Piper Jaffray Hosts 17th Annual Health Care Conference in New York
January 19 2005 - 1:50PM
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Piper Jaffray Hosts 17th Annual Health Care Conference in New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piper Jaffray & Co.
is pleased to host its 17th Annual Health Care Conference
Tuesday-Thursday, Jan. 25-27 in New York. This year's conference
will feature presentations from over 120 of the most highly
regarded and influential public company management teams in the
biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, health care facilities,
drug discovery, medical technology, medical diagnostics and devices
and health care services sectors. In addition, more than 50 of the
leading late-stage private companies in the health care universe
will present. Highlighting the conference will be five separate
panels and special presentations addressing high-profile issues
affecting the entire health care industry, including: 1. Spine
Panel: Artificial Discs and the Future of Fusion The panel will be
comprised of three leading physicians and researchers, including
John Sherman, M.D., Thomas Errico, M.D. and Terry Corbin. They will
discuss artificial discs, the newest spine technology, focusing on
how this new technology will fit as a substitute or complement to
existing fusion products. 2. Current and Future Trends in
Orthopedics Rich Seldes, M.D., orthopedic surgeon and director of
orthopedics at North Shore University Hospital in Forest Hills,
N.Y., Maryellen Keenan, operating room business manager at the
Hospital for Special Surgery, and Richard Laskin, M.D., co-chief of
the Knee Service: Hospital for Special Surgery and professor of
orthopedic surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
will lead a discussion on current and future trends in orthopedics.
3. FDA Perspectives on Drug Development Steven Galson, M.D., MPH,
acting director of the Center of Drug Evaluation and Research and
the FDA, will lead a discussion on the FDA perspectives on drug
development. 4. Tomorrow's Role for Molecular Diagnostics This
panel features Ron McGlennen, M.D., president of Access Genetics,
Doug Harrington, M.D., chief executive officer of Specialty
Laboratories, Dr. Thomas White, chief scientific officer of Celera
Diagnostics and Gail Page, president of Ciphergen Diagnostics, will
lead a discussion on the future of molecular diagnostics with
regard to medical conditions/markers, technologies and providers.
5. "Blocking and Tackling" of Consumer-Directed Health care This
panel will be comprised of four executives who are helping to drive
the many changes necessary to meet the needs of a consumer-driven
health care system. Accordingly, this panel will explore the
multitude of operational, technological and financial changes
necessary to seamlessly deliver a consumer-directed health care
product, like today's Health care Savings Accounts (HSAs). The
panel will be comprised of: Robert Patricelli, chairman and chief
executive officer, Evolution Benefits; Bill Barr, executive vice
president, Health Plan Operations, The Regence Group; Tony Bellomo,
executive vice president, The Trizetto Group and Bradley Engel,
national health and welfare product leader, Mellon. Company and
investor participation for the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
is by invitation only. Clients interested in attending should
contact their Piper Jaffray representative. Members of the media
who would like to attend should contact Susan Beatty at (612)
303-5680 or . Piper Jaffray & Co. is the chief operating
subsidiary of Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC), a focused
securities firm dedicated to delivering superior financial advice,
investment products and transaction execution within selected
sectors of the financial services marketplace. The company operates
through two primary revenue-generating segments: Capital Markets
and Private Client Services. Investment Research, an independent
group reporting to the CEO, supports clients of both segments.
Piper Jaffray & Co. has served corporations, government and
non-profit entities, institutional investors and the financial
advisory needs of private individuals since 1895. Headquartered in
Minneapolis, Piper Jaffray has approximately 3,000 employees in 111
offices in 23 states across the country and in London. For more
information about Piper Jaffray, visit us online at
http://www.piperjaffray.com/ . Since 1895. Member SIPC and NYSE.
DATASOURCE: Piper Jaffray & Co. CONTACT: Susan Beatty, Media
Relations of Piper Jaffray & Co., +1-612-303-5680 Web site:
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