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BIO CEO 2012 Opening Remarks

The 14th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference started with a busy turnout Monday at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City. Meetings scheduled between institutional investors and biotech executives hit a record high and the opening plenary was a standing room only event. Kicking off the plenary were opening remarks from BIO’s Executive Vice President of Emerging Companies and Business Development, Alan Eisenberg. A copy of the slides can be found here: Opening Plenary Read More >

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Value Drivers Under the Influence – How Licensing and Key Events Affect Valuation

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The Tuesday plenary luncheon at the 2012 BIO CEO & Investor Conference featured a panel of experts representing several perspectives on valuation. The session opened with Ben Bonifant, Senior Vice President & Practice Area Leader at Campbell Alliance, presenting results from their Corporate Value Study, which was followed by a discussion examining the key value drivers for emerging companies. Bonifant moderated the panel discussion that featured: Rachel K. King, Chief Executive Officer, GlycoMimetics, Inc. Michael Margolis, Read More >

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Fireside Chat with Dr. Mikael Dolsten

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Day two of the BIO CEO & Investor Conference kicked off with a Fireside Chat featuring Mikael Dolsten, MD, Phd, president, worldwide research & development from Pfizer, Inc and moderated by Mark Schoenebaum, senior biotechnology analyst with ISI Group. Speaking to a full room, Dr. Dolsten touched on Pfizer’s R&D priorities and their increased efforts to focus on investor capital return through a strong mixture of science, business and financial endeavors. In focusing on R&D, Pfizer has Read More >

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Picks and Pans – The Buy-Side View for 2012

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What’s the forecast for biotech in 2012? Do investors think it is a good time to invest in biotechnology? Are they interested in taking on early stage companies? At the BIO CEO & Investor Conference opening plenary, the BIO Industry Analysis team released results from their Investor Perception Study and, afterwards, a panel of portfolio managers and senior buy-side analysts fielded a range of question about the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. David Gluckman, M.D., Read More >

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“Alz” Well That Ends Well: The Beta-Amyloid Debate in Alzheimer’s Research

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Researchers and clinicians alike believe there is substantial evidence to support the hypothesis that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may be caused by deposition of amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) in plaques in brain tissue. But drugs targeted towards the beta-amyloid have met with significant setbacks challenging whether the target is, in fact, real. With several late stage drugs targeting beta-amyloid poised for market entry, a panel of opinion leaders in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and scientific industry specialists Read More >

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