| Wednesday, April 5 |
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06:30 pm - 08:30 pm |
Israel - U.S. Midwest VC Cocktail/Dinner (The Standard Club, Downtown Chicago)
Sponsored by Barnes & Thornburg, Crowe Chizek, & National City Bank |
| Thursday, April 6 |
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06:45 am - 07:30 am |
Bus Ride to Illinois Science + Technology Park |
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07:30 am - 08:00 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Breakfast is sponsored by McGuire Woods and Wiiliam Blair & Co. |
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08:00 am - 08:30 am |
Plenary Session (Main Auditorium) |
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08:00 am |
Welcome, Introduction and Program Objectives
Bruce Fox, President, America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago |
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08:10: am
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Midwest and US Life Science Industry
Norbert Riedel, Corporate Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Baxter |
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08:25 am |
Israeli Life Science Industry - An Overview
Yael Rogel-Fuchs, Executive Director, Israel Life Science Industry |
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08:40 am - 08:45 am |
Transition to Selected Company Presentations |
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08:45 am - 10:45 am
Main Auditorium
Conference Room
Q1205
Conference Room
Q1205 |
Company Presentations (15 minutes each)
Pharma & Drug Delivery
Moderated by Beth Blom, National City Bank
- 08:45 am: To be announced
- 09:00 am: Bioline RX
- 09:15 am: Do-Coop Technologies
- 09:30 am: HBL (Hadasit)
- 09:45 am: Proteologics
- 10:00 am: Rosetta
Diagnostic, Tools & Nanotech
Moderated by Barnes & Thornburg
- 08:45 am: Link-a-Gene
- 09:00 am: Molecular Cytomics
- 09:15 am: NanoInk
- 09:30 am: Quantomix
Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells
Moderated by Ron Ralph, Crowe
- 09:45 am: Bio Regenerate
- 10:00 am: Collplant
- 10:15 am: Core Dynamics
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| 10:30am - 10:45 am |
Coffee Break (Atrium) |
10:45 am - 11:45 pm
Main Auditorium
Conference Room
Q1205 |
Company Presentations (15 minutes each)
Medical Devices
Moderated by Richard Kaplan, Brinks Hofer Gilson Lione
- 10:45 am: YMed
- 11:00 am: FlowMedic
- 11:15 am: GeneGrafts
- 11:30 am: BrainsGate
- 11:45 am: Microdel
Tech Transfer, Incubators & Others
Moderated by Max Puyanic, William Blair & Co.
- 11:00 am: Meytav Incubator
- 11:15 am: Misgav Incubator
- 11:30 am: TEIC/Technion Incubator
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| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
Buffet Lunch (Atrium)
Sponsored by Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Overview - One-on-One Meeting Format Flow, Sharon Beth-Halachmy |
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12:30 pm: |
Transition to One-on-One Meetings |
| 12:45 pm - 02:30 pm |
One-on-One Meetings with Midwest Life Science Companies
(Three 30 minute company rotations - 5 minute breaks between meetings) |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm |
Coffee Break (Atrium) |
| 2:45 pm - 03:15 pm |
BIRD FOUNDATION PRESENTATION (Main Auditorium)
Fostering & Funding Israeli-American Company Collaborations
Dr. Eitan Yudilevich, Executive Director, BIRD Foundation |
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03:15 pm - 05:00 pm
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One-on-One Meetings with Midwest Life Science Companies
(Three 30 minute company rotations - 5 minute breaks between meetings) |
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05:00 pm - 06:00 pm
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Meeting Wrap Up (Main Auditorium), and Tours of the Illinois Science + Technology Park
Michael Rosen |
| 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm |
Cocktail Reception & Buffet: Key Sponsor Recognition
Keynote Address:
Dr. Eli Oper, Chief Scientist, State of Israel
Sponsored by Barnes & Thornburg, Crowe Chizek, & National City Bank |
| 07:30 pm |
Return to Hotel |
| Friday, April 7 |
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| 06:45 am - 07:30 am |
Bus Ride to Illinois Science + Technology Park |
| 07:30 am - 08:00 am |
Continental Breakfast (Atrium)
Breakfast is sponsored by McGuire Woods and Wiiliam Blair & Co. |
| 08:00 am - 08:15 am |
Welcome to Illinois Science + Technology Park (Main Auditorium)
Gayle B. Farris, President, Science + Technology Group, a Division of
Forest City Enterprises |
| 08:15 am - 08:30 am |
Why Illinois and the Midwest is a Great Place to Do Business
David Miller, President, Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization (IBIO) |
| 08:30 am - 10:00 am |
Panel Session I (Main Auditorium)
Partnering With U.S. Life Science Companies
Moderated by Michael Rosen
- Abbot Laboratories: Tony Deahl, Divisional VP, Licensing & New Business Dev. -
Americas, Global Pharmaceutical R&D
- Baxter International: Dave Holder, VP, Corporate Business Planning & Dev.
- Medtronic: Erik J. Bass, M.D., Director, Medical Technology International
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals: Yoichi Okumura, VP, Business Development
- Cook: Mike Hiles, Ph.D., VP, Research & Clinical Affairs |
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10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Coffee Break (Atrium) |
| 10:15 am - 12:15 pm |
One-on-One Meetings with Midwest Life Science Companies
(Three 30 minute company rotations - 5 minute breaks between meetings) |
| 12:15 pm - 01:00 pm |
Lunch & Networking (Atrium)
Sponsored by Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione |
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01:00 pm - 02:30 pm
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Panel Session II (Main Auditorium)
U.S./Israeli Venture Capital - "Cross Country Investments"
Moderated by Limor Sandach, Evergreen Venture Partners
- Adams Street Partners: Craig Taylor, Ph.D., Partner
- William Blair & Co.: Max Puyanic, Executive, Director of Israeli Alliance
- Essex Woodlands Health Ventures: Immanuel Thangaraj, Managing Director
- Evergreen Venture Partners: Ronit Bendori, Ph.D., General Partner
- Ofer Hi-Tech: Yoav Doppelt, CEO
- Pitango: Ruti Alon, General Partner |
| 02:30 pm - 03:35 pm |
One-on-One Meetings with Midwest Life Science Companies
(Two 30 minute company rotations - 5 minute breaks between meetings) |
| 03:35 pm - 03:45 pm |
Meeting Close - Co-Chairs, Israel and U.S. |
| 3:45 pm |
Return to Hotel |
| Saturday, April 8 |
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| 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Cocktail Reception, Israeli Consulate General to the Midwest
Sponsored by Barnes & Thornburg, Crowe Chizek, & National City Bank |
