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The Bazelon Center Welcomes President Obama's Pledge To People With Mental Disabilities On Olmstead's 10th Anniversary
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Conference: Discovery Partnerships: Academia & Industrial Interactions

Opal Events is proud to present our next exciting conference Drug Discovery Partnerships: Academia & Industrial Interactions , to be held at the Hyatt Regency in Boston on October 28-30, 2009. Early stage drug discovery is a key bottleneck in the pipeline to find novel drugs. With key products suffering patent expiration in coming years, the need for new approaches to accelerate development of new chemical entities to treat severely unmet medical needs is more urgent than ever. This event brings together pharmaceutical companies, universities, small biotechnology enterprises, government agencies, for-profit and not-for profit research institutions to exchange ideas, make connections and discuss opportunities to create an environment that will foster pharmaceutical innovation. Overcome Your Most Critical Challenges in forming Academia-Industrial Partnerships: - Understand Specific Requirements Regarding Investigational New Drug (IND) Application and Approval Process - Maximize the Value and Minimize the Risk by Partnering with the Right Entity - Hear Insider"s Guide to Securing Grant Money for Your Drug Discovery Project - Examine Recent United States Decisions and their Impact on Pharmaceutical and Academia Patenting - Improve Speed to Market with Seamless Alignment on Science and Technology Who Will Attend? Pharmaceuticals, Biotechs, Academia, Foundations, Technology Companies and CRO"s - Managers/ Directors/ VP"s/ Faculty Advisors of: - External Research Collaboration - Scientific Affairs - Business Development - Partnership/ Alliance Management - Office of Technology Transfer - Academic Screening Facilities - School of Medicine/ Life Sciences/ Pharmacy - Grants Manager - Program Officer - Research & Development Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities If you are interested in sponsorship, exhibiting or speaking opportunities, please contact Kay Ye at kye@opalevents.org or 212 532-9898, extension 263. Register Registration is already open on our website here. Sign up today! Opal Events


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