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Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) To Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

February 14, 2011
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WHAT:

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square to conclude the 13th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference, the largest investor conference focused on publicly-traded biotechnology companies, taking place February 14th - 15th at the Waldorf Astoria.
WHO:

In honor of the occasion, James C. Greenwood, President & CEO of BIO will ring the Closing Bell. He will be joined by numerous executives representing the life science industry.

  • Jim Greenwood, President & CEO, BIO
  • Steve Sherwin, Chairman, Ceregene, Inc.
  • Steven Nichtberger, President & CEO, Tengion, Inc.
  • Maxine Gowen, President & CEO, Trevena, Inc.
  • Timothy Rodell, President & CEO, GlobeImmune, Inc.
  • Jeffrey Ostrove, President & CEO, Ceregene, Inc.
  • Adam Monroe, President, Novozymes
  • Tracy Lefteroff, Global Managing Partner, Life Sciences Industry Services of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
  • Kristine Peterson, CEO, Valeritas, Inc.
  • Paul Hastings, President & CEO, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Harold Van Wart, President, CEO & Director, Metabolex, Inc.
WHEN:

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 at 3:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
WHERE:

NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio
HOW:

Feed Information:
The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

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Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About the 13th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference
The BIO CEO & Investor Conference is a must attend event for institutional investors, industry analysts, and senior biotechnology executives focused on shaping the future investment landscape of the biotechnology industry.

BIO is pleased to recognize the leadership provided by the BIO CEO & Investor Conference sponsors, including Lead Bank Sponsor Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences, Host Bank Sponsor Rodman & Renshaw LLC, and Supporting Bank Sponsors BMO Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank, Lazard and Roth Capital Partners.

About NASDAQ OMX
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with approximately 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook and Twitter.

 

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About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling “innovations transforming our world.” Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.