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.
