Press Release
For Immediate Release
www.bio.org
Press Contact: Erin Reese
202-962-9235
Investor Contact: John Craighead, Ph.D.
202-962-6632
BIO Announces Initial Companies Selected to Present at the Seventh Annual BioŽ Investor Forum
Conference will be held October 29-31 at the Palace Hotel San Francisco, Calif.
WASHINGTON, DC - (September 16, 2008) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced the first 76 companies selected through a competitive screening process to present at the Seventh Annual BIO Investor Forum. Presenting companies will be asked to focus on near-term clinical catalysts and accomplishments across therapeutic fields and areas of unmet medical need.
A total of 190 presenting companies will be selected and posted on the conference website on a rolling basis. To view the latest list, please visit http://investorforum.bio.org.
Select late-stage private and emerging public biotech companies were nominated by an Advisory Committee, comprised of members from top-tier firms from the buy-side, sell-side, venture capital and private equity communities:
- Gaurav Aggarwal, M.D., Panorama Capital
- Ashley Dombkowski, Ph.D., MPM Capital
- Rishi Gupta, J.D., OrbiMed Advisors, LLC
- William Ho, Banc of America Securities, LLC
- Ron Laufer, M.D., Visium Asset Management
- George Milstein, Pacific Growth Equities, LLC
- Matthew Perry, Biotechnology Value Fund, LP
- Michael Wasserman, Ph.D., H.I.G. Ventures
The BIO Investor Forum is a national investor conference featuring leading private and emerging public companies. The meeting attracts sophisticated healthcare venture and private equity investors, buy-side investors and research analysts. In addition, the BIO Investor Forum draws business development executives from leading global pharmaceutical and mature biotechnology companies.
This year's meeting will continue to explore current and competitive therapeutic development trends and investment opportunities in life sciences through therapeutic, business and plenary panels. The conference will also feature BIO's web-based partnering system to arrange one-on-one meetings between registered companies, investors, and industry business development, licensing and therapeutic franchise heads.
To learn more about the BIO Investor Forum, including registration and program information, please visit http://investorforum.bio.org. Registration is complimentary for qualified investors and credentialed members of the media.
The following companies will present at the Seventh Annual BIO Investor Forum:
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD)
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.
Acologix, Inc.
Acucela Inc.
Aegerion
Affymax Inc. (AFFY)
Allon Therapeutics Inc. (NPC)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY)
Amira Pharma
Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc (ANDS)
Arana Therapeutics Limited (ATPCF)
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (RDEA)
Athersys, Inc. (ATHX)
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (AVAN)
Bayhill Therapeutics
Biolex Therapeutics
BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc (BMTI)
BiPar Sciences
BrainCells
CardioVascular BioTherapeutics Inc (CVBT)
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cell Therapeutics Inc (CTICD)
ChemoCentryx
CombinatoRx Inc (CRXX)
Curis Inc (CRIS)
CytRx Corporation (CYTR)
DiObex
Elixir Pharmaceuticals
Endocyte
Geron Corporation (GERN)
GlobeImmune
Glycomimetics, Inc.
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc (HALO)
Hemispherx Biopharma Inc (HEB)
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc (HEPH)
Hydra Biosciences
Icagen Inc (ICGN)
ImmunoGen, Inc. (IMGN)
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc (ISTA)
KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Karo Bio AB (KARO.ST)
Macrogenics
Metabasis Therapeutics Inc (MBRX)
Metabolex
MethylGene Inc (MYLGF.PK)
Micromet Inc (MITI)
Molmed SpA (MTA:MLM)
Nabriva GMBH
Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NAPL.L)
NeurAxon
Nile Therapeutics, Inc (NLTX)
Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO.OB)
Oncolytics Biotech Inc (ONCY)
Oncothyreon Inc. (ONTY)
Pacific Biosciences
Peplin (PEPBF.PK)
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc (PPHM)
Phenomix
Portola Pharmaceuticals
Presidio Pharmaceuticals
Proteolix, Inc.
QuatRx Pharmaceuticals
Reata Pharmaceuticals
Regulus Therapeutics
Relypsa
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(SNSS)
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
Symphogen
Synageva BioPharma Corp
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
Targeted Genetics Corp (TGEN)
Tobira Therapeutics
Tranzyme Pharma
Wilex AG (WL6.DE)
XDx
Zelos Therapeutics
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,200 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world's largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.
Upcoming BIO Events
Intellectual Property Council Committee Fall Conference and Meeting
October 20-22, 2008
Orlando, Fla.
BIO HR Conference 2008
October 26-28, 2008
San Diego, Calif.
BIO-LES Advanced Business Development Course
October 27-29, 2008
San Francisco, Calif.
Seventh Annual BIO Investor Forum
October 29-31, 2008
San Francisco, Calif.
Advanced Business Development Course
November 14-16, 2008
Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany
BIO-Europe 2008
November 17-19, 2008
Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany
2009 BIO International Convention
May 18-21, 2009
Atlanta, Ga.