A hearing before the Joint Economic Committee will be held on Wednesday, May 25,  2011, at 10:15 a.m., in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

Hearing on “Driving Innovation and Job Growth through the Life Sciences Industry”

Witnesses:

Dr. Stephen S. Tang, President and CEO, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mr. Thomas Kowalski, President, Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute, Austin, Texas

Dr. Arthur T. Sands, President/CEO/Director, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Woodlands, Texas

 Mr. Mark G. Heesen, President, National Venture Capital Association, Arlington, Virginia