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Sep. 12, 2013
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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Funding
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Q2 Bioscience Venture Investing is Up, But the Number of Deals Is Down
 PriceWaterhouseCoopers's Moneytree survey shows that venture capitalists invested $1.8 billion in 174 life sciences deals from April through June - a 26 percent jump in dollar volume but a 7 percent drop in number of deals, year-over-year - with Bay Area companies snagging $504 million of that ... Read more
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Featuring Next Gen. Medtech, Biotech & eHealth Companies
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Upcoming Events
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Monday, September 23, 2013
10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
SoCalBio's Conference Room
New SoCalBio Member Meeting
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
SoCalBio's Conference Room
How Will Obama's Healthcare Reforms Impact Your Business?
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
10:00 am - 2:30 PM
Saban Research Institute
SoCalBio Workshop on NIH Grant Funding
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New SoCalBio Members
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BASi
BASi provides world-class research to the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. Established in 1974, BASi offers an extensive array of
Mesirow Financial (Los Angeles Office)
Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Chicago. Founded in 1937, it is an independent, employee-owned firm with approximately 1,200 employees globally. With expertise in Investment Management, Global Markets, Insurance Services and Consulting, Mesirow Financial strives to meet the financial needs of institutions, public sector entities, corporations and individuals... Learn more
AVI-SPL (Cypress)
AVI-SPL helps customers of all sizes and industries to develop their video communications strategies by providing services that assess, develop and support solutions. ... Learn more
Gordon L. Schooly, Ph.D., LLC (San Diego)
Provides g lobal regulatory and clinical development strategy and execution. FDA, EMA, Health Canada and Australia Health Authority representation. Biostatistics and clinical data management, electronic regulatory submissions including CDISC and C-Path, analytics support to government health agencies and private health care providers .. Learn more
Citrus College (Glendora)
A community college in the San Gabriel Valley ... Learn more
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Sponsored Events
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October 8 - 9, 2013 in San Francisco, CA
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November 11 - 13 in Beijing, China
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New Financing
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The Port Hueneme-Based Stellar Biotechnologies Raises US$10 Million in Initial Closing of Private Placement
 "This financing is significant for Stellar on many fronts. This strengthens our balance sheet at a pivotal time of Stellar's growth while the investment from Amaran Biotechnology, Inc. represents active support from life science industry," said Frank Oakes, Stellar President and CEO. "We are very pleased to receive such solid validation from both industry and new investors" ... Read more
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Sports Medicine
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UCLA Engineer and Bruins Football Fan Develops Polymer to Prevent Concussions
 The UCLA-developed polymer is a special material that actually had its roots as a bonding agent for ships being built for the U.S. Navy. The polymer was shown to have the ability to withstand shocks from explosions, so UCLA Professor Vijay Gupta, who shares a fondness for American football, decided to test the material on explosive helmet-to-helmet hits. In tests that utilize a heavy weight dropped onto helmets both with and without the strip of polymer, Gupta observed that the material reduced the G-forces on a player's head by up to 25 percent.... Read more
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Botox
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FDA Approves Allergan's Botox Cosmetic to Improve the Appearance of Crow's Feet Lines
 "This additional indication will provide people with a new FDA approved treatment option for those seeking a smoother appearance by temporarily minimizing the appearance of crow's feet at the sides of the eyes," said Susan Walker, M.D., director of the Division of Dermatology and Dental Products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research ... Read more
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Oxygen Therapy
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The Irvine-Based TherOx Completes Next-Generation Supersaturated Oxygen Therapy IDE Pilot Study for AMI
 TherOx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on the treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), announced it completed enrollment in its multicenter Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) pilot study of a second generation system that delivers Supersaturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy for reduction of infarct size after an AMI. SSO2 Therapy is intended to provide interventional cardiologists with the first treatment option beyond percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to salvage heart muscle in heart attack patients ... Read more
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Vascular Access Devices
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The San Clemente-Based ICU Medical's New ChemoLock Needlefree Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) Receives First-Ever FDA 510(k) Clearances for Both Pharmacy and Patient Administration Applications
 "We designed ChemoLock as an intuitive needlefree system to keep pharmacy and nursing staffs and their patients safe from exposure to hazardous drugs," explained ICU Medical CEO Dr. George Lopez (photo right). "By preventing the transfer of environmental contaminants into the system and blocking the escape of drug or vapor concentrations outside the system, ChemoLock will keep clinicians and patients safe from exposure to a wide range of hazardous drugs-including those used in chemotherapy-while maintaining the sterility of the drugs themselves" ... Read more
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Moving in
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STAAR Surgical Poaches a CFO From Bausch & Lomb
 The Monrovia-based STAAR announced it has hired Stephen P. Brown away from Bausch & Lomb Surgical to become its new chief financial officer. Brown replaces current CFO Deborah Andrews, who is stepping down one rung to become chief accounting officer. As the company explained in a statement: "As we complete the consolidation of our manufacturing facilities, and look forward to our opportunities for growth, it is the right time to add to the strength of our financial management team" ... Read more
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