Industry Events

ATDC/TAG CapVenture

Date: Weekly on Tuesday nights from Aug. 17-Sept. 21
Location: Centergy One Building 75 5th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA
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CapVenture (http://atdc.org/services/capventure-2010) is a unique and powerful training program to educate and equip early stage company executives for smarter and more productive capitalization of their business. The program is optimized for those seeking their first institutional round of financing.

In 2010, for the first time, CapVenture will be split into two tracks: “Series A” and “Seed”. The Series A track is designed for those companies ready for venture capital. The Seed track is for those companies who need capital but are not yet ready for venture capital.

Drug Discovery: Easing the Bottleneck

Date: August 23-24, 2010
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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In an effort to help the pharmaceutical industry streamline the process of getting lifesaving drugs and technologies to market, Opal Events is proud to present its’ annual Drug Discovery: Easing the Bottleneck Conference. With key products suffering patent expiration in coming years, we understand the need to produce new and innovative products, and get them to market without suffering the fate of many drugs on the pipeline. By gathering together the foremost experts on issues such as compound management innovation and strategies, gene expression strategies, and other pertinent and debated topics we hope to open up a dialog which will lead to improved speed to market, increased profit margins, and most importantly: new and effective drugs and biotechnology.

Understanding Healthcare Reform: What You Need to Know

Date: August 26, 2010 from 8:00am - 9:15am
Location: City Club of Buckhead, 3343 Peachtree Rd., Suite 1850, Atlanta, GA 30326
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presented byThe Healthcare Business Women’s Association

Healthcare reform is sparking a revolution in the way Americans receive medical treatment. What is the ripple effect of the reform measure on our industry, our jobs, our lives? How will it impact coverage, cost and patient safety? Where is the intersection between privacy issues and electronic medical records?

Whether you are a provider, a payer, or you work in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry, reform will impact you professionally and personally.

Join HBA for a candid discussion with one of Atlanta’s leading experts in Healthcare Policy and learn how this historic measure will reshape our business--the business of healthcare.

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BioPharm America 2010

Date: September 15-17, 2010
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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BioPharm America™ is where biotech industry partnerships get started. Meet face-to-face with biotech and pharma executives from around the world to identify and enter strategic relationships. Equipped with partneringONE™, the world’s leading web-based partnering system for the life science industry, BioPharm America is the only event in North America based on the same reputable formula as EBD Group’s acclaimed European events BIO-Europe and BIO-Europe Spring®.

Georgia Tech Biotechnology Career Fair

Date: September 16, 2010 from 1-5pm
Location: Georgia Institute of Technology, Molecular Science and Engineering Building
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The 6th Annual Georgia Tech Biotechnology Career Fair is currently being organized! Last year, over 250 students attended from all Georgia Tech departments and interacted with company representatives from over 25 companies.  This year, the Career Fair will be held in the MS&E Building from 1-5 pm on September 16, 2010.

In the days and weeks before the Career Fair, we will host panel discussions featuring Georgia Tech alumni and their industry experiences, corporate information sessions, and professional development seminars for both undergraduate and graduate students. We will also have a Student Resume Database that will be accessible exclusively to companies that have registered for the fair. Companies also have the opportunity to sponsor one of these seminar events or to sponsor the entire fair!

REGISTER YOUR COMPANY TO PARTICIPATE HERE

BioPartnering Latin America | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Explore Your Latin America Partnering Strategy

Date: September 19-21, 2010
Location: Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Copacabana
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BioPartnering Latin America (BPL) will showcase the whole region from Mexico to Chile, Brazil, and Argentina. The focus of BPL 2010 will be human, animal and plant health highlighting a fast growing sector of innovative Latin America companies presenting significant partnering opportunities.

Biotechnica 2010

Date: October 5-7, 2010
Location: Hanover, Germany
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BIOTECHNICA is Europe's top annual meeting-place for business leads and knowledge transfer. This is where businesses find new customers and partners for their products and solutions, ideas find investors to take them up, and the latest research findings find a ready audience of interested professionals.

Besides numerous small specialised biotech companies, also the global players in biotechnology shouldn't be missing. Here you will find the list of the Top 25 companies that will exhibit at BIOTECHNICA 2010. 

Various country pavilions such as Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Berlin-Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands have already registered or accepted to attend.

Would you like to participate as well?  Book your booth at BIOTECHNICA 2010

Crossing the Line: The Ethics Intervention

Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010
Location: Emory Law School Auditorium, 3rd Floor
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BioPartnering Europe | London, UK: Leading European Life Science Partnering for 18 Years

Date: October 10-12, 2010
Location: QEII Conference Centre
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Now in its 18th year, BioPartnering Europe (BPE) leads the global partnering network by providing opportunities to meet and work with the best and brightest in the life science industry. BPE annually attracts 1200 delegates from over 30 countries.

AdvaMed 2010

Date: October 18-20, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
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AdvaMed 2010 is the premier MedTech Conference for CEOs, business executives, policy-makers, financiers, media, and industry stakeholders from around the world.

If you are a business leader, policy-maker, news media member, financier, or service provider we invite you to attend AdvaMed 2010: The MedTech Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from October 18-20, 2010. 

REGISTRATION/GABIO MEMBER DISCOUNT
Please visit the AdvaMed 2010 website at, www.advamed2010.com and click the “Register” button on the far left.  On the next page, click the “Register Now” arrow at the top of the page.
Supporting Partner Member Discount Registration Code : SPOMEM109
*Note:  The member registration rate is $995 up until the early deadline of Aug. 20.

Industry Partners Symposium

Date: October 20-22, 2010
Location: Atlanta, GA - GaTech
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presented by the Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience

Join us to see the latest research taking place in the areas of regenerative medicine and pharmaceuticals on the Georgia Tech campus. The symposium provides a unique environment for industry interactions with science, engineering, and clinical faculty and students generating new potential technologies

The annual fall Industrial Partners Symposium is a premier benefit of the IBB Industrial Partners Program.  The symposium provides our partners with updates on the latest advances in regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical research through oral and poster presentations.  There is plenty of time for interactions with faculty and students and one-on-one meetings can be pre-arranged.

Social Media Integration

Date: October 22-23, 2010
Location: Kennesaw State University
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Experts in Social Media Integration will be in High Demand as Social Media becomes an Integral Part of PR and Marketing Campaigns.  Will you be one?  Learn to Integrate Social Media into Existing Marketing and PR Campaigns. Become a Social Media Integration Expert and Do It in 1.5 Days

SPECIAL OFFER:  REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 3 AND SAVE $100!

Impress Your Clients, Your Boss and Yourself with your social media expertise and –
the tools, the know-how and the proven methods of the experts.

BioNetwork West 2010

Date: October 25-27, 2010
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA
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BioNetwork now in its 8th year, is a 3 day partnering event for Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies that facilitates partnering conversations through 1:1 meetings and extended networking activities. Every year, this event brings together executives from Business Development, Strategic Alliances, and Licensing to discuss the substantive issues occurring in the pharmaceutical industry. BioNetwork has become one of the top partnering events for Pharma and Biotech companies. The intimate, informal setting of BioNetwork allows all attendees to interact with one another and makes networking easier for attendees - if there is someone at BioNetwork that you want to meet, you will meet them. For more information about the event, please visit www.bionetworkus.com.

Register now and receive 25% off your registration with booking code 10386XA259CL.

The 12th Annual Southeast BIO Investor Forum 2010

Date: November 3-4, 2010
Location: Ritz-Carlton Buckhead - Atlanta, Georgia
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SEBIO Group Reservation Code:  SEBSEBA

The Southeast BIO Investor Forum is the Southeast region's premier life sciences venture capital conference, connecting emerging life science companies with potential investors in a forum that provides meaningful networking opportunities.

Attracting more than 400 attendees, including investors from the Southeast and around the world, SEBIO showcases more than 30 emerging life sciences companies from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and beyond, each year.

Since 1999, there have been over 180 presenting companies, over 130 companies participating in the EARLY/Stage program and 29 competing in the BIO/Plan Competition. SEBIO participants have gone on to raise over $2.5 billion in public and private funding.

With our BIO/Plan competitors and EARLY/Stage and MAIN/Stage companies spanning the life sciences spectrum and ranging from idea stage through mezzanine, we've got what you're looking for.

Pharmaceutical Packaging Leadership Summit

Date: November 15 - 16, 2010
Location: Philadelphia Hotel, Philedelphia, PA
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With the healthcare industry rapidly changing, pharmaceutical industry leaders need, now more than ever, to be equipped with the strategies and technologies to produce and distribute quality and cost-effective drugs. Opal Events proudly presents its' Pharmaceutical Packaging Leadership Summit in an effort to bring together these strategies and facilitate the development of a new age for the pharmaceutical industry.

By joining together leaders and innovators from the packaging, labeling and pharmaceutical industries, Opal Events will strive to offer it's guests the most up to date and important information on regulatory issues, new technologies, and possible partnerships. This conference will focus on enhancing safety while also cutting costs, and will also be highlighting the current issues in environmentally responsible packaging. Be among the first to hear about the new technologies coming down the pike!

France-Atlanta Event Series: Together Towards Innovation

Date: November 29 - December 12, 2010
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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The “France-Atlanta: Together Towards Innovation” is a high quality series of events promoting cooperation between France and Georgia in scientific, economic, artistic and humanitarian domains. Both France and Georgia share a common strong commitment to innovation.

French Authorities have recently agreed to dedicate $27 billion to research and higher education, especially in sectors of the future such as biotechnologies, nanotechnologies, digital technologies and green industries. 

What could France-Atlanta bring to you?

BioPartnering China | Shanghai, China: Accessing the Global Partnering Network in Asia Pacific

Date: December 5-7, 2010
Location: Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel
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BioPartnering China  (BPC) is your opportunity to access the innovation and partnering opportunities represented in China's rapidly-growing life science industry. BayHelix works with TVG to bring together the leaders of the Chinese life science industry to network with decision-makers from around the world at BPC 2010.