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December 6, 2012
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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| Startup EcoSystems |
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Los Angeles Outranks New York, London, Seattle, Chicago, Berlin and Most Other Big Cities as a Startup Ecosystem
 A study by researchers at Startup Genome shows that L.A. has been a launchpad in recent years for successful upstarts in tech and the lifesciences. Why is Los Angeles so hot for startups right now? Here are six reasons
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New OHE Study on Pharmaceutical R&D Costs Released
 The British Office of Health Economics released a comprehensive study of the cost of R&D for new medicines. It reviews research published over the last three decades, which shows an increase in costs from £125 million ($199 million)[1] per new medicine in the 1970s to £1.2 billion ($1.9 billion)[2] in the 2000s (both in 2011 prices) . The study identifies four major factors that are producing higher R&D costs ... Read more
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December 6, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm @ Visitors Center at the City of Hope in Duarte
SoCalBio Women, Work & Wisdom (W3)
Group Mixer& Charity Event
City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte, CA 91010
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December 13, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm @ Ista Pharmaceuticals in Irvine
SoCalBio Executive Luncheon in
Orange County
Partnering With Bausch & Lomb
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| New SoCalBio Members |
Quantason (Los Angeles)
Quantason has developed a revolutionary, next-generation bi-modal (US/IDUS) platform technology which fundamentally changes the utilization of conventional ultrasound both as a modality for diagnostic imaging and as an active screening method ... Learn more
Amethyst Life Sciences
@ the New Ventura BioCenter (Thousand Oaks)
Amethyst Life Sciences, Inc., is a privately-funded company whose mission is to enable new start-up businesses in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceutical science, nanotechnology, and materials science ... Learn more
Exact Staff, Inc. (Woodland Hills)
 Exact Staff is a healthcare and medical device staffing service provider. The company will be represented in SoCalBio by its CEO Ms. Karen Goodwin kgoodwin@exactstaff.com ... Learn more
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| Med Device Tax |
The IRS Issues Final Guidance Regarding the Medical Device Industry Tax
 The IRS has released its final guidance for the medical device tax--which takes effect Jan. 1. The agency is adopting a few of the changes suggested by industry and the public regarding law's major provisions... Click here to access the guidance document
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| Leadership |
Andrew Gengos Appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of ImmunoCellular Therapeutics
 The Woodland Hills-based company announced the appointment of Mr. Gengos in its 8-K filing. Mr. Gengos has more than 20 years in the life science industry, his experience includes executive leadership positions in both large and emerging companies, with broad expertise in corporate strategy, business development and transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financing, operations, commercial planning and healthcare policy .... Learn more
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| Biotech Real Estate Opportunity | |
Rare Biotech Sublease Opportunity in Santa Monica
Approx 28,000 Total Contiguous Rentable Square Feet
- Asking rate: $2.50 NNN with 3% annual increases
- 1545 17th St. approximately 18,000 rsf. through September 30, 2016
- 1701 Colorado Ave. / 1553 17th St. approximately 10,000 rsf through October 31, 2016
- Longer terms may be available
- Available December 1, 2013
- Creative office potential
- Two buildings combined currently improved as a biotechnology manufacturing facility, including: generator, clean rooms, laboratory space, hoods, autoclaves, etc
- Approx. 62 car parking (including lot across the street at 1544 17th St.)
- Located in the heart of the Santa Monica Media District and across the street from a future Metro stop
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| Patenting |
Stellar Biotechnologies Files U.S. Patent Application for KLH Manufacturing Innovations
The Port Huneme-based company announced that it has submitted a patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for new innovations related to its Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin ("KLH") technology. The patent application included claims for pharmaceutical grade compositions of matter, advanced manufacturing processes, and methods of use in a wide range of therapies .... Learn more
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| Clinical Studies |
Amgen Therapy Shows Effectiveness in Controlling Weight Gain
An antibody discovered by Amgen Inc. (AMGN) researchers reduces weight and increases glucose tolerance in monkeys, according to a study, potentially opening up a new approach for treating obesity and diabetes in humans. This antibody mimics a metabolic hormone naturally produced in humans called Fibroblast growth factor 21. FGF21 .... Learn more
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| Device Approval |
Edwards Lifesciences Receives Approval for PERIMOUNT Mitral Heart Valve in China
 "The approval in China of our market-leading PERIMOUNT Mitral Heart Valve represents a clinically significant advancement for patients in the country suffering from mitral heart valve disease," said Donald E. Bobo, Jr.(photo right), Edwards' corporate vice president, heart valve therapy. "We are committed to bringing life-saving therapies that treat heart valve disease to Chinese surgeons and their patients" .... Learn more
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| Jobs Available |
AMSBIO (Lake Forest)
Quantason (Los Angeles)
BioOptions (Brea)
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Marketing & Sales (BIO|OPTIONS is a biorepository company in Brea, California specializing in human biospecimen procurement solutions for molecular and genomic research, drug development, biomarker discovery and diagnostic testing. We are seeking a full-time marketing and sales candidate with extensive experience in the biotech industry. Our clients include major biotech, big pharma
and life science diagnostic companies. You will be responsible for identifying new clients and managing and growing existing accounts. Developing and implementing a marketing plan is also required. Send resume to: lblocher@biooptions.com)
Epeius Biotechnology (San Marino)
- Sr Research Associate (This individual is responsible for performing under general direction, complex experiments and other research activities as directed by the Director of Research and Development. This position entails working on the company's upcoming lead gene therapy retroviral products to determine the ones which are most efficient at targeting and killing cancer. The assays involve cellular and molecular assays using modern equipment and techniques. Please send resume to: rreed@epeiusbiotech.com)
- Regulatory Affairs Administrative Assistant (Epeius Biotechnologies has an immediate full-time position in San Marino, CA, for a Regulatory Affairs Administrative Assistant. Epeius is focused on bringing its cancer gene therapy to patients in the US and Internationally. The company is seeking an individual who is intelligent, passionate, determined, reliable and team oriented as well as being fully capable of performing duties within both regulatory and non-regulatory administrative activities. Please send resume to: rreed@epeiusbiotech.com)
Huntington Hospital (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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