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Opus
Scientific Presents Human Resources
Track at Life Sciences Summit
MELVILLE,
NY, May 30, 2007 -
How can Long Island attract and
retain scientific talent on Long
Island? Join bioscience industry
leaders and members of the region’Äôs
life sciences community at the
2007 Life Sciences Summit - Human
Resources Track on Thursday, June
14th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the Hilton Huntington Long Island
in Melville to discover the answer!
Opus Scientific, a specialized
professional staffing firm that
supports biotechnology, pharmaceutical,
medical device and other scientific
intensive industries, will be partnering
with producers of the 2007 Summit
’Äì The Center for Biotechnology
and the Long Island Life Sciences
Initiative (LILSI) to develop and
sponsor the Human Resources Track
’ÄúKeeping Long Island Competitive
in the Life Sciences: Attracting,
Retaining and Rewarding Talent’Äù
’ÄúAs the Long Island bioscience
industry expands, so does the demand
for skilled scientific talent,
but unfortunately firms in the
region have expressed increased
difficulties in recruiting and
retaining a scientific workforce,’Äù
says Ken Gelfand, Managing Director
of Opus Scientific. ’ÄúPrimary reasons
include a shortage of existing
skilled labor, an insufficient
supply of science graduates, the
high cost of living, an inadequate
supply of workforce housing and
the inability of firms to attract
out of state candidates to relocate
to Long Island. We at Opus Scientific
want to bridge this gap and begin
to revitalize Long Island’Äôs bioscience
workforce.’Äù
The 2007 Summit will present a
day of compelling discussions exploring
strategic issues that will shape
the future of the life sciences
industry. At the 2007 Life
Sciences Summit, Opus Scientific
will present three different sessions
all addressing critical human resource
issues including attracting and
retaining scientific talent, developing
employee compensation and reward
systems, and preparing for the
Long Island workforce in 25 years.
The event will begin with a networking
breakfast, followed by three different
panelist sessions. Pearl Kamer,
Chief Economist Long Island Association
will be one of the panelists as
well as many other prestigious
industry and community leaders.
’ÄúWe are excited to announce our
partnership with Opus Scientific
to develop the Human Resources
Track of the 2007 Life Sciences
Summit. Our partnership with Opus
has expanded our reach to include
valuable human resource issues
that are critical to the continued
growth of this region’Äôs life science
community. We look forward to our
ongoing relationship that promotes
the expansion of this region’Äôs
premier life science industry event.’Äù
Clinton T. Rubin, Ph.D., Distinguished
Professor and Director, Center
for Biotechnology.
About Opus Scientific
Opus Scientific, a division of
Opus Staffing, provides temporary
and contract staffing, contract
to hire and direct hire recruitment
solutions. Opus Scientific supports
biotechnology, pharmaceutical,
medical device, cosmetic, chemical,
food and other scientific intensive
industries that require skilled
talent. Core focus areas include
research & development, drug
discovery, pre-clinical development,
clinical research, manufacturing,
regulatory affairs, quality assurance,
quality control and sales & marketing.
Contact:
Opus Scientific, LLC
Ken Gelfand
Managing Director
175 Pinelawn Road
Suite 307
Melville, NY 11747
631-756-2400
ken@opusscientific.com
Source: Opus Scientific, LLC
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