IRR-PresolicitationCon.Attendees.doc

RFP 2008-N-10242; CDC Influenza Reagent Resource (CDC-IRR)

Pre-solicitation Conference Attendees; March 14, 2008 (Page 1 of 4) Susan Anselmo, OEM Business Development Manager, Invitrogen Corporation, mobile: (925) 785-3786, Susan.Anselmo@invitrogen.com Areas of Interest: Primers; Probes; Reagents; Buffers; Media; DNA Polymerases; RTs; RT-PCR components; cGMP facility; Ab production and storage.

Heather Baird-Tomlinson, Ph.D, Senior Manager, Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Hybrids, 7100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103, 216-881-0095 x 5002, Baird-Tomlinson@dhiusa.com, Joseph Baweja, Program Manager, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), 770-986-3526, joseph.baweja.iii@saic.com Gregory W. Bowen, Vice President and Manager, Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Product Line, Battelle, 505 King Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201, 614-424-4192 (FAX 614-424-3671), Cell: 614-783-9891, boweng@battelle.org Areas of Interest: Prime; Validation; Production; Distribution.

Cy Cabradilla, Chief Operating Officer, Biosearch Technologies, 81 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949, Phone: 415-883-8400 x2128, cy@biosearchtech.com Areas of Interest: Primers and Probes; cGMP and ISO facility.

Lori Campbell, PhD , Director of Management Services, ATCC, CASPIR Facility, 602 Webb Gin House Road, Bldg. C, Lawrenceville, GA 30045, Phone: (770) 339-5954, Fax: (770) 339-5943 Gary L. Conrad, Customer Relationship Manager, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), phone: 678-481-0789, gary.l.conrad@saic.com Andrea DeSanti, Director, Business Development, Fisher BioServices, 14665 Rothgeb Drive, Rockville, MD 20850; phone: 301-315-8579; fax: 310-838-9519; andrea.desanti@fishersci.com; www.fisherbioservices.com Areas of Interest: Repository, Distribution, Supply Chain and Cold Chain Management; Shipping Validation; Custom SOP Development.

Dr. Charles DeSanti, Associate Manager, Battelle Memorial Institute, desantic@battelle.org, (614) 424-5534 Areas of Interest: Prime; Validation; Production; Distribution.

Deepika Desilva, VP Reagent Development and Manufacture, Idaho Technology, Inc, deepika@idahotech.com, 801.736.6354 x 430

Areas of Interest: GMP PCR Reagent Manufacturing; Secure Sequence Handling.

Pre-solicitation Conference Attendees; March 14, 2008 (Page 2 of 4)

Steve Ewers, Product Manager, Diagnostic Hybrids, steve_ewers@dhiusa.com

740-589-3374

Dr. Tom Grant, Midwest Research Institute, 1470 Treeland Blvd. S.E., Palm Bay, Fl 32909, Office: 816.360.5328, Mobile: 816.304.1805, Fax: 321.722.2514, tgrant@mri.org Areas of Interest: Prime, BSL3 Lab Work; Validation.

Dr. Ted Hadfield, Midwest Research Institute, 1470 Treeland Blvd. S.E., Palm Bay, Fl 32909, Office: 321.723.4547 x 106, Mobile: phone: 321.794.4588, Fax: 321.722.2514, thadfield@mriresearch.org Douglas Horejsh, Senior Scientist, Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc., 804-915-3852 (direct line), 804-648-3820 (front desk), dhorejsh@cbi-biotech.com, Areas of Interest: Virus Production; Real-Time Reagents; Quality Control of Products.

Florence Kaltovich, Program Manager, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), 240-529-0433, florence.a.kaltovich@saic.com Beth Lingenfelter, Regulatory Affairs, Idaho Technology, Inc, bethl@idahotech.com, 801.736.6354 x 407 Areas of Interest: GMP PCR Reagent Manufacturing; Secure Sequence Handling.

Demetrius Matassov, Ph.D., Research Scientist, TechnoVax, Inc, 765 Old Saw Mill River Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591, Tel: 914-345-2300 x 12, Fax: 914-345-6104, dmatassov@technovax.com Areas of Interest: BSL2/BSL3+; Virus Production; Tissue Culture; Virology Assays; Vaccine Development; Influenza Virus Experience; Baculovirus Expression System, Animal Facility.

Joseph E. McDade, Ph.D., Battelle, Relationship Manager, phone: 770-451-0882 x 29;

cell: 404-276-6418; McDadeJ@battelle.org Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Prime; Validation; Production; Distribution.

Jennifer Ayres Midulla, PhD, Applied Biosystems, 850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, CA 94404, Molecular Biology Specialist - GA/FL, Phone: 1-800-248-0281 ext. 7032, Direct: 404-402-1422, Email: AyresJA@appliedbiosystems.com, Website: www.appliedbiosystems.com Areas of Interest: Real Time Reagents; RNA Standards; Extraction Kits; TROPIX Products.

Joseph Miller, PhD, Booz Allen, phone: 678-613-7019; miller_joseph_d@bah.com Pre-solicitation Conference Attendees; March 14, 2008 (Page 3 of 4)

Ayoub Rashtchian, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Quanta BioSciences, Inc., 202 Perry Parkway, Suite 1, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, 301-956-1671 (office), 240-604-2031 (cell) ayoub@quantabio.com, www.quantibio.com Areas of Interest: Development of PCR and RT-PCR Kits; Real Time PCR; Real Time RT PCR; currently produce and sell 1 step RT-PCR Kits.

Jared Ridenour, Director of Operations, Diagnostic Hybrids, ridenour@dhiusa.com, 740-590-3272 Areas of Interest: BSL-2 Virus Production; Monoclonal Antibody Production and Development; Cell Culture Manufacturing; Microneutralization Assay; Proficiency Panels.

Ted Ross, University of Pittsburgh, Center of Vaccine Research, 9047 BST3; 3501 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15211; phone: 412-648-8666; fax: 412-624-4440; tmr15@pitt.edu Areas of Interest: ASBL3+ Regional Containment Facility, Tissue Culture, 180 containment ferrets capacity, also mice and non-human primates; full influenza capabilities; Imaging PET/CT; Aerobiology for Influenza.

Thomas Rowe, Director Research & Development, Immune Diagnostics & Research, thomas@immunediagnosticsresearch.com, 519-560-7119, Cell: 205-317-5178

Areas of Interest: SDF Ferret Colony Established (Flu Free); Ferret Immune Reagents; Animal Hyperimmune Sera; BSL-2/BSL-3+ Expertise.

Robert L. Sherwood, Ph.D., Director, Applied Life Sciences and Toxicology, Senior Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, Phone: 505-348-9459, Cell: 505-975-3521, rsherwood@lrri.org Areas of Interest: Production of Bacterial and Virus Seed Stocks (BSL2, BSL3, BSL-3+);

BSL3+ Facility, BSL3+ Storage, GLP Facility and Processes.

Ian Silber, Invitrogen, Business Area Manager, Environmental Diagnostics and BioDefense, 800-955-6288 x 61459, Ian.Silber@Invitrogen.com Areas of Interest: Production of Various Reagents (RT, Viral Isolates, Production Capabilities, Ab Preduction, Ab Screening, Cell Culture, DNA/RNA Standards, Plasmid Production and Storage, GMP Facility production, Media, Storage.)

Dr. Stephanie Smith, Research Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute, smithsa@battelle.org, phone:

(614) 424-5915; fax: (614) 458-5915 Areas of Interest: Prime, Validation, Production, Distribution

Pre-solicitation Conference Attendees; March 14, 2008 (Page 4 of 4)

Elizabeth Strum, Key Account Manager, Roche Applied Science, Industrial Business, 9115 Hague Road, Indianapolis, IN 46250; elizabeth.strum@roche.com;

Cell Phone 706-338-3341; Voice Mail 800-845-7355 x28030; Office 706-743-5271;

Areas of Interest: Subcontract for Mastermixes (PCR Reagents), Lyo Primers/Probes (GMP), Kitting, Distribution.

Frank Sugar, University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Animal Health Research Center, 111 Carlton Street, building 1077, Athens, GA 30602-1563; fsugar@uga.edu.

Areas of Interest: Work with Dr. Tompkins in BSL3/GLP Lab at UGA; and, at the Fermentation Facility there.

S. Mark Tompkins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Animal Health Research Center, 111 Carlton Street, building 1077, Athens, GA 30602-1563, Phone: 706-542-4716, Fax: 706-583-0176, tompkins@vet.uga.edu Areas of Interest: BSL3; MAb Generation; LPAI; HPAI; Influenza Biology; Vaccines; Proteins; Animal Studies.