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Advance Your Career Apply to Enroll in the CSU Hurry up! Deadline is Nov 30, 2009 |
Take Advantage of SoCalBio's Group Purchasing Program to Cut the Cost of Doing Business Vendor ShowcaseFor lab instruments and supplies |
Join SoCalBioJoin 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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| | Upcoming Business Mixers | 
October 21, 8:00 - 11:30 am SoCalBio Networking Forum in Orange CountyFocus: Opportunities for International Collaboration (by invitation only) ... More info
October 29, 4:00 - 7:00 pm  SoCalBio Networking Forum in Los AngelesFocus: Why Bioscience Companies Should Care About Social Media ... More info
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| Shaping the Future of HR in So. Cal. | SoCalBio Initiates a Network for Human Resources Professionals in Southern California Device, Pharma and Biotech Companies  Spearheading the effort is MannKind Corporation's Executive VP for Human Resources Diane Palumbo (photo right). According to Ms. Palumbo, "this network will provide leadership and educational opportunities for the development of the Southern California HR executives and professionals workin in device, biotech, IVD and pharma companies. It will also serve as an advocate for the HR profession in our region. As a professional HR network, we will:
- Provide networking and mentorship opportunities;
- Leverage our expertise to create a rich learning environment to give SoCalBio members the tools and information they need to be the best in their field;
- Share among our membership best HR practices, ideas and experiences that will enable us to be an acknowledged resource, developing highly ethical and effective performance standards for our profession;
- Embrace and promote strong business partnerships, strategic initiatives and innovative programs;
- Provide SoCalBio members with discounted rates for HR services; and
- Shape the future of the HR profession within the life science Industry."
Network members plan to meet on October 29, from 3 to 4 pm, just prior to the SoCalBio Networking Forum at the Luxe Hotel in West Los Angeles. To learn more, sponsor or join the SoCalBio HR Network, please send email to scbc@socalbio.org. |
| Cool Stuff | See How the Future of Healthcare Is Being Made in Los Angeles Los Angeles biotech entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dr. Patrick
Soon-Shiong of Abraxis Bioscience and Abraxis Health, announces the Chan
Soon-Shiong Centers at Saint John's Hospital and his vision of creating the healthcare information highway of the future .... Click here to see video |
| From the Lab Bench | Leslie Thompson's Stem Cell Research at UCI Gives Hope to Huntington's Patients A professor of psychiatry & human behavior and neurobiology & behavior, as well as director of the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Thompson has dedicated the last 20 years of her career to halting Huntington's - a fatal brain disorder that affects about 30,000 people in the U.S., with another 200,000 at risk of inheriting it. While a postdoctoral researcher at UCI, Thompson helped identify the gene that causes Huntington's. Now she's using a powerful new tool to find a cure: stem cells.... Read more |
| Patent Disputes | Cook Sues Endologix For Patent Infringement Over Aortic Aneurysm Endograft Technology In a move aimed at protecting its market-leading technology for endovascular repair of aorticaneurysms (EVAR), Cook Inc. (Bloomington, IN) has filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, against
Endologix, Inc. of Irvine, Calif. claiming infringement of two critical patents for endovascular stent-grafts.... Read more |
| Clinical Studies | 
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Presents Zenvia Phase III Results AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Aliso Viejo) announced additional detailed results from the confirmatory double-blind Phase III STAR trial evaluating two doses of the investigational drug Zenvia
(dextromethorphan/quinidine) compared to placebo in the treatment of pseudobulbar affect
(PBA) among patients with underlying multiple sclerosis (MS) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)..... Read more |
| M&As | 
Kimberly-Clark to Buy the Irvine-Based I-Flow for $324M Tissue and diaper maker Kimberly-Clark Corp. is sinking its feet deeper into the health care segment by agreeing to acquire I-Flow Corp., a health care company that develops products for post-surgical pain relief and surgery.... Read more |
| Out of State Expansion | Edwards Lifesciences to Open New Utah Facility Edwards said it accepted incentives from Utah of about $11.5 million based on the current 228 jobs being retained in the state and more than 1,000 projected new jobs expected to be created in the state during the life of the 15-year incentive period. The company also accepted an incentive from the town of Draper (UT) for about $3 million based on capital investments and employment rates over a seven-year period .... Read more |
| Jobs | OrthAlign (Irvine) OrthAlign is a privately held medical device company that was established in the summer of 2008. The company is developing a line of computer assisted surgical devices that distill the critical features and benefits of large surgical navigation systems in a non invasive, disposable, palm sized solution with accompanying instrumentation. OrthAlign is seeking to fill these two positions: Second Sight Medical Products (Sylmar) A medical device company creating a retinal prosthesis to provide sight to patients blinded from outer retinal degenerations, such as Retinitis Pigmentosa is filling the following positions: - Clinical Trials Assistant I
- Microelectronics Packaging Engineer
- Software Engineer
For more info and to apply, click here |
| About SoCalBio |  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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