Agenda

1:00-1:30 p.m. Registration
1:30-1:40 p.m. Opening Remarks
1:40-2:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker Presentation:

Reid Wilson
Editor, Hotline On Call
National Journal
2:00-3:00 p.m. Panel: Federal Issues Facing the Biotech Industry:

Moderator: Al Smith
Managing Editor
Puget Sound Business Journal

M. Patricia Beckmann, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Oregon Translational Research and Drug Development Institute (OTRADI)

Lori Reilly
Vice President for Policy and Research
Pharmaceutical Research and. Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Dr. Roger Stark, M.D.
Center for Healthcare Policy Analyst
Washington Policy Center
3:00-3:15 p.m. Transition Break
3:15-3:45 p.m. Keynote Speaker Presentation:

Daniel Malarkey
Deputy Director
Washington State Department of Commerce
3:45-4:45 p.m. Panel: Biotech's Future in Washington State:

Moderator: Luke Timmerman
National Biotechnology Editor
Xconomy

Tom Clement
Chairman of the Board, Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
Chairman and Founder, Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc.

Phil Dyer
Senior Vice President, Professional Liability Division Healthcare Management Services
Kibble & Prentice

Tom Ranken
Long-time biotech entrepreneur

Paul Yager, Ph.D.
The Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair
Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington
4:45-5:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
5:15 p.m. Adjourn to Reception
Thank you!
Thanks to our speakers, panelists, partner organizations and the attendees for making the the Washington Bioscience Business Roundtable a success!
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December 2, 2009
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