The 13th Annual SoCalBio Conference on November 9, 2011 seeks to showcase about 36 emerging biotech, device, diagnostics and informatics companies. Presenters are selected through a thorough screening process by seasoned bioscience company executives, investors and business professionals affiliated with the Southern California Biomedical Council. 

The following companies have been selected to date to make business presentation during the November 9 Conference:

  • Acelot ( Santa Barbara , CA ): A cheminformatics company offering products and services for the pharmaceutical industry

  • Allegro Ophthalmic ( San Juan Capistrano , CA ): Integrin Peptide Therapy retinal vascular diseases, including  wet age-related macular  degeneration and diabetic macular edema

  • Avita Medical ( Northridge , CA ): Regenerative medicine for wound healing

  • Bioniz ( Irvine , CA ): Therapeutics for autoimmune diseases based on novel peptides which selectively inhibit multiple cytokines without compromising the rest of the immune system

  • BioPhotas ( Tustin , CA ): Light therapy devices for the treatment of  dermatological and muscular/skeletal conditions

  • California Stem Cell Inc. ( Irvine , CA ): Production of high purity human cells for therapeutic development and clinical application

  • CapWave ( Santa Ana , CA ): Developing a rapid, sensitive, and portable ELISA platform for use anywhere antibody based testing can be done

  • ClaremontBIO ( Upland , CA ): Next-generation devices for lysis and nucleic acid extraction from microbial cells for PCR ready sample

  • Cold Genesys ( Newport Beach , CA ): A novel therapy that utilizes an adenovirus vector to target bladder cancer cells by selectively replicating by means of a promoter common in cancer cells

  • DxTerity Diagnostics (Rancho Dominguez , CA ): Developing its patented NEAT™ platform to provide a pathway to incorporate genetic testing—even complex gene signatures—into routine medical care

  • Eye Predict ( Pasadena , CA ): Assessing brain disorders with gaze measures

  • Ikona Medical (Marina del Rye, CA): Developing an image probe that provides a quicker and cheaper diagnostic assessment for women suffering from abnormal uterine bleeding

  • ImmunoCellular Therapeutics ( Woodland Hills , CA ) Immunotherapeutics for brain cancer

  • ImmunGene ( Thousand Oaks , CA ): Monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics to treat cancer, autoimmune disorders and other diseases

  • Integrated Plasmonics ( Palo Alto , CA ): a Caltech-spin-off focusing on nano photonics research to develop a point-of-care device for low-cost, disposable, multiplexed, and label-free diagnostics

  • Jet  Lasik (Carlsbad, CA): A device combining a modified collagen-coated contact lens with a layer of live cultured skin cells to act as a postoperative tissue transplant “bandage” in photorefractive keratectomy procedures

  • Kythera Biopharmaceuticals ( Calabasas , CA ): Focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel prescription products for the aesthetic market

  • LyoTip, Inc. ( Camarillo , CA ): Lyophilized drug delivery

  • Lone Star Heart, Inc. ( Laguna Hills , CA ): Developing new therapies to preserve and restore adequate heart function in patients with congestive heart failure

  • MannKind Oncology Company ( Valencia , CA ): Cancer therapeutics

  • Maven Biotech (Monrovia, CA): Developing LFIRE™  - a flexible, cost-effective, high density imaging technology for the multiplexed, quantitative, label-free, real-time characterization of biomarker binding reactions

  • MindFrame ( Irvine , CA ): Device to capture and retrieve clots and restore blood flow in the cerebral vasculature of patients suffering from an acute ischemic stroke)

  • MiniPumps, LLC ( Pasadena , CA ): small, low-cost, and accurate pumps for subcutaneous drug delivery

  • NanoPulse ( Los Angeles , CA ): Medical devices to treat a broad array of commonly encountered skin lesions

  • Neumedicines ( Pasadena , CA ): Protein therapeutics that address unmet clinical and societal needs in the fields of oncology, hematology, and immunology

  • OlFactor Laboratories ( Riverside , CA ): Novel masking agents to protect animals and humans from vector borne diseases

  • Oracle Bioscience ( San Diego , CA ): A John Wayne Cancer Institute spin-off focusing on biomarkers for triple negative breast cancer diagnosis

  • Otokinetics ( Salt Lake City , UT ): Implantable hearing aids

  • Paganini Biopharma ( Los Angeles , CA ): Novel monoclonal antibody treatment for triple negative breast cancer

  • Quantason LLC ( Philadelphia , PA ): Bi-modal functional Ultrasound platform for breast cancer screening and diagnosis

  • Reflectance Medical Inc. ( Westborough , MA ): A non-invasive physiologic sensor to enable physicians to quickly assess a patient's metabolic status

  • Sira Technologies ( Los Angeles , CA ): Cold chain temperature management solutions for food, pharmaceuticals, and other perishables

  • SMRT Therapeutics ( Los Angeles , CA ) Small molecules for treating genetic diseases

  • TheraBiologics ( Duarte , CA ): A proprietary stem cell platform for targeted therapeutic delivery to cancer cells

  • Vascular Access Systems ( Los Angeles , CA ): Automated device allowing researchers to more efficiently make injections in mice through their tails

  • Viderics ( Los Angeles ): Inexpensive, handheld diagnostic ultrasound devices