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SoCalBio Vendor Spotlight
The Law Offices of Adam Green
A SoCalBio Member Since 2005
Led by Mr. Adam Green (photo above), The Law Offices of Adam Green specialize in providing immigration-related legal services, from obtaining work visas to securing US citizenship ..Learn more
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February 11, 2013 |  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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Become a SoCalBio Member and Save Money by Utlizing the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program
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Crowdfunding for the Biosciences:
A Real Prospect or Pipe Dream
CNSI Auditorium at UCLA
570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Crowdfunding promises to give some startups access to capital they wouldn't have had otherwise, but it could also set up unprepared entrepreneurs for a headache. This SoCalBio mixer will provide a primer on this source of funding and discuss all the legal, accounting, and business strategy aspects of crowdsourcing for bioscience commercialization projects.
Our Speakers and panelists will touch on:
- How to crowdfund by reaching out to people in your network
- How to tap into their desire to support your project and believe in your claims
- How to keep crowdfunding legal
- Are there crowdfunding best practices?
- Is it realistic to crowdsource for biotech or medical device projects?
- Will crowdsourcing hurt your chances of tapping into institutional money
Speakers
- Carl Esposti, Founder Crowdsourcing.org & CEO, Massolution
- David Harvilicz, Founder & CEO, WhenYouWish.com
Panel Discussion
- Joseph A. Boystak, President & CEO, Brightwaters Capital
- George Colindres, Sr Counsel, Perkins Coie
- Melissa Harman, Partner, Moss Adams
- Roger Zickfeld, Managing Director, Zickfeld Capital Advisors
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| Oncology Startup |
Manish Singh Unveils Lion Biotechnologies, a Cancer Drug Development Startup
 Manish Singh, PhD, venture investor and former chief of ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (Woodland Hills, CA), has launched a new company in Los Angeles named Lion Biotechnologies. This startup will focus on developing novel compunds for oncology applications.
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New Funding
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Three Greater Los Angeles-Based Medical Device Companies Attract $63 Million in New Venture Funding
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 The Marina del Rey-Based Tribogenics Raises $6.2 Million Series A Round Led by Founders Fund ... Read more
- The Laguna Hills-based Glaukos Corp., a developer of a glaucoma device, has raised $30 million in new VC funding ... Read more
- The Irvine-based Ivantis, a developer of glaucoma stent, has raised $27 million in a first closing of its Series B funding ...Read more
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| Molecular Dx |
Response Genetics' Competitors: Who To Watch, Who To Worry About
 The Los Angeles-based diagnostics company Response Genetics is the the focus of a recent Seeking Alpha article that examines the technological background and current product offerings of a variety of competitors. The article analyzes various factors from the cost of genome sequencing to Obamacare on the future of Response Genetics in the molecular diagnostics market ... Read article
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InTouch Health Launches Control Station
Telemedicine App for iPad
 The Santa Barbara-based telemediine comoany designed the app to integrate streaming video with clinical patient data and medical radiology imaging tools through a single user login. It can connect with any of the company's other FDA-cleared, purpose-built remote presence devices, among them the RP-VITA which we recently covered ... Read more
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Biomed Innovation Summit 2013
14-15th March, 2013 SHANGHAI, CHINA
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| Biosimilars |
Amgen Unveils Biosimilars Plan
 Amgen Chief Executive Robert Bradway (photo right), at a meeting in New York to update analysts and investors on business strategy, said the company plans to launch six biosimilars beginning in 2017 - four cancer drugs and the two Enbrel rivals - Abbvie's Humira and Remicade, which is sold by Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co Inc ... Read more
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| Obesity Intervention |
Allergan Announces Intent to Sell its Obesity Intervention Business by Mid 2013
 This business, which includes Allergan's Lab-Band device and Orbera intragastric balloon system, has faced a slump in demand over the past year. In 2012, revenue plummeted 21.5% to $159.5 million amid concerns over Lap-Band's safety and a failed bid to get the device indicated for teens ... Read more
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Heart Valves
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Edwards Lifesciences Sees a Spike in Revenues from the Sapien Heart Valve
The Irvine-based  Edwards Lifesciences is reaping the benefits of the FDA's October decision to expand the indication of its subcutaneous Sapien heart valve, and the devicemaker posted an 18.7% sales increase in the fourth quarter thanks to the device's success ... Read more
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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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Interlean LLC (Lawndale)
Interlean is created by Mr William Botha, formerly with Baxter Biosciences and Avrio Biopharmaceuticals, to offer Lean deployment services customized to fit the needs of the tightly regulated pharmaceutical and medical device companies ...learn more
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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| Jobs Available |
Prolacta Biosciences (Monrovia)
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Internships: Prolacta has internships in food science, clinical, quality systems, information systems, and marketing. For further information please contact: Cari Dittman, Sr. Manager, Customer Care. Click for company web site
Holomic (Los Angeles)
Cynvenio Biosystems (Westlake Village)
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)
- 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)
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 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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