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Select Greater Philadelphia Hosts European Life Sciences Media Tour


    Select Greater Philadelphia:

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    -- WHAT: Select Greater Philadelphia, the regional economic
    development organization dedicated to promoting the Greater
    Philadelphia region, invites you to attend a three-day
    briefing that will explore the dynamic intersection and
    partnership between industry, academia and government in
    the life sciences cluster within this 11-county area,
    emphasizing accelerated drug commercialization.

    -- WHERE: Southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern
    Delaware

    -- WHEN: Wednesday, May 21 to Friday, May 23, 2008 (morning)
    (welcoming dinner on Tuesday, May 20)

    (suggested European departure date: Tuesday, May 20;
    suggested return date: Friday, May 23)

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    The Greater Philadelphia region is home to an unparalleled
    combination of resources supporting biopharmaceutical research. The
    region´s leadership is directly attributable to the world-class
    educational institutions and healthcare organizations located here.
    Combining those assets with leading multinational pharmaceutical
    companies and more than 400 start-up firms creates a unique community,
    capable of taking cutting-edge discoveries from the lab to the
    marketplace in record times. The tour will highlight all the steps of
    the commercialization process: research centers, locales for clinical
    trials, life science incubators and biopharm companies, both large and
    small.

    The 3-day tour will include presentations, briefings and
    interviews with industry leaders and research scientists, as well as
    possible site visits to:

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    -- Research centers: Wistar Institute (PA) and Coriell Institute
    for Medical Research (NJ)

    -- Healthcare systems: Virtua Health (NJ) and Christiana Care (DE)

    -- Incubators: The Science Center (PA) and Delaware Technology
    Park (DE)

    -- Large pharma companies: AstraZeneca (DE), GlaxoSmithKline (PA),
    and Shire Pharmaceuticals

    -- Smaller biotech firms: Acureon (PA) and Genmab (NJ)

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    Learn more about these locations and the region´s life sciences
    cluster by visiting:

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    -- http://www.selectgreaterphiladelphia.com/look/lifebioscience.cfm

    -- http://www.look4science.com/

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    Airfare, lodging and meals will be provided by Select Greater
    Philadelphia.