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Entrepreneurs in Biotech Moment

November 1, 2016

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When:

November 12, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am

2016-11-12T09:00:00-08:00

2016-11-12T11:30:00-08:00

Where:

Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
1216 E California Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91125
USA

Cost:

$0 - $20

Contact:

Russell M. Frandsen

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Entrepreneurs in a Biotech Moment

Saturday, November 12th
9:00 – 11:30 AM

Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum

Encouraging the growth and success of technology-based

entrepreneurial ventures in Southern California

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Gordon Binder

Founder of Coastview Capital LLC

Previously

Chief Executive Officer

and Chairman of Amgen

Gordon Binder, Venture Capital investor, former Chairman and CEO of Amgen, and Trustee Emeritus of both Caltech and MIT, leads the November Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum program, “Entrepreneurs in a Biotech Age.“

Mr. Binder led Amgen to prominence as a biotech pharmaceutical pioneer. He knows the business from start-up to large public company, from the conception of great ideas on the University Campus and the small start-up visionary to successful deployment of innovative and blockbuster advances into the market place. Mr. Binder will present a stimulating overview of the state of entrepreneurial opportunities in biotech and bio-pharma, the role of universities in tech development and transfer, and the role of larger companies in financing biotech start-ups.

Alex Dickinson

Senior Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives

Illumina

Alex Dickinson’s strategic initiatives group’s responsibilities include establishing nation-scale population sequencing programs and developing software for innovative sequencing applications. Previously he led the team that built Illumina’s cloud-based sequencing informatics platform, BaseSpace.Alex joined Illumina in 2010 when the company acquired Helixis, a molecular diagnostics company that he co-founded with Nobel Laureate David Baltimore and then led as CEO. Alex was previously the founder and CEO of Luxtera, one of the leading supercomputer chip companies. Alex began his career as a researcher at AT&T Bell Labs. He has been awarded over 30 patents covering a range of inventions including the camera and fingerprint technologies widely used in today’s smartphones. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide, Australia, and an MBA from Columbia University in New York.

Producer / Moderator

Russell M. Frandsen

The Business Legal Group

For details and to purchase your ticket:

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Coffee & Light breakfast items served.

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