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December 27, 2011 
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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Companies utilizing the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program enjoy significant savings on products and services procured through this program. Here are the actual savings generated from the SoCalBio-FedEx program for shipping services:
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Shipping Services Spend Range Under the SoCalBio - FedEx Program
| Average Savings Under the SoCalBio - FedEx Program | | > $100k | $39,302 | | $50k - $100k | $16,336 | | $25k - $50k | $12,895 | | $10k - $25k | $5,062 | | $1k - $10k | $1,168 | | < $1000 | $129 |
The savings represent average annual savings of the actual program participants in the SoCalBio-FedEx program. Results will vary based on individual company's Product Mix and Purchase Volume ... Learn more
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| New SoCalBio Board Member | Diane Palumbo of MannKind Corp Elected to SoCalBio Board of Directors
 On December 14, members of the SoCalBio Board of Directors unanimously elected Ms Palumbo to the SoCalBio Board. Currently, Ms. Palumbo serves as Corporate Vice President of Human Resources at MannKind Corp. in Valencia. She also chairs the SoCalBio Women, Work and Wisdon (W3) group which seeks to support and nurture women-led bioscience companies in Southern California. Prior to MannKind, Ms. Palumbo held various positions with Amgen, Inc., including Senior Director, Human Resources. In addition, Ms. Palumbo has held Human Resources positions with Unisys and Mitsui Bank Ltd. of Tokyo. She holds a master's degree in Business Administration from St. John's University, New York and a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, also from St. John's University. |
| Biosimilars Pact | Amgen and Watson To Collaborate On Cancer Antibody Products
Amgen Inc. and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed to work together on several cancer antibody biosimilar products, which they expect to sell under a joint label. Robert A. Bradway, Amgen's chief operating officer, touted the deal's potential to bring patients access to the medicines ... Read more
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| New Financing | Aviir Raises $30 Million
Aviir Inc. , an Irvine, Calif.-based biotech company focused on cardiac disease assessment, has raised $30 million in new VC funding. The first $10 million is already called down, while the remaining $20 million is contingent on Aviir meeting certain milestones. Merck Global Health Innovation Fund led the round, and was joined by return backers Bay City Capital, Aberdare Ventures and New Leaf Venture Partners... Read more |
| Personnel | Thomas A. Bologna Appointed CEO and Chairman of the Los Angeles-Based Response Genetics
 Mr. Bologna's (photo right) prior experience includes senior-level positions with Becton Dickinson and Warner-Lambert as well as executive leadership positions at Gen-Probe, Scriptgen and Orchid Cellmark. Mr. Bologna currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Strategic Diagnostics Inc., a biotechnology company, and as a director of Aperio Technologies, Inc., a digital pathology company. Mr. Bologna received an M.B.A. and a B.S. from New York University ... Read more |
| Meet New SoCalBio Member Companies | |
ResearchDx (Irvine)
 ResearchDx is a contract diagnostics organization (CDO) for the biopharmaceutical and diagnostic industries... ResearchDx will be represented in SoCalBio by its Co-founder and Principal Philip D. Cotter, PhD .... Learn more
Neumedicines (Pasadena)
 Neumedicines Inc. is a privately held drug discovery and development company focused on innovative protein therapies for the treatment of hematopoietic deficiencies and cancer .... Learn more
SMRT Therapeutics (Los Angeles)
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Dr. Richard Gatti
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SMRT is a UCLA spinoff and winner of the UCLA Business of Science Center's business plan competition held last September and sponsored by the law firm of Perkins Coie. SMRT seeks to develop small molecules for treating genetic diseases. These molecules were discovered at the laboratory of Dr. Richard Gatti, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Fox Rothschild (Los Angeles)
 Fox Rothschild delivers a full range of legal services - from the traditional (Litigation, Corporate, Labor and Employment) to the emerging services (Intellectual Property and Tech and Venture Finance). The firm has more than 500 lawyers in 16 offices throughout the US. Fox Rothschild is represented in SoCalBio by attorney Lisa Karczewski ... Learn more
Siegal Consulting (Pasadena)
Siegal Consulting provides business development analysis, in-licensing and new product commercial analysis and planning based on international and US experience. The company is represented in SoCalBio by Its founder Carolyn Siegal .... Learn more
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Jobs Available
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Aviir, Inc. (Irvine)
Advanced Bionics (Sylmar & Valencia)
- Click here to see a list of 37 available engineering, manufacturing, clinical, quality and sales jobs at Advanced Bionics
Equipois (Los Angeles)
Neumedicines (Pasadena)
Chromologic (Pasadena)
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| 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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