All events will take place at the
South San Francisco Conference Center
South San Francisco Conference Center is located at 255 South Airport Blvd., South San Francisco, CA.
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| 7:30am
| Registration Opens
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| 8:45am
| Keynote Breakfast: “Mostly Convenient Truths From a Technology Optimist”
Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures
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| 9:45am
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Commercialization: Promoting Cures by Building Client Relations
Finance: Getting from Lab to Market: Financing Strategies for Biofuel Companies
Talent: Recruiting and Training the Next Generation
Regulation: Three Paths, One Goal: Preparing for Regulatory Submission Compliance
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| 11:00am
| Coffee Break
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| 11:30am
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Commercialization: Promises and Pitfalls of Online Clinical Trial Recruitment
Finance: Extending the Cash Runway With Venture and Other Debt
Talent: Transforming Research Scientists into Biotech Project Leaders
Regulation: Changing Landscape of the Regulatory Pathway for Follow-on Biologics
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| 12:45pm
| Plenary Luncheon: “Global Epidemic: Politics, Science and Role for Life Sciences Companies”
Donald P. Francis, MD, DSc
Executive Director, Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases
Thomas Brewer, MD
Senior Program Officer, Infectious Diseases, Global Health Program, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Guiding discussion: Tim Friend, Senior Associate, WeissComm Partners; former USA Today Medical Journalist
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| 2:15pm
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Commercialization: New Business Models for the Changing Commercial Landscape
Finance: Creative Finance Vehicles to Fund Growth
Talent: Trimming & Clipping: Grooming Your Board to Be Best in Show
Regulation: Global Clinical Trials: Potential Pitfalls of Offshore Trials
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| 3:30pm
| Coffee Break
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| 3:45pm
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Commercialization: The Value of Telling Others How Good You Are
Finance: Equity Compensation Strategy Development
Talent: Employee Benefits: The Importance of Shifting Your Focus from Cost to Investment
Regulation: Getting Paid: Managing Your Downstream Risk
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| 5:00pm
| Closing Reception & Networking
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