Opus Staffing

Opus Scientific Presents Human Resources Track at the New York
Biotechnology Association's 17th Annual Meeting

MELVILLE, NY (May 5, 2008) - Opus Scientific, a leading New York headquartered bioscience staffing firm, and the New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA), the voice of New York State’s biotechnology industry, have announced today the addition of a new Human Resource Track for the 2008 NYBA Annual Meeting to be held at the Marriott Marquis, Times Square, NY on May 19th and 20th, 2008.

The 2008 NYBA Annual Meeting is the largest and most significant regional bioscience gathering in the Tri-State area, attracting upwards of 600 entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, researchers, human resources professionals and industry leaders to two days of high-caliber information and insight.

Taking the lead on the Human Resources Track, Opus Scientific has developed a thought provoking and inspiring series of workshops geared toward the HR professional working in the bioscience industry. Opus assembled over 20 key thought leaders from industry, academia and government to deliver an informative and invaluable program with topics such as: Employee Development - Turning Your Scientist into a Leader, Immigration and Biotech - Recruiting and Retaining Talent in a Compliance Oriented Environment and Recruiting 102 - Advanced Techniques for Attracting and Keeping Top Talent. The two day conference allows ample time to interface with speakers, panelists and other industry professionals to ensure that you take away practical applications for your company.

“Today’s bioscience industry faces a myriad of workforce related challenges. We are excited to assemble the first ever Human Resources Track to address this region’s key scientific workforce issues and to provide tangible solutions for the HR community”, says Ken Gelfand, Managing Director of Opus Scientific.

About Opus Scientific
Opus Scientific, a division of Opus Staffing, provides specialized staffing and recruitment services for this region’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device and affiliated scientific intensive industries. Areas of expertise include: research & development, drug discovery, pre-clinical development, clinical research, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, quality control, sales, marketing and business development.

About New York Biotechnology Association
NYBA is the leading advocate for advancing the success of the biotechnology industry in New York State and is its main representative to policy makers, the media and the communities in which we work. NYBA's mission is to support the development and growth of New York’s biotechnology industry, and to serve our members and the biotechnology community by providing a network for information exchange, shared services and collective action. NYBA’s membership comprises bioscience companies, world-class research institutions and related professional services. Under the banner of The Cures Start Here®, our goal is to amplify the success New York has had and continues to have in discovering major medical advances and growing a vibrant biotech industry

For more information regarding Opus Scientific, please contact Ken Gelfand at 631-756-2400 or visit www.opusscientific.com. For more information regarding the 2008 NYBA Annual Meeting please visit http://nyba.org/annual-meeting.php

Source: Opus Scientific, LLC

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