Invitation: Connecting Biocom with Shanghai

BayHelix and PharmaDJ Reception 

at Jones Day 

for Biocom President and CEO Joe Panetta

Event Details 

Time

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

 2 June 2017, Friday

Venue

4th Floor, 27 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road

Shanghai (near East Beijing Road)

Event Background

Biocom and Jones Day are inviting all members of the BayHelix and PharmaDJ community to a reception at the Jones Day Shanghai Office on the Bund on the evening of Friday, June 2. 

Biocom is the largest, most experienced leader and advocate for California’s life science sector. The non-profit trade association works on behalf of more than 900 members from the U.S. and abroad to drive public policy, build an enviable network of industry leaders, create access to capital, introduce cutting-edge STEM education programs, and create robust value-driven purchasing programs.

Biocom President and CEO Joe Panetta will introduce Biocom to the Shanghai life science community and describe how Biocom fosters growth and productivity in all areas of the life science sector and accelerates its members’ success on a global level. 

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Attendance: Open to all BayHelix and PharmaDJ members

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e-mail to 

Michelle Liang

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Agenda

Opening remarks (10 mins)           

Tony Chen, Jones Day

Kewen Jin, BayHelix

Introduction of Biocom (30 mins)

Joe Panetta, President & CEO, Biocom       

Reception afterwards

About Joe Panetta

Mr. Panetta is President & CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Biocom. He has served in this role for the past 18 years and works with an experienced professional staff of 50, with offices located in San Diego, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.  Together with a 60-member Board of Directors, he leads initiatives that help members produce novel solutions that improve the human condition.

Mr. Panetta oversees several subsidiaries of Biocom, including a Purchasing Group that provides more than $100 million in products and services savings to members.  He is co-founder of the Biocom Political Action Committee, the Biocom Institute for education and workforce development, and chairman of the California Biotechnology Foundation, a joint initiative to inform legislators and the media about the state’s life science sector.  In 2014, Mr. Panetta was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, which serves as the governing and oversight board for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and is responsible for providing grant funding under the $3 billion California Stem Cell Initiative.  He is past chairman of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) and founding chairman of the State Medical Technology Alliance (SMTA).

Mr. Panetta serves on the boards of directors of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, and CONNECT.   He is a past chairman of the board of the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Mr. Panetta is a member of advisory boards of the Pharmacy School at UC San Diego, the Engineering school at San Diego State University, the College of Science and Mathematics at Cal State University San Marcos, and the National University School of Business and Management. He has received the following awards: the American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians Special Recognition Award; the CONNECT Distinguished Contribution Award for Life Science Innovation; and the Association of Pan Asian Communities Annual Leadership award, among others.