BioNetwork West 2008
6 Oct 2008-8 Oct 2008 — The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, CA , USA (Worldwide Business Research)

Partnerships are vital to your company's success. Complementary resources - biotech's innovative products and pharma's deep pockets - have been the impetus for many strategic alliances. Yet the cold truth is that most of them fail - and for non-technological reasons. Culture clash, miscommunication, and poor strategic matches are often to blame. How will you avoid a similar fate with your next partner? BioNetwork 2008 will provide the knowledge you need to drive business success.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Gaianti Surajbali
email: bionetwork@wbresearch.com
phone: 1 888 482 6012

2nd Annual Tech Transfer Summit
6 Oct 2008-7 Oct 2008 — Paris, France (Tech Investor)

The Tech Transfer Summit is not an event; rather it is a competitively priced not-for-profit Summit run jointly by the European Federation of Biotechnology and Tech Investor with the aim of providing an open discursive environment to enable networking and the instigation of real-time business.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Peter Dorncliffe
email: info@tech-investor.com
phone: +44 207 263 2858

World Vaccine Congress Lyon 2008
6 Oct 2008-9 Oct 2008 — Lyon, France (Terrapinn Ltd)

Qualify the investment trends that are invigorating the vaccine market.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Caroline Thoresen
email: caroline.thoresen@terrapinn.com
phone: +44 (0)20 7092 1230

EuroPLX 37 Dresden
6 Oct 2008-7 Oct 2008 — Dresden, Germany (RauCon business development)

Partnering conference providing collaborative agreements in prescription drugs from clinical candidates to value added generics. Typical deals include R&D, licensing, co-marketing, co-distribution, contract manufacture, supply.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: meetyou@europlx.com
phone: +49 6222 9807-0
(other events from RauCon business development)

EuroBio 2008
7 Oct 2008-9 Oct 2008 — Paris, France (GL events)

EuroBiO 2008 is the opportunity for Europe's life science community to make its collective voice heard clearly; to fight to bridge the gap between the pro-innovation rhetoric and reality of the struggle to create and maintain life science businesses.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Thibaut JOUVET
email: thibaut.jouvet@gl-events.com
phone: +33 4 78 176 238

Life Sciences Marketing Strategy Forum: Global Pricing & Reimbursement
7 Oct 2008 — Palo Alto, CA (Simon - Kucher & Partners)
The Life Sciences Marketing Strategy Forum will discuss the unique pricing and reimbursement challenges that pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology and medical diagnostic companies are facing.

For more information contact:
email: lsforum@simon-kucher.com
phone: +1 650-641-6321

16th Annual BioPartnering Europe
12 Oct 2008-14 Oct 2008 — London, United Kingdom (Technology Vision Group LLC)
Europe's Most Innovative Partnering Conference

For more information contact:
email: neconnelly@techvision.com
phone: +1.831.464.4230

MipTec Conference
14 Oct 2008-16 Oct 2008 — Basel, Switzerland (AKM AG)

MipTec is the premier European conference and exhibition encompassing innovative approaches to high quality science and technology for efficient drug discovery. The mission of MipTec is to bring together scientists from all disciplines involved in drug discovery within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, academic labs and technology providers in an atmosphere where ideas and experiences are shared and discussed.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Sabine Adams
email: f.gutmann@akm.ch
phone: +41 61 686 77 77

Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Lifecycles
15 Oct 2008-16 Oct 2008 — New York, NY, USA (American Conference Institute)

ACI is proud to present the hallmark event for the pharmaceutical industry - 9th Annual Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Life Cycles Conference.

This definitive Hatch-Waxman event provides the crucial information for pharmaceutical patent counsel to cultivate, modify, and enhance a foundation for their life cycle strategies.

Industry leaders will guide attendees on analyzing the complex issues, evaluating options, and benchmarking strategies against competitors on either side of the progressively heated branded-generic battle.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Jeff Chan
email: j.chan@AmericanConference.com
phone: 888-224-2480

PharmaForce 2008
15 Oct 2008-17 Oct 2008 — Philadelphia, USA (Worldwide Business Research)

Incorporate your expense tracking strategy into a competitive sales model and determine the appropriate size and structure for your effective sales force.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Nicola Edey
email: nicola.edey@wbresearch.com
phone: 1-888-482-6012

Bench2Boardroom 2008
15 Oct 2008 — Cambridge, UK (ERBI Ltd)

The event provides delegates with expert advice on products and best practice, as well as peer to peer networking. The quality of visitors is very high, with a strong showing of scientists and research directors, as well as a range of business people.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: partner@bench2boardroom.com
phone: + 44 (0) 1223 750 121

Clinical Outsourcing World Americas
21 Oct 2008-23 Oct 2008 — Philadelphia, United States (Health Network Communications Ltd)

This exciting three day conference is an essential port of call for you to hear the most recent industry developments and find solutions to the clinical outsourcing challenges that you face on a day to day basis.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Julie Phillips
email: jphillips@healthnetworkcommunications.com
phone: +44 (0) 207 608 7039

Clinical Trials in India and China
22 Oct 2008-24 Oct 2008 — London, UK (VisionGain)

This event focuses on the real issues that matter when setting up trials in non-traditional countries. In today's ultra-competitive marketplace, companies are pushing the limits for running trials in traditional countries.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Suvitha Damodaran
email: suvitha.damodaran@visiongainglobal.com
phone: +44 (0)20 7549 9946

European Pharmaceutical Pricing & Reimbursement
28 Oct 2008-29 Oct 2008 — Munich, Germany (SMi Ltd)

SMi is proud to present its 14th Annual European Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Conference, which will bring together the leading figures in the field to address the questions of uncertainty for the future.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Charlotte Johnson
email: cjohnson@smi-online.co.uk
phone: +44 (0)20 7827 6060

Pharma/Biotech IP Due Diligence
28 Oct 2008-29 Oct 2008 — Amsterdam, Netherlands (C5)

Top IP practitioners, experienced in-house counsel, valuation experts and tech-transfer officers will provide you with valuable insight on preparing for your next diligence review.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
Karolina Persson
email: k.persson@C5-Online.com
phone: +44 (0) 20 7878 6888

2008 Leaders' Forum: Two parallel conferences
28 Oct 2008-30 Oct 2008 — San Diego, USA (Phacilitate Limited)

In October 2008, the two conferences will run in parallel. You will be able to attend sessions during both programs and enjoy superb networking opportunities in the shared exhibition area.

Full literature available here

For more information contact:
email: team@phacilitate.co.uk
phone: +44 (0)20 7839 6137