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Advancing Life Science Through Technology Panel Discussion and Special Joint Event Presented by South Florida Technology Alliance and BioFlorida

Posted on: Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 10:03 CDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Florida Technology Alliance (SFTA), an organization promoting the growth, success and awareness of the South Florida technology community, has teamed up with BioFlorida, Florida's statewide association for the bioscience industry, to bring life science and technology industry professionals together at a joint event in Fort Lauderdale on August 27th, entitled "The Convergence of BioScience and Information Technology: The Future is Here!"

"Technology has played a pivotal role in advancing the life sciences to where they are today," said Russell Allen, president and CEO of BioFlorida. "The local technology community will become an increasingly important component of the life science industry in South Florida. We are excited to be joining with the South Florida Technology Alliance for this relevant and important event featuring such a noteworthy panel of experts."

The panel of industry leaders, comprised of Anthony Carvalloza, Director of IT Services for Scripps Research Institute (www.scripps.edu), Mark Emalfarb, CEO of Dyadic (www.dyadic.com), Dr. Robert Schwartz, Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health along with Dr. John Ryan, Research Director at the University of Miami (www.med.miami.edu), and Wolf Shlagman, CEO of ConsultADoctor (www.consultadr.com), will discuss the use of technology in life sciences and the future opportunities for these two industries to work together.

Mel Rothberg, CEO of Advanced Processing & Imaging, Inc. (www.apimg.com) and Co-Chair of the Southeast Chapter of BioFlorida, will provide insight to the state of the Biotech industry in South Florida and moderate the panel discussion. Discussing the current state of the South Florida technology industry will be Chip Casanave, CEO of Data Access Worldwide (www.dataaccess.com) and chairman of the SFTA.

"As the life science industry continues to expand and bring new jobs and growth to South Florida, we are excited to discuss the future opportunities for technology to work with and advance the life sciences," said Chris Burgio, president of SFTA. "This event will provide a valuable forum for our hundreds of combined members to create new relationships and discuss business opportunities."

BioFlorida and SFTA share a common goal of bringing together enterprise, entrepreneurs, government, academia, and investors, to grow their respective industries and attract new business to Florida.

The event will take place Thursday, August 27, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Marriott North, located at 6650 N. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Registration and complete details for the event can be found on the SFTA website: www.southfloridatech.org.

About the SFTA

South Florida Technology Alliance (SFTA) brings more than a decade of leadership as the most effective technology organization in the region. Committed to the growth, success and awareness of the vibrant South Florida technology community, SFTA fosters an exciting network of companies, academia, capital resources, and government for the immediate and future success of technology-related interests in our region. (www.southfloridatech.org)

About BioFlorida

BioFlorida is Florida's statewide trade association for the bioscience industry providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 200 member companies. Our mission is to be the voice of the bioscience industry and the advocate for our member organizations. Bringing knowledge and resources to Florida's bioscience community, BioFlorida supports the health, agricultural and energy sectors of biotechnology as well as the pharmaceutical and medical technology fields. (www.bioflorida.com)

Contact Jackie Fernandez Executive Director South Florida Technology Alliance 954.239.9739

SOURCE South Florida Technology Alliance

Source: PR Newswire

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