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View
the photo scrapbook from Convergence
2006 and the agenda
below.
2006
Agenda:
Thursday, June 8th |
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4:30pm-5:30pm
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Forecasting the
Future of Healthcare
Speakers:
Andrew Dreyfus, EVP, Health Care Services, Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Brad Holmes, VP, Healthcare and Life Sciences,
Forrester Research
Moderator:
Wendy
Everett, ScD, President, New England
Healthcare Institute
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5:30pm-7:30pm
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Opening
Cocktail Reception
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7:30pm-
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Dinner
on the town with fellow attendees
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| Friday,
June 9th |
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7:30am-8:30am |
Breakfast
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8:30am-9:00am |
Introductions:
Thomas
Finneran, President, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Shayne
Gilbert, Host, Convergence Forum
Scott
Kirsner, Contributing
writer at Wired and Fast Company; Editor of The
Convergence Guide to the Life Sciences in New
England
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9:00am-10:00am |
Navigating
the Industry, from Start-Up to Exit and Beyond
Speakers:
Jean George, General Partner, Advanced
Technology Ventures
Paul Rubin, MD, President,
CEO and Director, Critical
Therapeutics
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10:00am-10:30am |
Networking Break
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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
Speaker:
Michael Minogue, Chairman and CEO, Abiomed
Moderator:
Scott
Kirsner, Contributing
writer at Wired and Fast Company; Editor of The
Convergence Guide to the Life Sciences in New
England
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11:15am-12:00pm |
A Look
at Traditional and Not-So-Traditional Financing
Mechanisms for Life Sciences Companies
Speakers:
Greg Brown, MD, Partner, Paul Capital
Partners
Tom Davies,
Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank
Jeff
Griffor, Partner, Lighthouse Capital Partners
Stephen
Knight, MD, Managing Partner, Fidelity
Biosciences
Moderator:
Bob Higgins,
Founder and Managing General Partner, Highland Capital Partners
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| 12:00pm-1:30pm |
Lunch
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1:30pm-2:30pm |
Drug-Device
Combinations: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Speakers:
Oded Ben-Joseph, PhD, CEO, X-Cell Medical
Steve 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:
Maggie Flanagan, PhD,
Head, Global Discovery Ventures, AstraZeneca
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2:30pm-3:00pm |
Networking Break
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3:00pm-4:00pm |
Fireside Chat: Making
Innovation Work
Speaker:
James J. Collins, PhD, Director, Applied
BioDynamics Lab, Boston University; MacArthur
Foundation Fellow; Scientific co-founder, Cellicon
Biotechnologies and Afferent Corp.
Moderator:
Alison
Taunton-Rigby, PhD, OBE, CEO, RiboNovix
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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.)
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| Saturday,
June 10th |
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8:00am-9:00am |
Breakfast
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| 9:00am-10:00am |
Fireside Chat: The
Changing Winds of Discovery and Development in
Biotech and Pharma
Speaker:
Ed
Scolnick, MD, Associate
Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard;
Director, Broad’s Psychiatric Diseases Initiative
Moderator:
Ansbert
Gadicke, MD, Managing Partner, MPM Capital
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10:00am-10:30am |
Networking Break
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10:30am-11:15am |
Managing Your Board
Speakers:
Safi
Bahcall, PhD, CEO, Synta Pharmaceuticals
Keith Dionne, PhD, CEO, Alantos
Pharmaceuticals
Peter Hecht, PhD, CEO, Microbia, Inc.
Bob Higgins,
Founder and Managing General Partner, Highland Capital Partners
Moderator:
Alison
Taunton-Rigby, PhD,
OBE, CEO, RiboNovix
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11:15am-12:00pm |
Public
Health, New Pathogens, and Vaccine Development
Speaker:
Paul Cote, Jr., Commissioner of Public
Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Wendy
Everett, ScD, President, New England
Healthcare Institute
Thomas
Finneran, President, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Clement
Lewin, PhD, VP, US Government Affairs &
Strategy, Acambis
Moderator:
Una
Ryan, PhD, OBE, CEO, AVANT
Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
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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.)
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12:00pm-1:30pm |
Lunch
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1:30pm-2:00pm |
Synthetic Biology:
Life, Invented
Speaker:
Drew Endy, PhD, Co-founder, MIT Synthetic
Biology working group
Moderator:
Scott
Kirsner, Contributing
writer at Wired and Fast Company; Editor of The
Convergence Guide to the Life Sciences in New
England
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2:00pm-2:30pm |
Can InfoTech be Used
Profitably?
Speakers:
Alpheus Bingham, PhD, CEO, InnoCentive;
former VP, Lilly Research Laboratories
Paul Bleicher, MD, PhD,
Chairman and Founder, Phase
Forward
Tom Scarnecchia, VP of Corporate Informatics,
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Moderator:
Scott
Kirsner, Contributing
writer at Wired and Fast Company; Editor of The
Convergence Guide to the Life Sciences in New
England
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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 |
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