From the Lab Bench

• Yu-Chong Tai: The Next-Generation Neural Implant: Let's Start with Retinal Implant
  In his Watson Lecture on March 12, Caltech's Yu-Chong Tai discussed the technology of retinal implants and recent progress in their development.  Tai is a professor of electrical engineering and mechanical engineering and executive officer for electrical engineering at Caltech. Listen to presentation (42 minutes): [56k modem] [cable/DSL] [broadband] 
• UCI-Led Study in New England Journal of Medicine Identifies Noninvasive Procedure for Preventing Heart Attack and Heart Disease
  A study led by the University of California, Irvine and appearing in the March 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that Calcium deposits in coronary arteries provide a strong predictor for possible future heart attacks and cardiac diseases .... read more

Industry & Company Headlines

• SBA to Increase Size Limits for Federal Contracts to Small Firms
  SBA Administrator Steven Preston said the agency is working on rule changes that would increase the size limits on SBIR awards in the first two phases of the program. "It's time for the size of the grants to increase," Preston told the House Small Business Committee at a March 13 hearing on the SBIR program ... read more
• Abviva, Inc. Announces New Website
• FDA seeks $2.2 mln fine against Advanced Bionics
• Allergan and J&J Pump Up Weight-Loss Surgery
• Amgen and Roche Still Duking It Out
• AVANIR Receives NASDAQ Staff Determination Letter and Outlines Restoration Plan
• AVANIR to Raise $40.0 Million to Fund Zenvia Through Clinical Development and Regulatory Approval
• Cortex Initiates Enrollment in Opiate Induced Respiratory Depression Clinical Trial in Germany
• Interview with Craig Davenport, President & CEO of Endocare
• Obagi CFO Garcia to Resign in June
• Synthetic Blood International, Inc. Announces New Leadership Roles to Continue Product Development Strategy
• Xencor Appoints Industry Veteran David R. King as Chairman of its Board of Directors

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• Helix Medical (Carpinteria):
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• Karl Storz (Goleta):
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• Karl Storz (Culver City):
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• Southern California Biomedical Council (Los Angeles and Irvine):
  • Director of Corporate Membership

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