BayBio is pleased to support a Tri-Cities Regional Roundtable. Are our cities doing enough to support biotech growth and development? Are our cities ready to attract new investment in life sciences? Join us for a forum hosted by Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, and Mountain View at Genencor at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, February 8th. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to policy@baybio.org.

What: Tri-Cities Regional Roundtable
When: February 8th, 2006, 3:30 pm
Where: Genencor International - Auditorium, 925 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California


Agenda:

3:30-4:30 Panel discussions
4:30-5:30 Break-outs and Next Steps
5:30 Networking Reception


Panelists:

Steve Richardson, Regional VP, Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Ron Malouf, Director of IT and Facilies, Nuvelo
Sam Nottage, Schering-Plough (invited)
Moderator: Matt Gardner, BayBio


Breakout discussions:

Workforce issues
Discussion Leaders: Ron Malouf, Nuvelo; Michael Curran, NOVA Works and Harry Wachob, BioDevice Group
Location: DaVinci Room

Development and permitting issues
Discussion Leaders: Steve Richardson, Alexandria; Ellis Berns, City of Mountain View; and Susan Arpan, City of Palo Alto
Location: Pauling Room

Site selection issues
Discussion Leaders: Sam Nottage, Schering-Plough (invited); Karen Davis, City of Sunnyvale; and Matt Gardner, BayBio
Location: Mendel Room

To attend, please RSVP to policy@baybio.org.