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Creative Global Connections In Bioscience

WHAT: The State of Maryland announces an international conference focusing on innovative ways to support the growth and development of bioscience as an economic engine. The conference will discuss the economic impacts resulting from research and commercial activity in all areas of modern bioscience. Sessions will be held on the following topics:

• Collaboration between Commercial Entities and Research Institutions
• Development of Bioscience Infrastructure
• Nurturing Entrepreneurial and Management Talent
• Improving Access to Capital
• Bioscience on a Global Scale/Developing International Relationships

The State of Maryland is hosting this conference as the first return meeting of the "Districts of Creativity" regions assembled by the Government of Flanders in 2004 as well as other regions.

Districts of Creativity Members: Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Catalonia, Spain; Flanders, Belgium; Karnataka, India; Lombardy, Italy; Maryland, United States; Nord-Pas de Calais, France; Quebec, Canada; Scotland, United Kingdom; Shanghai, China. Other invited regions include: Kanagawa Prefecture; Japan, Queensland, Australia; Singapore; Wallonia, Belgium.

WHO: Keynote speaker- Dr. Robert C. Gallo, Director, UMBI’s Institute of Human Virology and Division of Basic Science

WHEN: October 24-25, 2005

WHERE: North Bethesda Marriott, Maryland

For more information visit http://www.creativeglobalconnections.com/

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Celebrating our 20th anniversary year, UMBI is Maryland's premier biotechnology research institute within the University System of Maryland and was established in 1985. The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) consists of five major research and education centers and is dedicated to advancing the frontiers of biotechnology. UMBI’s centers of research include: CARB, the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology located in Rockville; CBR, the Center for Biosystems Research located in College Park; and COMB, the Center of Marine Biotechnology, MBC, the Medical Biotechnology Center, and IHV, the Institute of Human Virology, all located in Baltimore. For more information, visit www.umbi.umd.edu