2008 BIO: Amgen Keynote Speakers Focus on the Importance of Innovation
Amgen invited keynote speaker Elizabeth Edwards to share her ideas about innovation at a June 18, 2008 press event during the 2008 BIO International Convention in San Diego. The event, titled “Pathways to Progress,” focused on the importance of innovation in medicine and the support needed to achieve success. Featured here are highlights of the event.
Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, introduces key note speaker Elizabeth Edwards, who is followed by Amgen scientists Dr. Joe Miletich and Dr. David Lacey.
Mrs. Edwards, an advocate for improving access to healthcare, an accomplished attorney and wife of former Senator John Edwards, shares her experiences as a patient actively battling breast cancer, and speaks passionately about the crisis in healthcare and the need for a long-term vision in order to move innovation forward.
Joe Militech, M.D., Ph.D., Amgen’s senior vice president, Research & Development, talks about Amgen’s innovative approach to attacking cancer through multiple pathways.
Dave Lacey, M.D., Amgen’s senior vice president, Discovery Research, discusses Amgen’s discovery of osteoprotogerin and the RANK Ligand pathway.
