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Bio Supply Management Alliance Announces....
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Advancing Innovation in Supply Chain Management:
Partnership of Biotech Supply Management Alliance (BSMA) and
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
San Francisco Roundtable

San Francisco, California, October 4, 2010. The Biotech Supply Management Alliance (BSMA) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) of the San Francisco Bay Area have agreed to collaborate to advance innovations in supply chain and career development in the biopharma industry through conferences, research and industry initiatives. As a result of this partnership, CSCMP members are eligible for association member registration fees for the 3rd annual Biotech Supply Chain Academy Conference at the Embassy Suites in South San Francisco, where the world's leading community for biotechnology supply chain professionals will meet on October 26, 2010.

According to the Executive Director of the Academy and Pepperdine's adjunct professor Devendra Mishra, "The association with the San Francisco Bay Area Round Table of CSCMP has strategic value as we can promote a B2B network where innovators, leaders and supply chain management professionals build and transform their careers."

"With more than 600 biotech companies in the Bay Area, we've been keenly aware of a need for more focus on the unique needs of this high growth market sector, and are pleased to partner with the BSMA to create real value for CSCMP members among peers, practitioners and thoughts leaders in Biotech supply," said Michele Carroll, president of the CSCMP San Francisco Roundtable.

The conference titled "TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN FOR END-TO-END VISIBILITY & QUALITY PATIENT CARE"
, will provide an exclusive audience of senior-level executives of the biopharma industry with authoritative insights, best practices and market intelligence about the supply and distribution of biotechnology products.

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Eminent industry executives and academia will present solutions in the following critical areas:

END TO END SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  • "Healthcare: Prospering in a Post-reform World", Karen Conway, Director - Industry Programs, Global Health Exchange (GHX)
  • "Uncovering the Unique Competencies of the Top 25 Healthcare Companies",Wayne McDonnell, Research Director, Healthcare & Life Science, Gartner
  • "Industry 360� - Transforming the Industry End To End", Doug Witter, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Owens & Minor Healthcare;Jason Birnbaum, CIO, Global Supply Chain, GE Healthcare; Chris Horan, Vice President, Supply Chain, North America, Genentech; Andy Ramelmeier, Vice President, Manufacturing & Process Development, Bio-Marin; Alison Moore, Vice President, Corporate Manufacturing, Amgen; Vance Moore, President and CEO, Hospital Executive; Moderator: Wayne McDonnell, Research Director. Life Sciences, Gartner
  • "Working Capital Management in the Global Enterprise: The Bottom Line!",Thomas Panzer, Vice President Global Supply Chain PS-Biotech, Bayer Healthcare
  • "The Hospital Perspective of the Supply Chain", Vance Moore, President and CEO, OSi (Division of Sisters of Mercy)
  • "Sustainability of the Environment: A Profitable Strategy!", David Windsheimer, Vice President, Global Logistics, Life Technologies
STRATEGIC SOURCING
  • "Progression from Tactical Purchasing to Strategic Sourcing", Paul Anderson, Vice President, Global Procurement, Life Technologies
  • "Global Strategic Sourcing: Combating Cost, Quality and Security of Supply", Mark Buck, Global Procurement and Supply Leader, Bio-Rad Laboratories; Mike Mitchell, Director, Global Supply Chain Management, SAFC Bioscience; Paul Anderson, Vice President, Global Sourcing, Life Technologies; Dale Dwier, Manager, Procurement, Direct Materials, Bayer Healthcare; Isaac Young, Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations at BioMarin;Hung Truong, Manager, R&D Procurement; Moderator: William Coakley, Senior Director, Supply Chain Management, SciClone Pharmaceutical
  • "Biotech Industry Risk Survey: The Lurking Dangers in Global Supply", William Coakley, Director, SciClone
RISK MANAGEMENT
  • "The Amplification Effects of Supply Chain Risks to Impact Shareholder Value - How Should this Affect a Business Strategy?", Chris Sam, Executive Director, Craigshannock (former head of Operations Risk Management, Amgen); Vijay Chiruvolu, Director, Risk Management, Amgen
  • "Key Learnings from Building a Raw Material Sourcing Risk Management Program", Yingming Yue, Associate Director, Supplier Management, Nektar Therapeutics
  • "When something goes wrong with our supply chain, are we prepared to respond?", Carla Reed, Principal, Tunnell Consulting; Jane Lavine, Life Sciences Risk Management Consultant, former VP of Life Science Practice, Marsh; Mohinder Sikka, CEO, Sensitel
  • "Risk Management Tools, Techniques, and Tribulations", Chris Sam, Executive Director, Craigshannock; Thomas Smith, Director, Supply Chain, Shire Pharmaceuticals; Vijay Chiruvolu, Director, Risk Management, Amgen; Yingming Yue, Associate Director, Supplier Management, Nektar Therapeutics; Moderator: Arun Cavale, Principal, NexInfo
TALENT MANAGEMENT & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
  • "Education Empowering People Excellence and World Class Performance", Keith Launchbury, CFPIM, President, APICS; Muffie Dalton, CPIM, Team Leader, Drug Product Plant Scheduling, Genentech
  • "Meeting the Talent Development Challenges of the Biotech Industry", Muffie Dalton, Team Leader, Drug Product Plant Scheduling, Genentech; Phil Kaminsky, Associate Professor, School of IE &OR, UC Berkeley; Adam Zak, CEO, Adam Zak Executive Search; Moderator: Dave Malenfant, Alcon Laboratories
OUTSOURCING
  • "Leveraging Key Partners in Biopharma - R&D, CRO, CMO and Informatics in India", Dr. K. V. Subramaniam, President & CEO, Reliance International Life Sciences
TECHNOLOGY
  • "Rewiring the Biotech Supply Chain: The Holy Grail!", Bruce Sawyer, Senior Director, Johnson & Johnson, Process Excellence; Pramod John, Vice President, IT Strategy and Innovation, McKesson
  • "Pharma Industry Report: 2015 Readiness for Track and Trace", Robert Celeste, Director, GS1 Healthcare US
  • "Timing and Tactics for Serialization 2015: From Traceability to Pedigree", Ron Bone, Senior Vice President, Distribution Support, McKesson; Lew Kontnik, Director Brand Protection, Amgen
  • "Mass Serialization for Track & Trace and ePedigree Based on 2D Matrix Code", Christian Riediger, Electro Technics Engineer , Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany
  • "Reducing the Cost of Drug Discovery and Building a Knowledge Collaboration System", Arun Kumar, Industry Head -Life Sciences, Infosys
COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT
  • ISTA Standard 20 & 14 Training Workshop, Jim Cox, ISTA Certified Auditor, MoonJelly Inc.
  • "Implementing ISTA 7E & Standard 20: The First Global Method for Establishing the Performance of ISCs" PANEL, Brian Wallin, Senior Packaging Engineer, Cold Chain Engineering, Amgen; Don Wilson, Associate, Engineering Manager, Packaging & Containers, Amgen; Gary Hutchinson, Director, Global Transportation, Amgen; Gordon L. Johnson II, Head of Strategic Innovation, LifeConEx; Jim Cox, MJ Enterprises, ISTA; Moderator: Rod Derifield, President, Envirocooler
  • "Future of the BioPharma Cold Supply Chain: Convergence, Emergence, and Standardization", Don Wilson, Associate, Engineering Manager, Packaging & Containers, Amgen; Gary Hutchinson, Director, Global Transportation, Amgen; Brian Waillin, Senior Packaging Engineer, Cold Chain Engineering, Amgen; Gordon L. Johnson II, Head of Strategic Innovation, LifeConEx; Jim Cox, MJ Enterprises, ISTA; Rod Derifield, President, Envirocooler
About Bio Supply Management Alliance

The Bio Supply Management Alliance was born of the need to create a worldwide community of operations and supply chain management leaders and professionals in the biotechnology industry. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, home to more than 600 biotech firms, the Alliance provides a forum for collaboration, learning and best practice sharing of practitioners, executives and thought leaders in these uniquely demanding industry sectors. Because life depends on usTM, the Bio Supply Management Alliance supports B2B networking, continuous learning and career improvement of bio supply management professionals.
About the Council of Supply Chain Professionals
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Founded in 1963, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is the leading worldwide professional association dedicated to education, research, and the advancement of the supply chain management profession. A non-profit organization with over 9,000 members globally, representing business, government, and academia from 63 countries, CSCMP members are the leading practitioners and authorities in the fields of logistics and supply chain management. The San Francisco Bay Area RT is recognized for its dinner programs featuring world-class supply chain management (SCM) innovators.
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