Biotech Conference in Dublin

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First Biotech in association with Enterprise Ireland and Invent DCU present a:

'Biotech / Life Sciences Research Commercialisation Showcase'

Profiling Biotech research in the Irish third level sector.

To register for this event please email info@firstbiotech.ie.

Agenda is as follows plus additional session 2.00pm-4.00pm

Kevin J. Scanlon - International BioScience
'Commercialisation of Medical Products'

Date: Thursday, April 7th
Location: Invent Building, DCU, Dublin 9
Registration: 9.00am - 9.30am
Event Duration: 9.30am - 1.30pm
Admission: Euro40

Chairman:

Dr. Robert Perryman, Partner - Irish Bio-Ventures

Presentations from:

Donnacha O?Driscoll, Manager
http://www.dcu.ie/~nicb/ (National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology - DCU)

?Successful and Emerging Commercial Activities - An Overview of the National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology.?

Dr. Jennifer Craig, Project Manager
http://www.ucd.ie/neurotherapeutics (The Applied Neurotherapeutics Research Group)

Dr. Christopher Scott
http://www.qub.ac.uk (Department of Immunology, Queens University Belfast )

Prof. Mark Davies & Dr. Tara Dalton
http://www.stokes.ie/ (The Stokes Research Institute, University of Limerick)

Dr. Christian Stafford, Commercialisation Specialist
http://biotransfer.ucc.ie/ (EI Bio, BioTransfer Unit UCC)

'Commercialisation of biotechnology R&D ? best practices and models for growth'


Presentations will be followed by a panel Q&A session.

Afternoon session 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Kevin J. Scanlon, Ph.D.,
Founder and CEO - http://www.kjscanlon.com/ (International BioScience)

'Commercialisation of Medical Products'

Dr. Kevin J. Scanlon has thirty years of experience and expertise enhancing the relationships among the Life Science Community. Currently, he is mentoring and supporting entrepreneurs through the venture capital community as a member of the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels of Los Angeles. These organizations support entrepreneurs with seed round investments for their novel technology. Dr. Scanlon?s background includes: academic medicine, pharmaceutical industry management and a faculty educator for graduate students combining science and business. He has been a guest lecture in the Entrepreneurial Programs of several national and international universities. He has been consulting for international governments in Europe and Asia that are developing Centers of Excellence in Bioscience.

Upcoming Events:

'Wireless Company Showcase 2005'
Wireless Wednesday April 20th

If you would like to speak / sponsor at this or future events please contact dneville@firsttuesday.ie (David Neville)


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