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April 9, 2012
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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| Interview | |
Doctors in Tech: Interview with Los Angeles Medtech
Entrepreneur and Angel Investor Adam Bazih, MD
| |  Dr. Bazih is a managing partner at Boombang Medical, a division of Boombang Inc., which is a full service product and creative development agency in Los Angeles. At Boombang, Dr. Bazih manages product development and strategic services to a wide range of medical and healthcare companies, in addition to internally developing healthcare products, brands, ideas, and intellectual property... Read Interview at Medgadget
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| Analysis |
Cancer Vaccine Approaches: A Race For
Dominance In The Field
 Andrew Norris, PhD (photo right), of UCLA and the Pasadena-based PCN Biosciences reviews various company approaches in developing cancer Vacines. In his view, the Woodland Hills-based ImmunoCellular Therapeutics gets high marks for its developmental efforts because of its multiple antigen targeting approach ... Read article
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Congratulations to Winners of the 2012 SoCalBio Scholar Awards from Ventura County
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SoCalBio participated in the Ventura County Science Fair held on March 21 to select 5 winners of its 2012 Scholar Awards from Los Angeles. We are pleased to announce the following winners who were selected from participants representing numerous high schools in Ventura County: - Brad King and Jace King (Thousand Oaks High School): Effects of Different Factors on E. coli Transformation and RFP Expression
- Genesis Zhong and Calvin Wong (Villa Nova Preparatory School): Chemilumininescence: Luminol
- Samir Malhotra (Thousand Oaks High School): A Model for Water Transport Mediated by Aquaporins in the Middle Ear
- Lindsey Hulsebus (Villa Nova Preparatory School): An iPad App for Alzheimer Patients and Caregivers
- Adam Protter (Thousand Oaks High School): Investigation of Antimicrobial Properties of Extracts of Piper (L.) Species
 These students, along with winners of the 2012 SoCalBio Scholar Awards from Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, will compete for the opportunity to represent Southern California during the BioGENEius Challenge organized by the Biotechnology Institute in conjunction with the BIO International Convention in Boston (MA) from June 18 to June 21. Out of the 20 SoCalBio Scholar Award winners, two nominees will be Selected by SoCalBio to compete for the BioGENEius Award.
The International BioGENEius Challenge is the premier competition for high school students that recognizes outstanding research in biotechnology. The International BioGENEius Challenge promotes excellence and enables students to continue research in biotechnology and design an original independent research project. This competition is an intensive and valuable research experience for high school students. |
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| M&As | |
| |  "For Spectrum, this acquisition adds another diversified source of revenue, accelerates the development of our hematology franchise, and affirms our commitment to becoming a leader in the treatment of lymphoma," said
Rajesh C. Shrotriya, MD (photo right), Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. "ZEVALIN and FOLOTYN are targeted to the same hematologists/oncologists for the treatment of different forms of lymphoma. Thus, we are well positioned to immediately leverage the combined strengths of the two companies, while expanding the number of cancer patients that can benefit from our products. Because of our strong operating performance, cash reserves, fiscal discipline, and a revolving credit line, we do not need to issue any equity to close this transaction" ... Read Press Release
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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-Office Depot program for office supplies and equipment:
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Office Supplies Spend Range Under the SoCalBio-Office Depot Program
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Average Savings Off List Price Under the SoCalBio-Office Depot Program
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>$500k
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$765,218
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$250k - $500k
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$319,731
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$100k - $250k
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$134,868
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$50k - $100k
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$43,360
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$10k - $25k
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$19,687
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$4,876
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$491
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The savings represent average annual savings of the actual program participants in the BIO-VWR program. Results will vary based on individual company's Product Mix and Purchase Volume ... Learn more |
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| IPO | |
Genesis Biopharma Announces an IPO
The Los Angeles-based Genesis Biopharma, Inc., a biotechnology company developing targeted cancer immunotherapies, announced today that it intends to offer shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and Roth Capital Partners, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. BTIG, LLC is acting as co-manager for the offering... Read more
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| Product Approval |
_t75_75.jpg) Edwards Lifesciences ($EW) wants the FDA to approve its Sapien transcatheter heart valve implant for a broader class of patients. Company officials plan to make their case before an FDA advisory panel of experts June 13. The panel's positive recommendation would boost Edwards' chances of gaining regulatory approval to use Sapien in patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at high risk for surgery. Right now, Sapien is only allowed commercially in the U.S. for patients with limited classes of stenosis who also can't have surgery ... Read more
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| New Products | |
I-FLOW Expands Pain Management Portfolio With New ON-Q T-bloc and Other Peripheral Nerve Block Products
|  The Kimberly-Clark Health Care Company announced the availability of a new suite of ON-Q T-bloc kits and trays, including needles, catheters and other pain management accessories for use in regional nerve block procedures... Read more
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| Jobs Available | |
Agensys (Santa Monica)
Amgen (Thousand Oaks)
- Amgen has 150 job openings in Thousand Oaks in research, marketing, information technology, quality, regulatory affairs and HR. Click here to access list
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (Irvine)
C3 Jian (Inglewood)
Second Sight Medical Products (Sylmar)
Alfred Mann Foundation for
Scientific Research (Santa Clarita)
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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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