• George Bekey, Ph.D., USC Expert, Eyes Robotics Prospects in Medicine
  Bekey, a pioneer in robotics at USC, defined robots as “machines that sense, think and act” to attendees at a recent Southern California Biomedical Council's Investors conference. He described current and developing applications in a number of medical areas, all in which the USC Viterbi School is playing a leading role.
• Researchers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Discover a Method to Reverse Drug Resistance in Neuroblastoma
  Research findings by C. Patrick Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., Director, CHLA Institute for Pediatric Clinical Research, and his colleagues are published in the July issue of the National Cancer Institute's journal.
• Caltech's Peter Dervan Awarded National Medal of Science 
  The award was announced by the White House on July 17, and both the 2005 and 2006 Medals of Science and Technology will be presented  during a White House awards ceremony on Friday, July 27. Dr. Dervan's research interests involve the bio-organic chemistry of nucleic acids, molecular recognition of DNA by small molecules, regulation of gene expression by synthetic DNA binding ligands, and design of artificial transcriptional activators.
• USC Researcher, Songtao Shi, Sees Stem Cells as Path to Facial Reconstruction
  Shi, a researcher at USC’s Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology (CCMB), and colleagues at dental schools in Korea and China have discovered that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are capable of regenerating facial bone and skin tissue in animal models.

• AmProtein of Camarillo Achieves Expression Vector Breakthrough
  Company discovered a novel mammalian expression vector that has achieved protein expression levels of 30-60 picograms per cell per day after only three hours. This level of protein expression has never been achieved before in such a short time.
• Irvine-Based Cortex Pharmaceuticals to Resume Clinical Trial with AMPAKINE(R) CX717 in Alzheimer-PET Scan Study after FDA Approves Protocol with Higher Doses of Drug
• Studio City-Based Drake Holding Corp. Announces Name Change to Canopus BioPharma  and New Stock Ticker Symbol of CBIA
• Chatsworth-Based IRIS Expects Continued Strong Growth with Broadening of Urinalysis Market and Development of New Products in Molecular Diagnostics and Hematology
• Thousand Oaks-Based Amgen and Daiichi Sankyo Announce Agreement for Denosumab in Japan
• Aliso Viejo-Based Valeant Pharmaceuticals Selects Next-Generation Potassium-Channel Openers for Pre-Clinical Development

Who Raised Money Lately?

• Agensys of Santa Monica Raises $41 Million
• NeoMend, a biotech company based in Irvine, raised $6 million in a Series C round 
• CODA Genomics, a biotech company in Laguna Niguel, secured $7 million in Series C financing.
• VitreoRetinal Technologies, an Irvine-based ophthalmic-drug company, raised $9 million in a Series A funding. 

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