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Featured SoCalBio Member

 Center for Applied Technology Development, City of Hope
(Duarte, California)

 

Led by Dr. Larry Couture (photo above), the Center for Applied Technology Development offers broad expertise in technology transfer and licensing, biologics manufacturing, quality assurance and regulatory affairs. It also fosters commercial investment in the development of inventions and discoveries derived from research at City of Hope by licensing the relevant intellectual property ... Learn more

SoCalBio Resources

 

Looking for an IP or business transaction lawyer? 

Use SoCalBio-affiliated Law firms. Click here to see listing

Coming in 2009

SoCalBio Workshop on Government (SBIR/STTR) Funding

January 29, 2009
UCLA Faculty Center 
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3rd SoCalBio Human Resources Conference
Talent Development and Retention in Challenging Times  

February 26, 2009
Irvine Marriott
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Recommended Event

January 16-17, 2009
Marriott Los Angeles Airport
 
Increase your visibility to prospective employees (44% of the life science graduates in California come from the CSU!). CSUPERB is actively recruiting industry mentors for the Career Networking Session. Sponsorships are still available. Please contact Susan Baxter (sbaxter@mail.sdsu.edu) to find out how you can get involved... Click here to register online  

Vivarium Amenities Available 

A Santa Clarita-based biotech company has a state -of-the-art Vivarium that is not fully utilized. If you would like to access this facility to conduct research at reasonable rates, please contact SoCalBio at 213-236-4890 for more information."

Executive Global Business Series: Doing Business In China

Jan 26-28, 2009

Rady Center for Executive Development, UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

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In partnership with the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, learn strategies for sourcing, designing and marketing products, and investing in China.
 
Experience a full traditional Chinese dinner including etiquette and protocol. This course will teach you everything you need to know about doing business in China.
 
Regular Program Fee: $2,150. Early Bird Discount $1,950* (discount ends Dec 31)

Become a Member

 
Join well-known entrepreneur Alfred Mann and other SoCalBio leaders to promote the biotech and device industries in the Greater Los Angeles Metro Area for job creation and overall economic growth.

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Past Weekly Updates
  December 8, 2008
Coming Soon

SoCalBio Networking Forum
in Orange County

December 18, 2008, 7:00 am -  9:30 am
 UCI University Club (Irvine, CA)

Making Every Innovation Count:
Monetizing IP Assets
 
Thanks to our Sponsors
Webcast
  • Washington update: a live Ernst & Young healthcare leadership webcast on the new administration and the future of healthcare

    Join Ernst & Young on 10 December (1:00-2:30 p.m. EST New York; 10:00-11:30 a.m. PST Los Angeles) for an exciting discussion featuring nationally-known healthcare industry professionals as well as an audience of senior healthcare leaders from across the country. This video webcast will come to you live from E&Y's Washington D.C. studio. It is free and you can register at:
    http://webcast.ey.com/ thoughtcenter/default.aspx? action=preview&pid=1387
Who Got NIH SBIR Grants in 2008?
In 2008, 144 California-based companies won NIH SBIR/STTR grants totaling $67.40 million or 17.3% of the total allocated. This places California at the top of the list of states receiving such funding.
Venture Funding and the Credit Crunch
  • Could Venture Capital Be the Casualty of This Recession? (Although written from the perspective of Internet and technology sectors, the argument made here may also be relevant to some segments of the bioscience industry) 
VC funding will probably dry up somewhat during the present recession, like it usually does in bad times. But this time the result may be different. This time the number of new startups may not decrease. And that could be dangerous for VCs. When VC funding dried up after the Internet Bubble, startups dried up too. There were not a lot of new startups being founded in 2003. But startups aren't tied to VC the way they were 10 years ago. It's now possible for VCs and startups to diverge. And if they do, they may not reconverge once the economy gets better ... Read more
  • From Rags to Royalty

Paul Capital Healthcare offers companies an alternative to debt or equity as a way to raise capital at a time when markets may be unwelcoming to companies seeking cash to fuel growth ...Read more
Profile
  • SoCalBio Chairman Alfred Mann
    Los Angeles Business Journal's Special Report: Eight Over Eighty
Alfred Mann needs no special diet nor impressive fitness regimen to keeps his heart healthy and energy nearly boundless. It's work that keeps his mind active, and that's what drives the 83-year-old Mann, who said he generally puts in longer hours now than when he founded his first company more than a half-century ago. An 80-hour workweek is not atypical for him. "Too many people whither away when they retire," Mann said. "My problem probably is that I've got too much on my plate"  ... Read more
Pharma Talk
  • Goldman Sachs unveils plans for a new pharma research funding

Goldman is in talks to provide hundreds of millions of dollars of funding to a large pharmaceutical company, in the first evidence of a new business model for the sector that will see financing shifted away from funding companies and towards targeted co-development of specific medicines. This  model therefore involved a different approach, creating a "research pool" into which pharma companies would place a range of experimental drugs in a single therapeutic area in early-stage phase 1 and 2 trials, where their specialists would work alongside external experts including scientists, chemists and clinical research organizations. The action would help create more flexible, transparent and cheaper drug development, freed from large bureaucracies and heavy overheads. It would also share the high risks of new drug development with outside partners ... Read more

  • Discounts in biotech keep pharma M&A rolling

Tight credit markets are no doubt hindering corporate deals, but the strong likelihood remains for more Big Pharma buyouts. With their impending revenue decline on the horizon, these large companies are looking to emerging markets and the mid-cap space for growth potential. Some of these pharmaceutical giants will have no choice but to be acquisitive ...Read more

  • Drug trials cause tribulations: 
    Finding volunteers is becoming tougher task
The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that drug developers have a backlog of experimental drugs that need to be tested in humans, but there's a shortage of participants willing to enroll in clinical trials ... Read more
  • Ernst & Young's survey says that large drug makers still plan to spend money on research and development
    Orange County drug makers disagree with survey

Even in this economy, larger drug makers are planning to spend money on research and development, according to a survey by Ernst & Young LLP. But many local companies aren't jumping on that bandwagon .. Read more
 Company Headline
Jobs Available
  • Southern California Biomedical Council
  • ACRO Biotech (Rancho Cucamonga):
    You may submit your resume to us by email to hr@acrobiotech.com or by fax (909-466-6892).
    • Office Manager
      Requires a bachelor's or AA degree, good communication skills, self-motivated to work in an office environment. Experiences in accounting, and advertising/ marketing/sales are preferred.
    • Marketing Manager
      Requires a bachelor's degree in marketing/advertisement or biosciences and a minimum of 1 years' experience in marketing/sales. Sales experience in diagnostics or other medical devices is preferred.
    • Research Chemist
      Requires a master's degree in chemistry/biochemistry re related fields and a minimum of 1 years' experience in biotechnology research and development environment.
  • Pathway Diagnostics (Malibu):
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  • Agensys (Santa Monica): 
    (Click here to see job description and apply)
    • Instrumentation Technician III-IV
    • Purification Development Associate/Scientist
    • Research Associate/Senior Research Associate Target Validation
    • Research Associate/Senior Research Associate: Target validation
    • Manager, Regulatory Affairs
    • Director/Senior Director Translational Research
    • Research Associate II, Hybridoma Group
    • Scientist/Senior Scientist, Stem Cell Biology
    • Research Scientist / Senior Research Scientist: Target Validation
    • Research Associate: Research Antibody Production
    • Research Associate: Tissue Analysis
    • Assistant - Buffer Preparation & Production Support
    • Formulation Development Associate
    • Senior Research Associate: In vivo validation
    • Scientist - In Vivo Antibody Development
Do you know?


http://www.biosurplus.com

SoCalBio membership provides access to significant discounts on purchases of pre-owned lab equipment from BioSurplus through the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program. Designed for small and mid-size firms, this program provides SoCalBio members with the following benefits:
  • 5% annual credit or 1% annual cash rebate on equipment purchases or net consignment sales proceeds
  • 10% discount on setup fees for e-Quip enabled services
  • 30-day limited warranty on most purchased equipment
  • Experienced customer service representatives offering knowledgeable and reliable service
For more information, call 213-236-4890 or send e-mail to scbc@socalbio.org
About SoCalBio
SoCalBio membership links you to partners, contract manufacturers, regulatory and legal experts, and policy makers. The organization's programs help emerging biotech and medical device companies grow. Membership is affordable -- as low as $500 -- and offers access to networking opportunities, advocacy, discounts through our group purchasing program group purchasing program and other benefits you simply can't find elsewhere ... Join SoCalBio
 
Editor: Ahmed A. Enany
Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio)