BioFinance 2010 Program
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All programs will be held at the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre, unless otherwise indicated.
| Tuesday | April 6, 2010 | 12:00-5:30 pm
York B Room |
The MaRS Innovation Early Stage Technology Showcase
Investor only event by Invitation Click here for more information |
1:00-2:00 pm
Bay Room |
Understanding the Value Proposition of a Public Listing
TSX and TSX Venture Exchanges Seminar |
2:15-4:15 pm
Bay Room |
Why Don't They Get It
Equicom Investor Relations Seminar for Public and Private Companies |
4:30-5:30 pm
Bay Room |
You Could Have Doubled Your Money in 2009
Equicom Healthcare Investing Seminar for Professional Investors |
4:30-5:30 pm
Grand Ballroom |
Economic Up-Date by John Johnston, Chief Strategist, Harbour Group
Sponsored by RBC Financial Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
5:30–8:00 pm
Trinity Ballroom |
BioFinance Opening Reception | Wednesday | April 7, 2010 | 7:00 am-5:00 pm
Registration Desk |
Registration | 8:00-9:00am
Grand Ballroom |
Breakfast with Dealmakers – The US Venture Capital Panel I
Moderator: Brian Bloom - Bloom Burton & Co. Panelists: Rod Altman - CMEA Capital David Hirsch - Longitude Capital Stephen Bloch - Canaan Partners Gaurav Aggarwal - Panaroma Capital Peter van der Velden - Lumira Capital |
9:00-12:00pm
Trinity I-V, Simcoe |
LIFE SCIENCE COMPANY PRESENTATIONS - SESSION 1
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9:00-12:00pm
Grand Ballroom |
PARTNERING SESSIONS | 9:00-10:00am
York Room |
Strategic Alliances - The Pharma Perspective
Moderator: Lisa Simeoni - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Moderator: Eileen McMahon - Torys LLP Panelists: William Hilson - EMD Serono Canada Steven Xanthoudakis - Merck & Co. David Marsh - 3M Drug Delivery Systems Charles Rosensweig - Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals |
9:00-10:00am
Bay Room |
Building Successful Early Phase Companies
Moderator: Jeffrey Graham - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Panelists: Andrew Morris - SQI Diagnostics David Young - Actium Capital Kevin French - RBC Royal Bank Lawrence Bloch - NeurAxon Inc. Rafi Hofstein - MaRS Innovation Frank Gleeson - LOM BioQuest |
10:00-11:00am
York Room |
Strategic Alliances - The Biotech Perspective
Moderator: Vanessa Grant - McCarthy Tétrault LLP Moderator: Karen Atkinson - Ernst & Young LLP Panelists: Paul Walker - Spectral Diagnostics Kevin Giese - BioMS Medical David Allan - YM Biosciences Inc. Allan Mendelzys - Thallion Pharmaceuticals |
10:00-11:00am
Bay Room |
Alternative Financing Panel
Moderator: Jeremy Grushcow - Ogilvy Renault LLP Panelists: Michael Nowak - Yorkville Advisors Ron Patterson – MMV Financial Neil Blair - KPMG LLP Jason Lin - DRI Capital Jeremy Webster - Deloitte LLP |
11:00-12:00pm
York Room |
Canadian Buy Side Panel
Moderator: Brian Bloom - Bloom Burton & Co. Panelists: Gil Aharon - Rosalind Advisors Martin Hubbes - AGF Management Hugh Cleland - Northern Rivers Capital Management Robert McWhirter – Selective Asset Management Matt Tedford – KPMG LLP |
11:00-12:00pm
Bay Room |
IPO Readiness for the Life Sciences
Moderator: Bill Stamatis - Deloitte LLP Panelists: Philippa Flint - Bloom Burton & Co. James Smith - Equicom Group Shameze Rampertab - LOMB ioQuest Manoj Pundit - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Wilfred Au - Deloitte LLP/OSC Christa Dewar- Toronto Stock Exchange |
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Grand Balroom |
LUNCHEON WITH DEALMAKERS - VIEW FROM WALL STREET
Moderator: Cheryl Reicin - Torys LLP Panelists: Noel Brown - Rodman & Renshaw Stuart Barich - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Brian Giraudo - Leerink Swan Ed Gordon - Ladenburg Thalmann Simon Gill - Needham & Company Stephen A. Hurly - Boenning & Scattergood |
2:00-5:00 pm
Trinity I-V, Simcoe |
LIFE SCIENCE COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – SESSION 2
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2:00-5:00 pm
Grand Ballroom |
PARTNERING SESSIONS | 2:00-3:00pm
Bay Room |
Life Sciences - The View from Bay Street
Moderator: Wayne Schnarr - Equicom Group Panelists: Andrew Smitiuch - Dundee Capital Markets Connie Chen - LOM BioQuest Nitin Kaushal - Consultant Douglas Loe - Versant Partners |
2:00-3:00pm
York Room |
US Money for Life Sciences
Moderator: Stephen Hurwitz - Choate Hall Stewart LLP Moderator: Anne Marrie Cook - Choate Hall Stewart LLP Panelists: Scott Requadt - Clarus Ventures David Sable - Special Situations Fund David Lowe - Skyline Ventures Jeffrey Moore - MP Healthcare Venture Management Jorge Ramirez - ProQuest Investments |
3:00-4:00pm
York Room |
Canadian Venture Capital Panel
Moderator: Brian Underdown - Lumira Capital Corp. Panelists: Richard Meadows - CTI Life Sciences Fund Cédric Bisson - iNovia Capital Kenneth Galbraith - Ventures West Beni Rovinski - Lumira Capital Corp. Jeff Courtney – VG Partners Inc. |
3:00-4:00pm
Bay Room |
Patents - Maximizing Market Exclusively
Moderator: Parimal Nathwani - MaRS Innovation Panelists: Joan Van Zant - Ogilvy Renault LLP Anita Nador - McCarthy Tétrault LLP Chantal Saunders - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Micheline Gravelle - Bereskin Parr LLP |
4:00-5:00pm
York Room |
Government Funding for Early Stage Life Science Companies
Moderator:Gord Jans - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Panelists: Michael Rosen - Forest City Science + Technology Group (for Illinois) Jason Rose - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office Martin Godbout - Hodran Inc. (for Québec) Grant Tipler - RBC Royal Bank (for Ontario) David Regan - KPMG LLP |
4:00-5:00pm
Bay Room |
Getting Money out of the Tax System
Moderator: Denis Lajoie - Ernst & Young LLP Panelists: Philippa Heritage - Canada Revenue Agency Anthony Giovanazzo- Cannasat Therapeutics Elizabeth Pringle - Ernst & Young LLP |
5:00-6:00 pm
Foyer |
Sponsors Reception at Marriott Hotel | 5:30-7:30 pm
offsite location |
Torys LLP, MaRS Innovation and MaRS Discovery District Reception
Location: MaRS Centre, 101 College St. | 7:30-9:30 pm
offsite location |
Equicom & BioFinance Pub Night for Really Cool People
Location: Duke of Richmond Pub, 20 Queen St. West in the Eaton Centre | Thursday | April 8, 2010 | 8:00-9:00 am
offsite location |
Commercializing Drugs and Medical Devices:
Managing IP, Product Liability and new Competition Act Risks – Seminar by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Location: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, 40 King Street West, 44th Floor, Toronto |
9:00-10:00 am
offsite location |
How To Cross The Valley Of Death: Three perspectives on how to successfully navigate your company through the early stages of drug and medical device development
Seminar by Nucro-Technics, CSTAR and The Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership. Location: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, 40 King Street, 44th Floor, Toronto |