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Biotechnology Symposium 2010

Central New York Biotechnology Symposium 2010 – Cultivating Economic Growth

Monday, March 22, 2010

Location – Drumlins Country Club, 800 Nottingham Road, Syracuse, NY 13224

Central New York Biotechnology Symposium 2010 – Cultivating Economic Growth will bring together the region’s most promising and innovative biotechnology companies involved in biofuels, biopharmaceuticals, human diagnostics and agricultural biotechnology. Start-ups from regional universities including SUNY ESF, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University and Cornell University will be showcased, as well as regional independent biotech start-ups. Sessions focused on start-up company support activities, availability of business development resources, public and private sources of funding and incubator facilities in NYS will also be included.

The Central New York Biotechnology Research Center will host its second annual Biotechnology Symposium in March, 2010, in Syracuse, NY. The prior symposium in 2009 included presentations from 15 NYS biotechnology companies including Crowley Foods, Anheuser Busch, Constellation Wines, TVT Bio, Terrenew, Modular Biosystems, BioSpherix, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Blue Highway, Albany Molecular, O’Brien & Gere, Advanced EarthEnergy Technologies, Corning, Northeast Biofuels and e2e materials, as well as speakers from Cornell University, SUNY Research Foundation, SUNY ESF and SUNY Upstate Medical University. More than 24 sponsors helped underwrite the event that attracted 130 people.

The 2010 event will focus on regional biotechnology start-up companies, and how to develop and attract them. The event will also provide an ideal opportunity to showcase the Central New York Biotechnology Research Center, a SUNY building that is currently under construction in the Kennedy Square section of Syracuse. When completed, the CNY BRC will serve as an incubator facility for more than 20 biotechnology companies, perhaps some of the companies participating in the 2010 symposium.

Tentative Agenda for Monday, March 22, 2010

time	event	TRACK 1 Industrial Biotechnology	TRACK 2 Medical Biotechnology
		Biofuels, Bioproducts and Industrial Applications of Biotechnology	Biotherapeutics, Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications of Biotechnology
8:00-8:45	Registration and continental breakfast
8:45-9:00	Conference Welcome	John Fieschko, Executive Director CNY Biotechnology Research Center
9:00-9:10	Introduction of Rep. Dan Maffei (to be invited)	Cornelius Murphy, President, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
9:10-9:25	Biotechnology and the Upstate Economy	Congressman Dan Maffei, 25th Congressional District (to be invited)
9:25-9:30	Split into two tracks
9:30-		Sunoco/O’Brien & Gere & Pall Corporation (moderators)	Bristol-Myers Squibb & Albany Molecular & Welch Allyn (moderators)
9:30-10:15		Short presentations by moderators on their interests and activities	Short presentations by moderators on their interests and activities
10:15-10:30	Break – for tabletops and posters
10:30-12:15		University based start-ups (6-8 presentations from SUNY ESF, Syracuse University, Cornell University, Clarkson, SUNY Morrisville)	University based start-ups (6-8 presentations from SUNY ESF, Syracuse University, Cornell University, Clarkson, SUNY Morrisville )
12:15-1:15	Lunchtime Presentation
1:15-2:00		Other Regional Biotech Start-ups	Other Regional Biotech Start-ups
2:00-3:00	Locating and Nurturing Start-up Companies – Success Stories	David Hochman, Business Incubator Association of NYS and panel of members
3:00-3:30	Directed Break – visit exhibit tables for:	University tech transfer (ESF, SU, UMU, Cornell, Clarkson, SUNY RF) Funding agencies (SBIR/STTR, NYSERDA, NYSTAR) Company licensing Sources of angel and venture funding
3:15-4:15 4:15-5:15
5:15-5:20	Symposium closing remarks
5:15-7:00	Networking and hors d’oeuvres