By David Li, bostonese.com
The 2012 CABA (Chinese American BioMedical Association) Investment, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Symposium will be held on Oct 20, from noon to 9:00 PM. With high level officials from China as keynote speakers, this year’s symposium provides an excellent opportunity to learn about investment and career opportunities in China. It also provides a wonderful networking opportunity for people working in the bio-medical field, locally and internationally.
Dr. Peng Wang introduces BioLake at last year’s CABA Symposium.
| The theme of 2012 CABA Investment, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Symposium will be on “Opportunities for Biopharmaceutical Investors and Entrepreneurs”. This year’s symposium will provide a unique forum where industry executives, entrepreneurs, scientists, academics, government policy makers, and professionals from financial and investment communities engage in an in-depth discussion on business, investment and start-up opportunities at a time of increased pharma consolidation and externalization. |
The highlights for this year’s discussion
- Drug R&D and US-China biomedical exchange
- Government’s impacts on biotech/pharmaceutical industries
- Consolidation and Externalization
- Successful biotech entrepreneur stories
- Business and startup opportunities
Tentative Speakers
- Weizhong Wang, PhD, Vice Minister, Minister of Science & Technology of China
- Shijin Liu, PhD, Vice Minister, Development Research Center, State Council of China
- Anne Altmeyer, VP, Business Development – Novartis Oncology
- Anthony P. Colasin, Sr. Director, Business Development – Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Hui Cai, PhD, MBA, WuXi AppTec Inc. VP, Corporate Alliances
Panel Discussion: BioPharm’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Jinbo Lee, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Scilligence: Software for Life Sciences
- Karl Qin, President and founder of Biopharma Vision LLC
- Ming Tong, MD, MBE, Senior Medical Consultant & Director, Beijing Biopharma International
- Chaoyang Dai, VP, Acebright
Panel Discussion: 2012 Global Outsourcing Strategies & Trends
BioLake Investment Opportunities. |
Admission: On-site registration. CABA members: FREE; Non-members: $20.
CABA membership registration is available on-site and online
Networking reception: A networking reception (wine/beer & Hors d’Oeuvres, 5:30 PM–6:15 PM) will follow the afternoon sessions.
Parking Direction: Please enter the Double Tree Suites parking garage from Storrow Drive. Parking is free. The address of the hotel is: 400 Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02134.