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SoCalBio Vendor Spotlight
California Technology Ventures
(Pasadena)
A SoCalBio Member Since 2000
Led by Founder and Managing Director Alex Suh, California Technology Ventures (CTV) is a venture capital firms that invests in life-science and technology companies ..... Learn more
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Join SoCalBio leaders to promote the biotech and device industries in Los Angeles, Orange County and neighboring communities for job creation and overall economic growth.
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May 30, 2013
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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Featured Story
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Can A Bionic Eye See As Well As A Human Eye?
Click here to attend the SoCalBio Business Mixer this evening and Learn more
Previously blind patients who receive the recently FDA-approved Argus II bionic eye system will regain some degree of functional sight. The retinal implant technology, developed and distributed by the Sylmar-based Second Sight Medical Products, can improve quality of life for patients who have lost functional vision due to retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that causes retinal cells to die. ... Read more
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Featuring Next Gen. Medtech, Biotech & eHealth Companies To sponsor or make a business presentation, contact SoCalBio at |
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New SoCalBio Member Companies Congregate at the Organization's Offices in Downtown Los Angeles
Companies that joined SoCalBio recently had an opportunity to hear about membership benefits, how to take advantage of the SoCalBio Group Purchasing program, and discuss Strategies to Sharpen our Region's Competitive Edge. |
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Sponsored Event
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SoCalBio Encourages its Membership to Attend the Following Event
think ASIA, think HONG KONG
June 14, 2013, Starting at 8:15 am
J W Marriott in Downtown Los Angeles
REGISTER NOW (Free Event)
 Organized by SoCalBio's international partner the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), this event is designed to promote Hong Kong as Asia's central business district, the first stop for overseas companies entering the Asian market, and the global gateway to China .
Join SoCalBio at think ASIA, think HONG KONG to tap resources that will help you succeed in Asia.. Learn more
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| Coming This Evening |
SoCalBio Networking Forum
May 30, 4 to 7 pm
Conference Room of the USC Stem Cell Research Institute at the USC Health Sciences Campus in East Los Angeles
Groundbreaking Technologies to
Reverse Blindness
Keynote Presenter
Robert Greenberg, MD, PhD
Co-Founder, President & CEO
Second Sight Product Corporation
Join us to get a glimpse of how SoCalBio members are changing the face of medicine. Learn about Second Sight's FDA-approved and first-in-breed bionic eye -- the Argus II -- that restores some vision to people suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa.
The Argus II is:
- An example of new technologies under development in Southern California that promise to reverse blindness.
- A demonstration of the virtuous outcome of effective local university/industry collaborations
- The latest in a long string of many biomedical breakthrough innovations made in the Greater Los Angeles region since the 1930s that changed the face of medicine and improved patient care.
- Another landmark contribution to medicine by Los Angeles biomedical entrepreneur, philanthropist and SoCalBio Chairman Emeritus Alfred E. Mann.
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Partnerships
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Amgen Enters into a Partnership with Astellas to Target the Japanese Market
 Amgen Inc, the world's largest biotechnology company, said it entered into a long-term collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc and will form a joint venture with the Japanese drug maker to provide new medicines in Japan ... "This alliance reflects our long-term commitment to the Japan market and is an important step in our global expansion efforts," Amgen Chief Executive Robert Bradway (photo right)said in a statement. ... Read more
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Moving in
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Dr. Rubén Flores-Saaib Joins LA BioMed As Assistant Vice President for Business Development
 Rubén D. Flores-Saaib, PhD (photo right), an experienced professional in the biomedical development field, recently joined the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center as the assistant vice president for business development, a newly created position to maximize the potential of intellectual property generated by the institute's 100 investigators. In his new position, Dr. Flores-Saaib is assisting LABioMed investigators in developing intellectual property, evaluating its potential and focusing on promoting licensing agreements with start-up and existing companies ... Read more
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M&A
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Valeant to Acquire Bausch & Lomb for $8.7 Billion
Quebec-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals and U.S.-based Bausch & Lomb (which -- although not headquartred in Southern California -- operates facilities in Orange County) have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Valeant will purchase privately held Bausch & Lomb for a total of $8.7 billion in cash, the compannies announced today. Of the $8.7 billion total value of the acquisition, an estimated $4.5 billion will go to a Warburg Pincus-led investor group, and the remaining $4.2 billion will be used to pay down Bausch & Lomb debt .. Read more
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Warning Letters
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FDA Warns Edwards on Quality Issues
 Irvine-based heart valve maker Edwards Lifesciences Corp. said that it received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration concerning its Draper, Utah plant. Edwards said the FDA's warning related to the execution of quality systems in its cardiac surgery systems business, including design and process validation and packaging ... Read more
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Wound Healing
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Avita Medical Technology Harvests Cells for
Spray-on Repairs
 Led by William Dolphin (phopto right), Avita is a Perth, Australia company with U.S. headquarters in Northridge that is trying to get its ReCell technology approved by the federal government for use by U.S. doctors. Re- Cell is already approved in Europe and Australia for treating burns and eventually could help patients who suffer from pigmentation disorders, skin ulcers and surgical or acne scars ... Read more
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| Jobs Available | |
Response Genetics (Los Angeles)
Tribogenics (Marina del Rey)
Click to access more info
BioLase (Irvine)
STAAR Surgical (Monrovia)
SynTouch LLP (Los Angeles)
Keck Graduate Institute (Claremont)
ImaginAB (Inglewood)
Absorption Systems (San Diego)
Replenish Inc. (Pasadena)
Click here for more info and to apply
- Electrical Engineer (REQ #:12-04)
- Facilities Maintenance Worker (REQ #:12-29)
- Process Engineer/MEMS Fabrication (REQ #:12-31)
- Process Development Engineer (REQ #:12-32)
- Process Development Engineer (REQ #:12-33)
Puma Biotechnology (Los Angeles)
Bioject (Orange County)
Helix Medical (Baldwin Park)
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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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