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April 16, 2012
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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| Botox |
Botox: Going Strong After Ten Years and 11 Million Procedures Since Gaining FDA Approval
 "When approved by the FDA in 2002, BOTOX Cosmetic changed the way that physicians could treat patients who were interested in improving the appearance of their vertical frown lines between the brows," said David E.I. Pyott (photo right), Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Allergan, Inc. "BOTOX Cosmetic has become the number-one neuromodulator in the United States and the number of patients considering talking to their doctor about treatment has more than quadrupled to 5.8 million since 2002" ... Read more
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| Coming Tomorrow in Orange County |
SoCalBio Executive Luncheon & Roundtable Discussion
Tracking, Trending and Comparing Adverse Events for Investigational and Commercial Medical Product
4/17/2012, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Omnica (Irvine, CA)
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| Honors | |
Congratulations to Winners of the 2012 SoCalBio Scholar Awards from Orange County
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SoCalBio participated in the Orange County Science Fair held on April 10 to select 5 winners of its 2012 Scholar Awards. We are pleased to announce the following winners who were selected from participants representing high schools in the County:
- Jiho Park (University High School): "Modeling and Molecular Dynamics: Simulations of Membrane-bound Aromatase Reveal Insight Into Ligand Binding and Mechanism and Novel Druggable Sites"
- Kevin Lee (University High School): "Utility of the Spatial Peaks QR S-T Angle in Distinguishing Left Ventricular Hypertrophy From Athletic Heart Syndrome"
- Alex Jow (University High School): "ERK-related Synaptic Deficits in a Mouse Model of Autism: Potential Therapeutic Solutions to an Epidemic"
- Andrew Ninh (Fountain Valley High School): "Discovering the Distribution of Palindromic Sequences in the SMAD-4 Gene Using Large and Medium Deletion Mutations"
- Dennis Shim (Woodbury High School): "Double-resistant Bacteria: Effect of Transforming Ampicillin and Kanamycin-resistant Plasmids on the Percentage of E. coli that is Double-resistant to Ampicillin and Kanamycin"
 These students, along with winners of the 2012 SoCalBio Scholar Awards from Los Angeles, Ventura 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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| Analysis |
Cancer Vaccine Approaches: A Race For
Dominance In The Field
 Andrew Norris, PhD (photo right), of UCLA and the Pasadena-based BCN 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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| Public Policy |
Big Pharma Not Big on Scrapping Health-care Reform
Big Pharma doesn't appear to be looking forward to having to go back to the drawing board on health-care reform if the landmark legislation is somehow struck down by an upcoming Supreme Court decision ... Read more
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| Rehab |
USC's Stroke Rehab Robot Gently Prods
PatientsTo Do Exercises
 Rather than merely being a speaking machine, the USC robot interacts almost like an early version of C-3PO, gently responding based on the person's mood. Not only will the robot give you a warm greeting, but during your rehab exercises it'll give you not-so-subtle feedback on your effort ("I may be a robot, but I am not blind") .... Read more
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| New Financing |
The Goleta-Based Inogen Secures $20 Million in Financing Led by Novo A/S
 Inogen plans to use the new capital primarily to expand its sales and patient support resources, spread awareness among oxygen therapy users and also further solidify its market position by investing in R&D and the commercialization of innovative new products to improve the quality of life of oxygen users around the world .... Read more
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| Recent PMA Approvals |
According to the FDA's Web Site, 10 PMAs Were Granted in January and February 2012 .
Irvine Biomedical (Irvine) was the only company located within the SoCalBio geography encompassing Los Angeles, Orange County, The Inland Empire, and the Gold Coast that won a PMA approval for its Safire BLU cardiac ablation catheter
 Approved in January 2012, the Irvine Biomedical's Therapy Cool Path Duo Ablation Catheter; Safire BLU Duo Ablation Catheter; and IBI 1500T-9 VI.6 Cardiac Ablation Generator are intended for use in creating endocardial lesions during cardiac ablation procedures (mapping, stimulation and ablation) for the treatment of typical atrial flutter.
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| Coming in September | |
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| Save Money | | |
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
| $82,801 | |
$25k - $50k
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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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Workforce of the Future
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What will the Employees of a Scientific Company Look Like in 10 or 20 Years?
In a recent white paper, Alan Edwards, Vice President of Kelly Services, contends that the work of employees of scientific companies will probably be done in the cloud on a project-by-project basis. Their closest colleagues could be continents away. Many won't know what their offices look like, because they won't have them. After all, in the future it's about what you know, not where you sit. It is all going to be about free agency ... Click here to access the white paper.
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| Jobs Available | |
Inogen (Goleta)
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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