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About SoCalBio
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The Southern California Biomedical Council
(SoCalBio) is the trade association of the life-science industry in
the Greater Los Angeles region.
SoCalBio represents and promotes
the medical device and biotechnology industries in Los Angeles,
Orange County, the Inland Empire and communities located in the
Gold Coast of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties for job
creation and economic development.
Notice New Address
(as of September 1st, 2012):
617 South Olive Street,
Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90014
800-418-7079 (phone)
213-403-7688 (fax)
scbc@socalbio.org
Featuring
Next Gen. Medtech, Biotech & eHealth Companies
To sponsor or
make a business presentation, contact SoCalBio at 800-418-7079
ext 1 or scbc@socalbio.org
_________________________________________ New
SoCalBio Member Companies Congregate at the Organization's
Offices in Downtown Los Angeles to Hear about Membership
Benefits and Discuss Strategies to Sharpen our Region's
Competitive Edge
Second Sight Medical
Products Showcases its First of Breed Implantable Retina during
the SoCalBio Networking Forum on May 30 at the USC Health
Sciences Campus
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| SoCalBio Membership Saves
You
Money |
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Become a SoCalBio Member and save money through utilizing
the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program
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for membership
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SoCalBio represents a region that
is home to 900+ bioscience companies employing 80,000 + people
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| Bioscience Industry Adds
Jobs Over the Past Decade |
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A recent report by Battelle
Technology Partnership shows that:
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The bioscience industry now
employs about 1.6 million people throughout the US.
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The industry added Jobs Over the Last Decade,
Despite Economic Setbacks for the Nation
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Bioscience jobs grew by 6.4% from 2001to 2010, while
overall economy recorded a 2.9% decline in jobs
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The industry remains challenged
by continuing tight capital markets and need For regulatory
reform .... Learn
more
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Sponsored Events
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SoCalBio Encourages its Membership to Attend the
Following Event
think ASIA,
think HONG
KONG
June 14, 2013,
Starting at 8:15 am
J
W Marriott in Downtown Los Angeles
REGISTER NOW
(Free Event)
Organized by SoCalBio's international partner the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC),
this event is designed to promote Hong Kong as Asia's
central business district, the first stop for overseas
companies entering the Asian market, and the global
gateway to China .
Join SoCalBio at think ASIA, think HONG KONG to tap
resources that will help you succeed in Asia.. Learn
more
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| BioGENEius
Winners |
California
Students Sweep International BioGENEius Award Competition
The
Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio)
congratulates California high school students who dominated
the 2013 International BioGENEius Award Competition, held this
week in tandem with the International BIO Convention in
Chicago. The annual competition is staged by the Biotechnology
Institute in collaboration with regional trade organizations
(including SoCalBio) from around the world. The goal is to
honor and draw attention to outstanding research in
biotechnology performed by high school students.... Read
Press Release
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Talent Development
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SoCalBio Contributes
to Biotech/Biopharma Talent Development in Southern
California:
Industry to Develop Valley
College Biomanufacturing Technician Training Program
 The San Fernando Business Journal covers the
SoCalBio-initiated and DOL-funded three-year
project that establishes the Community College Consortium
for Biosciences Credentials. This project will be centered
at Los Angeloes Valley College in the San Fernando Valley.
The project's objective is to develop core bio-manufacturing
competencies and introduce stackable and latticed
credentials to help trade-impacted workers get new jobs.....
Click here to access the
article
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Crowdfunding
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Crowdfunding for Life Sciences
Companies
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| New
SoCalBio Members |
Globizz
(Gardena)
Globizz
is an international consulting company with
extensive experience in cross-border business. The
company provides strategic planning and risk
management services to Japanese companies
interested in expansion in the US and
American companies interested in doing business in
Japan... Learn more
Interlean
LLC (Lawndale)
Interlean is created by Mr
William Botha, formerly with Baxter Biosciences
and Avrio Biopharmaceuticals, to offer Lean
deployment services customized to fit the needs of
the tightly regulated pharmaceutical and medical
device companies ...learn more
Quantason
(Los Angeles)
Quantason has developed a
revolutionary, next-generation bi-modal (US/IDUS)
platform technology which fundamentally changes
the utilization of conventional ultrasound both as
a modality for diagnostic imaging and as an active
screening method ... Learn
more
Amethyst
Life Sciences
@
the New Ventura BioCenter (Thousand Oaks)
Amethyst Life Sciences, Inc., is a
privately-funded company whose mission is to
enable new start-up businesses in the areas of
biotechnology, pharmaceutical science,
nanotechnology, and materials science ... Learn
more
Exact
Staff, Inc. (Woodland Hills)
 Exact Staff is a healthcare and
medical device staffing service provider. The
company will be represented in SoCalBio by its CEO
Ms. Karen Goodwin kgoodwin@exactstaff.com
... Learn more
Kite
Pharmaceuticals (Los Angeles)
Kite is a UCLA spin-off that is
advancing a portfolio of proprietary
product candidates designed to leverage
and enhance the patient's own immune
system to fight tumor cells ... Learn more
Tempest Technologies (Los Angeles)
Tempest Technologies is a
professional services firm devoted to
advancing the objectives of government,
non-governmental organizations and private
industry clients through quantitative
research methods, mathematical and
statistical modeling and analysis, and
software engineering and development .... Learn more
Racer
Technology (Singapore)
Established in December 1988, Racer Technology
specializes in manufacturing of high quality
precision plastic components and sub
assemblies for medical device and other
industries.... Learn more
Micro Quality Labs (Burbank)
Micro Quality Labs offers a comprehensive
range of contract testing services to the
Cosmetic, Nutritional, Pharmaceutical, OTC and
household products industries ... Learn more
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| Public
Policy |
SoCalBio
Participated in BIO's Legislative Day in
Washington DC
 On March 13, a SoCalBio team along
with about 200 representatives of biotech
companies and various regional industry
associations participated in the Biotechnology
Industry Organization's annual Legislative Day in
Washington DC. This event involved meetings with
legislators in the House and Senate about the
importance of the biotechnology industry to our
future and how to best protect and grow the
life-science industry in the United States. The
SoCalBio team included the following participants:
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Ahmed
Enany, President & CEO, SoCalBio
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Charlie
Fritts, BIO
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Sean
Caffey, Md, President & CEO, Replenish
Inc.
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Carla
Mann-Woods, VP, Alfred Mann Foundation for
Scientific Research
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Mitchell
Goldstein, M.D., Associate Professor,
Pediatrics, Division of
Neonatology, Loma Linda University
Children's Hospital
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Robert Cowan, MD, Founder,
ProMyHealth
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Karen Josephson, MD, Sage
Healthcare
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Karen Jaffe, MS, MBA, RAC,
Consultant
In
various meetings with congressional
representatives from Los Angeles, Orange County,
Ventura, Santa Barbara, and the Inland Empire,
the SoCalBio team (1) protested any proposed
cuts to Medicare Parts B & D, (2) advocated
for stronger financial support of NIH and other
federal agencies offering extramural funding for
life science research, (3) called for incentives
to help emerging companies raise capital and
cross the "valley of death" faster,
and (4) strongly argued for fully funding the
FDA to ensure faster approval of drugs and
devices . ..Learn
more
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| Leadership |
SoCalBio
Adds Two Bioscience Women
to
its Board
of Directors
During
its quarterly meeting on Thursday, May 24 at the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, members of the SoCalBio Board of
Directors unanimously elected Jennifer Neff, PhD, CEO
of the Orange County-based Allvivo Vascular and Denise
(Dee Dee) DeMan, Chairman & CEO of the Beverly Hills-based
Bench International to the Board.
 Jennifer has a PhD
degree in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. After
serving as a PostDoc Fellow at the Center for Human
Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
University of Utah, she was recruited in 2000 to serve as
Medical Director of Allvivo, Inc., the predecessor to Allvivo
Vascular. In 2005, she became the Chief Technology Officer of
Allvivo after its restructuring as Allvivo Vascular. In 2008,
Jennifer took the helm at the company as a CEO .. Read more about Allvivo Vascular
 Dee Dee has taken Bench
from its founding in 1974 to its eminence today as one of the
most successful specialized retained executive search firms in
the world. "Dee Dee" is deeply committed to properly
"shattering" the glass ceiling for women in the life
sciences ... Read more
Click here for full list of
SoCalBio Board Members
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Additional resources:
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SoCalBio Weekly
Update
News and Information about the Greater Los Angeles Bioscience
Industry Cluster
SoCalBio Calendar
Read
Interview with SoCalBio's President Ahmed Enany
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