NAPA, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The 1st Annual BioPartnering
Ventures conference to be held May 24-25 at the Silverado Country Club &
Resort in the Napa Valley offers an unprecedented opportunity for delegates to
see new investment opportunities arising from the convergence of five key
industries.
An enormous amount of talent will be present at this inaugural event to
explore three themes: Bioware, or microchip technology applied to bioscience;
Smart Systems, or interactive products as diverse as surgical robotics,
virtual organ design, and drug discovery software; and eHealth or healthcare
and the Internet. Ten companies will demo their products in each category.
An overview of the two day conference program includes the following
panels and demos along with a reception and dinner at The Inglenook Chateau at
Niebaum-Coppola Winery, Rutherford, CA and several social events, such as
golfing, hot air balloon rides, and winery and bike tours.
Conference Welcome & Host Introduction will include Robert Lee Kilpatrick,
Technology Vision Group LLC; Mark Jensen, Arthur Andersen LLP; Rita Pirkl,
Silicon Valley Bank; Alan C. Mendelson, Cooley Godward LLP; and David
MacCallum, ING Baring Furman Selz.
The opening panel, "Setting the Stage: The Convergence of the Healthcare,
Biotechnology, Electronics, Computer and Telecommunications Industries" will
include Robert Lee Kilpatrick, Partner, TVG LLC as chair and Harry Gruber,
CEO, InterVu and Vera Kallmeyer, Managing Director, Veritas Venture Management
LLC.
The Bioware Convergence Panel will feature Rodney F. Ferguson, Senior
Director of Genentech as chair with Paul Kelly, Director of Equity Research
of ING Baring Furman Selz, Patricia Conway, V.P. Operations of Orchid
Biocomputers, Joseph Limber, President and CEO of Aclara Biosciences, Dan
Kisner, President and CEO of Caliper Technologies, and Nick Naclerio,
Director of Operations of Motorola Biochip Systems (invited) as speakers,
followed by a panel discussion.
The Bioware Convergence Panel is directly followed by the Demonstrators'
Open House which will highlight Aclara Biosciences, Hayward, CA; Caliper
Technologies, Palo Alto, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Ciphergen, Palo Alto,
CA; Entelos, Menlo Park, CA; Genometrix, The Woodlands, TX; Molecular
Innovations, Denver, CO; Orchid Biocomputers, Princeton, NJ; Oxford
Glycosciences, Abingdon, UK and Xyomyx, Hayward, CA.
The Smart Systems Convergence Panel will feature Barbara Dalton, Vice
President of S.R. One as chair with Mitch Seyedin, CEO of Cbyon, William A.
Scott, President & CEO of Physiome Sciences, Stephen Sunshine, CEO of Cyrano
Sciences, Ralph Snodgrass, CEO of VistaGen and Mark Lostrom, CEO of Confirma
as speakers, followed by a panel discussion.
The Smart Systems Demonstrators' Open House will highlight A1 Alpha Space,
Laguna Hills, CA; Ambryx, San Diego, CA; Clinical MicroSensors, Pasadena, CA;
CombiChem, San Diego, CA; Confirma, Kirkland, WA; GeneFormatics, San Diego,
CA; MetaXen, San Francisco, CA; Physiome Sciences, Princeton, NJ; Retinal
Displays, Sunnyvale, CA and Xencor, Pasadena, CA.
Healthcare and the Internet Convergence Panel will feature Stephen J.
DeNelsky of ING Baring Furman Selz as chair and Andrew Borsanyi, President
of Illumea Corp, Moish Tov, CEO of Skila, David Perry, CEO of Chemdex, Max
Lyon, President & CEO of Cancerfacts.com, and Scott M. Rifkin, CEO of
America's Doctor followed by a panel discussion.
The eHealth Demonstrators' Open House will highlight Advanced Pathology
Systems, San Francisco, CA; Cancerfacts.com, Seattle, WA; Chemdex, Palo Alto,
CA; Genomatix Software GmbH, Munich, Germany; HealthDirectory.com, Missoula,
MT; Illumea, Newport Beach, CA; Integrated Physician Network, Scottsdale, AZ;
OnHealth Network, Seattle, WA; and Skila, Mahwah, NJ.
This year's BioPartnering Venture conference is hosted by Arthur Andersen,
Silicon Valley Bank, Cooley Godward & ING Baring Furman Selz. It is also
supported by BioCentury Publications, California Trade & Commerce Agency & PR
Newswire. Up-to-date information on the conference is available on the
Internet at http://www.biopartnering.com or contact: Nancy Connelly, Director,
Conference Group at 831-464-7100 or fax to 831-464-4240 or email:
biopartnering@techvision.com.
SOURCE Technology Vision Group LLC
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CONTACT:
Nancy E. Connelly of Technology Vision Group
LLC, 831-464-7100, or fax, 831-464-4240, or
neconnelly@techvision.com
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