Biotechnology Venture Development:
The New Rules of Engagement

Saturday, April 5, 2008

at the California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California

With more than $84 billion in blockbuster drugs losing their US patent protection in 2007, Big Pharma is looking for expeditious ways to fill their pipeline with drugs capable of delivering attractive returns to their share holders while improving the health of millions of people across the world. One of the most popular models for accomplishing this objective is to partner with small biotech companies that have shown encouraging results at Pre-Clinical, Phase One and Phase Two of the FDA regulatory approval process. Since 2002 we have seen an increase in the size of these deals that range from $30 million to $60 million at the Pre-Clinical level to more than $100 million for Phase One. Recently one of the companies presenting in this program was acquired by a foreign company for over $300 million. Steve Burrill, the CEO of Burrill & Company and the premier VC in this space, as well as the other participants will share their insights on how strategic partnerships help to raise company valuations and make them a more attractive target for acquisition.

Keynote
G. Steven Burrill
Chief Executive Officer
Burrill & Company

Company Presentation
Dr. Aya Jakobovits
Executive Vice President,
Head of Research & Development
Agensys, Inc.

Panel Members
Dr. Neven Karlovac
Sr. Adviser, Institute for Technology Advancement (ITA)
UCLA

Miss Lina Ramos
President & CEO
Emerging Growth Enterprise, LLC

Dr. Mark G. Tilley
Senior Investment Manager
DSM Venturing

Moderator/Producer
Rogelio Nochebuena
President.
Nochebuena R&D

Date
Saturday morning, April 5, 2008

Location
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. at Baxter Hall, Caltech
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Baxter Hall, Caltech

Cost
$40 on-line registration fee.  $50 at-the-door.  $10 for students with full-time student ID (must show at door); free to Caltech students. Registrations are taken on-line up to 5:00 p.m., April 3rd. There are no refunds for no-shows.

SPONSORS FOR THIS PROGRAM

FOUNDING SPONSORS

	Caltech Industrial Relations Center
	Caltech Alumni Association
	MIT Alumni Association

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