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Bruin Pharma
Los Angeles
Bruin developed a modified piece of HDL to clear the arteries of deadly plaque. The company was founded by Dr. Alan Fogelman, a prominent cholesterol researcher at UCLA, and is run by Jerry Magnin ... Learn more
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Biotech Demystified
The Science Behind the Business
When: June 8-10, 2009
Where: UC San Diego
Held at UC San Diego, one of the nation's leading research universities, this course is offered through the Rady School of Management in collaboration with the Division of Biological Sciences and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. This 3-day course provides non-biologists in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries with the training and knowledge needed to thrive in today's complex life science businesses... Learn more |
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| | Welcome to New SoCalBio Member | Cynvenio Biosystems LLC Newbury Park  Led by CEO André de Fusco (photo right), Cynvenio has been developing the Micro-Magnetic Sorter (MMS), an automated magnetophoretic platform consisting of a bench top instrument that processes disposable microfluidic cartridges. This bead-based system provides walk-away automation with superior purity and recovery performance for sample purification in life science research applications .... Learn more |
| Wet Lab Space | Available for Lease Several thousand square feet of laboratory and laboratory support space are available for short to medium-term lease at competitive prices. This is ideal for startups and early-stage companies. Learn more |
| RSVP Now for SoCalBio Events | April 23, 7:00 - 9:30 am  SoCalBio Networking Forum (UCI University Club, Irvine)
Navigating the Storm: Fund-Raising in the Current Business Environment ... More info ..... RSVP nowJune 9, 7:30 am - 5:30 pm  Regulatory Best Practices Workshop: FDA Audit Preparedness (LA Chamber of Commerce)
Learn what the latest compliance trends in recent FDA and State of California inspections from device, pharma and IVD experts. ... More info .... RSVP now
June 16, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm  Workshop on SBIR, STTR and Other Types of Government Funding Opportunities for Life Science Companies (KGI, Claremont)
Attend this SoCalBio Workshop to sharpen your grant-writing skills and learn how to tap various government funding opportunities from the NIH and DoD ...More info ....RSVP now
Upcoming Executive Luncheons and Roundtable Discussions  For Cardiovascular CompaniesDate: April 20, 11 to 2 Location: Tustin
 For Regenerative Medicine CompaniesDate: June 19, 11 to 2 Location: Los Angeles
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| Public Policy | NIH Dives Into Comparative Effectiveness Clash With Grant Opportunities Find out how a 181-page grant application request from the National Institutes of Health has struck a nerve among congressional lawmakers debating the particulars of comparative-effectiveness research and comprehensive health reform.... Read more FDA Probes Potential Overlap Between Electronic Health Records And Devices Find out how a working group within FDA's device center is trying to understand the distinction between electronic health record systems and medical devices - and where the two types of products might overlap... Read more |
| Cost of Healthcare | Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Choose Pain Over Poverty: Survey The weakened economy is causing rheumatoid arthritis patients to put off or delay treatment with expensive injectable drugs and pressuring the leading market players Amgen, Johnson & Johnson and Abbott Labs ... Read more |
| Sectoral Outlook | Outlook for Cardiovascular Device Companies Discussed in Wall Street Transcript Medical Devices Report
Topics covered: Impact of new Administration - Medical technologies - Patent protection - Pricing transparency - Cost-benefit analysis - R&D expenditures - Reduced hospital spending - M&A activity - The growth in health care - Medically necessary opportunities - Cost control - New product introductions - The reimbursement rates .. Read more
Anti-Ageing Hair Products
In the epic battle against the ravages of time, it seems we now ought to consider our hair in addition to our faces and bodies. "It was only a matter of time," remarks Gina
Cowey, head beauty buyer at London's Liberty. "Anti-ageing products drive a huge part of the beauty industry, so it's only natural that this direction has moved into the haircare market" ...... Read more |
| Tools for Fund Raising | Study Finds Social Networking
Trumps Business Plans in Capital Raising
The irony, says Brent Goldfarb of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and one of the study's lead authors, is that people who don't have connections need to go out and make them, which may require that they have a business plan to discuss. But the plan is sort of like a business card, he says - just something that business protocol dictates you carry around... Read more |
| Expansion Plans | After Inking Distribution Deal with Thermo, Osmetech Plans New Tests, Financing Rounds Osmetech (Pasadena) is betting the five-year deal will expand its sales and marketing efforts in the US and allow it to allocate more resources towards bringing its pipeline of tests to market... Read more |
| M&As | Clinical Data Inc. Sells its Cogenics Unit to Fullerton-Based Beckman Coulter Inc. for $17 Million "We expect the combination of Beckman Coulter's Agencourt business with Cogenics will create a leading global genomic service business with a wide range of services arrayed on multiple technology platforms," said Susan Evans, Vice President and General Manager of
Agencourt. "We are excited about the new opportunities and confident that these combined offerings will enable us to meet the full spectrum of service requirements -- sequencing, genotyping, gene expression, and DNA and RNA extraction -- for researchers around the world" .... Read more |
| PMAs | PMA Panel Asks the Irvine-Based TherOx For New Data On
Cath-Lab-Based Oxygen Therapy At its March 18 meeting in Gaithersburg, Md., the FDA panel voted 9-5 to recommend FDA not approve TherOx's PMA for its oxygen therapy device. The majority were unconvinced that the targeted oxygen therapy improves clinical patient outcomes, even though trial data showed the therapy created a statistically significant reduction in the surrogate endpoint of myocardial infarction size... Read more |
| Jobs Available | Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics
(Pasadena) DNA Synthesis Lab Supervisor Purpose of the Position: Handle the day-to-day operations of the oligonucleotide production staff which includes, but is not limited to, designing and directing implementation plans, planning and re-prioritizing of assignments, and deploying resources. Timely delivery of high quality oligonucleotides for internal product development and IVD production.
Nucleic acid synthesis, purification, and analytical characterization.
Carry out experimentation consistent with company practices, procedures and Quality Assurance policies.
Document experimental procedures including when applicable executing controlled batch records for oligonucleotide manufacture.
Ensure technology transfer of oligonucleotide synthesis into Manufacturing occurs with appropriate analytical quality specifications... More information |
| Cut the Cost of Doing Business | Utilize Office Depot for Office Supplies SoCalBio members are eligible for group purchasing discounts and other benefits on office supplies, furniture and technology products from Office Depot. SoCalBio member benefits include: - Up to 75% off the manufacturer's list price on core list items plus very aggressive pricing on other catalogue items and furniture
- Two pricing options: list-less pricing or retail-less pricing A core list of 400 frequently-ordered items-a list that can be completely customized for your company
- Annual cash rebate for purchases made online
- No shipping and handling charges and Next-Business-Day delivery on office products
- Additional discounts available to high-volume purchasers
- Aggressive cost-plus pricing on computer & technology products through Tech Depot.
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| 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) |
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