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May 21, 2010
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa
3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85745

 
Capitalizing on Innovation

This year’s Expo will be unlike those of the past. There we will network, learn and have fun. The program theme is “Capitalizing on Innovation” and will feature sessions on entrepreneurship and the interrelationship between science and business.  Representatives of early stage companies will describe their operations to potential business partners.  Additionally, we will hear from our gubernatorial candidates during the luncheon plenary.  Biotech Vendor Services, a national firm specializing in bioscience exhibitions across the U.S., will organize this year’s exhibit hall.  And the day will end with a mariachi reception bash. For those interested, special room rates and a golf package are available.

Special Thanks to this year's Platinum Sponsor

  JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa
3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd,
Tucson, AZ 85745

Starr Pass was the winner of the 2008 - 2009 Travel + Leisure Magazine Worlds Best Hotels and the 2008 Condé Nast Magazine top 100 Golf Resorts. For Expo attendees Starr Pass is offering the following specials:

• Single/double room rate of $116 per night plus tax: Includes "view" upgrade, complimentary overnight self parking and use of the fitness center.  Please Click Here to take advantage of this special rate (complete "Check Rates & Availability" section on the right side of the page, group code should be automatically completed), or call 1-888-527-8989.
• Green fees: $90 plus tax before 2 PM and $75 plus tax thereafter between May 20th and May 24th.  To book a tee time at this rate, please call 520-670-0406 and let them know you are part of the AZBio Group. 
   

Online Registration is now closed.  On-site registration will be available starting at 7:30am.

Conference Schedule:

Gubernatorial Forum

We are pleased to announce that the Southwest Bioscience Expo will feature a gubernatorial forum during the luncheon plenary.  This is a chance for you to hear from the candidates as they discuss their thoughts about the bioscience industry.  Currently, Terry Goddard, Dean Martin and John Munger are scheduled to participate.  More details will be announced soon.
 

 Company Showcase:

The Company Showcase provides regional bioscience R&D companies with exposure to potential strategic partners through oral PowerPoint presentations with time for Q&A during two concurrent sessions and at the closing reception immediately following these sessions.  The 18 companies selected to highlight their technologies, products and partnering needs at the Showcase are:

Amplimed Corporation
Apthera, Inc.
Array Therapeutic, LLC
bioVidria, Inc.
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Champions Biotechnology, Inc.
Expesicor
GAREV Medical, LLC
InnovateLife
L2B Environmental Systems, Inc.
Lifeflow Technologies, Inc.
MDxBioAnalytical Laboratory, Inc.
PADT Medical
PathoGene, LLC
PetDNA services of AZ
Spacefill Enterprises, LLC - website under construction
Synbuild, LLC
Valley Fever Solutions
 

Sponsors & Exhibitors:

Sponsorship and Exhibitors opportunities are now available.   Please Click Here to view the Sponsor & Exhibitor Prospectus. 

Biotech Vendor Services, a national firm specializing in bioscience exhibitions across the U.S., will organize this year’s exhibit hall.

For questions regarding the Exhibit Hall, please contact Pamela Oliva with Biotech Vendor Services.
 

Platinum Sponsor

Fish & Richardson is a leading global law firm with 400 attorneys and technology specialists practicing intellectual property strategy and counseling, intellectual property litigation, and business litigation. Fish conducts complex legal work for cutting-edge, innovative clients who value their intellectual property. The firm recently was named:

• Top patent prosecution firm (Managing Intellectual Property, February 2010)
• IP Firm of the Year (Law360, January 2010)
• National Firm of the Year for Life Sciences and Biotechnology (Managing Intellectual Property North America Awards, March 2009)
• As handling more patent litigation than any other law firm (IP Law & Business, September 2009)
• Number one IP firm for America’s biggest companies (Corporate Counsel, September 2009)
• As handling two of the top 10 most important IP cases of 2009 (Managing Intellectual Property, January 2010) 

Our award-winning biotechnology practice consists of 75 attorneys and technology specialists, many of whom possess advanced technical degrees in the fields that they now serve. With clients including start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, and academic and research institutions, our team has the experience to maximize almost any organization’s IP strategy.

For more information, Click Here.

Silver Sponsor

After a challenging 2009, the biotechnology industry has demonstrated its resilience.  Through a combination of cost-cutting, creative financing, and a willingness to accept less favorable deal terms, many companies live to fight another day.  Now, more than ever, biotech companies require sound advisors who can assist them in raising money and growing their business.  The companies that will succeed in getting products to market are those that secure competent legal counsel who will champion the client through all aspects of its growth.

Snell & Wilmer offers a full array of services through a carefully assembled Bioscience Industry Group.  Our attorneys provide effective counsel to local, regional and national biotech, pharmaceutical and agricultural clients.  We understand the critical role of an experienced legal advisor and are committed to providing our clients with the information necessary to make well-informed decisions.  We are privileged to serve many biotech clients and welcome the opportunity to serve you.

For more information, Click Here.