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View
the photo scrapbook from Convergence
2007 and the agenda
below.
2007
Agenda:
Thursday, June 21st |
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4:30pm-5:30pm
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Beyond the Blockbuster: New
R&D Strategies
Re-imagining Medicine: The View from CIMIT
Speaker:
Kenneth Kaitin, PhD, Director, Tufts Center
for the Study of Drug Development
John Parrish, MD, Director, Center for the Integration of Medicine and
Technology
Moderator:
Ansbert Gadicke, MD,
Managing Partner, MPM Capital
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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 22nd |
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7:30am-8:45am |
Breakfast
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8:45am-9:00am
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Introductions
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9:00am-10:00am
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CEO Roundtable: The Toughest Challenges That
Growing Life Sciences Companies Face Today
Speakers:
John Danner, CEO, Codon Devices
Ted Danse, CEO, Neurotech
Mark Leuchtenberger, CEO, Targanta Therapeutics
John Maraganore, PhD,
President and CEO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Carmichael Roberts,
PhD, co-founder
and CEO, WMR Biomedical
Moderator:
Michael Greeley, General Partner, IDG Ventures
Boston
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10:00am-10:30am
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Networking Break
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10:00am-11:00am |
Children's Activity: Pool Games at the
Mansion House pool. Children must be accompanied by a parent
or other adult. (Limited space. Sign up at the
Convergence registration desk.)
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| 10:30am-11:30am |
Guest
Activity: Visit the Madame
Falgoux Aromatherapie shop in Vineyard Haven
with other Convergence guests. The shop owner will
educate you on aromatherapie as you try some of the
products. (Sign up at the Convergence
registration desk.)
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| 10:30am-11:15am
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Novartis in Boston: An Inside Look at the Research and Partnerships
Speaker:
Jeff Elton, PhD, COO, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Moderator:
Wendy
Everett, ScD, President, New England Healthcare Institute
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11:15am-11:30am |
Networking Break
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11:30am-12:15pm |
Device Innovation: New
Paradigms, New Technologies, and a New Relationship to Drugs
Speakers:
Bill Hanson, President, Liberating Technologies
Michael Minogue, CEO,
President and Chairman, ABIOMED
Amar Sawhney, PhD,
Founder, President and CEO, iTherapeutix
John Santini, PhD,
President and CEO, MicroCHIPS
Moderator:
Bob Buderi, Founder, Xconomy
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12:15pm-1:30pm |
Lunch
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1:30pm-2:30pm |
The
View from the Lab: David Scadden and Bruce
Zetter
Speakers:
David
Scadden, MD, Co-Director, Harvard Stem
Cell Institute and MGH
Center for Regenerative Medicine
Bruce
Zetter, PhD, VP for Research and CSO,
Children’s Hospital Boston
Moderator:
Alison
Taunton-Rigby, PhD, OBE,
CEO, RiboNovix
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2:30pm-3:00pm |
Networking Break
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3:00pm-4:00pm |
What Happens When Medicine
Gets Personal? The Evolving Relationship Between Diagnostics and Drugs
Speakers:
Elan Ezickson, Chief Business Officer, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Michael Pavia, PhD, Entrepreneur-in-Residence,
Oxford
Bioscience Partners
Kathryn Phillips, PhD, Professor,
University
of
California, San Francisco
Edward Saltzman, President, Defined Health
Moderator:
Maggie
Flanagan LeFlore, PhD,
Head, Global Discovery Ventures, AstraZeneca
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4:15pm-6:30pm |
Participant
and Guest Activity: Felix
Neck Wildlife Sanctuary. Guided natural history 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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4:15pm-6:30pm |
Participant
and Guest Activity: Watersports at 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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6:30pm-9:30pm |
Children's program: Time Travel through Martha's
Vineyard. Join us on an adventure through
Martha's Vineyard past with arts & crafts, games
and videos. Dinner will be provided for the
children. For children ages 4-10 at the
Mansion House. (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.)
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7:00pm-10:00pm |
Clambake
Dinner
(Indoors and Tented at the Black
Dog Tavern in Vineyard Haven.
Convergence attendees are welcome to have 1 guest
join them.)
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| Saturday,
June 23rd |
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8:00am-9:00am |
Breakfast
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9:00am-10:00am |
Aesthetic Medicine: The
Leading Edge of Looking Good
Speakers:
Peter D'Errico, Vice-President, Commercial Operations, Aesthera Corp.
Daniel Dubin, MD, Vice Chairman and Trustee, Leerink Swann & Co.; Founder,
MEDACorp
Stephen Fanning, President and CEO,
Thermage, Inc.
Brian Gallagher, PhD, President and CEO, Magen BioSciences, Inc.
Moderator:
Daphne Zohar, Managing Partner, PureTech Ventures; Founding CEO,
Follica Inc.
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9:45am-11:30am |
Guest
Activity: Beauty and the Best Art Exhibition
sponsored by the Martha's Vineyard Garden Club at
the Old Mill. Join
other guests as you view local artwork. Also, take a
walk over to the local Farmer's Market at Grange
Hall, another historic Martha's Vineyard building.
Transportation provided. (Sign up at the Convergence
registration desk.)
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10:00am-10:30am |
Networking Break
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10:15am-11:45am |
Children's
Activity: Felix
Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
Questing (treasure hunt program) and tracking (bird
tracking program). The sanctuary is
located a 10 minute drive from the Mansion
House (transportation will be provided). Children must
be
accompanied by
a parent
or other adult. (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence
registration desk.)
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10:30am-11:15am |
Fireside Chat: Chris
Gabrieli
Speaker:
Christopher Gabrieli, Managing Director, Ironwood Equity Fund; Chairman,
Massachusetts 2020
Moderator:
Scott
Kirsner, Editor, The
Convergence Guide and Columnist, Boston Globe
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11:15am-11:30am |
Networking Break
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11:30am-12:15pm |
Fireside Chat:
Stan Lapidus
Speaker:
Stanley Lapidus, President and CEO, Helicos
Biosciences; Founder, Exact Sciences and Cytyc
Corporation
Moderator:
Steven Dickman, CEO, CBT
Advisors
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12:15pm-1:30pm |
Lunch
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| 2:00pm-4:30pm |
Participant
and Guest Activity: Martha's Vineyard Tour
(Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence
registration desk.)
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2:30pm-4:30pm |
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
*Shuttle
schedule subject to change |
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