of Management established a concentration in its MBA program (in the Jenkins Graduate School of Management), to prepare individuals with the expertise required to manage life science businesses. The curriculum for the BioSciences concentration is developed with guidance from an Industry Advisory Board whose membership includes seasoned leaders from 15 life science companies.
The annual BioSciences Forum, co-hosted with the nation’s first state-sponsored biotechnology development organization, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, provides an annual celebration of the growth and evolution of this growing MBA concentration and a wonderful way to share our efforts with the community.
Who would benefit from attending
The annual BioSciences Forum provides an opportunity for discussion and networking among colleagues in the industry and students, faculty and administrators who have a special interest or focus on the life sciences industry.
As an extension of the NC State College of Management's BioSciences Management program, the forum's primary audience is graduate students - those in the NC State Jenkins Graduate School of Management, particularly those concentrating in biosciences management, as well as students in the joint NC State Jenkins MBA and Master of Microbial Biology or Joint MBA and Master of Veterinary Medicine. The NC State College of Management's faculty and administrators also attend, along with representatives of many of North Carolina’s bioscience companies.
The BioSciences Forum was previously called the BioPharma Forum. The name was changed this year to better reflect the variety of companies included in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences industries.
Registration
Registration for the 2008 BioSciences Forum is now closed. Check our events calendar for other College of Management public events. You are welcome to click on the Events Notifications link and register for announcements about the 2009 BioSciences Forum and other public events presented by the college. Questions? Contact College Communications.
Previous Forum presenters
View our list of previous BioPharma Forum Presenters
Sponsors and sponsorship opportunities
Co-host
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Gold
Biogen Idec
Silver
Eisai
Bronze
Athenix Corp.
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical Packaging Company Inc.
The Hamner Insitutes for Health Sciences
Novozymes North America Inc.
Tranzyme Pharma, Inc.
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Women's Edge Magazine
Wyeth Biotech
Friend
Aurora Funds, Inc.
BDS International
BioMarck Pharmaceuticals
BioTechnology Transfer LLC
Cirrus Pharmaceuticals
Inspire Pharmaceuticals
LabCorp
Life Sciences Law
McGuireWoods LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Research Triangle Institute
Williams Mullen
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
If you would like to be a sponsor of the 2009 BioSciences Forum, please contact Leslie Alexandre, corporate relations, health care and life sciences, NC State College of Management.