Saturday, April 21, 2007

at the California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. Baxter Hall
Program: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Cost: Early Registration - $40 (before Monday, April 16th)
Late Registration and at the door: $50; ($10 for students
with full-time student ID; free to Caltech students)

The Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area is not generally known for its startups in biotechnology businesses. However, the region boasts at least five world class research centers producing break-throughs in pharmaceutical and diagnostic technology, and these sources of innovation are seeding a new generation of biotech enterprises. Creativity, perseverance, and a solid business perspective, have already enabled a number of leading edge companies in the region to bridge the gap between basic university research and a commercially viable development company.

The April 21, 2007 session of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum will present life sciences entrepreneurs who have been able to start with science licensed from the major local research institutions, raise required startup financing and open their doors in the greater Los Angeles area. The only other thing they have in common is that none has followed the traditional institutional venture capital path. Some have involved the use of public company vehicles; others have raised initial stakes from individuals with a passion to find a treatment or cure for a medical condition; still others have managed to develop income from government or commercial contracts. We will also be joined by the president of the Keck Graduate Institute, a part of the Claremont Colleges that focuses on educating scientists to tackle the challenges of biotechnology business.

Confirmed Speakers

Mark E. Davis, Ph.D.
Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Co-founder
Insert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Panelists

Kenneth C. Aldrich
Managing Director, Convergent Ventures
Chief Executive Officer, International Stem Cell Corp.

Sheldon Schuster, Ph.D.
President
Keck Graduate Institute

David Skinner
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
LCS Constructors, Inc.

Moderator

Ira Moskatel
Attorney
Arnold & Porter LLP

Producers

Ira Moskatel
Attorney
Arnold & Porter LL

Rogelio F. Nochebuena
President
Nochebuena R&D

Date
Saturday morning, April 21, 2007

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

Cost
Early Registration - $40 (before Monday, April 16th)
Late Registration and at the door: $50; ($10 for students
with full-time student ID; free to Caltech students)

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	Caltech Industrial Relations Center
	Caltech Alumni Association
	MIT Alumni Association

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