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Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (PT)
Networking and discussion with Lee Hood MD, PhD, (Co-founder and President of Institute for Systems Biology) and Carl Weissman (Chairman and CEO of Accelerator Corporation) presented by the ISB Associates Network.
Lee Hood, MD, PhD, invented the automated genome sequencer which made possible the human genome project. He also invented three other devices that serve as the foundation for modern biotechnology research. In addition, he co-founded more than 14 biotech companies, including Applied Biosystems, Amgen, Darwin and Rosetta. Among the popular media, Dr. Hood has been identified as one of the top 100 agents of change by Rolling Stone Magazine and one of the 15 people the president of the United States should listen to by WIRED magazine.
In the past six years, Carl Weissman has led Accelerator as it invested in 10 biotech companies. Three have emerged and raised more than $114 million in additional rounds of financing. Five remain under management at Accelerator, having raised between them $15.7 million in initial investments. In all, Accelerator companies have raised more than $143.5 million through multiple rounds of funding.
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The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is an internationally renowned, non-profit research institute headquartered in Seattle and dedicated to the study and application of systems biology. Founded by Leroy Hood, Alan Aderem and Ruedi Aebersold, ISB seeks to unravel the mysteries of human biology and identify strategies for predicting and preventing diseases such as cancer, diabetes and AIDS. ISB's systems approach integrates biology, computation and technological development, enabling scientists to analyze all elements in a biological system rather than one gene or protein at a time. Founded in 2000, the Institute has grown to 12 faculty and more than 300 staff members; an annual budget of more than $35 million; and an extensive network of academic and industrial partners. For more information about ISB, visit http://www.systemsbiology.org
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