BIO Benchmarking 2007 Tour of Missouri
September 17-20, 2007
Monday, September 17th-
Monday Dress: Business attire recommended.
7:30 a.m. Depart:
Embassy Suites, Kansas City International Airport
7640 NW Tiffany Springs Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64153
8:30 a.m. Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc
2621 North Belt Highway, St. Joseph, MO 64506
Hosts: George Heidgerken, President
Jim Kroman, Executive Director, Business Development
Deb Flores, Regional Manager of
Government Affairs
Nestle Purina Product Technology Center
3619 Pettis Road, St. Joseph MO
Host: Craig Martin, Site Director
10:45 a.m. Bus departs for Kansas City
Noon Discussion Lunch:
Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences
1750 Independence Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64105
Topics: Impact trends for biotech on Kansas City region
Discussion Leaders: William P. Duncan, Ph.D. , President, Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, Inc.
Karen L. Pletz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences
Guy H. Bailey, Ph.D., Chancellor, University of Missouri – Kansas City
1:45 Tour of Dybedal Center for Clinical Research, KCUMB
Host: Patrick G. Clay, PharmD Associate Professor of Medicine /Director of Clinical Research, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
2:05 Bus departs KCUMB
2:30 p.m. Midwest Research Institute
425 Volker Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64110-2299
Overview Presentation: National Security & Defense, Life Sciences, Renewable and Alternative Energy, Agriculture and Food Safety Emphasis
Hosts:
Michael Helmstetter, MRI Senior Vice President & Director of Research Operations
Tom Sack, MRI Regional Vice President & Director of Midwest Operations
Linda Cook, MRI Vice President of Communications
3:20 Bus departs MRI
3:30 p.m. Stowers Institute for Medical Research
1000 E. 50th Street, Kansas City, MO 64110
Remarks: Dr. William B. Neaves, President and CEO, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
The quest for excellence in basic medical research.
Tour Host: Marie Farrell Jennings, Director of Public Affairs.
5:30 p.m. Reception:
2nd Annual Kansas City Animal Health Homecoming Event
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
This dinner event is scheduled in conjunction with the Central Veterinary Conference in Kansas City. Senior executives from the local and national animal health industry are invited to attend this exclusive evening event that will begin with a cocktail reception, dinner and will be capped off by a special keynote presentation from Mark Forbes, Head Animal Trainer for the movie, Evan Almighty. The first annual Animal Health Corridor Award will also be presented to St. Joseph, MO native Wesley Remington, who founded several Missouri animal health companies including IVX Animal Health (formerly Phoenix Scientific), Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, Agri-Laboratories, and Pete & Mac's Pet Resorts, in tribute for his tremendous contributions to the animal health industry.
Business Attire Recommended
Tuesday, September 18th
7:30 a.m. Bus departs to Columbia, MO:
10:00 a.m. Arrive at University of Missouri-Columbia
Welcome: Gordon H. Lamb, President, University of Missouri – System
Brady Deaton, Chancellor, University of Missouri - Columbia
College of Veterinary Medicine, Richard H. Adams Conference Center
Dr. Neil Olson, Dean
Presentations by Mentors and Students From Different Laboratories
- Dr. James “Jimi” L. Cook, Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory
- Dr. Stan Casteel and John Borzillo, Nanotechnology/toxicology
- Dr. Brenda Beerntsen and Maggie Schlarman, Vector Borne Disease
- Dr. Rebecca Johnson and Jeff Davis, Human-animal bond
- Dr. Craig Franklin and Aaron Ericsson, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Video News Release
Comparative Ophthalmology Research – Microchip Vision
10:45 a.m. Board bus; travel to Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center
11:00 a.m. Introduction to the Bond Life Sciences Center, McQuinn Atrium
Dr. Jack Schultz, Life Sciences Center Director and Professor of
Plant Sciences
11:05 a.m. Visit with Faculty Life Scientists
- Melissa Mitchum, Protecting Missouri’s soybean crop from nematode pests
- Chris Lorson, Next-generation cures for the No. 1 genetic killer of infants
- Stefan Sarafianos, Designer molecules to combat viruses
Noon Lunch and Discussion of Collaborative Research in the Life Sciences Center Room 572
12:30 p.m. Visit Dr. John Viator’s lab, Lasers for cancer detection and burn treatment
1:15 p.m. College of Engineering, Engineering Building West
Dr. James E. Thompson, Dean
Engineering Presentation Followed by Tours
- Dr. Curt Davis, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
- Dr. Marjorie Skubic, Center for Eldercare and Rehabilitation Technology
- Dr. Shubhra Gangopadhyay, Center for Nano/Micro Systems and Nanotechnology
2:15 p.m. Board bus; travel to MU Research Park
2:30 p.m. Check in at MU Research Reactor
MU Research Reactor Presentation
Dr. Tom Henderson, Assistant to the Provost for Economic Development
- Dr. Ken Brooks, MURR Assistant Director, Products and Services
- Dr. Mike Nichols, Director, Technology Management and Industrial Relations
- Steve Wyatt, Statewide Program Director, Extension Business Development
- Dr. Jake Halliday, Missouri Innovation Center and Project Leader, Life Sciences Business Incubator
- Bryon Hill, President and CEO, ABC Laboratories, Inc.
Discovery Ridge
3:30 p.m. Bus departs to St. Louis
7:30 p.m.
Briefing, Meeting the Capital Formation Needs of the Biotech Marketplace and other High Tech, High Growth Industries
Presenting Guests:
Jay DeLong, Vice President, New Ventures and Capital Formation, St. Louis RCGA
J. Joseph Schlafly, Senior Vice President, Director of Public Finance, Stifel, Nicolaus and Company
Scott A. Zajac, Senior Managing Director, Advantage Capital Partners
Gregory R. Johnson, Managing Director, Prolog Ventures, LLC
Wednesday, September 19th
Wednesday Dress: Business attire recommended for Wednesday. Note, no open toe shoes for production facility, and makeup will need to be removed prior to tour of clean manufacturing facilities. Gowns will be provided to go over top of clothes in locker rooms prior to visit.
7:15 a.m. Bus Departs:
7:45 a.m. Arrive at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
975 North Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63132
8:00 a.m. St. Louis RCGA Plant and Life Sciences Network Program
BIO Benchmarking Class Introductions
Michael P. Kaminski, President and Chief Operating Officer, Stereotaxis, Inc.
Robert Beardsley, Ph.D.,Chief Executive Officer, Kereos, Inc.
9:30 a.m. Tour Danforth Center Growth Chambers and Green Houses
Host: Robert H. Rose, Director - Public Relations and Government Affairs
10:15 a.m. Facility Visit:
Centocor Biologics, LLC
4777 Le Bourget Drive, St. Louis, MO 63134
Hosts: Thomas S. Templeman, Ph.D., General Manager
Susan Zalenski, Director, Johnson & Johnson State Government Affairs Corporate
11:45 a.m. Private lunch w/William Danforth, M.D., Chancellor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis
1:45 p.m. Arrive, Reception
Pfizer Global Research & Development
700 Chesterfield Parkway West, St. Louis, MO 63107
Hosts:
Daniel P. Getman Ph. D., Vice President, PGRD Site Director, St. Louis Laboratories, Pfizer Global Research & Development
Drue Duncan, Assistant Director, Worldwide Public Affairs and Policy
Edward L. Bryant, Associate Director, Science Policy and Public Affairs
3:30 p.m. Tour:
Monsanto Company
Chesterfield, MO 63167
Hosts: Frank Plescia, Sr. Director, State and Local Government Affairs
6:00 p.m. Dinner with Midwest Biotech Executives from
Neighboring states / Pfizer Biotech Summit Series participants
Keynote Speaker: John Kasich of Ohio
Thursday, September 20th
7:45 a.m. Walk to Breakfast:
Washington University Medical Center /
Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
Larry Shapiro, MD, Dean, School of Medicine
8:30 Richard Wilson, PhD, Director, Genome Sequencing Center
9:00 Dr. John Kotyk, PhD., Research Associate Professor of Radiology, Center for Clinical Imaging
10:30 a.m. Saint Louis University, Doisy Medical Research Center
Michael E. Dockter, Ph.D., vice provost and chief research officer, Saint Louis University
Craig Dixson, assistant director of SLU's design and construction division, and
Jenny Lodge, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research at SLU School of Medicine
Lunch with Robert Belshe, Ph.D., Center for Vaccine Development
1:45 p.m. CORTEX briefing
Hosts: John Dubinsky, Chairman
Barb Featherstone, Executive Director
Jim Stolze, Chief Financial Officer, Stereotaxis
2:15 p.m. Commercializing the Research, State’s Involvement in supporting incubation
Center for Emerging Technologies Tour
4041 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
Hosts: Marcia Mellitz, President
3:15 p.m. Sigma Aldrich Corporation
3050 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Hosts: Jai Nagarkatti, President and CEO
David Smoller, President, Research Biotech
Rebecca Y. M. Poon, Ph.D. MBA, Business Development /Technology Transfer Manager
4:15 p.m. St Louis Biotech Concluding Panel
Moderator: Donn Rubin, Executive Director, Coalition for Plant and Life Sciences
Discussion Hosts:
Derek Rapp, President and CEO, Divergence
Roger Beachy, Ph.D., President, Danforth Plant Science Center
Richard C.D. Fleming, President and CEO, St. Louis RCGA
5:00 p.m. Phase II Benchmarking Tour Concludes |
