On-line registration

Dr. Nader Futouhi
Vice President, Discovery Chemistry, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Nutley, NJ
Chemistry in Drug Discovery: the Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. Xin Yuan Fu
Founding Director, Tsinghua Inst. Genome Res. (TIGR), Tsinghua University, Beijing China
Associate Professor, Pathology and Immunology, Yale Medical School, New Haven CT
From Molecular Biology to Molecular Medicine: Drug Discovery in China and United States

Dr. Guohua Zhang
Vice President of Research, Andrx Pharmaceuticals
SAPA Founder, President 1994-1995, Member of SAPA Advisory Committee
Prosperity of Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA)

Dr. Linda Hogan
Vice President, Head of Global Business Development, Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Role of Business Development in Pharmaceutical Industry

Dr. Donald Francis
President and founder of VaxGen
The Challenges in Developing Vaccines and Treatments for AIDS

Luncheon - 1:15 to 2:00 pm

Dr. Salah U. Ahmed
Senior Vice President of Research & Development, Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Product Development: Commercial Issues

Professor James E. Polli
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 N Pine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. jpolli@rx.umaryland.edu
In Vitro Dissolution – In Vivo Absorption Relationships

Dr. Abu T. M. Serajuddin
Director, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936-1080
Early Phase Formulation Challenges

Dr. Louis W. Yu
Executive Director, Corporate Quality & Compliance at Forest Laboratories, Inc
Strategies to Maximize Drug Product Potential by Proactive Life-Cycle Management

Dr. Jin Wang
Global Business Director, Co-Founder of Manhattan Venture Capital
How to Effectively Manage Your Career in the Global Market

Dr. Kin-Kai Hwang
Head, High Throughput Screening Technology at Aventis Pharma, Inc.
Adjunct Professor at the School of Pharmacy, UMKC.
Career Advancement Strategies in Pharmaceutical Companies

Dr. Joseph Mo
Founder and CEO, NexMed
Your Career Opportunity in the United States and China

Dr. Jeffery Ziyi Li
Vice President and Co-founder, ESP Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical Start-up in a Down Turn Market

Dr. Wen Tan
President and Founder, Pharmtech and Junning Drug R&D Inc, China
Opportunities and Risks in Drug Research and Development in China

Panel Discussion

Dr. Yi-Ping Li
Vice Chairman, Shanghai. Sci. & Tech. Commission of Shanghai Municipality
Shanghai Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry Development: an Overview

Dr. Kewen Jin
General Manager of China Consulting
Life Sciences Industry in China – Challenges and Opportunities

Professor Xiong Yu
Vice President, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
Capitalize the R&D Investment 

Panel Discussion

Professor Hui Yongzheng
President of Shanghai Innovation Center of Traditional Medicine
China Traditional Medicine: An Overview

Dr. Patrick Kung
Founder and CEO, PhytoCeutica
Developing Botanical Drugs for Cancer Therapy

Dr. Yie Lu
Director, Advanced Institute of Medicine, California
Developing Botanical Drugs for Cancer Therapy

Dr. Qunyi Zheng
Executive Vice President, Director of R&D, Pure World Botanicals
Research, Development and Market of Herbal Extracts

Dr. Shiew-Mei Huang
Deputy Office Director for Science, CDER, FDA
Herbal medicine and Western Drug Interactions

Panel Discussion