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SIXTH ANNUAL
LifeScience Alley™ CONFERENCE & EXPO
Thursday, December 6, 2007
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RiverCentre St. Paul, MN
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Michael Joyner, MD
Deputy Director for Research
Mayo Clinic

“The Biomedical Future: Ideas vs. Infrastructure”

Seminar Session 1  9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
 

A1

The Innovation Path: Taking Your Science to the Market

Jeffrey Saunders, JD, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Not Available
Doug Johnson, Director, Venture Center, University of Minnesota Presentation
Ian Smith, PhD, DSc, FRSC, OFS, Director General,
National Research Council of Canada Institute for Biodiagnostics
Presentation
James Grabek, President, Agricultural Solutions, Inc. Not Available

B1  

Why Medical Devices Need Biotech and Why Biotech Needs Medical Devices

Bonnie Baskin, PhD, President & CEO, AppTec Labs Presentation
Don Kleinsek, CEO, GeriGene Medical Corporation Presentation
Nelson Scarborough, PhD, Group Director, Biologics R&D,
Medtronic Spine and Biologics
Not Available
Barb Potts, PhD, Principal Scientist, Quality, Genetech, Inc.

C1 

Stem Cell Research and Applications Today

Michael Kallos, PhD, PEng, Principal Investigator,
Canadian Stem Cell Network, University of Calgary
Michael Haider, President & CEO, BioE, Inc Presentation
Meri Firpo, PhD, Asst. Professor, University of Minnesota
Stem Cell Institute and Department of Medicine
Not Available

D1 

Choosing and Supporting the Right Physicians to Champion and Execute Your Clinical Trial

Darin Lerew , PhD, Senior Clinical Manager, Medtronic Neuromodulation Not Available
Kevin Nickels , President & CEO, Celleration, Inc. Not Available
Brian Olshansky , MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Iowa
Hospitals
Presentation

E1 

Adapting to FDA Requirement Changes and Keeping Innovation Alive

Jeffrey Mirviss, Vice President Marketing, Boston Scientific Corporation Presentation
Robert Klepinski, JD, Attorney, Fredrickson & Byron, PA Not Available
Mac McKeen, MBA, RAC, Director, Regulatory Affairs,
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division
Presentation

F1 

Advanced Scenario: Planning for a Sustainable Renewable Energy Economy

Amy Johnson, MPA, Senior Project Manager,
BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota
Presentation
Mike Bull, Assistant Commissioner for Renewable Energy
& Advanced Technologies, Minnesota Department of Commerce
Presentation

G1 

Managing Through Change: Leading In A Fast-Paced Environment

Jim Hall, Vice President of Technical Operations, Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. Not Available
Fred Parks, PhD, Chairman & CEO, Urologix, Inc. Presentation
Stacy Enxing Seng, President, Cardio Peripheral Division, ev3 Not Available
Seminar Session 2  11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
 

A2 

Starting Your Start-up: Learn from the Leaders

Tom Martin, JD, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Not Available
Pete McNerney, Partner, Thomas McNerney & Partners Not Available
Mark Knudson, President & CEO, EnteroMedics, Inc. Not Available

B2 

Drug Discovery in the Region: Leveraging The Talents of Those Around Us

Joel Green, JD, Partner, Lindquist & Vennum, PLLP Not Available
Gunda Georg, PhD, Department Head, Medicinal Chemistry; Director, Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy Not Available
David Land, President, Medisyn Technologies Presentation
Vickie O'Neill, Vice President, Drug Delivery,
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.
Presentation

C2 

Nanotechnology: Current Applications in Medical Devices

Art Erdman, PhD, Professor & Director, Medical Device Center,
University of Minnesota
Not Available
Bob Hoerr, MD, PhD, President & CEO, Nanocopoeia, Inc. Presentation
Robert Burrell, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Biomaterials, University of Alberta Presentation

D2 

The Value of Collecting FDA and CMS Data Concurrently

Mary Kay Kessinger Sobcinski, RN, Senior Principal Advisor, RCRI Presentation
Karin Bolinger, Senior Reimbursement Manager, Medtronic, Inc., CRDM Presentation
Monica Schultz, Principal Advisor, RCRI Presentation

E2 

510K Without Clinical Data: A Blessing or a Curse?

Paula Skjefte, MBA, President & CEO, Waterford Consulting, Inc. Not Available
Brent O’Connell, MD, MHSA, Chief Medical Officer, Argenta Reimbursement Advisors Not Available
Eric Simso, Vice President, Interventional Cardiology Marketing, Boston Scientific Corp. Not Available

F2 

Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology: Seeking Optimal Crop Results for
Nutrition and Bio Products

Robert Elde, PhD, Dean of the College of Biological Sciences,
University of Minnesota
Not Available
Michael Raab, PhD, CEO, Agrivada, Inc. Presentation
David Jessen, PhD, Head, Traits & Technology - Product Development, Syngenta Seeds, Inc. Presentation

G2 

Solving Unmet Global Health Needs: Altruism, Smart Business or Both?

James Toscano, President, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation Not Available
Jeff Chell, MD, CEO, National Marrow Donor Program Presentation

Joe McCullough, President International Division, St. Jude Medical

Presentation
 
Luncheon General Session  2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Student Poster Award Winners
New Technology Presentations

Presentation

Paul Yock, MD

Director, Biodesign Program

Stanford University

"Creating a Commercialization Culture —
A View From Silicon Valley's Life Science Cluster"

Seminar Session 3  HOT TOPICS  2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

A3 

The Subtleties of Outsourcing: Knowing When and How to Rely on the Expertise of Others

Barbara Roth, Consultant Strategic Operations, ATIVA Not Available
Howard Dittmer, Executive Vice President Engineering,
Herbst LaZar Bell
Not Available
Rich Nazarian, President & CEO, Minnetronix Not Available

Gregg Mosley, MS, President, Biotest Laboratories

Not Available

B3 

Consumer-Driven Health Care: What’s the New Paradigm?

David Melloh, JD, Partner, Lindquist & Vennum, PLLP Not Available
Maureen Swan, Principal, The MedTrend Group Presentation
Neil Chaffee, Vice President, Market Development, Consumer Aware Presentation

C3

Bioinformatics: Computers for Cures

Jeffrey Budd, PhD, Senior Staff Biostatistician, Beckman Coulter, Inc. Not Available
Connie Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI Professor &  Dean,
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
Presentation
Drew Flaada, Director, IBM/Mayo Collaboration,
Life Sciences & Blue Gene Software Development
Presentation
Eric Wieben, PhD, Director of Genomics Technology Center, Mayo Clinic Presentation

D3

Devices vs. Drugs: Exploring New Treatment Technologies

Judith Titcomb, JD, MPA, Principal, Pulse Innovation Presentation
Rob Kieval, PhD, DVM, Executive Vice President
and Chief Technology Officer, CVRx, Inc.
Not Available
James Bullock, CEO, Atritech, Inc. Presentation

E3

Aging with Attitude: Health Care Demands of Baby Boomers

MaryJo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director,
Center for Spirituality & Healing, University of Minnesota
Presentation
Bruce Batten, PhD, CEO/Co-Founder, Hylas, Inc. Presentation
Pennie Viggiano, MHA, MBA, System Director,
Government and Special Populations, HealthEast Care System
Presentation

F3

Next Generation Combination Products

Mark DuVal, President, DuVal & Associates, PA Presentation
Joseph Smith, MD, PhD, Vice President,
Microelectronic Technologies, Cordis Corporation, Johnson & Johnson
Presentation
Darrel Untereker, PhD, Vice President,
Corporate Research & Technology, Medtronic, Inc.
Not Available

G3

Exciting, Inviting Science! Pop Culture and STEM education

Cecily Sommers, President, Push Institute Not Available
Timothy Jump, Director, Advanced Competitive Science,
Benilde-St. Margaret’s School
Not Available
Uta Sboto-Frankenstein, PhD, Institute for Biodiagnostics,
National Research Council of Canada
Presentation