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7th Annual Conference & Expo

LifeScience Alley

12/10/2008

Time

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Event Description

7th Annual LifeScience Alley Conference & Expo
December 10, 2008
Minneapolis, MN Convention Center

This event brings together life science leaders from Minnesota and around the world. Attendees of this annual conference represent the medical device, health care, pharmaceutical, biopharma, agricultural and industrial biotechnology and renewable energy sectors.

This conference showcases widely respected speakers, world renowned companies and research institutions, new technologies, and juried poster sessions. It provides access to top industry leaders, opportunities to build your business or research through education and networking, with insights into current trends, regulations, research and emerging technologies. Based on past history, this year's conference is expected to draw more than 1,500 attendees from over 25 states and a dozen countries.

Four General Keynote Sessions will be offered pulling in industry leaders to inform on future trends.

Breakfast General Session: The Road to 2025 - Global Outlook for the Bioscience Industry by Paul Keckley, PhD, Executive Director , Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, Washington, DC.
President's General Session: Minnesota & the Upper Midwest: Annual Life Sciences Update & Future Insights by Don Gerhardt, President & CEO, LifeScience Alley.
Luncheon General Session: Innovations in Health Care: Opportunities, Challenges and Accountabilities by Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP, Executive Vice President & Chief of Medical Affairs, United Health Group
Wrap-Up General Session: Improving the World Through the Work You Do by Peter Agre, MD, University Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

High-level FDA Officials as Seminar Speakers

FDA Speakers: Donna-Bea Tillman, PhD, Director, Office of Device Evaluation, and Thinh Nguyen, Director, Premarket Approval Section

Hot Topics, 8:30 - 9:30 Seminars
Hear industry leaders share key insights on these current hot topics:

Physician - Industry Relationships
Medical Defense Funding
Next Generation Cardiac Devices
Doing Business in China
Managing Negative News
Implications of Electronic Medical Records
Homegrown Advances in Next-Generation Renewables

Seven educational tracks:

Medical Devices
Innovation in Patient Care
Biologics & Pharmaceuticals
Food & Nutrition
Research & Development
Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
Emerging Companies

Other Conference Highlights:

New Technology Showcase
Innovation & Collaboration Center with meeting rooms
Exhibit Hall featuring 160 exhibitors
Juried poster session
Holiday Alley Chats Networking Reception in the Expo Hall

Sponsorships and exhibit space are selling out fast! See who has already signed up!

A registration brochure is available to download. Visit the conference website for more information and to register.