Jim Greenwood, CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Model, Actress and Businesswoman, Frederique van der Wal to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Nov 29, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) --

 What:
 Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry
 Organization (BIO) and Frederique van der Wal, model, actress and
 businesswoman; along with all Forum participants will preside over the
 Opening Bell in honor of The NASDAQ Stock Market HealthCare Industry
 Forum and in honor of World AIDS Day.

 NASDAQ's HealthCare Industry Forum will include panel discussions to
 discuss the state of the industry and trends within the healthcare
 industry. The Forum is being organized in collaboration with the
 Biotechnology Industry Organization.

 The Forum will be moderated by Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of
 BIO and will cover:

 -- AIDS Today, Delivering on the Promise: Examining the progress and
    commitment on AIDS;

 -- The Rebirth of Vaccines; and

 -- The Marriage of Healthcare and Technology: Investigating new
    technologies to create healthcare efficiencies.

NASDAQ HealthCare Forum participants include:

PANEL MODERATOR: Aaron Smith Staff Writer, CNNMoney.com

 Doug Michels
 President and Chief Executive Officer, OraSure Technologies, Inc.

 Paul J Maddon M.D., Ph.D.
 Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Science Officer, Progenics
 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 Kate Roberts
 Founder, YouthAIDS and Five & Alive

 Robin Isaacs, M.D.
 Executive Director, Infectious Disease and HIV Vaccine Clinical
 Research, Merck Research Laboratories

 John Tedstrom
 Executive Director, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS,
 Tuberculosis and Malaria

Special Guest Appearance/Address from the Mayor of Los Angeles, California

 PANEL MODERATOR: Erick Schonfeld
 Co-editor, Techcrunch

 Richard Gundling
 Vice President, Healthcare Financial Management Association

 Mary Hall Gregg
 Chief Information Officer and Vice President Information Technology,
 Quest Diagnostics

 Alan Aviles
 President and Chief Executive Officer, New York City Health &
 Hospitals Corporation

 Russ Rudish
 Principal, Vice Chairman and National Industry Leader,
 Deloitte & Touche's Life Sciences & Health Care Industry Practice

 Benjamin C. Williams
 Chief Executive Officer, Firefly Health

 To see the detailed agenda with the company names please go to:

 http://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Friday, November 30th, 2007
 Opening Bell ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EST

Opening Bell Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 26 - uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Opening Bell Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Forum Feed Information:

The entire forum will be available from 9:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. on Waterfront fiber 1625. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441 5220.

Opening Bell Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Forum Webcast:

The panel discussion will be webcast live on NASDAQ.com beginning at 9:45 a.m. http://investor.shareholder.com/media/index.cfm?c=NDAQE&e=1&mediakey=F3F044BEC8EE8CB3E46690AD0E61059F

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

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