BioTech

EVENT DISCOUNTS & TECHCENTRALSF CO-SPONSORED EVENTS:

TechCentralSF kickoff to CityCampSF – “Gamification for Good”!!
Friday, June 17, 2011 from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM (PT)
RocketSpace, 181 Fremont Street (reception on Ground Floor), San Francisco, CA
TechCentralSF will host the CityCampSF kickoff event with a panel of leading authorities on the subject of “Gamification for Good”!  Panel members including Matthew Barkoff of Badgeville will discuss how to use social gaming techniques to help your community. Peter Hirschberg, CEO and Founder of the Reimagine group will spark imagination and public awareness around a need to create Smarter Cities.  Stay tuned for additional info and speakers at www.techcentralsf.com!

NextGEN Science Fair 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011 from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (PT)
Fort Mason Center
Building D, Fleet Room
1 Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Three years in development, NextGen Science Fair 2011 is the first and only event for Next-Generation Products, Technology, and Ideas, welcoming hundreds of potential partners, investors, consumers, thought-leaders, media outlets, buyers, speakers, and more to an entirely new experience this summer.

BioPacific Conference 2011: Mark your calendar
CABS: Chinese American Biopharmaceutical Scientists
June 25, 2011
8:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA 94404, USA
Mission of this conference: To bring scientists, executives and other biopharmaceutical professionals from the Pacific Rim countries together to discuss the latest advances in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical world, the unprecedented challenges and promises facing the industry, and the breathtaking developments and opportunities in Asia/Pacific countries.

SAN FRANCISCO EVENTS

QB3 VIP Symposium on Digital Health: “Towards Social and Collaborative Medicine”
Tuesday June 14, 2011, 6-9PM
UCSF Mission Bay, Genentech Hall, Byers Auditorium
The Venture Innovation Program (VIP) in Life Sciences is hosting a Digital Health Symposium on June 14th. UCSF physicians and digital health experts will be discussing the challenges and opportunities in the field, as well as their experience in starting and commercializing digital health technologies. Also, come meet exciting mobile startups who will be presenting their digital health apps during our networking hour. Our guest and presenters for the evening will include

CBE Camp Entrepreneur 2011
Wednesday, June 15, June 22, 2011 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (PT)
UCSF-Mission Bay, Genentech hall

ASCEND West Coast Leadership Conference
June 18, 2011 8am-9pm
Intercontinental Hotel, 888 Howard Street, San Francisco
ASCEND Northern California, in cooperation with chapters in Los Angeles and Seattle, presents its 5th annual leadership conference and gala, Inspiring Across Generations. The 2011 conference theme is It’s Time To Ascend… Are You Ready? Corporations are expanding rapidly in America and in Asia. They need proven managers and executives to lead this business expansion. Furthermore, Pan-Asians are increasingly visible in American business, in politics and in pop culture. Now is the time to step up to meet these challenges and demonstrate what Pan-Asians are capable of. Pan-Asian leadership can bring new energy and fresh insights to Corporate America.

Beyond Sequencing 2011
June 21-22, Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco, CA
The rapid emergence of next-generation sequencing (NGS) is revolutionizing biological research.  Technology that was once available only for major sequencing centers, is now available to all as price for entry and time for implementation continues to drop.   Purchasing a NGS platform, however, is still a major decision.  How do you maximize the greatest potential for your investment?  Reaching this potential requires efficient pipeline workflow strategies, careful experimental design, comprehensive targeted enrichment technologies, data analysis, management, and integration, in addition to maintaining your platform and people management all at maximum production.  The central theme of Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Second Annual Beyond Sequencing: Managing Resources and Maintaining NGS Platforms for Peak Performance is gaining efficient use of your NGS platform.  Sessions will focus on common bottlenecks, case studies, real-world experiences and solutions from experienced users.

CBE Camp Entrepreneur 2011
Wednesday, June 08, 2011, June 15, June 22, 2011 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (PT)
UCSF-Mission Bay, Genentech hall

Cloud Computing Training: Amazon Web Services
June 23 – 24, 2011
Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco, CA
Osaka Room

6th Assay & Drug Discovery Technologies
Jul 07-08, 2011
Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA, USA
GTCbio is proud to present our 6th Assay & Drug Discovery Technologies Conference! This meeting will be held July 7-8, 2011 at the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, CA. We will bring together industry leaders from major pharmaceutical companies, cutting-edge biotech companies as well as top researchers from academia and government to present innovative and relevant applications of current assay technologies to continually improve efficacy and meaningful data output and discuss the potential of novel analytical and screening technologies in drug discovery and development.

2nd Annual Future of Biobased Chemicals – Inception to Marketplace
Jul 07-08, 2011
Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA, USA
GTCbio invites you to join fellow environmental change leaders, policy-makers, and investors at the 2nd Annual Future of Biobased Chemicals – Inception to Marketplace Conference on July 7-8, 2011 in San Francisco, CA. The biobased chemicals sector continues to gain recognition from large corporations, government officials, and consumers as a viable source of increased production of renewable chemicals, future job growth, small business development and stronger environmental awareness.

2nd RNAi Research & Therapeutics Conference
Jul 07-08, 2011
Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA, USA
GTCbio is proud to present our 2nd RNAi Research & Therapeutics Conference, which will be held July 7-8, 2011 at the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, CA. We will bring together industry leaders from major pharmaceutical companies, cutting-edge biotech companies as well as top researchers from academia and government to present innovative and relevant applications of current RNAi technologies to continually improve efficacy and meaningful data output in drug discovery and development.

Next Generation Sequencing
Jul 07-08, 2011
Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA, USA
GTC’s Next Generation Sequencing Conference to be held July 7-8, 2011 at the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, CA., is a forum for industry and academic leaders in research and informatics to discuss the accomplishments and challenges of sequencing from data to discovery. Hear from the experts about the latest devices coming down the pipeline, discuss the endeavors of data analysis and management, learn about new discoveries on how sequencing has improved research, and share ideas with colleagues about the development of new techniques and protocols.

Drug Repositioning Conference
July 13-14, 2011
Arrowhead’s Drug Repositioning Conference has been organized to highlight key trends, case studies and tool sets for identifying repositioning opportunities as well as the technical, regulatory and intellectual property challenges that arise out of these efforts

Life Sciences Collaborative Agreements and Acquisitions
Maximizing Opportunities and Rewards Biologics
Wednesday, July 20 to Thursday, July 21, 2011
Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA
Life science companies’ future successes hinge upon successful partnerships- gain the advanced strategies your company needs to maximize profit revenue by forging mutually beneficial collaborative agreements

BAY AREA EVENTS

CMC Strategies for Robust Product Development & NDA submissions
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Of CACO Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society (CACO-PBS)
Monday, June 13, 2011
8:45-17:30
Foster City Crowne Plaza
Speakers: Ram Nyshadham, Raj Suryanarayan, Vijay Sabesan, David Shields, Sri Mudumba
Online registration and further details: http://www.caco-pbs.org
Registration deadline: 6/11/2011 (it will close sooner if the seating cap is reached)

Grow BOLD: What – More Change? How HR Can Take a Leading Role in Organizational Change
Thursday June 16, 2011 8am-12:30pm
Genomic Health, 101 Galveston Dr., Redwood City, CA  94603
Why participate? Change models and tools have advanced, providing a “technology for change” that change leaders need to know and be able to apply.  Change leadership has become an “expected” leadership capability and critical for thriving in our rapidly changing environments.  Everyone in HR can take a leadership role – attend this workshop and learn more about how you can contribute!

BioPacific Conference 2011: Mark your calendar
CABS: Chinese American Biopharmaceutical Scientists
June 25, 2011
8:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA 94404, USA
Mission of this conference: To bring scientists, executives and other biopharmaceutical professionals from the Pacific Rim countries together to discuss the latest advances in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical world, the unprecedented challenges and promises facing the industry, and the breathtaking developments and opportunities in Asia/Pacific countries.

Bio2Device Group, Tuesday Evening, July 12, 2011
Date and Time: Tuesday Evening, July 12, 2011, 6:00 pm
Location: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati– 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto , CA 94306
Topic:”Pitfalls of Founding a Life Science Company: Invention, Patenting, Development, and Regulatory Challenges and What we Can be Done in Washington DC to Make Things Better”
Speaker: Peter G. Milner, MD, FACC, Co-Founder and Executive VP Corporate
Register at www.bio2devicegroup.org week prior to meeting

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

BIO International Conference
June 27-30, 2011
Monday-Thursday
Washington DC
http://www.issx.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3823