Over 80 Public and Private Healthcare Companies to Present at the two-day event NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Chief Council for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Sheldon Bradshaw, will deliver a keynote address to 200 investors and executives at CIBC World Markets' Annual Biotechnology and Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference on April 4, 2006 at New York's Millennium Broadway Hotel. Sheldon Bradshaw's talk will provide institutional investors with a rare opportunity to learn more about the regulatory direction and focus of the Administration. His address will be followed by a question and answer session. The theme of this year's conference, taking place April 4-5, 2006, is Ascending the Health Care Value Chain: Breakthrough Therapeutics and Emerging Leadership. It will also feature informative presentations from over 80 public and private healthcare companies. Presentations will focus on novel discoveries and developments in oncology, cardiovascular, autoimmune disorders, Central Nervous System/pain and infectious disease. More information on the conference including a list of presenting companies and an agenda can be found at http://conferences.cibcwm.com/biotech06/. Important Note about Media attendance: This event is by invitation only; Media wishing to attend are required to register in advance by calling (416) 980-4047. This event will also be available via webcast at http://conferences.cibcwm.com/biotech06/. Source code: biotech2006. CIBC World Markets is the wholesale banking arm of CIBC, providing a range of integrated credit and capital markets products, investment banking, and merchant banking to clients in key financial markets in North America and around the world. We deliver innovative full capital solutions to growth-oriented companies and are active in all capital markets. We offer advisory expertise across a wide range of industries and provide top-ranked research for our corporate, government and institutional investor clients. DATASOURCE: CIBC World Markets CONTACT: Susan McDougall, Communications and Public Affairs, CIBC at (416) 980-4047 or

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