The Business Council, Local Leaders to Convene at Hofstra University for Press Conference

ALBANY, NY (09/27/2011)(readMedia)-- The Business Council of New York State, Inc. will join local leaders at Hofstra University for a press conference regarding New York State's biopharmaceutical sector.

In April, the Public Policy Institute, the research arm of The Business Council, released a report titled New York Must Step Up Its Game: The Global Struggle for Biopharmaceutical Jobs, which examines high-paying jobs emanating from the biopharmaceutical sector and the impressive multiplier potential that these jobs have on the economy.

WHO:

Guests, in anticipated order of speaking, are as follows:

• Stuart Rabinowitz, President of Hofstra University;

• Ken Pokalsky, Senior Director of Government Affairs at The Business Council of New York State, Inc.;

• Nathan Tinker, Executive Director of the New York Biotechnology Association;

• Dr. Kevin Tracey, President & CEO of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; and

• New York State Senator Jack Martins.
WHAT:

Growing New York's Biopharmaceutical Sector
WHEN: Wednesday September 28, 2011 at 10:30AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Hofstra University
School of Medicine
Hempstead, New York
NOTES:

Directions, from the Meadowbrook Parkway, are as follows:

Take exit M4West – Route 24/Hempstead Tpke/Hempstead. Merge on to Hempstead Tpke going west. The Long Island Marriott and the Nassau Coliseum will be on your right. At the third light, make a right through Hofstra’s main gate. At the first stop sign, make a right into the University Club parking lot. Park in the University Club lot or in the School of Medicine lot. The School of Medicine is about 200 yards behind the University Club.

The School of Medicine is 50 on the map: www.hofstra.edu/pdf/about/infocenter/infocenter_print_campusmap.pdf.

For GPS, use 900 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead. Be aware that this takes you to the western edge of campus. Use the directions above to get to the correct building.