Biotech Connect

BioTech Connect
April 15, 2008
Colorado State University

Sponsored by: Colorado State University, The Career Center, the Colorado BioScience Association, CSU Ventures, The College of Engineering, The College of Natural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Sciences.

Please register by April 10 (free):
Industry representatives or Faculty and Students

This event brings the BioTech community of Northern Colorado together with students and faculty at Colorado State University to understand the partnerships that currently exist and explore new/additional opportunities to collaborate on research areas. Funding and support has been committed by Colorado BioScience Association, CSU Ventures, The Career Center at CSU, and the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Natural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
This program will:

Promote the student talent at CSU as well as provide employers with critical links to faculty and their research.
Showcase our strengths and allow students and faculty to understand the research and products that are being developed and delivered in the Colorado BioTech community.
Allow for businesses and CSU to discuss experiential learning opportunities such as internships and co-ops for students in the sciences.
Provide faculty with input from businesses as to key/critical skills that industry is seeking.
Foster potential research linkages between industry and CSU.

This event is scheduled to coincide with The Undergraduate Research Symposium to maximize the time of all participants. The tentative schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 – BioTech Connect
Lory Student Center, North Ballroom

8:00 – 8:30 AM	Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 AM	Welcome Dr. Bill Farland, VP for Research, Colorado State University
8:55 – 9:45 AM	Session I Students – Good Laboratory Practices Deanna Scott, Quality Control Manager, Product Development Core Laboratory, CSU will give an overview of GLP. Industry/Faculty – Funding Options for Research and Bioscience Companies Denise Brown, Executive Director, Colorado Bioscience Association, will provide an overview of funding sources, ranging from state & federal dollars, Venture Capital, Angel Investing, and other creative resources. Faculty/Students/Industry – Current and Emerging Trends in Biotechnology at CSU Dr. Ranil Wickramasinghe, Chemical Engineering/School of Biomedical Engineering will discuss his work in medical devices and pharmaceutical process and an overview of CSU’s SBME.
10:00 – 10:50 am	Session II Students/Faculty – Good Tissue Practices and Regulatory Documentation Process Clay Anselmo, President and COO, Reglera, will provide an overview of GTP and RDP. Industry – Recruiting and retaining staff Nan Milausnic Kelly Scientific Resources; Pamm Monier, HR Manager, OSI Pharmaceuticals; Robyn Vilkaitis, HR Manager, TOLMAR will share insights about how to successfully manage your human talent needs whether you are a small or midsized company. Faculty/Industry/Students – Clean Energy – The Newest CSU Supercluster at CSU Dr. Bryan Willson, Director, will give an overview and Dr. Jan Leach and Dr. Ken Reardon will share details on their research involved in this exciting new Supercluster.
10:50 – 11:30 pm	Informal Networking and viewing Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (CURC) Posters
11:30 – 1:00 pm	Luncheon Keynote: Dr. Barry Beaty, CSO, MicroRx and Dr. Steve Withrow, CSO, NeoTrex, will present exciting news and updates regarding CSU's Superclusters in Infectious Disease and Cancer.

BioTech Connect April 15, 2008 Colorado State University

BioTech Connect
April 15, 2008
Colorado State University