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Coming in February 2011
| RSVP to Attend the California Conference on Bioscience Cloud Computing
Feb. 24, 2011 -- Jonathan Club (Los Angeles)
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Cloud computing is a paradigm shift helping research labs and companies leverage internal and external clouds for collaboration, calculations, and data management. This conference will cover real-world use cases across daily business needs, from R&D to marketing. More info: http://www.socalbio.org/calendar/Cloud_Computing/Cloud_Computing_Flyrer.pdf
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SoCalBio 2011 Golf Classic
June 20, 2011
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The 13th Annual SoCalBio Investor Conference will be held on September 22, 2011 (location: TBA)
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Analysis
| | ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (IMUC): At the Forefront of Brain Tumor Treatment | | The Woodland Hills-based ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd (OTC BB: IMUC.OB - News) is a development stage biotech company focused on development and commercialization of innovative cancer therapies. The Company's lead product candidate, ICT-107, is an autologous (personalized) dendritic cell-based therapeutic cancer vaccine that works by activating a patient's immune system against specific tumor-associated antigens. IMUC has finished a Phase I trial of ICT-107 in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and most aggressive type of primary brain tumor. A Phase II trial is planned to begin soon... Read more |
Startups
| | Arrowhead Expands Into Weight Loss | | The Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research Corp. has launched a new nanomedicine company, Ablaris Therapeutics Inc., to commercialize weight-loss technology licensed from Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center ... Learn more |
Financings
| | Los Angeles-Based Capricor, Raises $2 Million from Broadview Ventures and Other Investors | | The funds will be used toward the development of U.S. clinical trials for cardiac therapies based on Capricor's proprietary mix of stem cells derived from cardiac tissue, which aim to regenerate damaged areas of the heart and improve heart function. ... More here |
FDA
| | Investors Holding Breath on Inhaled Insulin |  The fate of MannKind could be decided this month, and investors have gone into a frenzy betting on the outcome. Local billionaire Alfred Mann (photo right) and his Valencia company, MannKind Corp., have spent years and about $1.5 billion developing an insulin inhaler for diabetics called Afrezza. The Food and Drug Administration's expected decision Dec. 29 on whether to approve the product could make or break the company ... Read more |
Personnel
| | The Irvine-Based Endologix Appoints Guido Neels to Its Board of Directors | | Franklin D. Brown, Chairman of the Board, said, "I would like to welcome Guido to the Endologix Board of Directors . He has extensive experience in the medical device sector and will provide valuable guidance as we work to expand the AAA market through the introduction of innovative new products such as Nellix and Ventana. We will also benefit from his experience leading the global operations of Guidant, particularly as we expand our infrastructure and build our direct sales force in Europe" ... Read more | | The Aliso Viejo-Based Valeant Pharmaceuticals Appoints Philip W. Loberg as Interim CFO | | Philip W. Loberg, Valeant's former senior vice president and corporate controller, has been named to the role of interim chief financial officer, effective immediately, replacing Peggy Mulligan, former chief financial officer, who has elected to resign in order to pursue other interests. The Company has initiated a search to identify a permanent replacement ... Read more |
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