MAY 20, 2008
Sheraton Boston Hotel
2:00pm – 7:00pm
Registration is NOW OPEN!
Join biotechnology leaders to network, compare notes, learn about the latest industry trends, and share in the collective wisdom and expertise of your esteemed colleagues. Hear industry experts analyze tectonic shifts in healthcare that will impact business, science and policy. Explore featured panel presentations on the landscape for reimbursement of innovative therapeutics, the prospects for personalized medicine, and opportunities sparked by the state’s soon-to-be-passed $1 billion Life Sciences Initiative.

Participate in the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council’s most important event this year, the 2008 MBC Annual Meeting.
Register today!

2:00PM - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Agenda for Academic Medicine
Paul Levy, President & CEO
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2:30PM - MBC BUSINESS MEETING

3:30PM - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

A DRUG JUST FOR ME?
WHAT THE FUTURE REALLY HOLDS IN STORE FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Moderator: Douglas Onsi, Esq., Venture Partner, HealthCare Ventures

Panelists:
Mara Aspinall, Senior Advisor, Genzyme Corp and Past President, Genzyme Genetics
Elan Ezickson, Chief Business Officer, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mason Freeman, M.D., Clinical. Director of Adult Medical Genetics, Massachusetts General Hospital
Gautam Jaggi, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young Global Biotechnology Center
IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY PAY?
THE COMING CHALLENGES OF COVERAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT IN THE INNOVATIVE AGE
Moderator: Bob Flaherty, President & CEO, Athena Diagnostics, Inc.

Panelists:
John M. Taylor, Executive Vice President for Health, Biotechnology Industry Organization
Bruce Quinn, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Health Policy Specialist, Foley Hoag LLP
Rina Wolf, Vice President, Reimbursement & Payor Relations, RedPath Integrated Pathology
Barry Zallen, M.D., Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
4:30PM - CLOSING PLENARY

OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME: HOW MBC MEMBERS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE STATE’S $1 BILLION LIFE SCIENCES INITIATIVE
Moderator: Peter Abair, Director, Economic Development, MBC

Panelists:
Daniel O’Connell, Secretary, Office of Housing and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (invited)
Michael J. Rodrigues, State Representative, 8th Bristol District of Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Jack M. Wilson, Ph.D., President, The University of Massachusetts
5:30pm - NETWORKING RECEPTION
For Sponsorship and detailed program information go to http://www.massbio.org or contact L.Elverrillo@Massbio.org