Recombinant Capital Presents

ALLICENSE 2005
BALANCING R&D INVESTMENT & RISK

May 24 & 25, 2005
Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Program Agenda
All Speakers confirmed

Tuesday, May 24

8:00 – 8:15
Welcoming Remarks & Conference Overview: Balancing R&D Investment & Risk

· Mark G. Edwards, Managing Director, Recombinant Capital

8:15 – 9:00
Keynote Presentation – Medicine, Science & Merck

· P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., Chairman, Theravance, Inc., Chairman, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Ex-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co.

9:00 – 10:00
Session 1: The Changing Landscape of Big Pharma and Biotech – A Panel Discussion

· Session Chair: Kenneth Weg, Chairman, Clearview Projects and Former President, Worldwide Medicines Group, Bristol-Myers Squibb

· P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., Chairman, Theravance, Inc., Chairman, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Ex-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co.

· Stelios Papadopoulos, Ph.D., Vice Chairman, SG Cowen

10:00 – 10:30
Morning break hosted by:
Biogen IDEC Logo


10:30 – 12:30
Session 2: Is Licensing Now Leading the Way to the Commercialization of New Pharma Products?

· Session Chair: Tamar Howson, Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb
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· Frances Heller, Head, Strategic Alliances, Novartis

· Dr. Thomas Hofstaetter, Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development, Wyeth

· Dr. Phil McGurk, Manager, Strategic Alliances, Pfizer


12:30 – 2:00
Luncheon hosted by:
Biogen IDEC Logo


2:00 – 3:00
Session 3: Anatomy of a New Pharma/Biotech Business Model

· Rick E. Winningham, Chief Executive Officer, Theravance

· Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Business Development, GlaxoSmithKline

Afternoon Break 3:00 - 3:30

3:30 – 5:30
Session 4: Alliance Strategy & Management: A Roundtable Discussion

· Session Chair: Barbara Yanni, Vice President and Chief Licensing Officer, Merck & Co

· Joseph McCracken, Vice President, Business & Commercial Development, Genentech

· Dr. Jit Patel, Director, Global Discovery Alliances, AstraZeneca

· Dr. Thomas A. Picone, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Schering-Plough

· Dr. Robert J. Wills, Vice President, Alliance Management, Johnson & Johnson

· Peter Wirth, Executive Vice President, Genzyme

ALLICENSE 2005 Breakthrough Alliance Awards Dinner
Westin St. Francis Hotel

Awards dinner reception sponsored by:
AstraZeneca Logo

6:00 - 7:00 Cocktail Reception, The Italian Room Foyer
7:00 - 9:30 Dinner and Awards Ceremony, The Colonial Room

(All registered attendees are invited to attend the Reception and Awards Dinner)

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Wednesday, May 25

8:00 – 8:30
The ZymoGenetics – Serono Alliances: Focus and Flexibility

· Fredrik Henell, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Business Development, ZymoGenetics

8:30 – 9:00
What is the Right Balance Between Too Big and Too Small? A Midcap Global Biopharma View

· Roch Doliveux, Chief Executive Officer, UCB Pharma

9:00 – 9:30
How to Fairly Split the Pie When You Can't Predict Its Size

· Thomas M. Finn, Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Planning - Pharmaceuticals, P&G Pharmaceuticals

9:30 – 10:00
Partnering Your Way to the Promised Land - Partnering with Pharma to Build It with
Wall Street

· Stephen R. Davis, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Neurogen

Morning Break 10:00 – 10:30

10:30 – 12:30
Session 5: Balancing Focus & Openmindedness When Looking for Products & Partnerships

· Session Chair: Dr. Ronald A. Pepin, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Medarex

· Ed Broughton, Senior Vice President of Business Development and New Products, Eisai Inc.

· Nigel Sheail, Vice President, Global Head Licensing, Roche

· Joe Zakrzewski, Chief Operating Officer, Reliant Pharmaceuticals

Luncheon 12:30 – 2:00

2:00 – 3:30
Session 6: What are the Implications of Vioxx, Celebrex, Iressa and Tysabri for Licensing?

· Session Chair: Mark G. Edwards, Managing Director, Recombinant Capital

· Scott Foraker, Vice President Licensing, Amgen

· Barbara Kosacz, Head, Life Sciences Practice, Cooley Godward

· Mark C. Wiggins, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Biogen Idec

Afternoon Break 3:30 – 4:00

4:00 – 5:30
Session 7: Biotech Business Models - Strategies for a Challenging World

· Session Chair: Chris Ehrlich, Partner, InterWest Partners

· Jay Hagan, Managing Director, Amgen Ventures

· Robert Myers, Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer, Jazz Pharmaceuticals

· William Greene M.D., General Partner, MPM Capital

Cocktail Reception 5:30 – 6:30