Activities - January 2008

YES Y2K Awards Ceremony: Thursday, January 24th – 7:15-8:00pm. Location: LC 101 (on old campus). Come join us for the official announcement of this year’s winners of the Y2K Executive Summary Competition. This will be an opportunity to award the winners in each division, share with the group your ideas and proposals, meet other teams over refreshments, reflect on the Y2K events of last semester, and discuss improvements for the future. Business casual attire is recommended for Thursday's ceremony.

YBPS Seminar Series - Business of Biotech: 28-31 Jan 2008. 6pm-8.30pm. "Business of Biotech" is an evening non-credit, week-long seminar designed to give non-textbook information about starting companies. Back for its sixth incarnation, BOB2008 is taught by Constance McKee, Yale MBA, co-founder and CEO of Manzanita Pharmaceuticals and previously Chief Executive of Cambridge Quantum Fund I (Cambridge, UK). The seminar runs four evenings, Jan 28th-Jan31st from 6pm-8.30pm at the Yale School of Management. During the first hour Constance reviews basic concepts like business plans, business models, term sheets and financing strategies for life sciences companies. During the second hour+ speakers will address key decisions in their business. Speakers this year include executives of small biotech companies, specialty pharma, big pharma and venture philanthropy. Everyone in the Yale, YBPS, and Industry community is welcome. Monday: Jan28 SOM A-60 6-8:30PM, Mr. Kevin Rakin: CEO, Advanced Biohealing. Tuesday: Jan 29 SOM A-53 6-8:30PM, Dr. Ron Burch: CEO, Cure Therapeutics. Wednesday: Jan30 SOM A-30 6-8:30PM, Dr. Ronald Smith: VP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Dr. Jonathan Lewis: CEO, ZioPharm Oncology. Wednesday after the session: BOB Alumni & friends gathering at Archie Moore's, New Haven. Thursday: Jan 31 SOM A-53 6-8:30PM. Mr. Robi Blumenstein, Managing Director, HighQ Foundation Dr. Jim Dolan, Executive VP, Purdue Pharma. Space is limited, please register at: http://www.yale.edu/ybps/businessofbiotechnologyprogram2008.html.

SOM Entrepreneurship Club Speaker Series - Prof Andrew Metrick (Wharton/SOM): Thursday, January 31 2008, 4:15 PM, A-51. See Speaker Series link above for speaker bio.

YES Y50K Kickoff Event: Thursday, January 31st – 7:00-9:00pm. Location: LC 101 (on old campus). 7:00-8:00 - Keynote Speaker, 8:00-8:30 – Y50K Info Presentation, 8:30-9:00 - Reception. Keynote Speaker: Etan Ayalon, Managing Director, GlobalTech Research. Etan Ayalon is a Cornell graduate, a former Israeli Special Forces officer, a former Wall Street investment banker, and an experienced technology entrepreneur. Please visit yesatyale.org or email joseph.walker@yale.edu for more information.