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MichBio Announces Annual Meeting on March 8, 2006

Keynote- Kenneth J. Matzick, president and chief executive
officer
of Beaumont Hospitals

MichBio, the non-profit
organization dedicated to driving the growth of the life sciences
industry in
Michigan, will host Kenneth J. Matzick, president and CEO of the
Beaumont
Hospitals, as the keynote speaker for the March 8 meeting at the
Eagle Crest
Conference Center in Ypsilanti, Mich. The annual meeting is held at
the
beginning of each year and includes dinner, a keynote speaker, open
bar, live
music and board elections.
"We are pleased to host Mr. Matzick at our annual meeting.
Beaumont's
research institute is in full swing with 700 active studies and Mr.
Matzick
will have a great deal to share with our members," noted Dr. Michael
Witt,
executive director of MichBio. MichBio members will vote for new
Board members
as part of the meeting. Dr. Witt will announce the new Board and
submit an
executive director's report.
Beaumont Hospital has grown from a single 238-bed hospital
opened in 1955
to serve a small community in Royal Oak, Michigan, into a two-
hospital
regional medical center. In 1977, Beaumont expanded into Troy with
what is now
a 254-bed community and teaching hospital that is ranked among the
nation's
busiest smaller community hospitals. The original Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak
facility has evolved into a 1,061-bed tertiary care, teaching,
research and
referral hospital that is the largest inpatient hospital in the
country.
Today, their medical staff includes more than 2,400 physicians
representing
more than 91 medical and surgical specialties.
Kenneth Matzick became Beaumont's CEO in April 2005, after
having served
as the organization's executive vice president and COO since 1997.
He is a
member of Beaumont's Board of Directors and the Beaumont Foundation
Board of
Directors, and he serves on the Board of Governors of the Beaumont
Research
Institute. Mr. Matzick is currently a member of the Board of
Directors of the
Greater Detroit Area Health Council, the MI Health and Hospital
Association
and the University of Iowa HMP Alumni Board.
The MichBio Annual Meeting draws 125 to 150 of the industry's
leaders and
most influential biotech professionals from across the state of
Michigan.
Registration and networking begin an open bar at 5:30 p.m., followed
by dinner
and presentation at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $75.00 for members and
$100 for non-
members. For more information and to register, please visit
http://www.michbio.org/events .

About MichBio
MichBio is a non-profit organization dedicated to driving the
growth of
the life sciences industry in Michigan. The association serves a
diverse
membership, including new and established life sciences companies,
academic
and research institutions, as well as service providers and related
organizations throughout the state.
Acting as a focal point for the life sciences community, MichBio
provides
networking and educational events, offers a web portal to industry-
specific
state and national information, addresses public policy, and is
focusing on
the human resource, funding and infrastructure issues affecting
Michigan's
biosciences industry.