Life Sciences is a Capital Idea
May 16, 2008
Location: University Place Conference Center, 850 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis
Sponsors: BioCrossroads, Ice Miller, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, IU School of Medicine, and Purdue University
Overview: When Indiana decided to focus growth on the life sciences industry, global pharmaceutical, diagnostics, medical device and bioscience companies were here to help build that segment. The intellectual capital was here - but could it be expanded, unlocked and fed with real financial capital? The venture capital market in Indiana for life sciences was almost non-existent. Over the last five years, how have these dynamics changed? What's our entrepreneurial culture? Are our ideas getting out of our researchers' and professors' labs? What's the current status of local market VCs and entrepreneurs and how are they putting their ideas to work? At this conference, experts will attempt to answer these and other intriguing questions.
Program |
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| 7:30-8:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:00 | Welcome and Introduction Harry Gonso (Partner, Ice Miller LLP) Presentation: Life Sciences is a Capital Idea...in Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels (Governor, State of Indiana) |
| 9:00-9:30 | Introduction Gus Watanabe (Chairman, BioCrossroads and Marcadia Biotech) Presentation: The National Life Sciences Venture Capital Scene and Indiana on the Map John Diekman (Founder and Managing Partner, 5AM Partners, Menlo Park, CA) |
| 9:30-10:45 | Panel Discussion: Indiana's Venture Capital, What We are Doing Moderator: John Thornburgh (Partner, Ice Miller LLP) Panelists: John Diekman (Founder and Managing Partner, 5AM Partners) Gus Watanabe (Chairman, BioCrossroads and Marcadia Biotech) Bruce Kidd (Director of Entrepreneuship, IEDC) Jim Pearson (President and CEO, NICO Neuro & Spine) |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Introduction David Johnson (President and CEO, BioCrossroads) Keynote Presentation: Collaborating to Compete: The San Diego Story Mary Walshok (Associate Vice Chancellor of Public Programs and Dean of University Extension, University of California - San Diego) |
| Noon-1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:15 | Panel Discussion: The Intellectual Capital Part of the Equation Moderator: Craig Brater (Dean, IU School of Medicine) Panelists: Dr. Bruce Molitoris (Professor, IU School of Medicine, and Director, Nephrology Division) George Wodicka (Professor and Head, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University) Ghassan Kassab (Professor of Biomedical Engineering, IUPUI) |
| 2:15-2:30 | Break |
| 2:30-3:45 | Round Table Discussion: The role of life sciences in the economic development of Indiana and the collaborative efforts of higher education and the State government Moderator: Harry Gonso (Partner, Ice Miller LLP) Panelists: President Michael McRobbie (President, Indiana University) President France Córdova (President, Purdue University) Nate Feltman (Secretary of Commerce, State of Indiana, and President, IEDC) |
| 3:45 | Adjourn |
