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"Neuroscience Innovations: What Is Coming Down the Pike" Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM (PT) Irvine, CA | UCI University Club Invited Speakers - David Reinkensmeyer, PhD, Biorobotics Laboratory, UCI to speak about "Mechatronic Devices That Enhance Human Movement, Motor Learning, and Rehabilitation"
- Hamid Djalilian, MD, Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, UCI to speak about "Managing Tinnitus and Chronic Ear Disease"
- Frank LaFerla, PhD, Department of Neruobiology & Behavior, UCI to speak about "The Therapeutic Potential of Neural Stem Cells"
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October 6, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM: SoCalBio Executive Luncheon in Irvine Sponsored by DevicePharm, this by-invitation-only luncheon and roundtable discussion will feature Kalyanam Shivkumar, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine Radiological Sciences & Director, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center who will talk about "The Future of Cardiovascular Interventions: Next Generation Technologies" ... Learn more
October 12, 4 to 7 PM: SoCalBio Women, Work & Wisdom (W3) Inaugural Group Meeting in Los Angeles Sponsored by Olmstead Williams Communications, this by-invitation-only W3 soiree will feature Karen Aboody, MD, of TheraBiologics who will talk about "Stem Cell-Mediated Therapy for High-Grade Glioma" ... Learn more
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Analysis
| Early Stage Biotech Financing: Fewer, Leaner, and Better?  Forbes Magazine's Contributing Editor Bruce Booth sees a bright future for today's early stage biotech investments in these trends: only the better ideas are getting financing, fewer investors are chasing these deals, capital efficiency is driving lower equity intensity, and in a few years when this crop of new startups mature they'll be in a "sellers market" given that paucity of other players ... Read more
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Government Grants
| Neumedicines Could Get up to $273 Million in BARDA Grants for Radiation Countermeasures
 The Pasadena-based Neumedicines, focused on novel protein therapies to treat hematopoietic deficiencies due to the cancer side effects of radiation therapy and chemotherapy, will receive $17 million over 18 months to speed development HemaMax, its recombinant human interleukin-12. The money will be used to evaluate its safety and efficacy and further develop manufacturing processes. This contract follows a 2008 award that was used to establish proof-of-concept and show that HemaMax mitigates bone marrow damage caused by damaging radiation. BARDA has the option of extending the contract an additional three and a half years, potentially bringing its total value to $273 million ... Read more
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Partnership
| NeoStem's Subsidiary, Progenitor Cell Therapy, and ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Enter Into a Manufacturing Agreement  The Woodland Hills-based ImmunoCellular Therapeutics has retained the services of Progenitor Cell Therapy to serve as the second manufacturing site to produce ICT-107, a dendritic cell-based vaccine targeting multiple tumor associated antigens for glioblastoma, for its Phase II clinical trial ... Read more
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CE mark
| Uptake Medical's InterVapor Endoscopic Thermal Ablative Treatment for Emphysema Gets CE Mark  Tustin, California-based Uptake Medical has announced both CE Marking and results of a clinical trial of the company's InterVapor System for treatment of emphysema. The InterVapor exposes hyperinflated portions of a patient's lungs to heated water vapor, which reduces the volume of these regions over time ... Read more
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| Marketing | St. Jude's Smaller Quadripolar Pacing System Introduced in Europe  Manufactured by the St Jude Cardiac Rhythem Management Division in Sylmar, CA, this defibrilaor features four electrodes instead of the usual two, allowing for multiple pacing configurations to better manage pacing complications such as diaphragmatic pacing and potentially thwarting the need for repeat procedures for lead adjustments ... Read more
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| Personnel | Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Commercial Operations with Appointment of Brian Holzer MD, MBA as Executive Director of Brand Management  Dr. Holzer comes to Spectrum with significant experience in the health care industry and a proven track record of high performance. At Amgen, he was most recently the Director of Strategy and Operations for the NEUPOGEN/Neulasta franchise in the Oncology Business Unit, and primarily was responsible for brand planning, budget management, and data analytics. Previously, Brian held positions of increasing responsibility on the NEUPOGEN/Neulasta promotions team and was a key contributor to innovative branded and unbranded marketing campaigns. Brian started his tenure at Amgen as a sales representative for Enbrel in the New York/New Jersey metro area ... Read more
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Honors
| ImmunoCellular Therapeutics' ICT-107 Recognized As One Of Windhover's Top 10 Most Licensable Oncology Products  "We are excited with the promise ICT-107 has demonstrated in patients with GBM, and are pleased that industry experts have recognized the potential of the drug candidate to attract partners to accelerate its develop," said Manish Singh (photo right), Ph.D. President and CEO of ImmunoCellular Therapeutics ... Read more
Med Exec International Makes Inc. Top 500 List of "America's Fastest Growing Private Companies" Entrepreneurial Superstars  Glendale-based Med Exec International, a specialty contract research organization, saw a three-year sales growth of 1,626%, earning it a spot on Inc. magazine's Annual List of America's Top 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies. "We saw a niche and we filled it for clients nationwide. Our services allow companies to keep their work stateside, delivering top quality results on time and on budget,' says Rosemarie Christopher (photo right), President and CEO ... Read more
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