Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conferences Series

Strategic Collaborations in the Life Sciences

May 14, 2009

Location:

Indianapolis

University Place Conference Center

Sponsors:

Biocrossroads

Ice Miller LLP

Indiana Economic Development Corporation

IU School of Medicine

Purdue University

Overview:

Collaboration in life sciences translates to success. This conference will focus on how collaboration between and among individuals, universities, and businesses and the sharing of information, ideas and effort translates to idea (product and service) development, raising of resources and capital, commercialization activities and thus creates a stimulating and robust life sciences industry.

8–9 a.m.

Registration & Breakfast

9–9:15 a.m.

Welcome message from Harry L. Gonso, Partner, Ice Miller LLP

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Keynote: What Does Translational Sciences and Strategic Collaboration Mean to Bill Cook? A Conversation with Mr. Cook

Discussants:

Bill Cook, Founder & CEO, Cook Group Incorporated

Steve Ferguson, Chairman of the Board, Cook Group Incorporated

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Reactions to Cook Conversation and Opportunities for Indiana Created by the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

Moderator:

David Johnson, President & CEO, BioCrossroads

Panelists:

Panelists:

Dan Evans, President & CEO, Clarian Health Partners

 

Richard Kuhn, PhD, Director, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University

 

Charles McIntosh, VP and Chief Medical Science & Technology Officer, Cook Group Incorporated

 

Anantha Shekar, M.D., PhD Associate Dean for Translational Research, Raymond E. Hauk Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Pharmacology and Neurobiology, IU School of Medicine

 

Richard E. Taylor, PhD, Associate Dean, College of Science, and Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame

11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m.

Keynote Address: Emergence of Chemical Biotechnology: A R&D Journey in Academia, Biotech, and Pharma

Speaker:

Richard DiMarchi, PhD, Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences, Professor & former Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Indiana University and co-founder of Ambrx, Inc. and Marcadia Biotech

1:45 p.m.–3 p.m.

Discussion of DiMarchi Keynote and the Importance of Collaborations Among Research, Business, and Government for Success in Life Sciences

Moderator:

John Thornburgh, Partner, Ice Miller LLP

Discussants:

Darren Carroll, Senior Managing Director, Lilly Ventures

 

Mayland Chang, PhD, Assistant Director, Walther Cancer Research Center and Professional Specialist, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame

 

Richard DiMarchi, PhD, Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences, Professor & former Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Indiana University and co-founder of Ambrx, Inc. and Marcadia Biotech

 

Linda Malkas, PhD, Vera Bradley Chair for Oncology, IU School of Medicine, Founder, CS-Keys, Inc.

 

Joe Mark, CTO & Board of Directors, NICO Corporation

3 p.m.

Wrap-up