Marcadia Biotech Makes Lead Gift to Establish World-Class Watanabe Biotech Lecture Series at Indiana University

Posted By: Anonymous | Posted On: Nov 14,2009 18:30 pm | View: 23 A recognized global leader in biotech and the life sciences, Gus Watanabe, MD was a co-founder and chairman of Marcadia Biotech, a bio-pharmaceutical company focused on product development to treat diabetes and obesity, until his death earlier in 2009. To advance and accelerate Watanabe's scientific vision, Marcadia Biotech made the lead gift to establish a world-class annual biotech symposium at Indiana University. The one-day lecture series will be named in honor of the late visionary scientist and entrepreneur. The first symposium will take place at Indiana University's Bloomington campus in the fall of 2010. Read More: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3206804.htm