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July 17, 2012
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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| Regional Bioscience Growth | |
Los Angeles County Retains Battelle Technology Partnership Practice to Develop a Biocience Industry Growth Strategy
 In a bid to enhance Los Angeles' competitiveness in the bioscience landscape, Los Angeles County retained Battelle Technology Partnership to develop a strategic plan for growing the County's bioscience industry cluster. "We are pleased that we were selected for this project," said Mitch Horowitz (photo right), Vice President and Managing Director, Battelle's Technology Partnership Practice. "We have a start date of August 1st and we look forward to working with the bioscience industry in Los Angeles under the leadership of SoCalBio and other stakeholders to chart a biosciece industry growth map for the County" ... Learn more about Battelle Technology Partnership
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| SoCalBio Video Presentation | |
L.A. by Design: Mastering the Nuances of Design to Win in an Increasingly Competitive MedTech Scape
Part I
Part II
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| RSVP Now |
7/19/12, 8AM - 12 Noon -- SoCalBio Workforce Summit @ Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
This SoCalBio summit will provide an opportunity to enhance the partnerships among bioscience industry executives, educational institutions and workforce development.organizations for bioscience talent development and job creation.
This is a meeting of bioscience women executives and allied service providers affiliated with SoCalBio to encourage women entrepreneurship in the biosciences.
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| New SoCalBio Members | |
NanoSmart Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Laguna Hills)
Vince and Associates Clinical Research (Irvine)
 Vince and Associates Clinical Research is an industry leader that provides comprehensive multi-specialty (Phase I - III) clinical trial services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry ... Learn more
BionCR (Irvine)
 BionCR Development is a biopharmaceutical company translating highly innovative scientific research into drug development programs for patient populations with unmet and critical clinical needs .... Learn more
Exponent (Menlo Park, Los Angeles & Irvine)
 Exponent is an engineering and scientific consulting firm providing solutions to complex problems. The firm has been best known for analyzing accidents and failures to determine their causes, but in recent years it has become more active in assisting clients with human health, environmental and engineering issues associated with new products to help prevent problems in the future ... Learn more
Integrity Bio, Inc. (Camarillo)
 Integrity Bio, Inc. provides formulation development, process development, and contract manufacturing services for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies in the United States and internationally. ...Learn more
Claremont BioSolutions (Upland)
 Claremont BioSolutions (ClaremontBio) is dedicated to next-generation devices for lysis and nucleic acid extraction from microbial cells for PCR ready sample. This novel technology can be applied to point-of-care systems, mini flow through platforms and various other integrations ... Learn more
One3 IP Management (Newbury Park)
One3 IP is dedicated to intellectual property management. The company is represented in SoCalBio by its CEO Peter Weinstein peter_weinstein@one3ip.com
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| Vox Populi |
Are You FOR or AGAINST Labeling
Genetically Modified Food
When Californians go to the polls in November, they will vote on a proposition that requires labeling genetically modified food. If passes this proposition would make California the first state in the US enforcing such labeling requirement. Click here for a commentary by NPR on this initiative.
Your Opinion Matters to SoCalBio
Are you for or against labeling GM food?
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(voting is anonymous)
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| Drug Market |
Global Pharma Spending "to Hit Nearly
$1.2 Trillion by 2016"
 The IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics expects the annual global spending on drugs to rise from $956 billion in 2011 to nearly $1.2 trillion in 2016, increasing by an average 3%-6% a year. Annual global spending growth will more than double by 2016 to as much as $70 billion, up from a $30 billion pace this year, driven by volume increases in the "pharmerging" markets and an uptick in developed nations, IMS says ...Read article
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| Dx M&As |
The Canoga Park-Based One Lambda Acquired by Thermo Fisher for $925 Million
 The San Fernando Valley company -- represented on the SoCalBio Board of Directors by its President & CEO George Ayoub (photo right) -- was founded in 1984 and has more than 300 employees. Revenue last year was about $182 million.
 One Lambda's HLA typing technology for matching organ recipients with organ donors was initially developed at UCLA by Professor Paul Terasaki (photo right); a pioneer in transplantation genetics and the firm's co-founder ... Read more about it
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| Device M&As |
The Irvine-Based MindFrame Acquired by Covidien
 MindFrame was founded in 2007. Since then, the company has developed devices for optimizing rapid perfusion and clot removal in the treatment of patients suffering from ischemic stroke. Kenneth Charhut (photo right), MindFrame's President & CEO and SoCalBio Board Member, just announced that his company was acquired Covidien's Neurovascular Division for an undisclosed sum .. Find info about MindFrame at: http://www.mindframeinc.com
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Grants
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SOFIE BIOSCIENCES Receives $1M
Phase II SBIR Grant from the DOE
 Sofie Biosciences, Inc., a Culver City-based molecular imaging company offering a comprehensive range of products from preclinical imaging systems to novel diagnostic PET imaging probes, announced today that the Department of Energy has awarded the company a grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This Phase II award, for approximately $1M, will support the development of a microscale technology for rapid, easy synthesis of PET probes ... Learn more
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| SoCalBio Membership Saves You Money | |
Become a SoCalBio Member and save money through utlizing the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program
Video Recap of SoCalBio Open House
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| Jobs Available |
Claremont BioSolutions (Upland)
Bioscreen Testing Services (Torrance)
Vertos Medical (Aliso Viejo, CA)
- Product Marketing Manager
(Reporting to the Director of Marketing, the Product Marketing Manager will focus on consumer and professional marketing efforts for the Company and medical device product line. Vertos Medical is a privately-held medical device company that develops minimally-invasive devices for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).Skills and Experience required: 7 plus years of business experience, 4 plus years of medical device or pharmaceutical marketing and/or product management experience, Copywriting experience is a plus, and Bachelor's degree. Send resumes toTim Andren at andren@mbsearch.net
InTouch Health (Santa Barbara)
Sofie Biosciences (Culver City)
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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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