From owner-bionews@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Tue Sep 24 04:44:14 2002 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 03D9C17B14 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 04:44:10 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id D468A17A7F for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 04:44:08 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 6022) id 43A0817A62; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 04:44:03 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id A07E617ADB for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:18:18 +0100 (BST) Received: from sjc3-1.relay.mail.uu.net (sjc3-1.relay.mail.uu.net [199.171.54.122]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F5F417AD6 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:18:15 +0100 (BST) Received: from proxy.google.com by sjc3sosrv11.alter.net with ESMTP (peer crosschecked as: proxy.google.com [216.239.33.5]) id QQnhpd11198 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 19:18:07 GMT Received: from sjmm36.sj.google.com (sjmm36.prod.google.com [10.6.39.36]) by proxy.google.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g8NJH6dK024745 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:17:06 -0700 Received: (from news@localhost) by sjmm36.sj.google.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id MAA02483 for bionet-announce@moderators.isc.org; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:17:06 -0700 To: bionet-announce@moderators.isc.org From: jassw@us-japan.org (Japan-America Society) Newsgroups: bionet.announce Subject: Biotech & Japan Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: <2e98eb4d.0209231117.c45fb79@posting.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1032808625 2482 127.0.0.1 (23 Sep 2002 19:17:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 23 Sep 2002 19:17:06 GMT Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 04:44:03 +0100 (BST) X-Razor-id: 319aa774c6040bce584e7895cf9eb7719e4fa76c Sender: owner-bionews@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk I thought those interested in the biotech industry might also be interested in this program. ------------------------ The Japan-America Society and Ernst & Young present PARTNERING WITH JAPAN FOR BIOTECH SUCCESS A Practical Panel Discussion to Doing Bio-Business with Japan October 1, 2002 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. with a networking reception to follow DETAILS Location: The Harbor Club (Norton Building, 801 Second Avenue, Seattle) Time: Round table: 3:30-5:30 p.m. - Reception: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $10 for Japan-America Society members; $15 for non-members PANELISTS Dennis George Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs Dendreon Corporation ----- Kevin Kelly, Attorney, Shareholder Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP ----- Mike Martino President Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ----- Cliff Stocks Vice-President, Business Development ICOS Corporation ----- Ken Tracy Partner, Global Health Sciences Ernst & Young LLP DESCRIPTION The time for biotech venture firms to look to Japan is now! So join the Japan-America Society and the experienced panel of professionals we've assembled during this discussion designed to bring to light the PRACTICAL pros and cons of doing biotech business with the world's second largest economy. Through our moderator, Ken Tracy, the audience will direct this information exchange with a panel of pros experienced in getting the deal done in Japan. * Find out why, according to the Japan Bioindustry Association, the quality of research in Japan is high while the number of biotech-related ventures in Japan in 2001 was low, only roughly 150, versus the 1,500 present in the US at that time. * Find out how American ventures are growing through various vehicles such as joint ventures and licensing agreements with Japanese entities. * Find out why Japanese investors are looking for successful partnerships such as those formed between ICOS Corporation and Suntory, Ltd., Dendreon Corporatin and Kirin, Japan Tobacco and Corixa Corporation. * Meet other biotech professionals in the Seattle area who either are -- or want to be -- in the know regarding biotech in Japan during the networking reception directly following this roundtable exchange. ================================= REGISTRATION JAS-Members register on-line by September 26: https://www.pspinc.com/jassw/register-members.htm Non-Members register on-line by September 26: https://www.pspinc.com/jassw/register-nonmembers.htm OR: Call the JAS at 206-374-0180 by September 26. Cancellations after September 26th will be billed in full. .