Three speakers from the Biotechnology Industry Organization will provide an orientation for attendees of the BIO International Convention on Monday, June 15, 2015. The agenda includes an overview of badge access, education highlights, navigating the exhibition, a schedule overview, a demonstration of the myBIO mobile app, information on using social media with the conference hashtag #BIO2015, and a question and answer session. The orientation will help attendees make the most of their time at the three-day conference.

2. Attendee Orientation
Monday, June 15, 2015

3. Scott Whitaker, President, BIO International Convention
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Wendy Siminski, Managing Director, Marketing
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Erin Lee, Director, Marketing Operations
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Today’s Speakers

5. Three-time
Leukemia Survivor
Co-Founder
The Emily Whitehead
Foundation
Emily
Whitehead
#1
President/CEO
Lupus & Allied
Diseases
Association
Kathleen
A. Arnsten
Founder
Friedreich’s Ataxia
Research Alliance
Ron
Bartek
Founder/CEO
Global Genes
Nicole
Boice
CEO
Parent Project
Muscular
Dystrophy
Pat
Furlong
Superheroes – Patient Finalists

6. CEO & Founder
Treeway
Bernard
Muller
Founders
Okanagan
Specialty Fruits
Neal & Louisa
Carter
President & CEO
Inovio
Pharmaceuticals
J. Joseph
Kim
Head of JLABS
Johnson &
Johnson
Innovation
Melinda
Richter
Chief Medical
Officer
Proteus Digital
Health
George
Savage
Superheroes – Industry Finalists
#1

7. Associate Professor,
Senior Scientist
Central Institute of
Fisheries Education,
Mumbai
Dr. Sanjay
Balkrishan
Dean of the College
of Science,
University of Notre
Dame
Gregory
Crawford
CEO / CSO
EpiVax Inc.
Anne S.
De Groot
President & CEO
Thomas Jefferson
University and
Jefferson Health
System
Stephen
K.
Klasko
Executive Director
SCOPE MIssouri
Cynthia
Kramer
Superheroes – Academia Finalists
#1

8. Thank You to Our Regional Partners

9. • The Basics & Badge Access
• Education Highlights
• Navigating the Exhibition
• Schedule at a Glance
• myBIO App Demo
• Get Social #BIO2015
• Q&A
Today’s Agenda

10. Your Badge Type is Important
Green Convention Access & Partnering
Access to BIO Business Forum, Kickoff Concert, Wednesday Reception,
3 Keynotes, 7 Super Sessions, all breakout sessions, 2 Exhibit Floors
Blue Convention Access
Kickoff Concert, Wednesday Reception, 3 Keynotes, 7 Super Sessions,
all breakout sessions, 2 Exhibit Floors
Yellow Education Access
7 Super Sessions, all breakout sessions (session receptions), 2 Exhibit Floors
Red Exhibition Visitor
2 Exhibit Floors
Gray Booth Personnel
2 Exhibit Floors (additional hours for set-up and tear down)

12. BIO Exhibition: Level 200

13.  Academic Zone & Poster Session
(all days)
 Tuesday Cheesesteak Wars at 3:30
 Digital Health App Demos (all days)
 Start-Up Stadium (Tuesday and
Wednesday)
 Tiny Superheroes Exhibit (all days)
BIO Exhibition: Level 100

14. NEW Start-Up Stadium
You can see these startups!
• Atlantic Bio Sci
• Atrin Pharmaceuticals
• Aucta Pharmaceuticals
• BioDetego
• Biomeme
• Bright Cloud International
• Carmell Therapeutics
• Cognizance Biomarkers
• DenovoNow
• Enzium
• ETAGEN
• FORGE Life Science
• Genome Profiling
• Immunome
• InteguRx
• Lenima Field Diagnostics
• Macroceutics
• Neurotez
• NovoPedics
• OrthogenRx
• Phelix Therapeutics
• PrEP Biopharm
• Tarnhelm
• Treatspace
• VIRAZE
BIO Metropolis Booth 5117,
Hall F, Level 1 • Morning &
Afternoon Sessions
Start-Up Stadium is new Exhibition area at the
BIO International Convention, designed to provide
start-up companies with the opportunity to pitch to
key members of the investment community venture
philanthropy groups, and BIO attendees.
Tuesday, June 16 –Wednesday, June 17

15. @ 2015 BIO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Digital Health: Booth #4807
Wednesday Dr. Eric Topol
Book Signing | 1:45 – 2:45pm
Don’t Miss App Demos During
Exhibit Hall Hours | Tues – Thurs

16. DON’T MISS THE
Tuesday: 3:30 – 4:30PM (During
the Tuesday Power Hour) • In the
BIO Metropolis, Hall F, Lvl 100
DON’T MISS THE

18. Education
Ensuring Patient Access to Innovative Medicine
Tuesday, 10:00 am (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation)
M&A and Capital Allocation: Everything is New Again
Tuesday, 2:00 pm (EY)
Investment Incentives to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Wednesday, 10:00 am (Merck)
Accelerating Innovation in the 21st Century
Wednesday, 2:00 pm (AstraZeneca)
Riding the Bull Market: What’s in Store for Biotech Dealmakers in 2015?
Thursday, 10:00 am (Campbell Alliance)
The Next Step: How Companies Build Successful Therapeutic Franchises
from the Ground Up
Thursday, 12:00 pm (EMD Serono)
Scientific American WorldView: Biotech – The Many Spheres of Influence
Thursday, 2:00 pm (Open to all attendees)
Super Sessions

19. • Business Development & Finance
• Biofuels & Renewable Chemicals
• Corporate Best Practices
• Digital Health
• Emerging Opportunities in Global
Markets
• Food & Agriculture
• Next Generation Biotherapeutics
• Oncology
• Orphan & Rare Disease
• Personalized Medicine & Diagnostics
• Primary Care/Chronic Diseases
• Infectious Disease
• Intellectual Property
• Regulatory Science
• Translational Research
• Value, Patient Access &
Commercialization
Education Tracks

20. Emerging Opportunities in Global Markets (Page 26)
Tuesday - Thursday, June 16 - 18
Open to all attendees
This specialty forum will highlight biotech initiatives in global markets, looking at both
emerging economies, and at other global initiatives and trends (trade agreements, IP
trends) that affect the industry’s landscape. The Forum will overview developments in
key markets, as well as cross-cutting policy trends. It will also examine unique
collaborations and cross-border initiatives to further innovation.
New! Global Innovation Hubs (page 34)
Wednesday, June 17
Open to all attendees
From Australia to Zimbabwe…hear 15-minute informational and high-level discussions
on specific initiatives at the national or supra-national level to support biotechnology
innovation.
International Programming

21. See leaders of companies share progress updates and partnering goals with a
new presentation every 15 minutes. Learn the breadth and depth of the
latest biotechnology innovations from more than 20 countries.
Level 2, Exhibit Hall B, Outside the Business Forum
Tuesday, June 16, 9:45 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday, June 17, 9:45 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, June 18, 9:45 AM – 4:00 PM
See the latest, updated company list with timeslots and presentation rooms
in myBIO and at http://convention.bio.org/companypresentations/
Company Presentations

22. Monday Highlights
2:00pm – 4:15pm Business Develop, Regulatory Science, Corporate Best Practices Tracks
3:30pm – 6:00pm Innovation/Entrepreneurship Trends Catalyzing Philadelphia Life Sciences Ecosystem (Reception)
6:30pm – 9:30pm Kickoff Concert: Doors Open at 6:30 pm, Concert begins at 7:15 pm
(Admission included for Convention Access or Convention Access + Partnering Registrants,
tickets may be purchased in Registration)

23. Tuesday Highlights
7:30am – 5:30pm BIO Business Forum Open
7:30am – 5:00pm Sessions in 13 Educational Tracks
9:00 am – 5:00pm Company Presentations
9:00am – 3:00pm International BioGENEius Challenge
9:30 am – 5:30pm BIO Exhibition Open
10:00am – 11:30am Super Session: Ensuring Patient Access to Innovative Medicine
12:00pm – 1:30pm Keynote: Tom Brokaw
2:00pm – 3:30pm Super Session: M&A and Capital Allocation: Everything Old is New Again
3:30pm – 4:30pm Power Hour in BIO Exhibition and the Philly Cheesesteak War

24. Wednesday Highlights
7:30am – 5:30pm BIO Business Forum Open
9:00am – 4:45pm Sessions in 10 Educational Tracks
9:00 am – 5:00pm Company Presentations (Outside the BIO Business Forum)
9:30 am – 5:30pm BIO Exhibition Open
10:00am – 11:30am Super Session: Investment Incentives to Combat Antimicrobrial Resistance
12:00pm – 1:30pm Keynote: Dr. Eric Topol
1:45pm – 2:45pm Book Signing in Digital Health Zone: Dr. Eric Topol
2:00pm – 3:30pm Super Session: Accelerating Innovation in the 21st Century
5:00pm – 6:30pm Exhibitor Hospitality Receptions
6:30pm – 7:30pm Keynote: Wynton Marsalis

25. Wednesday Night Receptions
5:00 – 6:30 • Exhibitor Hospitality Receptions
7:30 – 9:30 pm • Reading Terminal Reception

26. Thursday Highlights
7:30am – 5:30pm BIO Business Forum Open
8:30am – 12:30pm Digital Health Idea Design Studio hosted by MIT H@acking Medicine
9:00am – 4:45pm Sessions in 8 Educational Tracks
9:00 am – 4:00pm Company Presentations
9:30 am – 5:30pm BIO Exhibition Open
10:00am – 11:30am Super Session: Riding the Bull Market: What’s in Store for Biotech Dealmakers in 2015?
12:00pm – 1:30pm Super Session: The Next Step: How Companies Build Successful Therapeutic Franchises from
the Ground Up
2:00pm – 3:30pm Super Session: Scientific American WORLDVIEW
2:00pm – 7:00pm BIO Career Fair
3:30pm – 4:30pm Power Hour in BIO Exhibition – A San Francisco Treat

27. Idea Design Studio
hosted by MIT H@cking Medicine
Thursday, June 18
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Room 108 B
Open to all
attendees
Help us tackle complex digital health challenges. How
does
it work? Stakeholders will present the challenges, and
participants will help solve them. You will team up with
fellow attendees to tackle healthcare challenges and
spark innovations around:
• Personalized
Medicine
• Clinical trials
• Patient Engagement

28. Co-located with BIO 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2:00 – 7:00 PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Hall G
Open to all Attendees
Attend the BIO
Career Fair:
Don’t miss the premier recruiting
event of the year at BIO 2015!

30. Download the myBIO App in the Google Play and
Apple Stores
Need help accessing your
partnering meetings, sessions,
surveys/polling, or your schedule
on your mobile device?
myBIO APP
Visit the Partnering Desk in the BIO Business Forum
or the myBIO Help Desk located near Registration.
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31. Any Questions?