Conference Preview
The BioFinance Early Phase 2006 Program is as follows.
| 7:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | 8:00–12:00 | Company Partnering Sessions hosted by BioDiscovery Toronto | 8:10 | SPECIALTY PANEL: I Did It My Way-Advise from Biotech Entrepreneurs
Moderator: Michael Denny, Managing Director Healthcare, Westwind Partners Arun Menawat, President & CEO, Novadaq Technologies Inc. Tony Cruz, Chairman & CEO, Transition Therapeutics Inc. |
9:00 | SPECIALTY PANEL: Aspects of the Deal
Moderator: Rudy Morrone, Senior Associate, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Charles Rosensweig, Manager New Business Opportunities - Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical Division Sean Thompson, Director of Corporate Development, YM Bioscience Inc. Gail Garland, VP Business Development, Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. |
10:00–12:00 | Life Science Company Presentations |
12:00–2:00 | Luncheon | 12:40 | SPECIALTY PANEL: Canadian Venture Canada Financing for Life Sciences
Moderator: Vanessa Grant, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Jamie Stiff, Principal, Genesys Capital Partners Inc. Kathy Deuchars, Chief Operating Officer, University Medical Discoveries Inc. and MedInnova Partners Inc. Andrew Fraser, Director Life Sciences, BDC Venture Capital |
1:20 | SPECIALTY PANEL: Early Stage Life Science Financing - US Financial Market Perspective
Moderator: Cheryl Reicin, Partner, Torys LLP Edwin Gordon, Managing Director, Punk Ziegel & Company Ira Leiderman, Managing Director, The Trout Group LLC Jonathan York, Director, Foundation Ventures LLC Gino Di Sciullo, Venture Partner, Charter Life Sciences |
2:00-4:00 | Life Science Company Presentations Company Partnering Sessions hosted by BioDiscovery Toronto |
4:00–5:00 | Networking Receptions |