Joint Meeting from the American Chemical Society and the Société de Chimie Industrielle TOPIC: New Business Paradigms for Pharmaceutical Companies DATE: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 TIME: Networking and Reception 11:30 a.m. | Luncheon 12:15 p.m. | Speakers 1:00 p.m. RSVP*: Email - societedechimie@xxxxxxxxx | Phone - 212-725-9539 | Register Online <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/6274671:9241841499:m:1:249983420:68CB60C7F6E9F04FB3810A1053B0082F> PLACE: Hyatt Regency <directions:%20http://www.jerseycity.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp?icamp=propMapDirections> , 2 Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (adjacent to Exchange Place PATH train station) COST: $70.00 | $30.00 Webcast-only | Cash bar SPEAKERS: Rudy Baum <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/6274672:9241841499:m:1:249983420:68CB60C7F6E9F04FB3810A1053B0082F> , Editor in Chief, Chemical & Engineering News | Ronald Breslow <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/6274673:9241841499:m:1:249983420:68CB60C7F6E9F04FB3810A1053B0082F> , Professor of Chemistry, Columbia University | John LaMattina <http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/6274674:9241841499:m:1:249983420:68CB60C7F6E9F04FB3810A1053B0082F> , senior partner, PureTech Ventures, and former President of Pfizer Global R&D Many observers believe the traditional pharmaceutical company model is broken. As patents expire, pharmaceutical companies are having an increasingly difficult time filling their product pipelines with new blockbuster drugs. Firms are responding by cutting back on the number of research programs they pursue and the number of researchers that pursue them. They are trying simpler internal structures and more complex external alliances. Results, however, are slow in coming. Rudy Baum will moderate a discussion with Prof. Ronald Breslow and John LaMattina on what’s broken in the classical drug company model, what’s fixable, and what types of pharmaceutical companies will succeed in the future. *Reservations must be made 48 hours in advance. Cancellations less than 24 hours before the luncheon will be invoiced. Guests without reservations are welcome on a space available basis.