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Coming in 2011
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Join SoCalBio Biomedical Entrepreneur Alfred Mann | 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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| August 26, 4:00 to 7:00 PM
SoCalBio Networking Forum in Ventura County
Opportunities and Competitive Strategies
in the Orthopedic Market
Market Dynamics * Growth Drivers * Competition * New Technologies
 Speakers G. K. Kannan, Global Marketing, Baxter Bioscience Dale Klous, VP, Clinical Operations, RCRI, Inc.
Ken Mariash, Group Manager, Strategy, Baxter Bioscience Vineet Sarin, PhD, President, Kinamed
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| Honors | MannKind's Chairman and CEO Alfred E. Mann is Recognized as One of PharmaVOICE's "100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences"
 "Mr. Mann was recognized for his extraordinary leadership and passion in his lifelong roles as a scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, for which he has received more than 70 honors from the public and private sectors, including life achievement and humanitarian awards. He was nominated to the list by peers, colleagues and friends who have worked with him throughout his career and who describe him as "boundlessly visionary and persistent" ... Read more
Roberta Diaz Brinton of USC Science Technology and Research Program Honored at White House
 Brinton who serves as director of USC Science Technology and Research Program, was presented with the prestigious 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House on Aug. 4. Brinton was recognized for work in improving science and technology education for students in Los Angeles through the USC Science Technology and Research program, known as STAR, for the last 22 years. The program provides elementary, middle and high school students and their teachers with unique access and tools that are structured to engage the students in science.... Read more
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Analysis
| How Enduring is Job Creation by Startups?
A recent report by the Kauffman Foundation highlights the essential role of startups in job creation. The current focus of economic policy in America is on how to create more jobs. With the latest estimate of the unemployment rate at 9.5 percent, among the highest rates in decades and without much indication of decline anytime soon, this focus is not misplaced. To cut the unemployment rate significantly, it's clear that the United States needs to create jobs at rapid rates. One promising source of new jobs is startups... Read Report |
Public Policy
| FDA Suggests Changes to 510(k)
Last week, the FDA released two "preliminary" sets of recommendations that aim to "focus on innovation, regulatory predictability, and patient safety." The agency said the recommendations aim to "strengthen and clarify" the 510(k) review process, and "seek to strike the right balance between the ability" to deal with "new science ... and to provide predictable regulatory pathways." Here are links to the suggested 510(k) changes: |
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Jobs Available
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