• USC Receives a $10 Million Gift from the Norris Foundation to Launch a Center for Epigenetics
  The grant will solidify USC’s position at the forefront of epigenetics research – a field that holds great promise in the treatment and prevention of cancer, said Peter Jones (photo right), director of the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Keck School.
  
• UCI Researchers Restore Memory Process in Most Common Form of Mental Disability
  Neurobiologist Julie Lauterborn (photo right) and her colleagues identified how a mutated gene linked to fragile X syndrome blocks brain cells from locking new memories into lasting ones. The gene – called fragile X mental retardation 1 (Fmr1) – is turned off in people with fragile X syndrome. This genetic mutation disrupts cellular processes that are needed for memory formation ... Access study abstract

• MannKind Corp. (Valencia) Secures $600 Million in Financial Commitments
  "These funds ensure that we will be able to support our operations beyond the filing of our NDA for Technosphere Insulin -- which is still scheduled for December 2008 -- and the subsequent pre-approval inspection of our manufacturing facility in Danbury. We will also be able to continue pipeline expansion activities through this period. As well, we will continue to seek a partner for Technosphere Insulin and will explore other financing options," said Alfred E. Mann (photo right), MannKind's chairman and CEO

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• InTouch Technologies of Santa Barbara Reports on World's First Surgical Procedure Taught Entirely through Remote Presence
  The RP-7 Remote Presence Robot (photo right), produced by InTouch enables a medical specialist to mentor a physician or surgeon at a remote site using a high speed Internet connection. The 5-foot, 5-inch robot, displays the doctor's face on a 15-inch screen and is guided by a joystick from a computerized ControlStation, emulating an on-site experience. With two-way cameras, microphones and wireless technology, the robot provides high quality, real-time audio and video with complete mobility around the operating room.

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• Abraxis Bioscienecs (Los Angeles):
  • Abraxis Gets Generic Camptosar Approval
• Amgen (Thousand Oaks):
  • Amgen’s Alums Poised to Fuel Boom
  • Amgen, Dompe Biotec Merge Operations
  • Amgen shelves plans to build drugs plant in Ireland
  • Amgen Appoints Vance D. Coffman to the Company's Board of Directors
• AMX Pharma (City of Industry):
  • AXM Pharma Enters Into Representation Agreement with Leading Pharmaceutical Company
• Endologix (Irvine):
  • Endologix Announces Successful Powerlink Deployments with Advanced Visiflex Integrated System
• Masimo (Irvine):
  • Masimo Launches Patient SafetyNet and Showcases the Rainbow SET Upgradable Noninvasive Monitoring Platform at 2007 ASA Annual Meeting
• North American Scientific (Chatsworth):
  • North American Scientific Wins New Brachytherapy Contract
• Phenomenex (Torrance):
  • Phenomenex, World Leader in Chromatography, Earns Ranking in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program in Los Angeles
• Simulation Plus (Lancaster):
  • Simulations Plus Releases Major Upgrade To GastroPlus Software

• Keck Graduate Institute:
  • Master of Bioscience Degree
  • Executive Education for Women in the Life Science Industry
• University of Southern California:
  • Master's in Regulatory Science 
  • Certificates: Food Safety, Patient & Product Safety, Clinical Trial Design & Management
• University of California Irvine:
  • Medical Product Development Certificate Program
  • Clinical Trials Certificate Program
• California State University Fullerton:
  • Certificate in Pharmaceutical Engineering
  • Certificate in Pharmaceutical Product Lifecycle Risk Management

CSU Dominguez Hills
Inaugural Distinguished Speakers Series Luncheon
 (Free Event)

by

Kenneth P. Trevett, J.D.
President & CEO
LA Biomed

October 12, 2007, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Loker Student Union, California State Univ., Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747

To RSVP, Call (310) 243-2547 or send e-mail to: : chohm@csudh.edu

February 29, 2008
2^nd SoCalBio Human Resources  Conference Wilshire Grand Hotel, Los Angeles

Featuring a keynote presentation on
"Evolution and Modes of Specialization of U.S. Life-Science Regional Clusters: The Labor Market Implications" 
 
Richard Seline
CEO
New Economy Strategies

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

April 10, 2008
10^th SoCalBio Investor Conference  
(with a pre-conference CEO/Investor networking dinner on April 9) 

Pre IPO companies interested in making business presentations during the 2008 SoCalBio Investor Conference should send executive summaries to scbc@socalbio.org

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