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Advance Your Career
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Biotech
Demystified
Oct
20-23, 2008
Rady Center for
Executive Development, UC San Diego
San Diego, CA
This 4-day
course provides executives and
managers with a practical
understanding of the basic science
behind the biotech and pharma
industries. This knowledge equips high
power executives to effectively
recognize and communicate
opportunities and strategically
position their companies for success. Click to register
Fee: $4,750
with hotel, $3,750 without hotel.
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Featured SoCalBio
Member
LaunchPoint Technologies (Goleta)
A
venture engineering firm which specializes in incubating startups,
developing new technologies, and
providing sophisticated engineering
services ... Learn more
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Join well-known entrepreneur
Alfred Mann and other SoCalBio leaders to
promote the biotech and device
industries in the Greater Los Angeles Metro
Area for job creation and overall
economic growth.
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SoCalBio Networking
Forum in Orange County
October 23, 7 - 9:30 am
UCI University Club in Irvine
Speakers:
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Chris Robertson, PharmD, Product
Development Team Leader, Kythera
Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Max Sidner, U.S. Agent, Vincent
Medical Mfg. Co., Ltd
Description:
Outsourcing can be one of
the most strategic endeavors an
organization can set about. They can
also be among the most costly and
stress-inducing. Enterprises can take
steps to ensure that their
relationship with an outsourcing
partner is successful and yields the
maximum benefits. Learn from local
entrepreneurs what steps to take to
reap the benefits and minimize the
headaches of outsourcing research,
clinical, manufacturing or business
functions.
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Trends & General Industry
News
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- Despite Crisis, U.S. Drug
Companies' Cash Is Safe
At a time when a frightened world is
stuffing money under the mattress,
U.S. drugmakers' huge piles of cash
and short-term investments look
pretty safe, the rating agency
Moody's says in a new report .. read more
- As Home IVs Grow,
Medicare Patients Miss Out
Growing
numbers of patients needing
intravenous medications are getting
their treatments at home. But a gap
in Medicare coverage is making it
harder for older and sicker patients
to swap hospital stays for home
care... Read more
- President Bush signed a
bill creating an intellectual
property czar to beef up U.S.
enforcement of laws against pirated
and counterfeited products,
including pharmaceuticals
The measure
creates a high-level administration
coordinator charged with protecting
the nation's intellectual property.
Originally, that coordinator was
housed at the Justice Department, but
after the DOJ protested, the bill
sponsors placed that position in the
Executive Office of the President.... Read more
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Industry GIS Profiles |
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Browse
the SoCalBio Directory of Bioscience
Firms in Greater Los Angeles and
Neighboring Communities
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Jobs Available
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- Alfred Mann Foundation
www.aemf.org (Valencia):
- Sr. Electrical Engineer -
Regular, Full-Time
- Regulatory Affairs Manager -
Regular, Full-Time
- Human Factors Engineer -
Regular, Full-Time
- NeuroSystec www.neurosystec.com (Valencia):
- Director of Engineering- Regular,
Full-Time
Manager, Analytical Development -
Regular, Full-Time
- Bioness www.bioness.com (Valencia):
- Inside Sales - Customer Service -
Regular, Full-Time (3 openings)
- R&D Product Test Engineer -
Regular, Full-Time
- Mechanical Engineer -
Regular, Full-Time
- Regulatory Affairs Specialist -
Regular, Full-Time
- Clinical Specialists - Regular,
Full-Time or Per Diem
- Customer Service Manager -
Regular, Full-Time
- Document Control Supervisor -
Regular, Full-Time
- Second Sight www.2-sight.com (Sylmar):
- Sr. Software Engineer - Regular,
Full-Time
Click
here for details and how to apply
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SoCalBio membership provides access to ABD
Insurance Services, a Wells Fargo
company offering employee benefits and
health insurance through the
SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program
designed for small and mid-size firms:
MannKind and Abraxis Bioscience are
among the local companies using ABD
employee benefits services through the
SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program. Why
don't you?
To get more info, contact Dennis
Rainey at dnr@abdi.com or
call 310) 543-9995.
For more information about the
SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program,
call 213-236-4890 or send e-mail
to scbc@socalbio.org
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About
SoCalBio
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 SoCalBio membership
links you to partners, contract
manufacturers, regulatory and legal
experts, and policy makers. The
organization's programs help emerging
biotech and medical device companies
grow. Membership is affordable -- as
low as $500 -- and offers access to
networking opportunities, advocacy,
discounts through our group purchasing
program group purchasing program and
other benefits you simply can't find
elsewhere ... Join SoCalBio
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