| SoCalBio Sponsored | | An Introduction to the New Director of the
OIP at UCLA
March 19, 2012 -- 3:30p-5:30p CNSI Auditorium at UCLA
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March 12, 2012
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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 March 30, 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Baxter Bioscience in Westlake Village:
SoCalBio Networking Forum in Ventura County featuring presentations on Stellar Biotechnologies and recent changes in the food and drug laws ... Click here for more info and to RSVP
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| New SoCalBio Members | CellWorks (Irvine)
 Cellworks is a private, venture-backed biopharmaceutical therapeutic design and development company based on platform predicting clinical outcomes. The Cellworks designed innovative best-in-class therapies are substantially derisked with dramatically increased probability of success. The company's lead compound for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis is ready for clinical development. CellWorks will be represented in SoCalBio by its President & CEO Taher Abbasi (photo right).. Learn more General Lab & Clean Room Supply (Newbury Park)  General Lab & Clean Room Supply has been in business since 1991. As the name implies, the company provides clean room supplies, from apparel and bags to equipment and furniture, to bioscience companies. General Lab will be represented in SoCalBio by its President & CEO Mr. Thomas Moore ..Learn more
AMSBIO (Lake Forest)
 AMSBIO provides products and custom services for biological and pharmaceutical research in cancer, regenerative medicine, stem cell biology and neuroscience. The company will be represented in SoCalBio by Ms Ewa Semenowicz ... Learn more
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| Drug Cost Analysis | |
Cost of Drugs Rockets Past Inflation, Says AARP
Average U.S. retail prices for widely used prescription drugs increased by nearly 26 percent between 2005 and 2009, driving up out-of-pocket expenses for many Medicare beneficiaries and pushing the average annual cost for drugs used to treat chronic conditions up $1,152 higher than five years earlier, according to a new analysis by the AARP Public Policy Institute ... Read more |
| Register Now | 2012 SoCalBio Workforce Summit
Aligning Training & Workforce Development with Company Performance Metrics Click on banner to see agenda |
| Funding Available | Funding for Early-Stage Drug Development for MS Is Available Through Fast Forward
Fast Forward, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, is funding early stage drug development in multiple sclerosis through an innovative, collaborative program sponsored by EMD Serono. As part of this collaboration, EMD Serono provides funding for innovative academic or commercial research programs selected through a Request for Proposal process .. For more info, click here
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| Personalized medicine | Personalized Medicine Diagnostics Sales to Exceed $28 Billion in 2011
Led by tissue tests to aid drug therapy decisions, the personalized medicine testing market exceeded $28 billion in 2011, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research publisher includes in its analysis all tests that are used to determine the appropriate therapeutic on an individual patient ... Read more
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| Acquisitions | | Healthcare Equity Firm Acquires Stake in Freedom Innovations
 "Health Evolution Partners is an ideal partner for Freedom," said Maynard Carkhuff (photo right), CEO of Freedom. "Their extensive background in the medical device industry, combined with their strategic insight, and the firm's total-systems approach to healthcare investing will be extremely valuable to Freedom as we continue to execute our growth strategy" .. Read more
The San Clemente-Based Cameron Health Is Acquired by Boston Scientific for $1.35 Billion
Boston Scientific Corporation announces the exercise of its option to acquire Cameron Health, Inc., a privately held company based in San Clemente, California. Cameron Health has developed the world's first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator - the S-ICD System. Unlike conventional implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), which require thin, insulated wires (leads) to pass through the venous system and into the heart, the entire S-ICD System sits just below the skin and leaves the heart and blood vessels untouched ... Learn more
The Irvine-Based Masimo Acquires Assets of Spire Semiconductor to Advance Innovation, Speed Development, and Reduce Costs
Spire Semiconductor, LLC is a maker of advanced light emitting diode (LED) and other advanced component-level technologies. Masimo Semiconductor Inc., a newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Masimo Corporation, will operate the business going forward. The acquisition gives Masimo an advanced ability to develop custom components, accelerate development cycles, and optimize future product costs. ... Read more
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| Cancer Vaccine | ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Reports Manufacturing Process Data for ICT-107
Developed in collaboration with the Company's partners, the manufacturing method employs a closed-bag system designed to produce highly potent dendritic cells (DCs) from white blood cells (WBCs) collected from patients, and for subsequently cryopreserving the DCs for future vaccine treatments. The process has also been optimized to produce high levels of certain cytokines that play a key role in initiating immune response ... Read more
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| Lab Space Available | Wet Lab Space Available North of Old Town Pasadena
A two-story 2000 sq ft building is available for lease in Pasadena. The science lab is at the bottom floor, while the top floor is fitted as office space. The rent is $1.75 sq ft ... If interested, contact SoCalBio ASAP
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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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