Chicago Biotech Career Fair to Draw Hundreds of Bioscience Candidates and Top Employers

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:28pm EDT

Chicago Biotech Career Fair to Draw Hundreds of Bioscience Candidates and Top
Employers

    MANASQUAN, N.J., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSpace, the world's leading
online bioscience job board and life science career fair company, will host a
the BioMidwest Career Fair in Chicago, IL on Tuesday April 15, 2008. The event
will take place at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook from 11 am to 4 pm.
    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080222/CLF013LOGO )
    Midwest life science professionals from states like Illinois, Iowa,
Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin will
attend the biotech job fair to meet in person with leading biotech and
pharmaceutical companies. Candidates will interview for careers with Amylin,
Astellas, Kelly Scientific Resources, and many others. Companies at the event
will be hiring to fill research associate jobs, clinical research jobs,
science jobs, engineering jobs, pharmaceutical sales jobs and many other
opportunities.
    At the September 26, 2007 BioMidwest Career Fair over 300 candidates
attended to interview with over 30 of the top biotech and pharmaceutical
companies in the region. Companies like ICON Clinical Research and Cook
Pharmica interviewed candidates for chemistry jobs, microbiology jobs,
regulatory affairs jobs, and many others. All companies who attended the event
were very pleased with the quality of bioscience candidates in attendance.
    BioSpace encourages interested Career Fair Candidates to Pre-Register for
the event at:
http://careers.biospace.com/Jobs/Public/CareerReceptionDetails.aspx?RECEPTION_
ID=138&source=506 (Due to length of URL, please cut and paste into browser.)
    Candidates are required to have at least two years of experience in a
bioscience-related field or industry and must hold a four year degree in a
relevant discipline.
    The Chicago Marriott Oak Brook is located at 1401 West 22nd Street in Oak
Brook, Illinois.
    About BioSpace
    BioSpace, www.biospace.com, is globally recognized as the most trusted
provider of career solutions and Web-based resources and information to the
biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device and academic markets. For over
20 years BioSpace has helped to accelerate communication and discovery among
business and scientific leaders in the biopharmaceutical market. With a well-
established site infrastructure and loyal online audience, BioSpace.com offers
an unparalleled distribution channel for recruitment, investment, product,
event and other life science industry messages. BioSpace is a subsidiary of
onTargetjobs, www.ontargetjobs.com.
    Over the past decade BioSpace has managed over 200 life science career
fairs, which have attracted tens of thousands of life science career
candidates. BioSpace provides over 30 career events annually and also provides
Private Label Career Fairs for companies looking to host unique recruiting
open houses.
SOURCE  BioSpace

Brian Vacanti, VP, Marketing of BioSpace, +1-817-717-1404
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