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The Maryland Chapter Presents

Michael Richman

President and Chief Operating Officer, AmpIimmune

April 29, 2008

Michael Richman is one of the leaders of the region’s entrepreneurial community, with over 24 years of experience working in research, intellectual property and business development capacities in companies such as Chiron Corporation (now Novartis) and MedImmune, Inc. (now Astra Zeneca), where he was Senior Vice President Corporate Development.  While at MedImmune, Mr. Richman was responsible for all Business Development, Licensing, Intellectual Property, Legal Affairs, Project Management and Strategic Planning functions.  His transactional experience, management skills and familiarity with the scientific and intellectual property aspects of biotechnology product development are invaluable in building young companies.  Most recently and prior to joining Amplimmune, Mr. Richman was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at MacroGenics - a fully integrated R&D company focused on monoclonal antibodies for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases.  Mr. Richman sits on several Boards including Amplimmune, Opexa Therapeutics, Cougar Biotechnology, and Cellexicon.  He will speak on the topic of:

Catalyzing Biotech - A Maryland State of Mind

Amplimmune - A Paradigm Shift in Translational Development

Meeting Location

 The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s BioPark
in Downtown Baltimore.

Hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Special Pre-Meeting Feature!

Private Tour of the New BioPark Building
(Building Two)
Located at the gateway to the UMB BioPark with southeastern views towards Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Building Two is a sophisticated, loaded shell lab and office building that includes conference facilities and space suitable for GMP manufacturing.  Its flexible design accommodates a range of occupancies from full floor office and laboratory to smaller users.  In 2007, the Association for University Research Parks (AURP) named the UMB BioPark the "Emerging University Research Science Park of the Year."

Thanks to our Event Sponsors:

Meeting Format:
5:00 - 6:00 pm - Private Tour of UMB BioPark Building Two
6:00 - 7:30 pm - Social Hour & Networking
7:30 - 8:30 pm - Speaker Presentation
8:30 - 9:00 pm - Networking & Coffee and Dessert

Convenient Garage Parking
http://www.umbbiopark.com/pdfs/Garage_Parking.pdf

Dress:  Business, Business Casual

Cost and Cancellation Policy: 
$45.00  LES Members in advance (payment received by Wednesday, April 23)
$50.00  Non-Members in advance (payment received by Wednesday, April 23)

$55.00  LES Members at the door and on-line after Wednesday, April 23
$60.00  Non-Members at the door and on-line after Wednesday, April 23

Online registration will close Friday, April 25  5:00pm EST
Substitutions only after Friday, April 25, 5:00pm EST

Online Registration:

LES Members and online account holders:
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Non LES Members:
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Once your account has been created proceed to registration as an online account holder.

For more information, please contact:

Henry N. Wixon, Maryland Chapter Chair
E-mail: henry.wixon@wilmerhale.com
Phone: (410) 986-2894

or

Catherine E. Vorwald, Immediate Past Chair
E-mail: cevorwald@comcast.net
Mobile phone: (443) 739-7549

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