Event Detail

Who knows what will happen when bio and optics meet? Find out at the joint mixer on February 24 at Biovigilant from 5:30 until ?.  It's free to BIOSA and AOIA members, $10 for non-members. Food and soft drinks provided.

Please RSVP to Phyllis McClure, pmcclure@breault.com

Online registration is now closed.  Onsite registration will be available as space permits.

Start the day off right with a hot breakfast and some food for thought.  Tom Sellig will present "Biopharma - CRO Strategic Partnerships: The Future of Drug Development" in which he will discuss:

• How/why the industry is changing,
• The evolution of CROs and the state of the industry today,
• Examples of pharma-CRO partnerships in big pharma and in small biotech, and
• How Covance’s Chandler facility supports growth in program management relationships.

Tom Sellig, MBA
Vice President, Alliance Management
Tom Sellig, MBA, is Vice President of Alliance Management for Strategic Partnering & Integrated Drug Development, where he builds and maintains long-term relationships with biopharmaceutical clients, such as GlaxoSmithKline, to ensure R&D success.  By developing customized solutions and governance structures that leverage and integrate various Covance assets, Mr. Sellig helps biopharmaceutical companies streamline their drug development programs to reduce R&D costs and increase productivity.
 
With more than two decades of pharmaceutical and biotechnology experience, including multiple therapeutic areas, he has developed strategies and programs for products in all phases of product lifecycle.   Most recently, he was Vice President of Business Development at Ventana Clinical Research, a phase I unit focused on CNS drug development.   He also developed marketing strategies and programs for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotech brands, and has held various marketing and sales management positions at Ascent Pediatrics, Wyeth and Procter & Gamble.

For more information and to register, please Click Here.

Students, come explore the breadth of life science companies from across Arizona.

Employers, this is your opportunity to talk with potential interns or future employees while supporting University of Arizona students and state bioscience workforce development. 

Last year’s event was attended by more than 175 UA graduate and undergraduate students from life sciences, engineering, and business.  Every company that attended said the event was useful and would attend this event again.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Kevin Hall at (520) 626-1367 or jkh@bio5.org