Posted on June 11: BioSummit2003 fosters innovation in bioscience

Biotechnology in the Golden Horseshoe will be explored at McMaster today (Wednesday, June 11) during BioSummit2003.

Organized by the Golden Horseshoe Biosciences Network, this biotechnology innovation conference brings together individuals in biotech business, research, venture capital, commercialization and economic development. This is the first conference of its kind in the Golden Horseshoe area that fosters bioscience driven economic development.

Participants will examine global and North American perspectives of biosciences; venture capital and financing issues facing biotechnology; information technology/information management (IT/IM); challenges for a biosciences cluster; sciences in the Golden Horseshoe area; management of innovation as related to biotechnology; and IT/IM solutions for biosciences and health care.

The one-day event takes place in the McMaster University Student Centre. For more, visit http://www.mcmaster.ca/Biosummit2003.

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Biotechnology in the Golden Horseshoe will be explored at McMaster today (Wednesday, June 11) during <a href="http://www.mcmaster.ca/Biosummit2003">BioSummit2003</a>.<p><br />
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Organized by the Golden Horseshoe Biosciences Network, this biotechnology innovation conference brings together individuals in biotech business, research, venture capital, commercialization and economic development. This is the first conference of its kind in the Golden Horseshoe area that fosters bioscience driven economic development. <p><br />
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Participants will examine global and North American perspectives of biosciences; venture capital and financing issues facing biotechnology; information technology/information management (IT/IM); challenges for a biosciences cluster; sciences in the Golden Horseshoe area; management of innovation as related to biotechnology; and IT/IM solutions for biosciences and health care.<p><br />
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The one-day event takes place in the McMaster University Student Centre. For more, visit <a href="http://www.mcmaster.ca/Biosummit2003">http://www.mcmaster.ca/Biosummit2003</a>.

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