From: owner-evcc-07@Fuqua.Duke.Edu on behalf of Vaibhav Lohiya [vl8@duke.edu]
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 12:17 PM
To: EVCC-07@Fuqua.Duke.Edu; evcc-club@Fuqua.Duke.Edu
Subject: EVCC Digest - April 23

 

1.      Entrepreneurs Only Workshop: "How to Land a Strategic/Corporate Partnership" - Tuesday, April 25th
CED Entrepreneurship Center **New Location** 100 Capitola Dr. Durham, NC 27713
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

For many early stage companies, getting customer validation is a huge determining factor of future success. Finding a strategic or corporate partner can be equally important and also influence your company's success. On April 25th, have lunch with Mark Foulkrod of PreFlight Ventures and learn more about "How to Land a Stategic/Corporate Partnership."

 

$15 CED Members / $20 Non-Members (pizza and salad included)
Click here to register

 

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2.      2006 Ernst & Young Biotech Annual Report - Beyond Borders - Wednesday, April 26th
North Carolina Biotech Center- RTP, North Carolina

8:00 AM

 

On behalf of Ernst & Young, CED would like to invite you to the 2006 Ernst & Young Biotech Annual Report - Beyond Borders.

 

In the 20th anniversary edition of Beyond Borders: The Global Biotechnology Report 2006, Ernst & Young reports that the revenues of publicly-traded biotechnology companies surpassed $60 billion for the first time in the sector's 30-year history. On the occasion of biotechnology's 30th anniversary, Beyond Borders 2006 takes a look at a global biotechnology industry that is performing remarkably well on virtually every performance indicator. The sector is rapidly maturing, achieving double-digit growth, and drawing closer to profitability than ever before. Biotech companies are sustaining high levels of financing and product approvals.

 

The sector is booming across the globe, from the maturing U.S. sector to rapidly-emerging Asia-Pacific.

 

To RSVP, please contact Gloria Franks, Ernst & Young, 919-981-2807 or email: gloria.franks@ey.com

 

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3.      CED's Venture 2006 - Where Great Minds Meet Smart Money – May 2 and May 3

Pinehurst Resort - Village of Pinehurst, NC

 

Looking for the Southeast's most dynamic and promising business opportunities? Join hundreds of leading national investors and the best of the region's growth companies this coming Spring at the legendary Pinehurst Resort, host of the 2005 U.S. Open Golf Championship. At Venture 2006 - CED's 23rd annual venture conference - experience Pinehurst's unparalleled hospitality and southern elegance while exploring the collaborative elements of North Carolina's unique business environment that fuel high-growth company formation and success.

 

Register at www.cednc.org/venture

 

 

 

 

 

Vaibhav Lohiya

Candidate for MBA, Class of 2007

Fuqua School of Business

Duke University

 

Email: vaibhav.lohiya@fuqua.duke.edu

 

Ph.: (919) 323 0053