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BIO IT COALITION CONFERENCE, ON APRIL 27 & 28, OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS FOR EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES

The BIO IT Coalition is pleased to announce it is hosting the third annual BIO IT Opportunities: Innovation and Partnership Conference on April 27-28, 2004, at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. Emerging growth companies will find particular value in a new segment for this year.

New this year: the event will include an "Opportunities in Bio-IT" session from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday April 27 where pre-selected, qualified companies will have the opportunity to meet, one-on-one, with decision-makers from large pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and information technology companies for private meetings. Representatives of selected emerging growth companies with innovative technologies will be given the opportunity to make 15-minute one-on-one presentations about their business opportunities/technologies to senior decision-makers from some of the more well known pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in our region.

Companies selected to be presenters at the April 27 "Opportunities in BioIT" session will receive comprehensive presentation coaching and guidance in advance from Gates and Company to help them best present themselves to key decision makers. Applications are now being accepted for this special session via www.bioitcoalition.org. Deadline for applications is March 22.

For more information on the "Opportunities in BioIT" session, call David Frankil, Managing Director of Gates and Company, at 703-856-6739 or dfrankil@gatesandcompany.com.

About the BioIT Coalition
The BIO IT Coalition, a non-profit membership organization, facilitates the incorporation of bioinformatics, computational biology, and IT infrastructure for developing new pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and clinical practice products and business opportunities. The Coalition produces networking events, educational programs and conferences, and provides an atmosphere conducive to business investment, development, and partnership. Local members of the Coalition include George Mason University, Arlington County Office of Economic Development, IMC, Inc., Kenyon & Kenyon, Pepper Hamilton LLP, and University of Maryland University College (UMUC). For information about Coalition membership and other upcoming events, call 202-220-1402.

About Gates and Company
Gates and Company is a top-caliber management consulting and investment-banking firm that helps companies strategically grow their businesses and improve earnings performance. The firm specializes in corporate venturing, growth strategy formulation, market research/analysis, business plan development, sales/marketing process improvement, product/venture launch, technology transfer, and mergers and acquisitions. Some of Gates and Company's clients include Antares Pharma, CorCell, DuPont, DuPont Teijin Films, ICT Group, Greene Tweed, MedRisk, NaPro BioTherapeutics, Rohm and Haas, Software Consulting Group, W.L. Gore, and WaveFront Research. Gates and Company is also a founding member of Diamond State Ventures. For more information on Gates and Company, visit www.gatesandcompany.com.

For more information, contact:
Eileen Mandell
Phone: 202-220-1402
www.bioitcoalition.org