In 2015, our region continued to play a major global role in Biotechnolgy and Life Sciences as seen by new companies, IPOs, Mergers and Acquisitions, and finally, evolution of local real estate. The rising figure reflected an industry-wide focus on drugs for rare diseases and key areas of critical unmet medical needs.
Tuesday, March 15
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Genzyme Center, 500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 Directions
Agenda
5:30 – 6:00 PM Registration / Meet & Greet
6:00 – 8:15 PM Event Program
8:15 – 9:00 PM Networking Cocktail
Program
6:00 - 6:10: Welcome & Introductions
Philippe Sauvage, CFO Sanofi Genzyme
Patrick Bian, FACCNE President
6:10- 6:15: Meeting Organisation & Format
Laure Berliner, FABS and Gigi Shafai, FABS
6:15 - 6:45: Expert Overview of 2015 Headlines & 2016 Perspectives in NE Life Sciences
Presented by: Don Seiffert, BioFlash Editor, Boston Business Journal.
Moderator: Shahin Gharakhanian, MD, Annual Panorama Program Committee Leader, FABS.
6:45 -7:15: PANEL ONE
Bringing Life Sciences Innovation to Those Who Need It Most
Panelists:
Geraldine Carroll, Director, Patient Advocacy Relations, BIOGEN
Penney Cowan, Founder & Executive Director, American Chronic Pain Association
Steve Smith, Founder, PatientValueCrunch, LLC
7:15 – 7:45: PANEL TWO
Financing Innovation & Investment Trends Circa 2016
Panelists:
Mark Day, PhD, Alexion
Sam Murphy, PhD IMS Health Capital
Imran Nasrullah, Boehringer Ingelheim
Jean-Luc Bodmer, Genocea
Moderator: James Shanahan, FABS & VP Business Development, SynDevRx Inc.
7:45 – 8:10: Special Keynote Lecture
"Healthcare Innovation, what it means, and the CRISPR-Cas Technology"
Sandra Glucksmann, COO EDITAS Medecine
8:15 - 9:00: Networking Cocktail
Program Committee:
Laure Berliner, PharmD, Chairperson, French-American Biotech SpringBoard (FABS)
Shahin Gharakhanian, MD, Program Committee Leader, Annual New England Life Sciences Panorama (FABS)
Cecile Pastel-Levy, MD,FABS
Gigi Shafai, PharmD, FABS
James Shanahan, MBA, FABS
Ludivine Wolczik, Executive Director, French-American Chamber of Commerce of New England (FACCNE)
Fees
FACCNE Members - $ 35.00
Non-Members - $ 50.00
Students and YP Members - $ 20.00
Genzyme Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
United States
| Organizers, Genzyme/Sanofi Employees | $0.00 |
| FACCNE Members | $35.00 |
| Non-Members | $50.00 |
| Full-Time Students and YP Members | $20.00 |
