ADVISORY, Sept. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: First Biotech Supply Chain Academy WHEN: September 11-12, 2008 WHERE: South San Francisco Conference Center WHY: For the first time, business leaders from all major biotech companies (ie., Genentech, Amgen, Bayer Healthcare) are gathering together with academic experts (ie. Berkeley, MIT, Golden Gate U., Pepperdine) and consultants (ie., Capgemini, Deloitte, Axway) to address the pressing business and operational issues in today's global biotech industry. This trail-blazing event is being designed to facilitate information exchange and collaboration among executives who deliver and distribute biotech products from the lab to the consumer. PRESS REGISTRATION: Complimentary to all members of the working press. To register online visit: www.biotechsupplychain.com. To register via email contact: rachel@martinporter.com. To call for more information: Rachel Costello, (530) 320-1211. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS: -- ePedigree: Securing The Biotech Supply Chain -- Acute to Chronic Care - Necessitating a Paradigm Shift in Healthcare -- Biotech Production: Flexibility and Risk Optimization -- Regulatory Implications to Global Supply Chain Operations -- Global Contract Manufacturing: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs -- Innovative Operations Solutions for Clinical Trials in Medical Devices SPEAKERS: Larry Clopp, Senior Manager, Capgemini Paul Fowler, CMO/North America, Axway Vitaly Glozman, Partner, PRTM Fadel Hamed, Assistant Director, Operational Excellence, Genentech Laurel Junk, VP, Supply Chain, Amgen Dr. Philip M. Kaminsky, Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley Manu Kapapa, Production Manager, Bio-Rad Dave Malenfant, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Alcon Laboratories Jennifer Maynard, Black Belt Operational Excellence, Bayer Healthcare Chuck Mignosa, President of Business Systems Architects, L.L.C. Devendra Mishra, Professor, Decisions Sciences, Pepperdine University Tim Moore, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Genentech Thomas Panzer, Vice President, Bayer Healthcare Carolyn Pexton, Director, PR & Communications, GE Healthcare Tilmann Pruesse, Deputy Director, Operations Management, Bayer Healthcare Nabil Rageh, Director, Doctor Business Admin Program, Golden Gate University Ruchir Sehra, MD, MBA, Vice President of Clinical Research, Kyphon/Medtronic Dr. Mahender Singh, Project Manager, Supply Chain 2020, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Dr. Lee Schruben, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Department of IE Joe Shedlawski, CPIM, Principal, Commercial Operations, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Glenn Snyder, Principal, Life Sciences, Deloitte Consulting Suzanne Somerville, Director, Clinical Supply Chain, Genentech Tim Warner, Principal, PRTM FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.biotechsupplychain.com