| Featured SoCalBio Member One Lambda (Canoga Park)  Led by co-founder, President & CEO George Ayoub (photo above) One Lambda develops and distributes several lines of histocompatibility
(HLA) typing tests utilizing both serological and molecular technologies. The company also manufactures a comprehensive line of antibody detection products, laboratory instrumentation, and computer software that are used to simplify and automate testing procedures and final test evaluations... Learn more |
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Join SoCalBioJoin 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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Utilize SoCalBio Resources Looking for professional service providers to help you take your venture to the next level? | Use SoCalBio-affiliated companies: |
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KGI Executive Education
| Basics of Patent Law Wednesday, February 18 2009, 8A-5P, Keck Graduate Institute Science Boot Camp for Non-scientists Thursday, February 19, 2009, 8A-5P, Keck Graduate InstituteFDA Law & Regulatory AffairsTuesday, February 24, 2009, 8A-5P, Keck Graduate Institute For details, click here |
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| | 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. Click here for more information. |
| Cut Cost of Doing Business in 2009 | New Additions to the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program SoCalBio is pleased to announce that its Group Purchasing Committee -- chaired by Dr. Pankaj Singhal of Osmeterch Molecular Diagnostics -- has approved the following two vendors for inclusion in the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program: 
Caine & Weiner (Woodland Hills) which is a full-service accounts receivable management enterprise, with a network of national collection centers strategically located throughout the country. The contact at Caine & Weiner is Lisa Newberg (619-713-6317 -- lisa.newberg@caine-weiner.com) |
| Past Events | Thanks to participants in the SoCalBio Workshop on Accessing Government Funding held on January 29, 2009 at the UCLA Faculty Center 
SoCalBio Networking Forum in orange County on January 22, 2009 Tackled the Difficult Task of Valuing Early Stage Life Science Ventures |
| RSVP Now | - February 13, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
 SoCalBio IVD Industry Executive Luncheon and Roundtable Discussion (Claremont, California):
Featuring an IVD industry regulatory update by Michael Swit, Esq. of The Weinberg Group and presentations on biomarkers...Call SoCalBio at 213-236-4890 to RSVP.
- February 26, 7:00 am - 6:30 pm
 Third SoCalBio Human Resources Conference (Irvine Marriott):
"Leadership, Learning and Talent Management in the New Era of Work"
Who should attend: Founders, CEOs, managers, supervisors, Human Resources professionals who are responsible for employment issues in the workplace, and educators .... More Info ..... RSVP
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| Welcome to New SoCalBio Member | (Newbury Park, Calif.) Bioreliance provides biosafety testing of medical devices and biologics-based therapeutics. Bioreliance testing procedures comply with FDA and global regulatory agencies. All studies are
GLP/GMP. Learn more |
Public Policy | Congressman Waxman to Push Universal Healthcare Coverage in '09  The top House lawmaker in charge of writing healthcare legislation said on Thursday, January 29 he is committed to passing a universal health care package by the end of the year, just hours before the Senate was expected to approve an expansion of a popular children's medical insurance program ... Read more The Obama Administration May Permit Cheaper Medicines from Canada
 The Obama White House is planning to reverse the Bush Administration policy of restricting the importation of cheaper drugs, to let seniors make a choice where to buy their prescription medications ... Read more
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| IP Issues | - Alsius (Irvine):
- Watson Pharmaceuticals (Corona):
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| Collaborations | - Millennium Dental Technologies (Cerritos):
- Response Genetics (Los Angeles):
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| Finance | - ReShape Medical Inc. (San Clemente):
- Reshape, a medical device to help treat obesity, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. U.S. Venture Partners led the round, which closed last October. Return backers include New Leaf Venture Partners and SV Life Sciences. ReShape has now raised around $28 million in total funding. http://www.reshapemedical.com
- AMDL, Inc. (Tustin):
- Patient Safety Technologies (Temecula)
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| Product Approval | - Watson Pharmaceuticals (Corona):
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| Distinction | - IRIS International (Chatsworth):
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Jobs Available | Hurel Corporation (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Hurel -- a developer of a microfluidic circuit that models real-time protein binding, metabolism, and extraction in the liver -- has three openings: - Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Science Officer
- VP of Sales & Marketing
For more info and to send resume, contact SoCalBio at 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) |
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