Wednesday, November 2

            6 – 7:30 p.m.             Middle Tennessee Bioscience Research Reception

            at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Roundabout Plaza, 1600 Division Street, Suite 700,

            Nashville

Thursday, November 3

8:00 a.m.                    Continental Breakfast 

Sponsord by BIO

Ryman Room Lobby, Third Floor

8:30 -  10 a.m.           Tennessee Invents: An overview of patent reform and recent case law

Sponsored by Waddey & Patterson

Glenn Perdue, Kraft Analytics

Edward Ramage, Baker Donelson

Hilary Dorr Lang, Waddey & Patterson

Mark Bledsoe, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

The new America Invents Act along with recent court decisions such as Stanford v. Roche will effect patent protection and economic rules related to life sciences companies and their inventions.  Recent EU decisions and U.S. guidelines issued by the National Institute of Health will impact patent rights for inventions using human embryonic stem cells.  This panel presentation will provide attendees with an overview of these new rules. 

10:15  – 11:15 a.m.    FDA Reform

Sponsored by Hogan Lovells

Mike Druckman, Hogan Lovells

Facing criticism from all sides, the FDA has recently taken bold action and issued a slew of guidance documents.  The Commissioner launched an “Innovation Initiative” and last month issued a report, “Driving Biomedical Innovation:  Initiatives to Improve Products for Patients,” designed to increase innovations that will improve public health and identify barriers to progress.  Mike Druckman will discuss the concrete actions the FDA has taken recently, how they measure up to the Commissioner’s goals, how likely they are to affect the life sciences industry, and what companies can do to survive and thrive in this fluctuating environment.

11:15 - 11:45 a.m.       BIO Purchasing Program

Michael Williamson, VWR International

Deborah, Rankin, Office Deport

BIO Business Solutions is the largest cost savings pool available in the life sciences industry.  The purchasing program includes more than 15 different suppliers that offer discounts to LifeSciTN members through our affiliation with BIO.  Through the program, huge discounts from leading biomedical and standard business vendors are available including laboratory supplies and equipment, shipping, industry news and information, and insurance and financial services.

            Noon – 1:15 p.m.         Update from Tennessee’s Life Sciences Sectors

Sponsored by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

             Biotechnology:              Jim Monsor, BioMimetic Therapeutics

Medical Device:            Scott Reid, Smith & Nephew

            Biofuels:                         Dr. Kelly Tiller, Genera Energy

            BioAg:                            Dr. Steve Bares, Memphis AgBioworks

            Biologistics:                 Jerry Beyl, FedEx

On the national scene, Tennessee is viewed as a strong player in life sciences with potential for tremendous      growth.  This position and potential exists because of a set of strong fundamentals, including critical mass and diversity of an economy in the life sciences sector.  The composition is robust and includes biotechnology research, testing, medical laboratories, clinical research, drugs and pharmaceuticals, medical devices and equipment, agriculture, feedstock and biofuels. 

            1:30 p.m.                     LifeSciTN Committee Updates

            Thomas Ballard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

            Leslie Lynch, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation

            Jud Schneider, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

            Sam Lynch, Biomimetic Therapeutics

            Bruce Doeg, Baker Donelson

            Glenn Perdue, Kraft Analytics 

Life Science Tennessee has undergone a strategic planning process to evaluate our activities and how we are now operating through our committees.  Our activities are now categorized and vetted through the following board-led committees. Through the committees, industry leaders oversee all the association’s activities and programming.

            Economic Development and Entrepreneur Development Report

Education and Workforce Development

Membership

Policy and Advocacy

Programming

3 -  4:30  p.m.              LifeSciTN Board meeting

6 - 8 p.m.                     Welcome Reception at Cool Springs Life Sciences Center

Sponsored by Cool Springs Life Sciences Center and BioMimetic Therapeutics

at the Cool Springs LIfe Sciences Center, 389 Nichol Mill Lane, Franklin, TN

             Buses depart from front of Reniassance Hotel at 5:30 p.m.

             Special guest: Bill Hagerty, Tennessee Department of Economic and

             Community Development 

Friday, November 4

8:00 a.m.              Continental Breakfast 

Ryman Room Lobby, Third Floor

8:30 a.m.             LifeSciTN Update/Annual Vote

An update from LifeSciTN board chairman Joe Cook, Jr. and an annual membership vote.

9:00 a.m.              Commercializing University Technology

Sponsored by Neace Lukens              

Greg Peterson, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Alan Bentley, Vanderbilt University

David Patterson, Neace Lukens

Brian Laden, TriStar Technology Ventures

Navigation through the many times complicated process of working with research institutions requires getting to know the major players, their roles and how you fit into the process.  Hear from experts on how to work together and what is needed get the deal done.  This session will help better connect technology transfer staff, legal and regulatory advisors and capital in order to bring innovation to the marketplace.

10 a.m.                Morning Break sponsored by Neace Lukens

10:15 a.m.           Expanding Tennessee’s life sciences industry

Jonathan Sangster, CB Richard Ellis

Kingsley Brock, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development 

Tennessee has extraordinarily strong life sciences industry fundamentals – a statewide presence, big-brand assets, professional talent and immense financial resources.  There is opportunity to recruit nationally and internationally to build around current assets and to collaborate with Tennessee’s innovators and commercial prospects.  Continued expansion of Tennessee life sciences footprint requires retention and recruitment efforts in the industry done in partnership with industry executives, key stakeholders as well as economic development leadership. 

11:00 a.m.           Beyond Borders: Ernst & Young Biotechnology Industry Overview

Kimberly Ramko, Ernst & Young

The 25^th anniversary issue of Ernst & Young’s, Beyond Borders, which highlights the industry’s solid top- and bottom-line growth and profitability as well as the pressure now placed on biotech innovation and the traditional biotech business model that may well reshape how companies approach R&D in the future.

11:45                    

Lunch                    Tennessee Life Sciences Industry Champion Award

Music City Ballroom, 2nd Floor

Honoring Beth Harwell, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives 

Recognition of a person that has exhibited exemplary leadership by working to increase the health and quality of life across the globe and expand an industry in Tennessee, creating high-tech, high-wage jobs for Tennesseans.

Lunch will also feature an update on the Tennessee INCITE program as well as Startup Tennessee by Michael Burcham of the Entrepreneur Center.