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Over 33 million presentations are delivered each business day. Many of these presentations are trying to accomplish the same thing—sell a message, raise money, or to promote research, products, and services. Whether you are presenting to a prospective strategic partner, communicating to the board of directors, or preparing to present to the FDA, presenters have … Continue reading “Biocom Workshop: Presentation AdvantEdge”

An entrepreneur’s credibility can stand on your ability to explain what you do. It’s even possible to lose customers and investors if the answer to the question isn’t clear and concise, engaging, and at least memorable enough to keep the prospect riveted for those few seconds. The upcoming EV-Experience Event offers a solution-oriented and informative … Continue reading “Startup Circle: Startups 2 Startups Demo Series”

This two-day Global Connect Summit is focused on success strategies for building innovation clusters, global exports, innovative manufacturing, and supplier clusters and supply chains. At this year’s Summit you’ll work in groups with top innovation leaders from around the globe to develop specific action plans for your region. More information and online registration is here. … Continue reading “2012 Global Connect Summit: Building Sustainable Innovation Clusters and Competitive Supply Chains”

In the current economic environment, founders and executives need to take steps to prepare their company for receiving outside investment long before approaching potential investors. This workshop, organized in partnership with the Tech Coast Angels and the Perkins Cole law firm, will cover how to structure a company for seed, angel, and venture capital investment, … Continue reading “How To Prepare For Seed Funding”

The 2012 Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa includes a scientific symposium on the last day of the conference. The first two days are intended to bring together senior members of the business development and scientific research communities with the goal of advancing stem cell science to cures for debilitating diseases and injuries. The third … Continue reading “Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa — 7th Annual Scientific Symposium”

The first two days of the 2012 Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa will consist of an investor and partnering forum. The three-day conference is aimed at bringing together senior members of the business development and scientific research communities within the regenerative medicine field to advance stem cell science into cures for debilitating diseases and … Continue reading “Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa — Investor and Partnering Forum”

Two years ago, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus declared that 40 percent of the Department of the Navy’s total energy consumption would come from alternative sources by 2020. In San Diego, the military accounts for 25 percent of local jobs, and biofuel companies have a chance to play an integral role in helping … Continue reading “The Great Green Fleet: How San Diego Can Help the U.S. Navy Meet its Renewable Energy Mandate”

The extended learning program at Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) is offering free information sessions about its biotechnology laboratory technician certificate program and its Professional Science Master’s in Biotechnology (PSMBt). The PSMBt is a two-year course of study that allows students to progress together through a predetermined course sequence. The biotech lab certificate program … Continue reading “Free Information on Biotech Job Training”

The extended learning program at Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) is offering free information sessions about its biotechnology laboratory technician certificate program and its Professional Science Master’s in Biotechnology (PSMBt). The PSMBt is a two-year course of study that allows students to progress together through a predetermined course sequence. The biotech lab certificate program … Continue reading “Biotech Job Training at CSU San Marcos”

John and Aileen Crowley, and their children, John Jr., Megan, and Patrick, have been chasing miracles of modern disease. In 1998, Megan and Patrick were both diagnosed with Pompe, a rare and often fatal genetic disorder. Determined to find scientists who could develop a replacement enzyme that would keep his children alive, Crowley quit his … Continue reading “Biocom Annual Dinner: Chasing Miracles with John Crowley”

Join the San Diego Life Science Network and register to attend this happy hour networking event. Those who attend can expect to find good conversation, new connections, partnering, and job opportunities. What they will not find is promotion disguised as learning, a stiff price tag, or a rigid agenda that defeats the purpose of unwinding … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Network Hosts Unwind Event #3”

The Tech Coast Angels are inviting San Diego’s entrepreneurs to “meet the angels” at an event hosted by the Sheppard Mullin law firm. The evening is intended to serve as an opportunity for entrepreneurs to become acquainted with individual investors who belong to the nation’s largest angel investment group. This event also will serve as … Continue reading “Tech Coast Angels: Calling All Entrepreneurs”

Biocom’s annual open house and purchasing group supplier showcase will take place this year on the eve of Opening Day ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Join more than 400 life sciences colleagues in Biocom’s Olympic-size courtyard for events that include Greco-Roman networking, synchronized noshing, … Continue reading “Biocom’s Annual Open House”

San Diego’s Wireless-Life Sciences Alliances is hosting the third annual wireless health academic-industry conference to bring together scientists who specialize in wireless health and medicine from around the world, as well as executives, service providers, government leaders, and policy makers. More information and online registration is here.

Startup Circle has organized a panel discussion with representatives from cross-border organizations, enterprises, and startups to explore one of this region’s unique attributes—a vibrant border community. Panelists include Ulises Elias of the Mexico Innovation and Development Center MindHub, Omar Jacobo Monroy and Flavio Oliveri from StartupWeekend TJ and TJ Innovadora, Tayde Aburto of the Hispanic … Continue reading “Startup Circle: Cross-Border Technology Innovation”

Certain interpersonal dynamics frequently present themselves in high-stress situations, including business deals, and they often interfere with or impede quality outcomes. More often than not, parties participating in transactions don’t understand and account for these factors when performing their work—they should. Proper facilitation can create alignment on both the buy and sell side of business … Continue reading “The Psychology of Transactions and How to Get Alignment on Deals”

Biocom’s annual conference on medical devices and diagnostics is being held this year at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Speakers include Dr. Stephen Spielberg, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner, Office of Medical Products and Tobacco; David Sayen, the U.S. Region IX administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; … Continue reading “Biocom’s Annual Devicefest”

While some business managers think that environmentally sustainable practices will hurt the bottom line, a report completed by MIT Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group found that 70 percent of surveyed companies have a permanent sustainability plan—and are experiencing financial benefits. Qualcomm’s Gail Welch will discuss Qualcomm’s sustainability initiatives, including lessons learned, and … Continue reading “Environmental Sustainability and Profitability are Not Mutually Exclusive”

The San Diego Biotechnology Network (SDBN) is holding its regular monthly meeting with professional networking and a presentation on Lilly’s Open Innovation Drug Discovery program and the opportunities it offers for biotech professionals in San Diego. The meeting will be held at the Green Flash microbrewery in Mira Mesa and the SDBN is hosting John … Continue reading “San Diego Biotechnology Network: Lilly’s Open Innovation Drug Discovery”

Modernization of the power grid is taking place on a scale comparable to the development of the Internet, with expenditures on “smart grid” technology projected to be more than $2 trillion over the next 40 years. A new generation of software is needed for such diverse applications as smart meter management and analytics; integration of … Continue reading “Software Opportunities in the Smart Grid with SDG&E”

In the first of three colloquia to be held this summer, San Diego’s Center for Ethics in Science & Technology has organized this forum to explore the real ethical issues in collaborations between academic researchers and industry, and to distinguish between real problems and those that are perceived or only speculative. The session is billed … Continue reading “Academic-Industry Collaboration: Can’t We All Just Get Along?”

What does information dominance mean to the innovation industry? The commander of the U.S. Navy SPAWAR System Center on Point Loma, Capt. Joseph J. Beel, offers some insights on current national security priorities and how industry can interpret information dominance to provide government solutions. Online registration is here.  

Malaria endangers the health of up to 40 percent of the world’s population and kills up to a million children each year. Elizabeth A. Winzeler, a longtime malaria research scientist now in the Department of Pediatrics at U.C. San Diego School of Medicine, will provide an overview concerning several new chemotypes for the treatment of … Continue reading “The Future of Malaria: Resistance to Front-Line Drugs”