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Sep. 19, 2013
|  Editor: Ahmed Enany
President & CEO
Southern California
Biomedical Council
enany@socalbio.org
www.socalbio.org
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Aesthetic Medicine
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Kythera's Stock Surges on News That Its Double Chin Drug Meets Goals
Company Has Market Cap. Above $700 Million
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Keith Leonard, President & CEO of Kythera
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Shares of the Calabasas-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals surged on Tuesday, Sep 17 after the company said a drug intended to treat double chins met its goals in two late-stage clinical studies. The company said last Monday that its ATX-101 injection reached its main and secondary goals in the trials. Kythera said the drug worked better than placebo a reducing fat in the submental area of the neck, which can create the appearance of a double chin. ATX-101 is intended to destroy fat cells while leaving other tissue largely unaffected. The company also said patients were happier after treatment with the drug than placebo.... Read more
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Acute Radiation Treatment
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BARDA Provides $4 Million to the Pasadena-Based BCN Biosciences to Study Acute Radiation Countermeasures
 The U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority recently announced a $4 million cooperative agreement with the Pasadena, California-based BCN Biosciences for proof-of-concept studies on radiation damage prevention. Under the terms of the two-year agreement, BCN and BARDA will examine how well a novel small molecule called Yel002 can protect DNA from damage after the body's cells are exposed to damaging levels of radiation. The novel small molecule could be used to increase the likelihood that cells in the gastrointestinal tract survive exposure to acute radiation ... 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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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
A fully integrated academic medical center located in Winston-Salem, NC. The institution comprises the medical education and research components of Wake Forest School of Medicine; the integrated clinical structure and consumer brand Wake Forest Baptist Health; the commercialization of research discoveries through Wake Forest Innovations, and a network of affiliated community-based hospitals, physician practices, outpatient services and other medical facilities ... Learn more
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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Digital Health
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UCLA Researchers' Smartphone 'Microscope' Can Detect a Single Virus, Nanoparticles
 The new research, published on Sept. 9 in the American Chemical Society's journal ACS Nano, comes on the heels of Dr Aydogan Ozcan's other recent inventions, including a cellphone camera-enabled sensor for allergens in food products and a smart phone attachment that can conduct common kidney tests. Capturing clear images of objects as tiny as a single virus or a nanoparticle is difficult because the optical signal strength and contrast are very low for objects that are smaller than the wavelength of light ... Read more
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Osteoporosis
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Active Life Scientific's Portable, Low-Coast, Early-Warning Test for Osteoporosis
 A handheld device for diagnosing the early signs of osteoporosis could be available for clinical use within five years. The technology is currently being refined and tested at the University of Southampton with support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The original concept was invented at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The device is now under development commercially by Active Life Scientific Inc., an alumnus of the SoCalBio Investor Conference.. Read more
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New Financing
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The Aliso Viejo-Based CNS Response Completes
a $2 Million Financing
CNS Response, Inc. today announced the completion of a private placement of $2 million from the sale of common stock at $.25 per share, resulting in the issuance of 8 million shares of common stock. Of the shares sold, 3,850,000 were purchased by Directors, Officers and affiliate shareholders of the Company. The remaining 4,150,000 shares were acquired by new investors and repeat investors, in each case qualified to participate in private placements pursuant to SEC rules .. Read more
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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Moving Up
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The Pasadena-Based Arrowhead Research Corporation Promotes David Lewis, Ph.D., to Chief Scientific Officer
 Arrowhead Research Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted RNAi therapeutics, today announced the promotion of David Lewis, Ph.D., (photo right) to Chief Scientific Officer. In this position, Dr. Lewis will have overall scientific leadership responsibilities for RNA delivery, discovery, and pre-clinical development of new drug candidates. ...Read more
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SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program
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SoCalBio is pleased to announce the addition of the following two vendors to its growing Group Purchasing Program:
 ShareVault, a leading provider of highly secure and controlled document sharing solutions and virtual data rooms (VDR), has aligned with SoCalBio to provide companies with significant discounted pricing and complimentary extra features. ShareVault's VDR platform is optimized for life science companies of all sizes and flexibly priced so that even small biotech companies can afford and benefit from its technology. The ShareVault solution is intended for due diligence required during bio-pharma partnering, licensing, fundraising, M&A, clinical study management or other applications that require secure sharing of documents with third parties ... Learn more
 SoCalBio has partnered with Corporate Traveler (CT) -- a leading US business travel management specialist -- to offer members a customized service approach to corporate travel encompassing all of the following services:
- All corporate travel reservations
- Travel planning services including health, visa and security
- Travel Policy compliance support
- Negotiated supplier program support
- Online fulfillment
- VIP travel services
- Service Level Agreement for all Clients .. Learn more
About the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Program:
The Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio) offers member companies and organizations the opportunity to save money on products and services such as lab and office supplies. insurance services, medical and specialty gases, shipping, scientific publications, etc. This program is managed by the SoCalBio Group Purchasing Committee and offered only to SoCalBio members based in the Greater Los Angeles/Orange County region. Enrollment in this program enables SoCalBio members to make significant savings on frequently purchased products and services ... See the list of participating vendors |
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ChromoLogic (Pasadena)
Second Sight Medical Products (Sylmar)
Alfred Mann Foundation for Scientific
Research (Santa Clarita)
Bioness (Santa Clarita)
Phenomenex (Torrance)
ResearchDx (Irvine)
Avita Medical (Northridge)
Aubrey Group (Irvine)
WaveTec Vision (Aliso Viejo)
Response Genetics (Los Angeles)
Tribogenics (Marina del Rey)
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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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