DETROIT ? The early bird special price of only $199 to attend the MichBio Expo at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit ends Sept. 5. Then the price goes up to $249.

The program includes:

Keynote address by FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD

Plenary Luncheon with remarks by Joseph V. Gulfo, MD, MBA of Breakthrough Medical Innovations

3 rounds of presentations by emerging bioscience companies

3 Human Health sessions on:

FDA Regulation of Drugs and Devices

Payment Reform: Implications for R&D, Commercialization

Communication and Marketing in Today’s Healthcare Environment

3 Business Growth sessions on:

Michigan Support for Commercialization and Growth

Disease Foundation and Bio-Industry R&D Collaborations

Understanding Healthcare Strategic Decision-Making

CEOs Unplugged: Strategically Building Michigan’s Bio-Industry

Opening reception, networking lunch, and breaks

Half-day tour of Detroit-area bioscience facilities (optional, $59)

To register, click on MichBio.Org