NETWORKING FORUMS 2008

Bio Innovation SA regularly hosts these events with the aim of encouraging interaction across the local bioscience community. They feature a number of scientific presentations focussing on a central theme, followed by informal networking and refreshments. Our past events have attracted between 80-200 attendees from across the biotechnology community - academics, students, service providers, researchers and politicians. Please find following a list of our Networking Forums for 2008. Please note that these details MAY CHANGE at any time.

DECEMBER 2008
Date:	Thursday, 11 December 2008
Time:	5.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue:	BioSA Business Incubator, Thebarton 40-46 West Thebarton Road, Thebarton
Topic/Theme:	BioSA Christmas Networking Forum
Chair:	Mr Mark O’Donnell Partner, Madderns Patent Attorneys
Speakers:	>  Dr Suzanne Miller Director of the South Australian Museum >  Professor Steven Donnellan Principal Researcher Evolutionary Biology Unit South Australian Museum
Sponsors:	Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
Other Information:
Registration:	Click here
Full details:	Click  here
Map:	Click here

Registration:

An invitation will be sent out prior to each event with up-to-date details. People wishing to attend will be able to register on-line or via telephone.

If you would like to receive invitations to these events, please join our Mailing List.

Charges:

The cost to attend is $20 or $10 for students (GST inclusive), payable at the door. Credit card payments (Visa or Mastercard) will also be accepted.

A tax invoice will be supplied upon payment.

Sponsorship:

Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies interested in targeting the South Australian bioscience community. For further information, contact Nicole Brackenridge, Marketing & Communications Manager, on +61 8 8217 6400 or at nicole.brackenridge@bioinnovationsa.com.au.

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PREVIOUS NETWORKING FORUMS

Following is a list of previous Networking Forums we have held over the last 2 years. If you require any further information about speakers or topics please contact Nicole Brackenridge, Marketing & Communications Manager, on +61 8 8217 6400 or at nicole.brackenridge@bioinnovationsa.com.au.

To view some of the photos taken at some of our previous Networking Forums, please click here.

OCTOBER 2008
Date:	Thursday, 23 October 2008
Time:	5.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue:	BioSA Incubator, Thebarton
Topic/Theme:	BioSA Incubator opening ceremony and tours
Chair:	Mr Dennis Mutton, Chairman of the Bio Innovation SA Board
Speakers:	Premier of South Australia, the Hon Mike Rann MP Dr Maire Smith, former Adelaide Thinker in Residence Mr Rainer Sladek, Henn Architekten (Germany)
Sponsors:	Eppendorf

JULY 2008
Date:	Thursday, 31 July 2008
Time:	5.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue:	Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Grainger Studio, 91 Hindley Street, Adelaide
Topic/Theme:	Bones
Chair:	Mr Mark Szolga, Chief Executive Officer, Austofix Pty Ltd
Speakers:	>  Associate Professor Peter Anderson Consultant Craniofacial Surgeon/Director of Research Australian Craniofacial Unit Associate Professor, Adelaide University Senior Research Fellow, Women's & Children's Health Research Institute >  Dr David Campbell Director of the SA Bone Bank Orthopaedic Surgeon, Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic >  Associate Professor Andrew Zannettino Head, Myeloma Research Program Bone and Cancer Laboratories Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science Member, Hanson Institute Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide
Sponsors:
Other Information:
Registration:	Online registrations have now closed. If you would still like to register, please call Bio Innovation SA Reception on +61 8 8217 6400.
Full details:	Click here
Map:	Click here for google map
Photos:

MAY 2008
Date:	Thursday, 1 May 2008
Time:	5.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue:	SARDI Plant Research Centre, Auditorium, Level 4 2B Hartley Grove, Urrbrae
Topic/Theme:	“Down and Dirty – What you always wanted to know about soils”
Chair:	Mr Sanford Gleddie, CEO, Philom Bios Australia Pty Ltd
Speakers:	>  Dr Alan McKay, Leader Nematology Unit, SARDI >  Professor Sakkie Pretorius, Managing Director, Australian Wine Research Institute
Sponsors:	Philom Bios Australia Pty Ltd
Other Information:
Registration:	Online registrations have now closed. If you would still like to register please call Bio Innovation SA Reception on +61 8 8217 6400.
Full details:	Click here
Map:	Click here for google map / Click here for local map and parking directions
Photos:	Click here

FEBRUARY 2008
Date:	Monday, 11 February 2008
Time:	5.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue:	Ballroom, Stamford Grand, Glenelg, South Australia
Topic/Theme:	"Capital Raising and Venture Capital"
Speakers:	>  Dr Jurgen Michaelis, Chairman of the Investment Committee, Terra Rossa Capital Pty Ltd >  Mr Stewart Bartlett, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Signostics Pty Ltd
Sponsors:	World Courier (Australia) Pty Ltd
Other Information:	The winners of the 2008 BioSA Bioscience Achievement Awards will be announced at the event. This networking forum is part of the AusBiotech Business Development Workshop and Forum.
Registration:	Online registrations have now closed. If you would still like to register please call Bio Innovation SA Reception on +61 8 8217 6400.
Full details:	No longer available

 

13 November 2007

“Dreams of Permanence”

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Grainger Studio, 91 Hindley Street, Adelaide

Chair - Dr Rob Morrison, Professorial Fellow, Flinders University.

Guest Speakers:

• Prof Gunter Henn, Principal, Henn Architekten, Munich

“Sustainable and Adaptive Architectures”

• Prof Nadia Rosenthal, Director, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University

“Regeneration of the Human Being – Bringing the EMBL model to Australia”

 

20 September 2007

“AIB Labs Showcase”

The Observatory Function Centre, Hackney Road, Adelaide

Sponsors: AGRF (Australian Genome Research Facility Pty Ltd)

Chair: Professor Grant Sutherland AC, Chairman, AIB Labs Steering Committee, Fellow of the Royal Society.

Guest Speakers:

• Mr Jason Valentine, General Manager, Centre for Pharmaceutical Research

“University Research Group to Private Company: When to cut the cord?”

• Dr Peter Hoffmann, Director of Proteomics, Adelaide Proteomics Centre

"Proteomics Applications in Biotechnology”

 

3 July 2007

Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel, North Terrace, Adelaide

Chair: Mr Gerry Cawson, Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers

Guest Speakers:

• Dr Larry Gold, CEO and Chairman of Somalogic Inc. (US)

"Diagnostics of the Future"

• Professor Rob Short, Director, Mawson Institute

"Living Bandage: from concept to commercialisation"

 

19 April 2007

Sex Cells - "Reproductive Technology... For Today’s Market”

Grainger Studio, Hindley Street Adelaide

Sponsors: Healthy Development Adelaide

Chair: Prof Robert Norman, Director, Research Centre for Reproductive Health, Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Adelaide
Guest Speakers:

• Dr Elaine Stead, General Manager, Reproductive Health Science Pty Ltd

"Sex and the single cell"

• Dr Robert Gilchrist, Research Centre for Reproductive Health

"Oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM): A new technology for treating infertility"

• Dr Michelle Lane, Scientific Director, Repromed Pty Ltd

"Freezing eggs – A baby step closer"

 

21 February 2007

"Successful Capital Raising from a Company's Perspective"

Ballrooms 4 & 5, Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg

Opening Address: Dr Anna Lavelle, CEO of AusBiotech

Guest Speaker: David McInnes, CEO of Micronix Pty Ltd

Followed by the Bio Innovation SA 2007 Bioscience Achievement Awards presentation

 

7 December 2006

A Review of South Australia’s Bio~Wonderland

Thebarton Bioscience Precinct – Adelaide University Research Park

Guest Speakers:

• Mr Ben Bishop, Senior Accountant, Ernst & Young, Adelaide presented the third SA Bioscience Industry Survey in South Australia.
• Dr Jurgen Michaelis, CEO, and Ms Ann Nelson, Director Biotechnology Infrastructure provided a review of Bio Innovation SA’s activities over the past year and plans for 2007, including progress in Venture Capital and construction of the Thebarton Bioscience Business Incubator.

19 October 2006

A Foreign Affair - “Global Interest in South Australian Bioscience”

Radford Auditorium, Art Gallery, North Terrace, Adelaide

Guest Speakers:

• Dr Meera Verma, Chief Operating Officer, BresaGen Limited
• Mr Bob Finder, CEO and Managing Director, GroPep Limited
• Mr Sanford Gleddie, CEO, Philom Bios Australia Pty Ltd

20 July 2006

Light Fantastic: The Use and Effects of Light in Biotech

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Grainger Studio, 91 Hindley Street, Adelaide

Guest Speakers:

• Prof John Thomas, Professor of Applied Physics, University of South Australia
• Prof Geoff Fincher, Deputy CEO, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics and Deputy Director, Waite Campus, University of Adelaide
• Prof Mark Tester, Federation Fellow, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics

 

9 March 2006

"Waste…. A Resource In The Wrong Place"

SARDI Plant Research Centre, Auditorium, Level 4

Guest Speakers:

• Mr Steve Marshall. Director Business Development, Jeffries Group
• Professor Ravi Naidu, Director, Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia
• Professor Andy Ball, Chair in Environmental Biotechnology, Flinders University

 

To view all our listed Events, please click here.

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If you have any queries about the above information, please contact Nicole Brackenridge, Marketing & Communications Manager, on +61 8 8217 6400 or at nicole.brackenridge@bioinnovationsa.com.au.

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