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- June 9, 2014
- May 30, 2014
- May 21, 2014
- May 14, 2014
- May 6, 2014
- April 30, 2014
- April 22, 2014
- April 15, 2014
- April 8, 2014
- March 31, 2014
- March 24, 2014
- March 18, 2014
- March 11, 2014
- March 3, 2014
- Feb 21st, 2014
- Feb 14, 2014
- Feb 7, 2014
- Jan 31, 2014
- Jan 21. 2014
- Jan 14, 2014
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Recent SoCalBio Members
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Laragen (Culver City)
Laragen, Inc. was founded in 1995 with the sole intention of providing the highest quality DNA sequencing and genotyping in the industry. The company's primary goals are to provide impeccable quality, fast DNA sequencing and genotyping services for academic institutions as well as private companies ... Learn more
SetPoint Medical (Valencia)
SetPoint Medical is a medical device company seeking to treat patients with debilitating inflammatory diseases, such as Crohn's Disease and rheumatoid arthritis, using proprietary implantable neuromodulation devices ... Learn more
BioVinc (Culver City)
BioVinc offers the new fluorescent molecular probes targeting bone, based on technology developed by Professor Charles E. McKenna at the University of Southern California ... Learn more
Biolase specialize in the development, manufacturing and marketing of lasers and related products to provide biological treatments that eliminate pain and are safer for patients .. Learn more
ADRx (Thousand Oaks)
ADRx, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company created to develop first-in-class and best-in-class drugs for amyloid diseases. The company intends to discover and develop drug candidates independently and in partnertnership with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies ...
Biotechnical Services Inc. (San Diego)
Provides scientific lab equipment sales and services, such as calibration and validation.... Learn more
Response Genetics (Los Angeles)
Response Genetics is a publicly traded biotech company focused on developing molecular diagnostic assays to help determine the patient's response to cancer therapies ... Learn More
Pharmacos Biopharmaceutical Services (Irvine)
Pharmacos services small to mid-size specialty biopharmaceutical and medical device companies by providing a complete suite of outsourcing and/or consulting services which support drug development, registration, commercialization, life cycle management and commercial operations ..
CRB USA (Carlsbad)
CRB is a global design, construction and consulting firm that services the bioscience and other advanced technology industries. The firm employs over 600 people in 10 offices serving clients throughout the world ... Learn More
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Join SoCalBio
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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Coming in November 2014
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November 14, 7 am to 7 pm
Omni Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles
We are looking for sponsors and companies to make business presentations.. Contact SoCalBio
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| Welcome, New Members |
Nelson Biotechnologies (Morgan Hills)
Nelson Biotechnologies, Inc. (NBI) is a company specializing in oligonucleotide labeling and modification. Its business strategy focuses on contract research and manufacturing. All of Nelson's reagents are distributed exclusively by Glen Research Corporation.... Learn more
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor and Zafman (Los Angeles)
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor and Zafman is consistently ranked as one of the top intellectual property law firms in the United States. The firm represents many of the most successful companies throughout the world in the high-tech and the life-science industries ... Learn more
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New Finance
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Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantHealth Receives $25 Million from Celgene
 "Our mission - our commitment - is to empower clinicians with 21st-century clinical decision support in real time, at the first point of care, through the power of supercomputing, genomic analysis and molecular analysis," said Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong (photo right), Founder and CEO of NantHealth. "We are proud that Celgene has joined us in advancing this commitment"... Read press release
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Oncology IPO
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Santa Monica-Based Kite Pharma Sets Terms of its IPO
 Kite Pharma, a biotech developing a cancer drug that utilizes the immune system, announced terms for its IPO on June 11. The company plans to raise $78 million by offering 6.0 million shares at a price range of $12 to $14. At the midpoint of the proposed range, Kite Pharma would command a fully diluted market value of $548 million .. Read more
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| Cut Cost of Business |
Enjoy up to 75% Discounts on Office Supplies
Available only to SoCalBio members in Southern California
In collaboration with BIO Business Solutions Program, SoCalBio offers member companies in Southern California substantial savings on office supplied from Office Depot. Member companies can enjoy up to 75% off the manufacturer's suggested retail price on "core list" items along with aggressive pricing on other catalog items and furniture.... Learn more
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| Partnership |
Culver City-Based Sofie Biosciences Partners with PerkinElmer to Deliver Benchtop PET In Vivo Imaging Systems to Preclinical Research Professionals
 According to a press release "these benchtop PET imaging systems provide highly sensitive and quantitative biological assays for application data in such fields as oncology, immunology, neurobiology, cardiology, and pharmacology. These systems are complementary to PerkinElmer's current portfolio of preclinical offerings, which includes IVISŪ optical imaging systems (available with integrated x-ray or CT,), high-performance dedicated Quantum™ microCT systems and a full line of imaging reagents and probes, including PET radioisotopes" ... Read more
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Molecular DX
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Los Angeles-Based Response Genetics Launches New Test for Cancer Immunotherapy Drug Development
 The company's press release says "the Immuno-Oncology assay, which runs on HTG Molecular's Edge System, is designed to measure the RNA expression of 26 commonly investigated immunotherapy related genes enabling screening for response to immunoregulatory pathways. The Iummo-Oncology test will be made available to all of Response Genetics' existing biopharmaceutical partners, and new potential partners, to aid in development of biomarker driven cancer immunotherapy clinical trials" ... Read more
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| Endorsed Event |
Attend Perkins Coie's Reception at the BIO Convention in San Diego
While you are in San Diego for the BIO 2014 Conference from June 23 to June 27, please join the staff and friends of SoCalBio partner Perkins Coie for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at Elevation, the rooftop patio located outside the Rock Star Suites of the Hard Rock Hotel ... RSVP is required
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Corporate Development
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Is Amgen's R&D Spending Bad for Business?
 FierceBiotech reports on Bernstein analyst Geoffrey Porges who argues that Amgen's rate of return on its R&D spending has been sub-optimal. To maximize shareholders' value, Porges is calling for a breakup of Amgen ā la Abbott Laboratories ($ABT) and AbbVie ($ABBV) ... Read more
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Snapshot
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Allergan, Defending Its Fort Botox
 The New York Times' Natasha Singer reports on Botox as" the marquee example of Allergan's drug development acumen, which has given it a track record that makes the company an appealing candidate for acquisition." Singer's article focuses on David Pyott's role in "turning Botox, a once-obscure nerve poison developed as a drug to ease eyelid spasms, into a $2 billion multipurpose blockbuster... Read the article
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Join the SoCalBio Digital Health Group
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This is a sub-group of the Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio) on LinkedIn that functions as a conduit for information about the digital health business in Southern California, a forum for networking digital health stakeholders virtually, and a bully pulpit for digital health entrepreneurs ... Join the group
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Moving In
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Amgen Recruits Ex-3M Company CFO David Meline As Finance Chief
 Previously, Meline (photo right) held numerous leadership positions at General Motors, living and working on five continents during his tenure. Meline received his Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Chicago, his Master of Science in economics from the London School of Economics and his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University.... Read more
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| Jobs ... Jobs ... jobs |
Integrity Bio (Camarilo)
Nanthealth (Culver City)
Mindshare Medical (San Juan Capistrano)
StemCyte (Covine)
Boston Scientific Neuromodulatio (Valencia)
Kite Pharma (Santa Monica)
KGI (Claremont)
ImaginAB (Ingelwood)
BIOLASE (Irvine)
C3 Jian (Los Angeles)
Gilead (San Dimas)
Gilead (Oceanside)
Quantimetrix (Redondo Beach)
Click here for more info and to apply
- R&D Associate
- Sales Representative
- Distribution Associate
- Advertising Assistant
- Customer Service Representative (P/T)
Bioness (Santa Clarita)
Bench International (Los Angeles)
Carolina Liquid Chemistries
(Winston Salem, NC and Brea, Calif.)
ADRx (Thousand Oaks)
Second Sight Medical Products (Sylmar)
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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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