Saturday, February 16, 2008

Upcoming Meeting in New York City

You are cordially invited to join Union College alumni, parents and friends for a Business Forum and Reception in New York City sponsored by Union’s entrepreneur network—The Eliphalet Nott Society and The Union Business Network. This is an excellent opportunity for business leaders, professionals and current/prospective entrepreneurs to gather and network.

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Place: The Cornell Club

6 East 44th Street

New York City

http://www.cornellclubnyc.com/about_directions.html

At the Nexus of Technology, Medicine and Entrepreneurship: Bringing New Biomedical Devices to Market

Ting Pau Oie ’68 will share his 30 years of experience on the complexities of identifying the right products and the viability of bringing them to market. Entrepreneur Chris Macomber ’05 will join Mr. Oei and pitch his light-emitting diode tanning and lupus phototherapy devices in a quest for funding for his fledgling company, Opthera, Inc., with critique and Q&A to follow.


Mr. Oei is a partner in L Capital Partners and leads the firm's investments in the healthcare sector. He has broad experience in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals industries. Prior to joining L Capital Partners, Mr. Oei was at Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, J&J's venture arm, for more than a decade. He was involved in more than 50 investments, such as in Barrier Therapeutics, Immunicon, Neurocrine Biosciences and Shire Pharmaceuticals Group. He has held positions at Merck & Co., Abbott Laboratories and American Cyanamid. Mr. Oei received a BA in economics from Union College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Macomber is the COO of Opthera, an ultra-violet light emitting diode company, and President and CEO of Exousia, an electronic medical records software services company, both based in Albany. Currently, Mr. Macomber is conducting research on ultra-violet light at Albany Medical Center and will be commencing several ultra-violet LED studies - both basic science and human clinical trials - at universities across the country. Mr. Macomber earned his BS at Union College, his MBA at Union Graduate College and will earn his medical degree at Albany Medical College in 2009, completing Union College’s 8 year Leadership in Medicine Program. He is pursuing a residency in plastic surgery.

RSVP by Tuesday, 2/26 online at: https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/UNN/events/UNN2154309.html

or detach and send the reservation form below via mail to: Mike O’Hara, College Relations, 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308, or via fax to: 518.388.6060.

Questions? Call 518.388.6166 or email oharam@union.edu For more information about Union College’s entrepreneur network—The Eliphalet Nott Society - please visit: www.union.edu/Alumni/Development/ENottSociety

Eliphalet Nott Society Business Forum & Reception, Cornell Club, NYC – Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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