I am pleased to invite you to the second World Wide Biobank Summit hosted by IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences, a three day event in Tarrytown, NY, USA from November 15th to 17th. The Summit will bring together thought leaders and practitioners from around the world to provide feedback and articulate joint resolutions to problems that are better addressed in the context of an international, multi-disciplinary forum. This Summit continues the dialogue initiated at our first Biobank Summit, held in Nice, France in March 2004.

The highlights of the Summit are shown below, and the full program is attached to this email. The summit is by invitation only and seating is limited so please register as soon as possible. We are extremely excited about the opportunity to host you and your colleagues in an event that we believe will contribute to addressing obstacles and challenges related to the global Biobanking community. We have a great roster of speakers and an important series of work sessions, and we sincerely hope that you will be able to participate.

If you have any specific questions about the summit, feel free to contact me or the summit’s primary organizer, Brett Davis.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely yours,

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Overview:
The Importance of biobanks is widely recognized within the life sciences and healthcare communities, but the development of biobanks is still faced with many technical, ethical, financial, intellectual property and information technology challenges. To overcome these challenges and achieve the promise of transforming healthcare will require unprecedented collaboration between public and private initiatives. Biobank Summit II provides a unique forum for a broad cross section of leaders from around the world to collaborate and share best practices.

Featured Speakers:

:: Anna D. Barker, Ph.D.
   Deputy Director for Advanced Technologies and Strategic Partnerships,
   National Cancer Institute

:: Kenneth W. Culver, M.D.
   Global Head - Translational Medicine, Novartis Oncology

:: Kathy Giusti
   President and Founder, Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium

:: Bartha Knoppers, Ph.D.
   Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine, Founder P3G

:: Prof. Bruce M. McManus, M.D., Ph.D., FRSC
   Professor & Co-Director, The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for    Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Research, University of British Columbia    Scientific Director, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health,    Canadian Institutes of Health Research

:: Michael Milken
   Chairman, FasterCures / The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions

:: Prof. Monica Nistér, M.D., Ph.D.
   Professor of Pathology, Cancer Centre Karolinska, Karolinska Institutet

:: Neil Spector, M.D.
   Director, Exploratory Medical Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline

:: Steve Walker
   Chief Information Officer, UK Biobank

:: Spencer Wells, Ph.D.
   National Geographic Fellow, National Geographic Society

The Summit program encompasses presentations from leaders in the field, as well as facilitated workshops on critical issues including: Quality Assurance, IT Infrastructure, Biobank Organization, Management and Governance: Developing a Systems Approach, Biobanking in Clinical Trials, Data Standards / Semantic Interoperability and Funding.

For more information, including instructions for making hotel reservations, please visit: http://www.ibm.com

CLICK HERE to register for the event. Note the attendance is by invitation only.

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