BioBusiness Asia 2008 Tentative Program
July 22 (Tuesday)
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony (Grand Ballroom £L, 3rd Floor)
Global Trend Session
Session Chair: Dr. Chung-Cheng Liu, General Director, Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory, ITRI
09:30-10:20
Raju Kucherlapat
Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Medicine
Dr. Raju Kucherlapati, Genetics Dept., Harvard Medical School, Center for Genetics and Genomics
10:20-10:40 Break
10:40-11:30
Timothy Rodell
25 Years of Biotech - Evolution of Financing, Partnering and the Importance of Asia
Dr. Timothy Rodell, CEO and President, GlobeImmune, Inc.
11:30-12:20
David Bernstein
Streamlining Outsourced Drug Development ¡V Maximizing the Utilization of Global Contract Organizations
Dr. David Bernstein, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Regulatory Compliance, Bernstein CMC Regulatory Consulting
12:20-14:00 Luncheon Session - TaiGen Biotechnology "Business Model and Pipeline"
Session Chair: Dr. Chung-Cheng Liu, General Director, Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory, ITRI
Dr. Ming-Chu Hsu, Chairman & CEO, TaiGen Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Business Model and Strategy Session
Session Chair: Dr. Ming-Chi Wu, President, Development Center for Biotechnology
14:00-14:30
Susan Pond
Overview of the Australian Biotechnology Sector
Dr. Susan Pond, CEO, Johnson & Johnson Research Pty Ltd
14:30-15:00
Tony Hickson
Imperial Innovations Group Plc - A Different Approach to Technology Transfer
Mr. Tony Hickson, Head of Bioscience, Imperial Innovations Group PLC
15:00-15:30
Chen-Lung Steve Lin
From Bench to Bedside, and to Desk -- A Change of Mindset
Dr. Chen-Lung Steve Lin, Chair, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College

15:30-15:50 Break
15:50-16:50 Panel Discussion
Moderator
  Dr. Ming-Chi Wu, President, Development Center for Biotechnology
Panelists
  Dr. Susan Pond, CEO, Johnson & Johnson Research Pty Ltd.
Mr. Tony Hickson, Head of Bioscience, Imperial Innovations Group PLC
Dr. Chen-Lung Steve Lin, Chair, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College
Dr. Hardy W. Chan, Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.
Dr. Uwe Peukert, Director, Global External Research & Development, Eli Lilly& Co
16:50-18:00 Exhibition & Cocktail Reception
18:00-20:30 BBA Conference Banquet
July 23 (Wednesday)
Investor and Business Partnering Session
Session Chair: Dr. Hong-Jen Chang, Chairman and CEO, YFY Biotech Management Company
09:00-09:30
Elka Nir
Global trends and challenges in Medical Devices - VC investments
Ms. Elka Nir, Managing Director, Giza Venture Capital
09:30-10:10
Axel Polack
VC Challenges for Selecting Biopharmaceutical Investment Opportunities & Case Studies.
Dr. Axel Polack, General Partner, TVM Capital
10:10-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 VC Panel
How to Create Values and Opportunities by Connecting the Global Value Chain?
Moderator
  Dr. Johnsee Lee, President, ITRI
Panelists
  Dr. Raju Kucherlapati, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Hong-Jen Chang, YFY Biotech Management Company
Ms. Elka Nir, Giza Venture Capital
Dr. Axel Polack, TVM Capital
Dr. David Bernstein, Bernstein CMC Regulatory Consulting
Dr. Timothy Rodell, GlobeImmune, Inc.
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Company Presentation - Biotech Investment Opportunities
Over 20 emerging biotech companies from Australia, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Thailand, USA, Germany, etc will present their Corporate and R&D overview in 4 sessions - New Drug Development , Anti-infective Therapeutics, R&D Service and Medical Device. It is a supreme opportunity for biotech companies, the major VC¡¦s, and investors from all over the world to meet one-on-one.
16:00-17:00 One-On-One Meeting with 20 Companies
New Drug Development Anti-infective Therapeutics R&D Service Medical Device
Adjournment