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Featured
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Molecular
Express
Molecular
Express is a Rancho Dominguez-based
R&D company specializing in the
application of life science technologies
to address market needs across a broad
spectrum of industries. The Company's
lipid and "Molecular Guided
Particle System" (Molecular GPS)
delivery platform is the basis for many
active programs targeting anti-cancer
therapeutics, drug delivery systems,
vaccines, and nanoparticulate drug
delivery technologies .... Learn more
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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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November
13, 2008 |
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SoCalBio
Networking Forum
November 20, 2008
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
UCLA Faculty Club
Event
Focus
Can Medtech and
Biotech Weather the
Current Economic Turmoil?
Keynote
Speaker
John
L. Babitt, Transaction Advisory
Services,
Ernst & Young LLP
Mr. Babitt co-authored a
new study arguing that, notwithstanding
the worldwide credit slowdown that has
stalled public-equity
financing, the medtech industry's
fundamentals are strong and key drivers,
such as the aging populations, the
spread of chronic conditions and an
expected surge in demand for companion
diagnostics for use with new generations
of targeted
therapeutics, will fuel
industry's growth in the coming
years. Join us to participate in a
discussion about the future of the
medtech industry as a job growth driver
throughout the U.S., in general, and in
the Greater Los Angeles region, in
particular.
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Convergent Informatics
(Moorpark, Calif.)
Founded
in March 2008 by four principals: Michael Hughes, Glenn Dollar, Karl Geiger and Noel O'Connor as
the virtual CIO and IT department
for all sizes of life science firms, and
small, medium, and start-up companies
across multiple industries ... Learn more
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| Trends |
- Philanthropic Foundations
Have Emerged as an Important Source of
Funding Life Science Research. Are
Their Efforts Paying Off?
There are
thousands of foundations around the
world dedicated to eliminating one
disease or another; the founding of yet
another isn't exactly news.
Collectively, they spend hundreds of
millions of dollars each year. And yet -
and here is the rub - the diseases they
are trying to cure remain stubbornly
uncured ... Read more
- Ugly
Times For Beauty Companies
Even the favorite beauty product of
celebrity Hollywood foreheads is feeling
headwinds. Allergan reported
third-quarter sales of Botox that rose
from last year but missed expectations.
According to Reuters, analysts blamed
economic weakness in the U.S ... Read more
Stem cell advocates and researchers are
eagerly awaiting the moment next year
when president-elect Barack Obama
rescinds a directive that limits federal
funding of human embryonic stem-cell
research .... Read more
The era of personalized medicine will
require diverse types of companies to
cooperate to generate solutions for
patients, acting more like a team than
individuals focusing on their own
products, he said. "They're all
playing golf," he said. "They
need to play basketball" .. Read more
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membership links you to partners, contract
manufacturers, regulatory and legal experts,
and policy makers. The organization's
programs help emerging biotech and medical
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affordable -- as low as $500 -- and offers
access to networking opportunities,
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Southern California Biomedical Council
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