Updated Speaker List - November 15 Futures in Life Science Panel Discussion and Networking Event

We are pleased to list below our expanded speaker list for the upcoming Futures in Life Sciences panel and networking event focusing on the Finance, Legal, and Operations areas of the Life sciences industry. This event will be held on November 15th 2011 at the MassBio Offices, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142 from 5:30pm – 8:00pm. To register for the event, click on this link: http://futuresinlifesciences7.eventbrite.com/. The series of events are organized by Propel Careers, MassBio, and the MassBioEd. Below are more details also about the event itself.

Moderator: Daniel W. Young, Ph.D., Patent Agent Wolf Greenfield Panelists: Kevin Bitterman, Principal, Polaris Venture Partners; Irena Melnikova, Director, Prospective and Strategic Initiatives at sanofi-aventis; Sandra Glucksmann, Sr. VP Research & Business Operation at Cerulean Pharmaceuticals; Marc Recht, Partner, Cooley LLP; Denise Aronson, President, Safety Partners, Inc.

This event is the last event in a series of events organized in 2011 to exposure graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and medical residents to the exciting and varied careers that exist in the life sciences sector. This Futures in Life Science program brings together experts across a wide range of disciplines and functional areas within the life science industry, to detail their roles and provide a rich context for the audience to gain a clear understanding of the skills, aptitudes, competencies, and personalities that thrive in their particular functions.

Attendance for this program is open to current graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and medical residents who are interested in careers in the life sciences industry. Space is limited to 100 individuals.

Details for the 2012 event series will be available shortly.

Meeting Agenda: 5:30pm-6:00pm – Registration and Open Networking; 6:00pm-6:10pm – Introductions, Overview, and Recognition of Sponsors; 6:10pm-7:30pm – Panel Discussion; 7:30pm-8:00pm – Open Networking

Details for the other events in this series are listed below.

January 26th 2011: Program kickoff meeting with an overview of each area followed by deep dive sessions for the remainder of the year on each topic. To view a blog writeup from the event, see link: http://www.massbio.org/news/169-grad_post_doc_event_a_huge_success/news_detail

March 2011: Commercialization – Marketing/Product Management/Business Development. To view a blog writeup from the event, see link: http://www.propelcareers.com/blog/index.cfm/2011/3/20/Feedback-from-the-March-8th-Futures-in-Life-Science-Event

April 2011: Research and Development. To view pictures from the event, see link: https://picasaweb.google.com/114362230381970693778/FuturesInLifeScienceEventRDApril52011#

May 2011: Clinical Development/Medical Affairs. To view pictures from the event, see link: https://picasaweb.google.com/PropelCareers.Events/FuturesInLifeSciencesProgramClinicalDevelopmentRegulatoryAndMedicalAffairs?feat=directlink#5609290729063665682

September 2011: Bio-Informatics, Systems Biology, and Modeling. To view pictures from the event, see link: http://video214.com/play/wiCP86wIb0hQ2yqQcvfSmQ/s/dark

October 2011: Commercialization – Patient Advocacy, Reimbursement, Market Access, and Pharmacoeconomics. To view pictures from the event, see link: http://video214.com/play/pEurw77sTB2X2HFUnN1m4A/s/dark

We look forward to seeing you there!