Meet New SoCalBio Members

• ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (Woodland Hills):
  ImmunoCellular is developing new cellular immunotherapies targeting brain cancer, and monoclonal antibodies to diagnose and treat several different cancers. Company is represented in SoCalBio by President & CEO Manish singh, Ph.D. (photo right)
• American Qualex (San Clemente):
  Manufactures antibodies, peptides, and immunology, cell biology, molecular biology, and biochemical reagents to OEM and custom specifications, including vialed kit components, coated microtiter plates, and beads. American Qualex is represented in SoCalBio by President & CEO Dan Moothart.
• Crowell & Moring LLP (Irvine):
  A full-service, international law firm with over 400 attorneys practicing in more than 40 practice areas. The Irvine office provides full-service solutions for start-up and emerging life science companies in Southern California, including on litigation, general corporate, finance, technology and cross-border transaction, health care compliance and regulatory, labor and employment, and intellectual property matters. Crowell & Moring is represented in SoCalBio by Partner Karen Gibbs (photo right) who leads the firm's Health Care practice on the West Coast.

Industry & Company Headlines

• Smaller biotechs shine while big names disappoint
  While the stock performance of large biotech stocks such as Genentech Inc. and Amgen Inc. have disappointed investors over the last year, several lesser-known companies have bucked the trend and demonstrated that sometimes, smaller is better .. read more
• Partnerships drive big stock gains for small biotechs
  As growth slows in shares of large-cap biotechs and economic woes weigh on the broader markets, investors can find dramatic growth opportunities in many small and midcap biotechs who have secured lucrative research and development partnerships .... read more
• Following the China biopharma beat
  Closing deals, winning drug approvals, receiving patents, announcing financial results, marketing drugs – these are the markers of progress in a biopharma enterprise, and each was in evidence last week in the world of China biopharma .. continue reading

• Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine):
  • Edwards Lifesciences Opens New Singapore Heart Valve Facility
• CompuMed (Los Angeles):
  • CompuMed Inc. Elects Mark Crockett to Board of Directors
• ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (Woodland Hills):
  • ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Announces Completion of Proof-of-Principle Studies Demonstrating Efficacy of Cancer Stem Cell Vaccine in Preclinical Model
• SPO Medical (Woodland Hills):
  • SPO Medical Announces Entry into the Global Baby Monitor Consumer Market
• Synthetic Blood International (Costa Mesa):
  • Synthetic Blood International, Inc. Acquires Exclusive License to Use New VCU Intellectual Property
• Watson Pharmaceuticals (Corona):
  • Watson Announces Positive Data for Its New Investigational Products for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Overactive Bladder

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SoCalBio Networking Forum
Organized in collaboration with the office of Vice Provost for Research Advancement at University of Southern California  
and AMI-USC

May 29, 2008 (4:00 – 7:00 pm)
Davidson Conference Center
University of Southern California
3415 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0871
RSVP: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=tvpmc

Event features a sneak peak at

Advances in Neuromodulation Devices
A Presentation by Rafael Carbunaru, PhD, Director of Emerging Indications R&D, Boston Scientific Neuromodulation  (Valencia, CA)

Boston Scientific's Neuromodulation business is a leading developer of microelectronic technologies that modulate nerve activity to treat disabling disorders, including chronic pain

Coming Soon

• June 12, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (for members or prospective members only):
  SoCalBio New Members Orientation and Introduction to the Group Purchasing Program. Meeting will be held at Kaiser Permanente in Irvine (Sand Canyon & Alton Pkwy) 
• June 26, 7:00 - 9:30 am:
  SoCalBio Networking Forum at UCI University Club in Irvine -- Focus: Unfolding Growth Opportunities in the Orthopedic Implant Market
• June 30, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (for device and biotech CEOs only):
  SoCalBio CEO Luncheon & Roundtable Discussion at SoCalBio Office in Irvine
• July 24, 4:00 – 7:00 pm:
  SoCalBio Networking Forum at CSUN in Northridge -- Focus: TBA

Coming This Fall

September 19, 2008

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Sponsorship & Display Opportunities Available

October 13, 2008

Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Recommended

Register now for the Biotechnology Education Banquet, the signature networking and recognition event for biotechnology executives, biotechnology educators and their supporters in San Diego (preceding BIO's International Convention). 

Keynote speaker will be US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. For registration and sponsorship information, visit www.biotechinstitute.org/banquet.

Visit the Southern California Biomedical Council's Booth
(# 2913-C8)
in the
California Pavilion
Booth is sponsored by Southern California Edison
and features the following SoCalBio members:

• Allvivo Vascular

• BioOptions

• C3 Jian

• Capricor

9^th Annual UC System-wide 
Bioengineering Symposium

June 20 - 22, 2008
University of California, Riverside
http://www.bioeng.ucr.edu/2008UCBES

BioProcess International Conference

September 23 - 26
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim
http://www.ibclifesciences.com/B8171/overview.xml

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