DAY 1, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Acute to Chronic Care - Necessitating a Paradigm Shift in Healthcare
Dr. Mahender Singh, Project Manager, Supply Chain 2020, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
 
The Importance of Supply Chain Management in Achieving Global Business Vision
Dave Malenfant, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Alcon Laboratories

Managing The Supply Chain Today and Tomorrow: The Challenge
Tim Moore, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Genentech

Operations & Supply Chain Executives Panel: A Holistic Supply Chain Perspective Driving Operations

Moderator:
Devendra Mishra, Professor, Decisions Sciences, Pepperdine University

R&D and Clinical Supply Chain Management Panel: “Innovation, Regulation and Drug Pipeline: Management for Profitability and Risk Abatement”
Panelists:
Tilmann Pruesse, Deputy Director, Operations Management, Bayer Healthcare
Suzanne Somerville, Director, Clinical Supply Chain, Genentech

Biotech Production: Flexibility and Risk Optimization
Dr. Philip M. Kaminsky, Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley

Challenges of Planning Systems and Processes in BioTech
Thomas Panzer, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Bayer Healthcare

Manufacturing Process Panel: Improving Healthcare Quality and Cost with Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
Panelists:
Fadel Hamed, Assistant Director, Operational Excellence, Genentech
Chuck Mignosa, President of Business Systems Architects, L.L.C.
Jennifer Maynard, Black Belt Operational Excellence, Bayer Healthcare
Carolyn Pexton, Director, PR & Communications, GE Healthcare

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DAY 2, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Regulatory Implications to Global Supply Chain Operations
Vitaly Glozman, Partner, PRTM

Global Contract Manufacturing: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs
Glenn Snyder, Principal, Life Sciences, Deloitte Consulting

Innovative Operations Solutions for Clinical Trials in Medical Devices
Ruchir Sehra, MD, MBA, Vice President of Clinical Research – Kyphon/Medtronic

Securing The Information Holy Grail: Connecting Biotech Drug Companies with Distributors, Hospitals, Doctor and Patients
Paul Fowler, CMO/North America, Axway

Ensuring Agility, Adaptability and Alignment for Customer Service
Tim Warner, Principal, PRTM

BIOTECH SUPPLY CHAIN ACADEMY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2008
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA

The Biotech Supply Chain Academy (BioSCA) has announced the launch of its inaugural conference on September 11-12, 2008 at the South San Francisco Conference Center, designed to provide an exclusive audience of senior-level executives with authoritative insights, best practices and market intelligence about the supply and distribution of biotechnology products. 

The program's theme will be "Achieving Supply Chain Excellence Through Industry Collaboration — From R&D To Patient Care.� The event will bring together professionals from biotech companies, their suppliers, clinical outsourcing companies, distributors, hospitals, doctors, Government Regulatory agencies, 3rd party service providers, academia, industry research organizations, think tanks, management consultants and NGOs. Education, networking and sharing of knowledge and experience will be the hallmark of the event.

"Biotechnology has extraordinary supply chain opportunities that reflect the increasing pace of innovation, regulatory issues, and overall distribution complexities of our industry," says Cornerstone Systems Solutions President Tim Salaver.  "Product introduction is accelerating and there is an increasing level of interest in ways that all parties can work together to maximize a supply chain that can support and sustain market demands."

A preliminary conference program will cover these vital topics:

• Supply Chain Management of the Biotech R&D Product Cycle
• Six Sigma Control of Manufacturing and Service Organizations   
• Information Technology Solutions for Biotech Supply Chain Management 
• Developing Collaborative Resilience in the Biotechnology Supply Chain    
• Regulatory Impacts on the Biotechnology Supply Chain   
• RFID Opportunities for Biotech Applications    
• Collaborative Demand Planning, Rapid Replenishment & Vendor Management Inventory (VMI) Systems    
• Human Resource Staffing and Productivity Management   
• Waste and Transportation Management Services

Conference Co-Chairmen for this inaugural program are Professor Devendra Mishra of Pepperdine University, an internationally renowned supply chain management expert in the food, consumer electronics, entertainment and healthcare industries, and Tim Salavar who will assist in the recruitment of a conference Advisory Board, presentation review committee, and keynote presenter.

"Biotechnology provides its own, unique challenges, which is why a focused event of this sort is of such importance. Beyond general healthcare conferences, this is the single most important event of the year for professionals who are responsible for integrating processes, leveraging information, deploying technology while satisfying regulations in the patient-based supply chain. Proven supply chain principles will provide attendees and their companies with a competitive advantage and drive top line sales, while controlling bottom-line costs," says Devendra Mishra.

For ongoing updates about the program, event schedule, and special events register online at www.biotechsupplychain.com

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