Weekly Digest of Events (4/22/2013 Edition)

Dear Colleague,

Below please find below this week's special edition of event listings. New event titles since last week are in red. For the latest news, visit our website at ww.masslifesciences.com, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and to "like" us on Facebook! See the links at the bottom of this email to connect with us via Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

As a reminder, we would like to invite you to join us for the Massachusetts Pavilion Programming at the 2013 BIO International Convention in Chicago. With MassBio, we have planned many exciting events and partnering opportunities. We hope to see you this week at BIO!

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-Angus

Angus G. McQuilken Vice President for Communications and Marketing Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Featured Job Posting:

Company: EDM Serono Research Institutions - Billerica, MA Positions: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ImmunoOncology

Learn more and apply here.

Upcoming Application Deadlines:

Internship Challenge Program: The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center's Internship Challenge is a workforce development program focused on enhancing the talent pipeline for Massachusetts companies engaged in life sciences. The program facilitates the placement of students and recent graduates, who are considering career opportunities in the life sciences, in paid internships across the state. Consistent with the Center's role as a catalyst in growing the talent needed by the life sciences industry, the program is designed to provide students and companies with the tools to connect, and the Center will reimburse eligible companies for intern stipends.

Internship opportunities are available year-round! Click here for more information.

MLSC at BIO 2013:

BIO International Convention: The Global Event for Biotechnology When: Monday, April 22 - Thursday, April 25, 2013 Where: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL Learn more and register on the Event Website.

The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry and attracts the biggest names in biotech, offers key networking and partnering opportunities, and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends affecting the industry.

The Convention also features the BIO Business Forum (One-on-One Partnering), hundreds of sessions covering biotech trends, policy issues and technological innovations, and the world's largest biotechnology exhibition - the BIO Exhibition. MLSC will once again have a strong presence on the show floor as part of the Massachusetts Pavilion, organized again this year by our colleagues at MassBio.

For any Massachusetts companies attending BIO, here are three great events where you can network to meet potential international collaborators:

Wallonia/BioWin - Massachusetts Partnership Event When: Monday, April 22 | 3 - 4 p.m. (CDT) Where: The Belgian Pavilion, Booth 2317, BIO, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

BioWin, the Health Cluster of Wallonia (Belgium), is pleased to invite you to a special event to celebrate the exciting partnership between Wallonia/BioWin and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC). Honored guests will include Mr. Jean-Claude Marcourt, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economy, SME's, Foreign Trade and New Technologies of the Walloon regional Government and Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

No RSVP necessary. This event is free of charge. Event sponsors include MassBio, the MLSC, BioWin, Wallonia Export and Investment, Plan Marshall and Wallonie.

Rendez-Vous Quebéc When: Monday, April 22 | 5 - 7 p.m. (CDT) Where: Terzo Piano at the Art Institute of Chicago, 159 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL

Québec, one of North America's biopharmaceutical clusters, cordially invites you to meet its industry leaders.

Please click here to RSVP. This event is free of charge.

Massachusetts-Victoria Business Networking Breakfast When: Tuesday, April 23 | 7:30 - 9 a.m. (CDT) Where: The Gleacher Center, Lounge 350, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL

The State Government of Victoria, Australia, in association with the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and MassBio invite you to a Massachusetts/Victoria Business Networking Breakfast. Dress code is business casual.

Please RSVP to [email protected]. This event is free of charge.

Additional Massachusetts Pavilion Programming (Booth 905): Global Connect - April 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Meet with Massachusetts government and industry leaders at BIO 2013 to discuss opportunities for locating in and collaborating with Massachusetts' world-renowned life sciences supercluster. Click here for more information.

MONDAY, April 22nd 1 p.m. Massachusetts Press Announcement of New International Partnerships Come and hear what it's all about!

4 p.m. Pavilion Welcome Program: Celebrate the Patient Honor the folks at the heart of why we do what we do-the patients.

TUESDAY, April 23rd 4 p.m. Neuroscience & Neurodegenerative Research: The Next Big Thing Massachusetts is home to a number of companies and institutions attempting to solve some of the most challenging research questions of our time in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS and other neurodegenerative conditions. Where will the big advances and cures come from?

5 p.m. Mass Mixer: The Massachusetts Pavilion Hospitality Reception, hosted by ThermoFisher Scientific You won't want to miss this jam-packed networking reception featuring the tastes and sounds of Massachusetts.

WEDNESDAY, April 24th 2:30 p.m. How Lab Incubators Will Save the World! Or Maybe Just Your Start-Up This forum will showcase the plethora of incubator opportunities in Massachusetts-including discussion of what an incubator is, what they offer beyond space, where they are, and how they can help new companies surmount a range of issues.

3:30 p.m. Leading the Way: BioPharma Manufacturing in Massachusetts Learn how Massachusetts is particularly well positioned to meet biomanufacturing requirements in years ahead.

Featured Events:

MassBay Biotechnology Department's Celebration: 19th Goldwater Scholar When: Friday, April 26 | 12 p.m. Where: MassBay Community College, Wellesley Hills, MA

MassBay's 19th Goldwater Scholar this year is Ms. Carolyn Lanzkron.

The guest speaker will be the space shuttle astronaut Dr. Al. Sacco. Dr. Sacco, born and raised in Boston's North End, will share his rare and exciting experiences in America's space program.

GTC: Stem Cell Summit 2013 When: April 29 - 30, 2013 Where: Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1 Ave De Lafayette, Boston, MA Learn more about Stem Cell Summit 2013 here.

Register with coupon code MLS2013 and receive 20% off at check out! Conference Agenda | Speaker List

Attend GTC's dual-track Stem Cell Summit to learn from more than 40 experts about the most recent developments in all areas of stem cell research, including data from pre-clinical and clinical trials of stem cell therapy, advances in iPS cells, ES cells and adult stem cells. Delegates will have opportunities to discuss other critical variables to advance stem cell progress, such business development opportunities, regulatory policies, challenges in commercialization, and potential strategies for overcoming these challenges. What types of companies are currently most commercially viable? How are they being funded? What kind of strategic partnerships are available within the stem cell industry?

Keynote speakers include: -Rudolf Jaenisch, Founding Member of the Whitehead Institute and Professor of Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology -Douglas A. Melton, Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor at Harvard University and Co-Director at Harvard's Stem Cell Institute -Sridaran Natesan, Vice President of External Innovation R&D at Sanofi

Deadline to submit an abstract is March 29, 2013.

2013 Massachusetts Governor's Health IT Conference When: Thursday, May 2 at 8 a.m - Friday, May 3, 2013 at 5 p.m. Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Hosted by Governor Deval Patrick, Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities Available!

Conference Highlights Include:

 Innovation in Healthcare Delivery  Payment Reform  Technology and Analytics  Engaging Patients  Health Purchasing  Big Data  Mobile Health  Workshops, General Sessions & Networking Opportunities

Chief Medical Officer Summit When: Monday, May 6 - Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Where: Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website. Receive a 15% discount with the code "MLSC".

The Conference Forum's First Annual Chief Medical Officer Summit for Emerging Life Science Companies is delighted to present a truly distinctive and interactive event for CMOs. The role of a Chief Medical Officer is one that means many things to many people, and indeed is radically different depending on the type of organization in which a CMO works. For a CMO of a small life science company, the role is often an isolated one, but with all the responsibility for driving the clinical development and CRO management while meeting the needs of investors and positioning for an appropriate exit. Chief Medical Officers in most emerging biotechs are playing an increasingly larger role in raising funding for their life science companies. We are dedicated to accomplishing two goals:

1. To bring together CMO executives to address the unique challenges associated with directing and managing all R&D functions with limited resources, while raising capital, working and meeting with investors and strategizing for appropriate exits. 2. To create a network of CMOs from small to mid size life science companies to share ideas, solutions and support.

MedTech Innovation in the New Healthcare Economy - MassMEDIC's 17th Annual Conference When: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | 8 - 11:45 a.m. Where: UMass Boston Campus Center, 100 William T Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

This conference will include panels on the modern healthcare economy, regenerative medicine, and a roundtable with the CEO of AdvaMed.

Who Will Win in the New Healthcare Economy? The healthcare payment reform rolling out in the U.S. over the next several years will both create and constrain medical device market opportunities. Which technologies will gain and which will lose in this emerging landscape? Our panel of experts representing industry, venture capital and health systems will share their perspectives and predictions.

Targeting Epigenetic Regulators for Cancer Therapy When: Friday, May 24, 2013 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Where: New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, New York City For more information and to register, please visit the Event Website.

Epigenetic research has shown that heritable changes in cancer cell transformation occur beyond the primary DNA sequence. This symposium reviews epigenetic regulators in cancer development and progress in designing therapies targeting the epigenome.

Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation Day 2013: Business as Usual or Brave New World? When: June 5, 2013 | 8 a.m - 7 p.m. Where: Harvard Club of Boston, 374 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

The 6th Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation (MALSI) Day is the biggest day for life sciences startups and innovation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This is a high-energy, hands-on event which brings together scientific leaders and business experts to mingle with scientists, post-docs, professors, entrepreneurs, innovators, and venture capitalists.

Business as Usual or Brave New World? Can we learn valuable lessons from life sciences start- up companies that have already been formed and funded? Or are life sciences entrepreneurs entering a "Brave New World" where their path to success is going to be completely different? Our speakers and panelists will consider the current status of life sciences and what changes we should expect in the future. How will these changes impact basic research, technology commercialization, investment in new companies, and scientists' careers.

Boston CEO Conference When: Tuesday, June 11 - Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Where: Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston St., Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

The Boston CEO Conference is a networking forum for industry CEOs and decision makers in the life sciences. Attendees gain insights from presentations and panels featuring CEOs from several of the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies. Industry leaders in venture capital and private equity also participate.

DIA 2013: 49th Annual Meeting : Advancing Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science When: Sunday, June 23 - Thursday, June 27, 2013 Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Watch last year's highlights on YouTube! 4 Days. 22 Tracks. 250+ Educational Offerings. 450+ Exhibitors. 7,000+ Attendees.

The DIA 2013 49th Annual Meeting attracts the biggest names from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industry. Learn practical solutions and participate in expert discussions on today's hottest topics:  Big Data  Biosimilars/Follow-on Biologics  Data Standardization  Drug Shortages  Electronic Health Records/Electronic Medical Records  Ethical Issues in Clinical Trials  FDASIA/PDUFA V  Medical Devices/Combination Products  mHealth  Multiregional Clinical Trials  New Models of Innovation  Orphan Drug Development  Patient/Caregiver Engagement  Patient Recruitment and Recruitment Strategies  Personalized Medicine/Tailored Therapies/Companion Diagnostics  Pricing and/or Reimbursement  Quality by Design Strategies  Rare/Orphan Diseases  Regulatory Strategy/Science  Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies  Safety Regulations  Social Media  Special Populations  Strategic Planning  Unmet Medical Needs  And More...

Latino Life Science Execs & Entrepreneurs: Careers, Capital and Community When: Monday, June 24, 2013 | 2 - 5 p.m. Where: Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

This National Hispanic Life Scieces Society (NHLSS) symposium designed to connect leading biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare executives, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers, scientists, technologists, academics, and service providers. It will create a collaborative setting for Hispanic life science executives and entrepreneurs to engage in discussion and exchange ideas regarding career development, building businesses, and serving the community. Participants will gain valuable contacts, connections, knowledge, information, and insights. The vision is to become the world's preeminent annual conference focused specifically on mutually beneficial collaborations between the life sciences industry and the Hispanic/Latino community in the U.S. and globally.

Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, the CEO & President of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and Dr. Villa-Komaroff of the MLSC's Board will be speaking at this event.

The Sherbrooke International Life Sciences Summit When : September 26-27, 2013 Where : The Delta Hotel, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Learn more and register on the Event Website.

R&D as we know it has changed. Hundreds of layoffs, R&D labs being closed, and more. Can such bad news be seen as opportunities? We believe so! The goal of the Sherbrooke International Life Sciences Summit is to give the major pharmaceutical and medical technology players a forum to discuss their new needs and expectations in terms of collaboration with small businesses and institutions. Come and discuss collaboration with delegations from around the world: France, Germany, Canada, Sweden, UK, Spain and more! Confirmed speakers from Sanofi, Johnson&Johnson, Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, Eli Lilly... Keynote speaker Dr Robert Langer from MIT. Susan Windham-Bannister from the MLSC will be speaking on the panel regarding models for collaboration.

2013 RAPS: The Regulatory Convergence When: Saturday, September 28 - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Every year, RAPS hosts The Regulatory Convergence, where people from industry, agencies and universities all over the world come together. They teach, learn, share ideas and make connections in a safe harbor environment, where the common denominator is an ambition to find out more and push things further.

These are your regulatory colleagues who work in research, clinical, pharma, medical devices, biologics, compliance, and at all different stages of the regulatory spectrum and product lifecycle. They're specialists and CEOs, directors and statisticians. And The Regulatory Convergence is where they figure out how to turn drive into action.

Other Upcoming Events:

The Keys to Successful Project Management When: Monday, April 22, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m. Where: Cambridge, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website. Member: $35, Non-Member: $55

Project Management can be seen as a set of technical tools to manage people, resources, and time in a structured way to accomplish a given objective. It is true that there are useful PM tools and some of those will be touched on in this workshop. However, the main differentiator between a well managed project and a poorly managed one, is the style and approach of the Project Manager. Skills such as influence, change management, resolving conflict, foreseeing and avoiding bottlenecks (human or otherwise), problem solving, and maintaining energy towards the ultimate goal are all leadership capacities that the savvy Project Manager uses to her advantage. Come and learn some lessons from a seasoned and successful Project Manager, Susan Rogers, Project Consultant at Fresenius Medical Care.

Breakfast Meeting with Guest Speaker Elka Nir: Trends and Challenges in the Israeli Med-Tech Arena When: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | 8:30 - 10 a.m. Where: Greenberg Traurig LLP, 1 International Place, Boston MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Elka Nir has more than 25 years of extensive experience in senior executive positions in the area of medical devices. Elka is an active chairperson and board member of several public and private Life Sciences companies in various stages, in Israel and globally, one of which isEyeYon Medical. Mrs Nir is a board director of the Israeli High Tech Association (IATI) and part of the leadership of the BioExecutive forum (500+ members). In the last 5 years, Elka has been Managing Director, Life Sciences in Giza Venture Capital, leading investments and business successes in the portfolio companies. Formerly, Elka was COO & Director of Development and Operations at Biosense Webster (Israel), Johnson & Johnson as well as VP, R&D and VP Marketing atGeneral Electric Medical Systems (GE), Israel.

MDG Networking Event: How to Effectively Network in the 21st Century and Beyond When: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | Registration starts at 5:30 p.m. Where: Bertucci's, Waltham, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website. Event Website.

Join the MDG "Networking Nexus" and MDG will help you tie in the aspects of networking effectively in the digital age of social media, provide tips, tools & tactics for strategic networking and a safe environment to try out your newly acquired skills. Whether you have been in your industry for 20 years, are a recent graduate or somewhere in between, networking is the key essential to furthering your career, growing your business, getting that next big account or job!

Genomes, Environments & Trais (GET) Conference When: Thursday, April 25 - Friday, April 26, 2013 Where: Back Bay Events Center, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

The GET Conference is the event for people working at the frontiers of human biology. We bring together scientists, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, practitioners, investors, researchers, policy makers and other stakeholders to discuss advances in our ability to measure human biology and advance translational goals. For the 2013 program, in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the 1953 Nature paper by Watson and Crick, we will invite leading thinkers to discuss the important ways in which new genomic technologies will affect all of our lives in the coming years and to debate their technical, commercial, and societal impacts. Among the confirmed speakers are Nobel Laureate Wally Gilbert and Franklin Laureate George Church.

In Silico in the Life Sciences, the Missing Piece When: Friday, April 26th, 2013 | 8 - 10 a.m. Where: Gateway park room 4104, 60 Prescott Street, Worcester MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

The past decade has been witness to an enormous increase in available computing resources. However, these resources remain largely untapped by the life sciences research community. Join us and learn how in silico techniques can improve research and development phases, particularly for in vitro research and medical device development. A range of in silico techniques will be discussed including task optimization, data fitting, and modeling. Discussion of in silico techniques in the face of rising costs of in vitro research will also be presented.

DNA and Genome Day 2013 When: April 25 - 27, 2013 Where: Nanjing, China Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Dr Grace Wong, CEO, ActoKine Therapeutics will be a speaker & co-chair the day 1 (April 25, 2013) and she has obtained free passes for students/pstodocs/scientists to attend this DNA day conferences. Please register at www.nobel-pauling.org to apply for a free pass (save > $ 2000) . Contact person: Anthony Pauling ([email protected])

5 Nobel Laureates Forum speakers and other 300 speakers from around the world

Boston Bioforum 2013 and CABA Annual Conference When: Saturday, April 27, 2013 | 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Where: MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive, Building E52, 6th floor, Cambridge MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Themes/Topics * Industry Trends & Key Technology Innovations * Globalized R&D: Resourcing & Collaborations * Career Development & Entrepreneurship * Networking Receptions & Vendor Exhibitions

Admission CABA members: FREE; Non-members: $30. Dinner reception: $40. Dinner pre-registration required. Limited tickets available.

The IFMA R&D Facilities Spring Conference When: April 29, 2013 - April 30, 2013 Where: Back Bay Events Center, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

With a large majority of our membership situated in the Northeast, this should be an ideal opportunity for you to network with your colleagues and attend valuable educational sessions on the state of our industry!

Conference Topics:

 Using Benchmarks for R&D Facility Management Capital Allocation Decisions"  "The New Corporate Lab Design Paradigm"  "Forging the Team to Pass Timely and Accurate AEC Information to FM"  "A Holistic Overview of Technologies and Strategies to Achieve Deep Energy Reductions in Laboratories"  "Preparing Building Operators to Maintain High-Tech Facilities for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability"  "Building & Fire Code Requirements for Existing Research Buildings"  "Designing Transition - Merrimack Pharmaceuticals"  "Laboratory Modernization Using Lean 6 Sigma Design Principles"

Design Your Life When: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m. Where: Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 100 Technology Square, Rooms 1701/1702, Cambridge, MA 02142 Learn more and register on the Event Website. Member: $35, Non-Member: $55

Whether you are looking to build stronger relationships at home or at work, get past overwhelm and procrastination to become a master in time design, or take the next step in your career, this workshop introduces you to tools that will help you get there. Dr. Sutton will show you how to dig deep to articulate what you truly want in your life, and how to replace limiting thoughts, excuses, and beliefs with new ones that are beneficial. You will pick one area of life that you most want to impact, and create a plan-of-attack for moving forward toward your dreams in that area. The workshop offers practical tools and step-by-step methods, including structured dialogue, self-analysis, writing exercises and live coaching.

If You Build it, Will They Come? Biotech 2.0 When: Tuesday, May 2, 2013 | 5:30 - 9 p.m. Where: The Broad Institute, 415 Main St, Cambridge MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Do I launch my biotech startup confident that its great idea will catch on and become successful according to the wisdom of the marketplace? Do I start out with a fully conceived exit strategy and make all decisions based on that?

Funding biotech companies has probably never been harder than it is today. The old model of the highly capitalized fully-integrated bricks and mortar biotech with a concept that raises millions dollars in venture funding on its way to going public is a thing of the past.

VC's have less capital, capital is more expensive, M&A and option deals are often negotiated before investors will invest and IPO's are no longer the likely exit.

Today, angels are more active and are investing in therapeutic companies, VC's are looking for lower risk bigger opportunities, and big pharma are playing a larger role in exits and early stage fundings- so come listen to our panel of experts on the latest ideas on how you should set up, manage, partner and fund a new biotech venture today to best ensure "if you build it, they will come."

2013 Massachusetts Governor's Health IT Conference When: Thursday, May 2 at 8 a.m - Friday, May 3, 2013 at 5 p.m. Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Hosted by Governor Deval Patrick. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities available! Conference highlights include the following:  Innovation in Healthcare Delivery  Payment Reform  Technology and Analytics  Engaging Patients  Health Purchasing  Big Data  Mobile Health  Workshops, General Sessions & Networking Opportunities

TiECON East 2013: Empowering Entrepreneurs When: May 2 - 3, 2013 Where: Cambridge Marriott Learn more and register on the Event Website.

TiECON East is the only conference on the east coast that brings together established and startup entrepreneurs in Technology, Life Sciences, Education, and Cleantech.Entrepreneurs attend the two-day conference to learn about the latest trends in innovation, get advice from battle tested entrepreneurs, and network to find their next big opportunity. An exciting program includes Keynote speakers, Jonathan Kraft, President & CEO of the Kraft Group, Tom Leighton, CEO of Akamai, Brian Halligan, Founder & CEO of HubSpot, Manoj Saxena, General Manager of IBM Watson, Ash Ashutosh, CEO of Acitfio, and Michael Simon, CEO of LogMeIn.

Learn from high power panels on the latest in Big Data, Enterprise, Mobile, Funding, Team Building, Exits, Personalized Medicine, Gaming, and Education. Panelists include John Roese (CTO of EMC), Chris Allen (Co-founder & CEO of Brass Monkey), Michael Dornbrook (Former COO of Harmonix Music Systems - creators of Guitar Hero), Tom Ebling (Demandware) and many more.

You will hear about the next disruptions and innovations that are expected to take place in these sectors. TiECON East is the place to interact with thoughtleaders, accomplished entrepreneurs, luminaries, investors and other interesting people.

Athenahealth and Hacking Medicine Present the May hack-a-thon When: May 3 - 5, 2013 Where: Cambridge Marriott Learn more and register on the Event Website.

The goal of this event is to bring together inventive, forward-thinking minds to change the status quo and create disruptive solutions in healthcare today. If you are an engineer, entrepreneur, physician, designer, or scientist, then come get involved to help drive the much-needed change in healthcare.

To participate, apply now through the following application, which can be found here. Bring your skills, your ideas, or both. We're selecting 120 people just like you.

End the weekend with a team, cash prizes, and a hack on its first steps towards disrupting healthcare. Past teams at hack-a-thons just like this one have gone on to found companies, enter business plan competitions, and secure venture funding.

Cross Border Mergers & Acquisitions When: Monday, May 6 | 7:30 - 10 a.m. Where: 1000 Winter St, Suite 4000, Waltham MA Learn more and register on the Event Website .

The current macroeconomic environment has created interesting arbitrage opportunities for buyers looking to capitalize on market inefficiencies. The transaction of acquiring a foreign company or dealing with an international buyer in a selling process can be very challenging. The invited speakers at the panel all have extensive experience in closing and managing cross border M&A deals. They will share both their successes and failures in their roles as Strategic Investor (Jeremy Toner), Financial Investor (Michael J. Nowak) and Investment Banker (Claus Michelfelder). Within their presentations, they will draw upon their experiences to attempt to draft a check list that will help C-level executives in their endeavor to sell or buy a company overseas. Program topics include:

 Overview of cross border transactions in the Healthcare market in recent years  Hot areas for arbitrage opportunities  Successes and failures of speakers in cross border transactions  Drafting of a checklist of ideas aimed at helping executives to avoid surprises during an international transaction (USA, Europe and Asia)

7th Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Conference When: May 8, 2013 - 10, 2013 Where: Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website. Sign up 3 people for the price of 2! Use the discount code RCDVB.

The challenges facing our industry are being met by innovation in all areas of research, from methods for identification of new targets to efficient informatics. We invite you to the 7th Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Conference, a multi-discipline meeting where lead investigators in the areas of epigenetics, protein::protein targets, fragment screening technologies and more will share perspectives in these exciting fields. The keynote speaker is Roderick Hubbard, Professor of Chemistry at the University of York and Senior Fellow at Vernalis. Dr. Hubbard's talk, "Current Perspectives in Fragment-Based Drug Discovery" will cover key issues such as deciding which fragments to progress, introducing more 3-D fragments, and working with unconventional targets such as protein-protein interactions.

Other agenda highlights include:

 Case studies in successful modulators of neural, oncology and immunological targets  The use of small molecules to engineer human immune responses  How in silico tools are being used in the design of new therapeutic agents  Perspectives on Chemical Biology and whole organism screening  Experimental and computational advances in fragment-screening

2nd Annual Biopharmaceutical Summit When: Monday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Where: Inn & Conference Center, UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Summit Theme During the summit, the following topics will be addressed:

 Next generation biopharmaceutical process  Continuous bioprocessing infrastructure (Upstream and downstream)  Systems technology for continuous bioprocessing  Current practices and progresses

Who will be participating? This three-day summit (one day workshop and two-day training) will mark the second annual event of the Biopharmaceutical Process and Quality Consortium. Expected summit participants are scientists and engineers from biopharmaceutical manufacturers, technology/system providers, raw material suppliers and agencies in the area of development, manufacturing, and engineering. Via this workshop, we hope professionals and leaders of biopharmaceutical industry will be able to get together and talk about next generation biopharmaceutical process. It will also be a great chance to network with professionals from major biopharmaceutical manufacturers and various technology providers such as Biogen Idec, Genzyme, Pfizer, Momenta, Millipore, GE, SAFC and more!

Innovation Series Event: It takes more than just Big Data - Evolviong Solutions for Pharma and Healthcare When: Monday, May 13 | 5:30 - 8 p.m. Where: MIT Stata Center, Kirsch Auditorium, 32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Big Data and associated measurement technologies promise to revolutionize pharma and healthcare. These new innovations have the potential to greatly improve patient care. Large scale measurements of biological state, smart phone/miniature sensor based measurements and remote monitoring of patients, and EHRs are few of these aspects that are evolving rapidly. However, the challenges of adopting these technologies are also great. New solutions and platforms in these sectors have to take into account the long product development and evolution cycles. Diverse stakeholders add to the complexity. Hear from our panelists who are sourcing innovation as well as innovating internally in these sectors to improve patient care. Key discussion topics include:

 How can these transformative technologies help improve patient care?  What are the key opportunities and changes that help Pharma operations?  What are the key problems to adoption and utilization?  How will innovators position themselves in this market as it matures over the long development and evolution cycles required?

Plastics in Medical Devices 2013 When: Monday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Where: Waltham Westin Boston, Waltham, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Plastics in Medical Devices engages each part of the supply chain, an imperative in today's medical device market. The 2013 conference will include presenters from device OEMs, designers, regulatory experts, plastic product makers, university researchers, materials suppliers, healthcare institution officials and industry consultants.

Companies serving the medical device sector are up against shorter lead times, stricter U.S. Food & Drug Administration requirements, and changing patent laws amid increasing demand for innovation and cost containment. This conference will present timely, relevant topics to help plastics industry players, device designers and others to make savvy business decisions and connect the dots with leading thinkers who deliver solutions.

Advanced Communication Skills and Presentation Coaching When: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m. Where: IBM Research Center, 1 Rogers Street, Auditorium A & B, Cambridge, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Strong communication skills will help you create good and lasting impressions on others. Some individuals are naturally good at interpersonal communication while others develop their skills overtime through practice. Come and learn how to develop strong communication skills that will help you be effective and allow you to adapt your own communication style with difference individuals and audiences. Most senior managers and leaders agree that effective communication and presentation skills make a definitive difference in growing your career and being promoted into challenging roles.

In this interactive workshop led by Tom Kennedy, Former WBZ News Anchor and CEO Communications Coach, you will engage in advanced tools for effective communication that will enable you to boost your success in your career and in business. You will also learn presentation skills such as knowing your audience and focusing your message. Participants will be video taped giving a short presentation, which they will receive feedback on.

Leadership Strategies for Advancing Your Career in Science When: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m. Where: UMass, 333 South St, 4th Floor, Amphitheater, Shrewsbury MA Learn more and register on the Event Website. Member: $40, Non-Member: $60

Sandra Glucksmann, WEST Board Chair and SVP of Research and Development at Cerulean Pharma, will share some of her career challenges and success. The workshop will cover:

 Definition of Leadership  Management versus Leadership  Leadership Abilities and Competencies  Leadership Styles  Female Leadership Styles  Practical Tools for Leadership (communication, negotiation, leading effective teams, and leadership without authority)  Leading Technical Individuals  Reaching Your Full Potential as a Leader

Advanced Communication Skills and Presentation Coaching When: Thursday, May 16, 2013 | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Where: Genzyme Center, 500 Kendall Sq, Cambridge, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

On Thursday, May 16th, the ISPE Boston Area Chapter will present Automation: At the Crossroads with IT Interfaces. Presentation one, "Process Data Management and the Changing Role of the Automation Engineer," will focus on Service Oriented Architecture, Web Services, and OPC communications, as well as DCS, MES, EDMS, EQMS, and CMMS systems. Presentation two, "Implementing an Equipment Monitoring System with an Operations Information Infrastructure," will describe the installation of an automated Equipment Monitoring System as well as the implementation of a site-wide Operations Information Infrastructure. Speakers will include Jordan Croteau of Biogen Idec, Kenneth Kovacs of Fujirebio Diagnostics, and Glenn Restivo of M+W Automation.

Automation: At the Crossroads with IT Interfaces When: Thursday, May 16, 2013 | Begins at 5:30 p.m. Where: Genzyme Center, 500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website

Should process control automation be interfaced with IT infrastructure? To answer that question, perhaps we can learn from the sage advice of Yogi Berra, who famously once said, "When you come to a fork in the road...take it." When we consider where process control automation is headed and the demands of new paradigms like knowledge management and Stage 3-Continued Process Verification, such interfaces are quickly becoming a necessity rather than an option. Attendees will learn about the changing role of the automation engineer, as well as some of the drivers and issues.

4th Annual Environmental Health and Safety Biomedical Conference When: Thursday, May 16, 2013 | 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Where: Lahey Hospital, Burlington, MA Learn more and register by emailing [email protected].

The purpose of the conference is to provide environmental, health and safety managers and other decision-makers in biomedical (i.e., biotech, healthcare, etc.) organizations with key information on developments and directions in regulatory affairs and biomedical operations. The Central Mass Safety Council and AMEC Environment and Infrastructure, Inc. are hosting the conference.

Emergency and spill response for the BSL3 Noman Siddiqi Ph.D. RBP - Harvard School of Public Health DOT/IATA hazardous materials shipping requirements Jason Stevens - AMEC Infection risk control considerations for critical care environments Michael Matilainen CIH, CSP - AMEC New OSHA global harmonization system Dale Varney CSP - OSHA Job safety analysis for biomedical operations Stephan Schaub - AMEC

MATTO Seminar and IPUBS: Diagnostic Inventions When: Friday, May 17, 2013 | 3:30 - 5 p.m. Where: Havana Training Room, 5th Floor of Cambridge Innovation Center, One Broadway, Kendall Sq, Cambridge, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Come to this MATTO seminar and learn about the new realities of patenting diagnostic inventions. We are continually asked to review diagnostic inventions to decide whether to file a patent application. The major question used to center around the commercial prospects of the invention - patentability was a more easily answered question about prior art and the novelty and nonobviousness of the invention. However, the patentability of diagnostic inventions has recently become an increasingly murky area of law. The cases Mayo v. Prometheus and Association of Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, both recently decided by the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit, have made patentability of claims to diagnostic inventions more difficult to ascertain. Some elements of diagnostic inventions are now considered "laws of nature" and, thus, not eligible for patent protection.

16th Annual MA Prostate Cancer Symposium When: Friday, May 17, 2013 | 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Where: Newton Marriott, Newton MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Save the date! Includes informative sessions for the newly diagnosed, survivors, men at risk, health care professional, friends and relatives of survivors, and anyone interested in learning more about prostate cancer.

Agile 4 FDA: the Lean-Agile Solution When: Friday, May 17, 2013 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Where: The Centres At Burlington, 67 S. Bedford St, Burlington, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

The morning session sets out an overview: where the FDA's concerns lie, what can be changed about traditional development while retaining good practices, and how development teams can be both fast and cost-effective. The afternoon session then delves in depth into each of the key areas of concern: standards and guidance, role of a quality management system, risk management as applied to software, agile project flow, agile planning and team autonomy, and approaches to documentation when using an agile approach.

Join Brian Shoemaker and Nancy Van Schooenderwoert as they present fundamentals of software quality for FDA compliance - with lean and agile principles to resolve quality/safety vs. cost/time.

Life Sciences Circle Event: Early-Stage Fundraising: Survival Stories from the "Valley-of- Death" When: Wednesday, May 22 | 5:30 - 8 p.m. Where: UK Trade and INvestment, 7th Floor, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website .

Raising capital for early-stage life science companies has always been difficult. Amid economic uncertainty and venture capital consolidation it seems that every investor wants to wait until you have a working prototype, clinical data, customer traction or positive cash flow. Despite the challenges, more than a dozen Massachusetts life science companies closed seed or first rounds in the last year. Come to our panel discussion and hear from CEOs who've recently travelled the "valley-of-death" and survived.

6th Annual Leadership Awards: WEST When: Monday, June 3, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m. Where: Microsoft, One Cambridge Center, 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website .

You are invited to the sixth annual Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology Leadership Awards celebrating women who have demonstrated notable entrepreneurial leadership in science and technology. Join the festivities and meet the honorees who are talented innovators who have achieved entrepreneurial success either within larger organizations, or in starting their own companies. Be moved and inspired by the stories these exceptional women share, network with the movers and shakers in the Science and Technology community. You will not want to miss this remarkable event. Appetizers, wine, dessert, and coffee will be served.

Honorees: Michele Flynn, Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, Hiperos Naomi Fried, Chief Innovation Officer, Children's Hospital Marilyn Matz, CEO and Co-Founder, Paradigm4 Lynne Wilson, CEO of the 3DVIA Brand, Dassault Systemes

MD&M East Conference & Expo When: Monday, June 17 - Wednesday, June 20, 2013 Where: Philadelphia, PA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

MD&M East connects medical device development professionals to the inspiration, partnerships, education, and technologies needed to drive medical device innovation. MD&M's attendees include thousands of medical device development professionals from the entire spectrum of R&D, Manufacturing & Operations, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs, and Executive Management.

This year's redesigned conference provides a comprehensive multi-track program covering all aspects of medical device development. And new for this year are 2-hour seminars on a wide variety of MedTech-related topics.

Tech, Drugs & Rock n' Roll When: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 | 4 - 8 p.m. Where: Ziskind Lounge, Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA More details at the date nears closer. For questions, email [email protected].

This evening of entertainment and innovation encourages interaction between the science and business communities and serves to help foster relationships that lead to collaboration. Musical entertainment will be provided.

MIT Professional Education Short Programs Where: MIT Campus For the full schedule and more details, refer to the Event Website.

These two-to-five day professional courses are taught by MIT faculty/ researchers and experts from industry and academia. Additional topics areas include: Data Modeling & Analysis, Enterprise Transformation, Imaging, Innovation, Leadership / Negotiation, and more.

Flow Chemistry: Continuous Synthesis and Purification of Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals When: Monday, July 8 - Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Controlled Release Technology: Delivery Systems for Pharmaceuticals, Proteins, and Other Agents When: Monday, July 8 - Friday, July 12, 2013

Formulation and Stabilization of Biotherapeutics When: Monday, July 22 - Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Fermentation Technology When: Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2, 2013

Downstream Processing When: Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9, 2013

World Medtech Forum Lucerne When: Tuesday, September 17 - Thursday, September 19, 2013 Where: Messe Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland Learn more and register on the Event Website.

"Off to a good start," was how we evaluated the WMTF at the end of September 2012. We are now working with the same team, the same partners, with renewed energy and enthusiasm and the same model to take our vision into the future. The World Medtech Forum is a high-caliber platform for the international medtech sector - made by the industry for the industry and Made in Switzerland! This platform is set to be an integral part of the medtech scene and is open to you as an exhibitor, visitor or congress attendee. So plan your trip to Lucerne now, organize your schedule and consider how you and your company can play a part in shaping the forum and using it as a platform for your own business.

Cancer Advance Conference When: Thursday, September 19, 2013 | 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Where: Harvard Medical School Learn more and register on the Event Website.

The war against cancer continues, but we have recently seen great advances in a number of areas such as detection, prevention and especially the proliferation of targeted treatments that are paving the way for an era where some currently deadly cancers might become chronic conditions.On September 19, 2013, Boston will welcome some of the most distinguished cancer experts from academia and industry, alongside the people who help turn discoveries into therapies-biotech entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, buysiders, bankers and analysts-for a one-of- a-kind meeting: Cancer Advance. It's a one-day, high-energy, uniquely interactive meeting at Harvard Medical School where networking and discussion take center stage.

Drug Development Boot Camp 2013 When: Wednesday, November 20 - Thursday, November 21, 2013 Where: The Harvard Club, Boston, MA Learn more and register on the Event Website.

Why Drug Development Boot Camp? Drug development is a complex process. Each compound or molecule that enters drug development requires a unique drug development program to be devised by the Project Team. Even after many years of working in drug development, many executives with decision making authority lack in-depth understanding of the drug development process.

Who will attend the Boot Camp? Entrepreneurs from Harvard University who are working at the cutting edge of drug development will attend. Participants from different types of biotechnology companies will be in attendance. Venture Capitalists have signed up in the past and are likely to sign up for the 2013 Boot Camp. You will be taught by Faculty from large pharma who understand classical drug development, and who have contributed to the science and practice of drug development at leading pharmaceutical companies.