Breakfast Meeting in Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

When: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:30 am to 10 am

Where: UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library (Map) Mini-Auditorium, Room LIB-110 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 75204

RSVP: There is no charge to attend the seminar but reservation is required. To register, click the link below or contact: Sarah Carabias-Rush srush@dallaschamber.org Director of International and Technology Business Development Greater Dallas Chamber 214-746-6750.

Agenda:

Welcome Address:
By Robert McClain, Ph.D. Associate VP, Technology Transfer and Commercialization, UNT Health Science Center (Fort Worth, Texas)

Ten Good Reasons to Use Wallonia as the Base for Access to the EU Market
By Philippe Lachapelle, Ph.D. Director of Business Development Wallonia Export & Investment - AWEX (Brussels, Belgium)

Funding for Startups in Europe, Belgium and Wallonia
By Jean-Claude Ettinger Professor, ULB Solvay Business School (Brussels, Belgium) and Philippe Janssens de Varebeke Life Sciences Expert, Wallonia Export & Investment - AWEX (Brussels, Belgium)

The Regulatory Approval Process in the EU Compared to the US
By Paul W. Carr, President, Shotwell & Carr, (Carrolton TX)

Protection of Intellectual Property in the EU from an American Perspective
By Ross T. Robinson Shareholder, Winstead PC (Dallas, Texas)

Setting the Stage for Successful Biotech Partnerships
By Serge Pampfer Managing Director, Wallonia Biotech Coaching (Liege, Belgium)

Closing Remarks
By G. R. Diedry Vice Chancellor, Federal Relations, Research and Commercialization Texas A&M University System (College Station TX)