2006 Agenda
View the photo scrapbook from Convergence 2006 and the agenda below.
| Thursday, June 8th | ||
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4:30pm-5:30pm |
Forecasting the Future of Healthcare Andrew Dreyfus, EVP, Health Care Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Moderator |
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| 5:30pm-7:30pm | Opening Cocktail Reception | |
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7:30pm- |
Dinner on the town with fellow attendees | |
| Friday, June 9th | ||
| 7:30am-8:30am | Breakfast | |
| 8:30am-9:00am |
Introductions:
Thomas Finneran, President, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |
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| 9:00am-10:00am |
Navigating the Industry, from Start-Up to Exit and Beyond
Jean George, General Partner, Advanced Technology Ventures |
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| 10:00am-10:30am | Networking Break | |
| 10:00am-11:30am |
Children's Activity: Owen Park playground. Meet in front of the Mansion House to walk over together (5 minute walk). Children must be accompanied by a parent or other adult. This activity is informal and gives children a chance to meet one another. (Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.) |
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| 10:30am-1:00pm |
Guest Activity: Martha's Vineyard Van Tour with stop in Edgartown (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.) |
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| 10:30am-11:15am |
Fireside Chat: The Abiomed Story Michael Minogue, Chairman and CEO, Abiomed Moderator |
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| 11:15am-12:00pm |
A Look at Traditional and Not-So-Traditional Financing Mechanisms for Life Sciences Companies Greg Brown, MD, Partner, Paul Capital Partners Moderator |
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| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30pm-2:30pm |
Drug-Device Combinations: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead Oded Ben-Joseph, PhD, CEO, X-Cell MedicalSteve Bollinger, President and COO, Pervasis Therapeutics Stephen From, CEO, Eyegate Pharmaceuticals Hezi Himelfarb, CEO, Remon Medical Technologies Samuel Lynch, DMD, DMSc, President and CEO, BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. Moderator |
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| 2:30pm-3:00pm | Networking Break | |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm |
Fireside Chat: Making Innovation Work James J. Collins, PhD, Director, Applied BioDynamics Lab, Boston University; MacArthur Foundation Fellow; Scientific co-founder, Cellicon Biotechnologies and Afferent Corp. Moderator |
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| 4:30pm-6:30pm |
Participant and Guest Activity: Watersports with Wind's Up in Vineyard Haven. Enjoy some sun and sand with Wind's Up watersports, located a short drive (transportation will be provided) from the Mansion House. Canoes, kayaks and sailboats will be available for Convergence attendees. (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.) |
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| 4:30pm-6:30pm |
Participant and Guest Activity: Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary. Guided walk through the sanctuary located a 10 minute drive from the Mansion House (transportation will be provided). See Ospry, barn owls, and other animals making their Spring appearances.(Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.) |
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| 6:30pm-8:30pm |
Children's program: A Night of Island Fun Converging in Hawaii. For children ages 4-10 at the Mansion House. Arts & crafts, movies and dinner for the children will be provided. (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.) |
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| 7:00pm-10:00pm | Clambake Dinner (Indoors at the Black Dog Tavern in Vineyard Haven. Convergence attendees are welcome to have 1 guest join them.) | |
| Saturday, June 10th | ||
| 8:00am-9:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:00am-10:00am |
Fireside Chat: The Changing Winds of Discovery and Development in Biotech and Pharma Ed Scolnick, MD, Associate Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; Director, Broad?s Psychiatric Diseases Initiative Moderator |
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| 10:00am-10:30am | Networking Break | |
| 10:30am-11:15am |
Managing Your Board Safi Bahcall, PhD, CEO, Synta Pharmaceuticals Moderator |
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| 11:15am-12:00pm |
Public Health, New Pathogens, and Vaccine Development Paul Cote, Jr., Commissioner of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Moderator |
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| 11:15am-12:30pm | Guest Activity: Visit the Shaw Cramer Gallery and learn about the contemporary fine art that the gallery has on display. The owner of the gallery will give a short talk and will be available for questions throughout the visit. (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.) | |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30pm-2:00pm |
Synthetic Biology: Life, Invented Drew Endy, PhD, Co-founder, MIT Synthetic Biology working group Moderator |
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| 2:00pm-2:30pm |
Can InfoTech be Used Profitably? Alpheus Bingham, PhD, CEO, InnoCentive; former VP, Lilly Research LaboratoriesPaul Bleicher, MD, PhD, Chairman and Founder, Phase Forward Tom Scarnecchia, VP of Corporate Informatics, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Moderator |
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| 3:00pm-5:00pm |
Participant and Guest Activity: Martha's Vineyard Tour (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.) |
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| 3:15pm-5:00pm |
Participant and Guest Activity: Chicama Vineyards. Take a tour and taste some wines produced at the vineyard. Transportation will be provided. (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.) |
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| *Guest activities subject to change | ||