Welcome to New Members

• Capricor Inc.
  8700 Beverly Blvd , Davis Building, Room D-1063
  Los Angeles, CA 90048
  (310) 428-5793
  Capricor is a stem cell company founded by renowned Cedars Sinai-based cardiologist and heart researcher Eduardo Marban (photo right) to focus on repairing cardiac tissue damage. Company will be represented in SoCalBio by its President and CEO Oliver Foellmer
• Symphony Medical
  26051 Merit Circle, Suite 104
  Laguna Hills, CA 96253
  (949) 348-1188
  Symphony is a venture-funded device company developing proprietary biopolymer and cellular-based biologic therapies to effectively treat chronic and post-operative atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Company will be represented in SoCalBio by COO Frank Ahmann

For more information, contact SoCalBio Membership Director Sushetra Balachandran at 949-435-7647 or send e-mail to sushetra@socalbio.org

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Company & Industry Headlines

 In the Spotlight

• Cougar Biotechnology Raises $87 Million in a Private Placement
  The Los Angeles-based oncology firm secured one of the largest private placements by a local biotech firm in 2007. Much of that money will be spent on developing Cougar's drug candidates, including CB7630 (abiraterone acetate), CB3304 (noscapine) and CB1089 (seocalcitol)... read more

Company News

• Abviva (Los Angeles):
  • Abviva Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Prion Developmental Laboratories
• Advanced Medical Optics (Santa Ana):
  • Advanced Medical Optics to Relocate Laser-Equipment Production. Plan Includes Job Cuts and Relocation of Employees
  • 20 Additional Lawsuits Filed Against Advanced Medical Optics Over Recalled Contact Lens Solution
• Amgen (Thousand Oaks):
  • Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research sues Amgen over royalties
  • Amgen Bone Drug Shows Promise
• Beckman Coulter (Fullerton):
  • Beckman Coulter Elects AMN Healthcare Executive to Board of Directors
• Biomerica (Newport Beach):
  • Biomerica Introduces a New 15 Minute Home Test for Allergies to Cats and Receives CE Mark Approval for Home Use
• NanoPacific Holdings (Los Angeles):
  • CNSI and NanoPacific Holdings Announce a Partnership to Develop and Commercialize Technologies Invented at the CNSI at UCLA
• Devax Inc. (Lake Forest):
  • The developer of drug-eluting stent systems has withdrawn its IPO registration
• IDM Pharma (Irvine):
  • IDM Pharma Mulls Strategic Alternatives
• I-Flow (Lake Forest):
  • I-Flow Announces Agreement to Acquire AcryMed
• IRIS (Chatsworth):
  • IRIS Submits 510(k) Application to FDA for Its iChem VELOCITY Automated Urine Chemistry Analyzer
• Mentor (Santa Barbara):
  • Aspects of MNT Trend Down
• John Wayne Cancer Institute (Santa Monica):
  • JWCI Researchers Identify Epigenomic Test That Could Improve Treatment for Specific Gastric Cancers
• North American Scientific (Chatsworth):
  • North American Scientific Announces Agreement for Private Placement of Common Stock
• Pegasus Biologics (Irvine):
  • Pegasus Biologics Receives CE Mark for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment
• STAAR Surgical (Monrovia):
  • STAAR Surgical Completes $5M Debt Financing for Purchase of Japanese Joint Venture
• Synthetic Blood (Costa Mesa):
  • Synthetic Blood Announces Progress with Oxycyte Program in Traumatic Brain Injury
• Watson Pharmaceuticals (Corona):
  • Barr Sues Watson, Sandoz Over Patent
• Xcorporeal (Los Angeles):
  • Wearable kidney device may free dialysis patients

Coming in 2008

January 28, 2008
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
UCI University Club in Irvine

SoCalBio Workshop on Accessing Government Funding

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Learn about funding opportunities from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and the U.S. Army .. See attendee evaluation of previous workshop held on Jan. 2007

February 29, 2008
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wilshire Grand Hotel, Los Angeles

2^nd SoCalBio Human Resources  Conference

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Organized by the Southern California Biomedical Council, this conference provides a forum for information sharing among HR executives in device and biotech companies, HR service providers, bio-recruiters, educators, and workforce training professionals to address the growing human capital and employment needs of the life-science industry in Southern California ... More information

For Sponsorship and Display Opportunities, Contact SoCalBio at scbc@socalbio.org

10^th SoCalBio Investor  Conference

April 17, 2008
7:00 am - 6:30 pm
Wilshire Grand Hotel

The SoCalBio Investor Conference features business presentations by CEOs of Southern California biotech, medical device and health informatics firms interested in raising capital and/or forging strategic partnerships

Presentation, Sponsorship and Display Opportunities Available. Contact SoCalBio

Recommended

ASME Emerging Technologies’ 3rdFrontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference & Exhibition

June 18-20, 2008
Hyatt Regency Irvine

Leading authorities in the commercial and academic arenas will focus their expertise in eight technical sessions plus posters:

• Imaging & Anatomic Interaction
• Simulation & Modeling
• Device Testing
• Device Design & Development
• Device Technology & Innovation
• Bio-Sensors & Diagnostics
• Therapeutic Devices
• Clinical & Regulatory
• Posters

Submit your abstract by January 23, 2008. Go directly to the website to submit your abstract: http://www.asmeconferences.org/biomed08

Facilities Available

LIFE SCIENCE / TECH START-UP INCUBATOR SPACE AVAILABLE

• 8,000 sq. ft. building encompasses 4500 sq. ft. offices and 3,500 sq. ft. multidisciplinary lab space 
• Individual offices, 2 conference rooms, open collaborative areas, reception area, kitchen; all furnished 
• Molecular Biology lab, Chemistry lab, Tissue Culture lab, additional lab rooms 
• Use of shared office equipment, phone system, broadband internet 
• Access to experienced venture managers from Convergent Ventures in-house 
• Dedicated parking lot and additional free street parking 
• Minutes from the California Institute of Technology, JPL, and Old Town Pasadena

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