Where:

The Challenging Environment for Life Science Start-ups
Moderator:
James Datin Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Life Sciences Group, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

Panelists:
Gregory Bosch, Chief Executive, PuriCore, Inc.
Anthony Gold, Chief Executive Officer, Healthy Humans 
Daniel Messina, Executive Vice President of Business Strategy, Health Advocate
Paul Touhey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.

Please join the Eastern Technology Council’s Life Science Enterprise Awards winners for a panel discussion on how to start up and grow a life science company in the greater Philadelphia region. The discussion will focus more on a regional approach to starting up and growing life science companies in the area. 
The panelists will share their perspectives on the following key questions:

• What’s the best way to search for talent in this region.
• Finding venture capital in Greater Philadelphia. 
• Best places in Greater Philadelphia to locate your company. Incubators? Keystone Innovation Zones? City vs. Suburbs?

Keynote Speaker:
Daniel Messina, Executive Vice President of Business Strategy, Health Advocate
After lunch Dan Messina of Health Advocates will deliver the keynote address “The difficulties of starting up and growing life science companies in today’s environment”. 

Dan will take a look at the economy, healthcare reform and other macro forces that affect the industry and individual companies.

Sponsored by:
Ballard Spahr LLP

Event Agenda
10:00a.m.-11:30a.m. - Panel Discussion. ( Event will start promptly at 10:00a.m.) 
11:30a.m.-12:15.pm. - Networking Reception 
12:15p.m. - 1:00p.m. - Lunch
1:00p.m. -2:00p.m.- Keynote Presentation