PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP - MONDAY 4 October 2004
Workshop
14.00-17.00
BIOEXEC Ventures, LLC presents
Connecting with the US:
Strategies and Lessons for Establishing a Presence in the US Market

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Agenda
DAY ONE - Tuesday 5 October 2004
08.30
Chairman’s Opening Welcome
Dr. Christian Zschocke, Managing Partner, Morgan Lewis
Session 1
08.40
Keynote: Exploring the linkage between the US and European Markets
Dennis Purcell, Senior Managing Director, Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund
Session 2
09.00
Investment Themes for 2005
Chair: Hoda Abou-Jamra, Founder & CEO, BioExec Ventures LLC
Discussants: Joël Besse, Senior Partner, Atlas Venture
Denise Pollard-Knight, Head of Nomura Phase·4 Ventures, Nomura International plc
Dr Alexandra Goll, General Partner, Techno Venture Management GmbH (TVM)
Session 3
09.55
Corporate Funding through Capital Markets
Discussants:
Dr. rer. nat. Markus Metzger, Senior Analyst Biotech,
Bank Vontobel AG
Marc Zahn, Vice President, Head of Marketing and Sales,
SWX Swiss Exchange
10.35
BREAK
Session 4
11.05
Company Presentations: Listed Companies
13.10
LUNCH
Session 5
14.15
Company Presentations in Workshops
Venture Funded Early to Mid Stage Biotechs
• Therapeutics
• Immunology/Oncology
• Post-Genomics
• MedTech
15.45
BREAK
Session 6
16.15
Exploring the Attractiveness of the Life Science Sector to Investors
Dr. Peter Reinisch, Partner, Global Life Science Ventures
Session 7
16.40
LP Fund of Funds Advisors Panel: Asset Allocation into Life Sciences
Chair: Dr Katerina Lichtner, Founding Partner, Capital Dynamics
Discussants:
Susan Flynn, Partner, Coller Capital
Otello Stampacchia, Founder, Omega Investors
Hans van Swaay, Head of Private Equity, Pictet & Cie
William van Eesteren, Director, Wilshire Associates Europe
Session 8
17.20
Global Investor Roundtable
Chair: Stan Yakatan, Chairman, Katan Associates
Discussants:
Dr Brian Hargreaves, Global Sector Head – Healthcare, 3i Group plc
Marc Perret, Director, Gilde Investment Management
Dr Andreas Wicki, CEO, HBM Partners
Adi Seffer, Partner, Morgan Lewis
Antoine Papiernik, Managing Partner, Sofinnova
Nick Lowcock, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
18.30
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
 
Agenda
 
DAY TWO - Wednesday 6 October 2004
08.45
Opening Welcome
Willi Meier, CEO, Greater Zurich Area
and Board-member of Swiss Biotech
Session 9
09.00
Keynote: M&A
Martin Friedman, Global Head Pharma M&A and Collaborations, Global Business Development and Licensing, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Session 10
09.20
Bio Partnering Current Trends in ‘In and Out’ Licensing of Big Pharmas
Chair: Anthony Warnock-Smith, Partner, Morgan Lewis
Discussants:
Dr. Chris Henderson, Director Global Licensing, AstraZeneca
Dr. Jonathan D Turner, Head of Corporate Dept. Pharmaceutical Licensing, Boehringer Ingelheim
Jonathan Freeman, Director, Strategy & Portfolio Evaluation Corporate Business Development, Serono International
10.05
BREAK
Session 11
10.25
Company Presentations in Workshops:
Venture Funded Early to Mid Stage Biotechs
• Therapeutics
• Immunology/Oncology
12.25
LUNCH
Session 12
13.30
Deal Making as a Unique Financing Tool
Chair: Dimitri F Dimitriou, Chief Executive Officer, DyoDelta Biosciences Ltd
Discussants:
Tim McCarthy, CFO, Alizyme
Spiro Rombotis, CEO, Cyclacel
Sandrine Cailleteau, Head of Corporate Business Development & Licensing, Laboratories Fournier S.A.
Dr Andrew Barber, Global Licensing & Business Development Leader, Corporate Business Development, Merck KGaA
Dr Frank Grams, Global Alliance Director, Roche

Session 13
14.45
Company Presentations in Workshops:
Venture Funded Early to Mid Stage Biotechs
• Therapeutics
• Immunology/Oncology
16.15
END OF CONFERENCE