When: Tue June 19, 2012 3:30 pm
Organization: Polaris Venture Partners
Location: Dogpatch Labs, One Cambridge Center, 6th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142
Website: http://vcpharma.eventbrite.com
Janssen Research &
Development collaborated with Polaris Venture Partners in January to
launch an exciting open source innovation platform to support
early-stage life sciences companies. Join us for an open house at our @dogpatchlabs location during the
BIO Annual Convention to learn how new models of investing are helping
fuel innovation and why early-stage life sciences companies with
transformative ideas are gravitating to novel platforms. Gain insights into how leading venture firms and big pharma are
using new and creative approaches to funding early stage innovation Learn how this and other collaborative models are addressing the
various challenges facing academia, big pharma and venture capital Examine how these types of open source partnerships can increase the probability of translating early stage technologies Hear from featured life sciences and healthcare IT companies using the open source model Tour @dogpatchlabs companies to learn how you can plug into this new ecosystem AGENDA: 3:30pm -- Networking 4:00pm -- Panel Discussion 5:00pm -- Tours of @Dogpatchlabs Panel Moderated by: Luke Timmerman Xconomy SPEAKERS: Michael Elliott, MD, PhD Janssen Research & Development, LLC Kevin Bitterman, PhD Polaris Venture Partners Michal Preminger, PhD, MBA Office of Technology Development Harvard Medical School Ram Sasisekharan, PhD Professor of Health Sciences & Technology and Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alan Eisenberg Executive Vice President for Emerging Companies & Business Development Biotechnology Industry Organization COMPANY PRESENTATIONS & TOURS: Life sciences: Energesis & Protokyne Healthcare IT: GingerIO & Relay Tech ATTN: BIO Participants: Look for Our Convenient Trolley Shuttle PickUp at 3:00 PM at BIO convention Returns after event