2006 Biotechnology Industry Update: Implications for North Carolina and the Charlotte Region

Date: Monday, May 15, 2006
Time: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Cannon Village, Kannapolis, NC
Cost: Free
RSVP by May 12: Jennifer Woodford, jwoodford@ci.kannapolis.nc.us

Biotechnology will soon become an everyday word in the once textile-centered town of Kannapolis, North Carolina, outside of Charlotte. Come learn more about biotechnology and what it means for Kannapolis on the advent of the new 350-acre North Carolina Research Campus and the Southeast region.

The City of Kannapolis, Ernst & Young, and Southeast BIO, with support from the Cabarrus Regional Partnership and the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, are presenting a free event to educate the Charlotte community and others interested in biotechnology.

Mike Constantino, partner at Ernst & Young, head of its Southeastern life sciences practice and board member of Southeast BIO, will spotlight key findings and trends featured in Ernst & Young's annual biotechnology report. The report offers a strategic view of the industry at a global level as well as insight into major regional markets. Key trends in the Southeastern biotech industry will be highlighted.

Lynn Scott Safrit, Castle & Cooke, will provide an update on construction of the Research Campus, and bus tours will be available for anyone wishing to tour the construction site.

The event will also feature a state and regional panel to provide participants the opportunity to ask questions about new initiatives to promote biotechnology and advance regionalism.

To download the invitation, click on http://www.sebio.org/news/InvitationFin632812089048641972.pdf