Are You Going to BIO? Be Sure to Let LifeSciences BC Know That You Plan to Attend!
Are You Going to BIO? Be Sure to Let LifeSciences BC Know That You Plan to Attend!
BIO 2009 - Atlanta, Georgia
May 18 - 21
LifeSciences BC will be at BIO this year, and will be coordinating activities and events for our BC delegates. Please ensure we know you'll be at BIO, as we will have information to share about invitation-only and VIP events and discounts available to you. Without your response, we won't be able to impart this information. Please contact Rosine Hage-Moussa at rhagemoussa@lifesciencesbc.ca to confirm who will attend from your organization.
Due to the immense resources required to mount a provincial pavilion, LifeSciences BC is refocusing our participation at BIO this year and will not be coordinating a British Columbia Pavilion, but organizations are still offered the opportunity to exhibit within the Canadian pavilion should they not delay. If you have any questions or wish to discuss this further, please contact Jen Leng, coordinator of the Canadian Pavilion with Industry Canada (613 952-5866).
There are many exciting events planned at and around BIO - below are just a few that you should ensure you attend! For more information, see our summary web page.
Team BC Dinner
When: Monday, May 18th, reception 6:00PM, special keynote speaker 7:00PM, dinner 7:30PM
Who: BC delegates registered with LifeSciences BC
Where: Wimbish Mansion, 1150 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta
RSVP: Required by May 15th to rhagemoussa@lifesciencesbc.ca
Details: Now a BIO tradition, the Team BC Dinner is an excellent
chance to bring all members of the British Columbia delegation
together, and to start the conference off with a strong sense of
community behind us. LifeSciences BC sincerely thanks Farris, Vaughan,
Wills & Murphy LLP and Pfizer for generously sponsoring this event.
 
BIOTECanada Gold Leaf Awards
When: Tuesday, May 19, 4:15PM
Who: Everyone
Where: Canada Pavillion
Details: As a celebration of Canadian innovation, BIOTECanada's Gold
Leaf Awards program is your opportunity to recognize both companies and
individuals that have made significant achievements to our industry.
Launched in 2001, these prestigious awards are given annually by
Canada’s national biotechnology industry association. More info
Canada Kick-off Reception
When: Sunday, May 17, 6:00PM-8PM
Where: Dailey’s Restaurant
RSVP: Mary Louise Goodie mary.louise.goodie@international.gc.ca
Canada Pavilion Opening
When: Tuesday, May 19, 10:20AM-10:50AM
Who: Everyone welcome
Where: Georgia World Congress Centre, Canadian Pavillion - Exhibit Hall — Booth 3511
RSVP: None required
Details: The Official Opening of the Canadian Pavilion has become an
annual event at BIO which attracts premiers, ministers, Canadian
industry and exhibitors from the life sciences industry, investors,
international visitors and media. This high-profile event provides an
opportunity to promote and celebrate Canada to a broad audience, and
formally congratulate participating organizations. Representing Canada
will be Minister Tony Clement.
International R&D Session - Canada: Your Innovation Partner in Cancer Stem Cell Research
When: Tuesday, May 19, 11:00AM - 1130AM
Who can attend: Those will full convention passes
Where: Room B308
Details: With its first-rate academic institutions, world-class
innovative science, highly skilled scientific workforce, and supportive
innovation climate, Canada offers an unparalleled environment for
collaboration and growth in the field of cancer stem cell research.
Come hear from our cancer stem cell research leaders including Dr.
Allen Eaves of STEMCELL Technologies and see what Canada has to offer.
Biopartnering Canada: Seizing the Life Sciences Opportunity - Networking Reception
When: May 19th, 7:00PM-9:00PM
Who can attend: By invitation
Where: Atlanta History Centre, Grand Overlook Ballroom, 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW
RSVP: CanadaEvent@blueskystrategies.com or 416-355-2661 Ext 202
Details: Meet key leaders and decision makers at this networking
reception hosted by Rx&D, Canada's Pharmaceutical-Based Research
Companies and the Government of Canada.
Korea-Canada BIO Networking Seminar & Reception
When: Seminar 4:00-6:30PM, Reception 6:30-8:00PM
Who can attend: By Invitation
Where: Marriott Marquis Atlanta, Atrium Level 705
RSVP: SooKyung.Ahn@gov.bc.ca
Details: This seminar will focus on opportunities for collaboration
between Canada and Korea. Join Karimah Es Sabar, President of
LifeSciences BC along with several other Canadian and Korean government
and industry representatives for this informative seminar and reception
afterwards. Download full program
Canadian Presentations
Canada: Your Innovation Partner in Cancer Stem Cell Research
Tuesday May 19, 2009, 11AM-11:30AM
Georgia World Congress Centre -- Room B308
Description: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent an exciting and promising new avenue
for cancer research as their presence, in many malignancies studied so
far, may explain the ability of tumours to proliferate, metastasize and
survive traditional chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The ability
to extract, culture and expand cancer stem or progenitor cell
populations is central to advancing research and to enabling a rigorous
investigation of the potential of cancer stem cells as targets for new,
more specific, therapeutics. Read more...
Crossing Borders and Barriers to Health Care in Developing Countries
Thursday May 21, 2PM-3:30PM
Description:
Join local speakers from UBC, iCo Therapeutics and colleagues from
Emory University and an Emory start-up company from South Africa for a
break-out session
Don't miss presentations by the following Canadian companies at BIO Georgia!
- Composites Innovation Centre
- Lignol
- Allon Therapeutics Inc.
- Celeator Pharmaceuticals
- Wex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- University of British Columbia
- iCo Therapeutics, Inc
- CQIB - Quebec Biotechnology Innovation Center
- University of Calgary Health Sciences Centre
- sanofi pasteur
- Torys LLP
- Deloitte & Touche, LLP
- Desjardins Securities
- NeurAxon, Inc
- Caprion Proteomics Inc
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