The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association is organizing a Venture Investment and Partnering (VIP) Forum on Friday Sept. 17 with New Enterprise Associates. The event is part of a series in which entrepreneurs get a chance to make 30-minute presentations to visiting venture firms. For more information, click here.
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Planning for Drug Development Success: WBBA Event
The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association is organizing an event on some of the best practices to follow in the notoriously difficult field of new drug development. David Brewster of Roche, Roger Ulrich of Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, Richard Slauter of MPI Research, and Jerry Moore of Pacific BioDevelopment will be part of the panel discussion. For … Continue reading “Planning for Drug Development Success: WBBA Event”
WBBA Golf Invitational, BIOPAC Fundraiser
The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association is holding its annual golf invitational and political fundraiser on Sept. 13 at Fairwood Golf & Country Club in Renton. For more information on how to register, click here.
Piercing the Clouds: Emerging Opportunities in Cloud Computing
The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest has assembled a panel of executives and entrepreneurs from Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Madrona Venture Group and RealNetworks to talk about their experiences in cloud computing. The event, on September 22, will be moderated by Mark Anderson, CEO of Strategic News Service. For more information on how … Continue reading “Piercing the Clouds: Emerging Opportunities in Cloud Computing”
Emerging Issues in K-12 STEM Education
The Institute for Systems Biology and the Technology Alliance are co-presenting a Town Hall event focused on the state of K-12 STEM education in Washington. ISB president Leroy Hood, UW computer science professor Ed Lazowska, and Google site director Scott Silver will be part of a panel conversation with Mary Alice Huechsel, the superintendent of … Continue reading “Emerging Issues in K-12 STEM Education”
The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez: Science & Technology Discovery Series
Dr. Usha Varanasi, the director of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, will be the guest speaker at the Technology Alliance’s Science & Technology Discovery Series breakfast meeting on Sept. 10. Varanasi will talk about the legacy of the Exxon Valdez and the effects of oil spills on aquatic ecosystems. For more information on how to … Continue reading “The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez: Science & Technology Discovery Series”
Bridging the Commercialization Gap: ITHS Industry Day
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences, a joint program from the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital, is hosting a half-day networking event with industry partners on Sept. 22 in South Lake Union. The goal is to explore “ways to improve human health through cooperative therapeutic, device or diagnostic … Continue reading “Bridging the Commercialization Gap: ITHS Industry Day”
PSBJ’s 40 Under 40 Honoree Bash
Join the Puget Sound Business Journal as it celebrates the 12th year of its 40 Under 40 program—the region’s premier award program that spotlights the top business leaders under the age of 40 who excel in their industry and show dynamic leadership. The PSBJ will be honoring the 2010 roster at an event on Wednesday, … Continue reading “PSBJ’s 40 Under 40 Honoree Bash”
TAF Annual Report & Anniversary Celebration
Since 1996 the Technology Access Foundation has provided community-centered public education programs for underserved students of color. Join TAF for its Annual Report and Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, September 30 from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Mt. Baker Community Club, located at 2811 Mount Rainier Drive S.
CTIA Enterprise & Applications
The fall offshoot of the CTIA Wireless convention is in San Francisco this year. From the event site: “CTIA has rebranded its fall show to CTIA Enterprise & Applications to reflect the evolution of the industry and growing use of mobile technology in business. Building on the success of the show’s legacy, the event will demonstrate the increasing … Continue reading “CTIA Enterprise & Applications”
Mongo Boston
Mongo Boston will explore development with the open source, non-relational, document-oriented database MongoDB. The conference will feature sessions on schema design, indexing, administration, replication, sharding, and more. In addition to these topics, attendees can learn about MongoDB in the real world through a series of presentations about production deployments. Register now! Early bird discount ends … Continue reading “Mongo Boston”
HBA Boston: Up in the Air: Techniques for Making the Most of a Career Transition
The state of the economy has impacted every level of healthcare. With the current business environment many highly successful and tenured professionals find themselves either worrying about the longevity of their current role or working diligently to find the next opportunity where their skills and contributions will be recognized and rewarded. Whether by choice or … Continue reading “HBA Boston: Up in the Air: Techniques for Making the Most of a Career Transition”
Web Innovators Group (WebInno27)
This installment of the WebInno events will feature the usual formal demonstrations of self-funded and angel-funded startups, as well as informal, “side-dish” presentations to those networking. Those demos will be followed by a special breakout session dubbed “Self-Funded Success Stories,” moderated by Laura Fitton. Register here.
Bio-Based Chemicals East: Strategic Science and the Business of Breakthrough Technologies
This event is the East Coast installment of San Diego’s Bio-Based Chemicals Summit. The three-day conference will explore the underlying technologies and techniques, market applications, and breakthrough products in bio-based chemicals. Registration details are here.
Coolidge Corner Theater Science On Screen Kickoff
This evening will be the kickoff of the Coolidge Corner Theater’s film series, Science on Screen. Check out where the laboratory meets Hollywood, with a screening of the movie The Man in the White Suit. The movie will be followed with a presentation by Ig Nobel Prizes founder Marc Abrahams, and Harvard chemist Daniel Rosenberg.
Energy Savings Now
Raritan, Teladata, Federspiel Controls, and Power Assure sponsor an afternoon summit on improving the energy efficiency of data center operations. Topics, according to the event summary, will include: “How easy it is to put efficient systems in place The timeline for actualizing savings ‘Green’ opportunities that will position you as an industry leader Affordability through … Continue reading “Energy Savings Now”
Inaugural HealthCamp San Diego 2010 Networking Conference
The inaugural session of HealthCamp San Diego will be held in coordination with the 2nd mHealth Networking Conference. HealthCamp is a collaborative experience that shows how interactive digital media, open source, mobile web, and process innovation can enable better healthcare outcomes. HealthCamp is a user-organized “un-conference” that brings together consumers (aka e-patients), health providers, payers, … Continue reading “Inaugural HealthCamp San Diego 2010 Networking Conference”
MassBio Personalized Medicine Summit
This all-day event will take a look at how to implement personalized medicine from science, business, and regulatory standpoints. Sessions throughout the day will take a look at the development, market, and legal aspects of the field. Agenda and registration details are here.
WEST Networking & Anniversary Party
Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology (WEST) is holding its first event of the fall as a celebration of its 10th anniversary. Come for the networking opportunities, too. Registration details are here.
HBA Boston Chapter – Leadership Success Series: Negotiating Skills for Women in the Life Sciences
Join us at the fourth program of the 2010 LSS Workshop Series on October 13, 2010 and arm yourself with the tools and techniques necessary for negotiating effectively. Topics include: understanding of the elements of business negotiation, gaining comfort and skill in managing negotiation situations, and evaluating gender-specific elements of negotiating and influencing. Participants will … Continue reading “HBA Boston Chapter – Leadership Success Series: Negotiating Skills for Women in the Life Sciences”
Xconomy Forum: Boston’s War on Cancer
Cancer might be the mother of all pharmaceutical opportunities for the 21st century. Advances in biology over the past 40 years have ushered in a wave of targeted therapies that have proven in some cases to be more effective and more lucrative than traditional chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Drugmakers are now testing some 860 cancer … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: Boston’s War on Cancer”
The Art of the Startup
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves, and Savitch partner Roger Rappoport leads a half-day presentation for entrepreneurs on deciding when to form a company, and how to navigate legal, fund-raising, and other issues related to making that decision. Successfully avoiding the most common pitfalls can make a difference. Rappoport heads the law firm’s emerging growth & technology practice. … Continue reading “The Art of the Startup”
Corporate Governance: The Startup Ingredient You Cannot Do Without
Corporate governance is the key factor to make sure that the right questions get asked and that checks and balances are in place to ensure the best decisions get made for the creation of long-term sustainable value. CommNexus and the EvoNexus incubator have recruited some experienced speakers to discuss the importance of recruiting an effective … Continue reading “Corporate Governance: The Startup Ingredient You Cannot Do Without”
Top Tools to Survive and Thrive With Social Media
In this power session on social media, TelCentris marketing vice president Erik Bratt offers his tips, including: Social media tools to help your business now; streamline your personal communications and increase your effectiveness; how to improve your approach to social media and social media management; and how any hours your company needs to spend on … Continue reading “Top Tools to Survive and Thrive With Social Media”
Founder Institute Information Session
After launching 160 companies worldwide, the Founder Institute is preparing for its third San Diego session this Fall. Applications have begun, and the four-month training program begins Sept. 21. The Institute prepares entrepreneurs to lead the next generation of technology startups, through weekly company-building sessions that are guided by experienced CEOs. The Institute is hosting … Continue reading “Founder Institute Information Session”
Calling All Founders: Information Session on San Diego Founder Institute
The San Diego Founder Institute is hosting a free informational session at the Cooley law firm, and anyone interested in becoming a world-class founder is invited. The Founder Institute prepares entrepreneurs to lead the next generation of world-class technology companies. Weekly company-building sessions are guided by experienced CEOs, and they are held in the evening … Continue reading “Calling All Founders: Information Session on San Diego Founder Institute”
BIO Investor Forum
The 9th annual BIO Investor Forum is being held Oct 5-6 in San Francisco to spotlight emerging biotech companies. The event, organized by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, is described as a “national investor forum to explore investment trends and opportunities in life sciences, with a focus on public and venture-stage growth companies as well as … Continue reading “BIO Investor Forum”
BayBio Pantheon Ceremony 2010
Each year BayBio recognizes achievement and honors excellence in the life sciences industry in Northern California, as it brings together Northern California’s life sciences industry leaders. The Pantheon Awards Ceremony is a celebration of the contributions and achievements of the Bay Area, a moment in time to pause and reflect on the industry’s legacy over … Continue reading “BayBio Pantheon Ceremony 2010”
VC Spotlight: Diabetes Diagnostics, Monitoring and Treatment
The prevalence of diabetes continues to grow, with nearly 8 percent of the U.S. population, or 23.6 million children and adults, who are living with the disease. According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly one third of the total economic cost of the disease—$174 billion—accounts for chronic diabetes-related complications. The increased percentage of people living … Continue reading “VC Spotlight: Diabetes Diagnostics, Monitoring and Treatment”
Startup Bootcamp
Startup Bootcamp is a free one-day event featuring talks by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists on how to start a company. Hear from founders themselves about the journey of turning the spark of an idea into a viable product. Get the inside scoop on raising money, term sheets, and how to deal with VCs or angel … Continue reading “Startup Bootcamp”
Xconomy Xchange: Jonathan Bush and Girish Navani Face Off on the Future of Health IT
Jonathan Bush and Girish Navani are two dynamic health IT leaders whose companies compete head-to-head in the growing market for electronic health records and healthcare revenue management technology. Bush, the chairman and CEO of athenahealth, is an outspoken advocate for delivering Internet-enabled services to physicians. Navani, the chief executive and co-founder of eClinicalWorks, has built … Continue reading “Xconomy Xchange: Jonathan Bush and Girish Navani Face Off on the Future of Health IT”
HBA Boston- WIS-Careers in Biotech and Biopharma: New Opportunities for Scientists
This event is designed to inform the audience about the wide avenue of alternative career opportunities that exist in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Representatives from leading Biotech/Pharma companies will share their experiences, identify skill sets needed, and discuss their journey to their current positions. Participants will have four 15-minute cycles to discuss how their … Continue reading “HBA Boston- WIS-Careers in Biotech and Biopharma: New Opportunities for Scientists”
HBA Boston – Managing Up, Down and Across
Join us for the September 15th HBA Boston Program. Through this workshop, participants will learn: · Basic skills necessary for effectively managing up, down and across the organization (360° management). · Techniques for building networks horizontally across the organization. · Skills on influencing across the different levels of the organization. · How to manage individuals … Continue reading “HBA Boston – Managing Up, Down and Across”
Mobile Apps & Health Home Monitoring
Mobile applications and home health monitoring represent a new segment for health IT companies to explore. Such applications, however, have unique development challenges and a new set of regulatory issues that device makers must know about early in the development. Remember to save enough time for the 90-minute drive to Newport Beach. Online registration is … Continue reading “Mobile Apps & Health Home Monitoring”
Integrating Electronic Medical Records with IT Infrastructure
A number of solutions have been developed to integrate Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) with both wired and wireless technologies. Such integration necessitates software analytics to analyze the voluminous data, which can be used to help improve patient care, provider self-assessment, provider assessment by payers, future CMS compliance, guideline adherence and medical or public health research … Continue reading “Integrating Electronic Medical Records with IT Infrastructure”
Raising Capital Today in Southern California
Some of Southern California’s leading investors talk about what it takes to raise a round of capital. What is the market environment like for companies and VCs? What are lenders and investors specific interests in software, communications, and IT. The San Diego Software Industry Council has recruited Mark Suster of GRP Partners, Quinn Li of … Continue reading “Raising Capital Today in Southern California”
Water-Proofing a Business Model: H20 Audio Learns to Swim Within its Means
H20 Audio CEO Tom Kampfer gives an overview of the company’s business. Bill Walton, San Diego Sport Innovators Executive Chairman, makes a splash as a special guest and a panel of experts dive into the depths of H2O Audio’s business. Registration and networking begins at 5 p.m., or register online here.
Partnering With Big Pharma
Join Biocom at its regular September breakfast meeting for a discussion about partnering with Big Pharma. The speakers include Sanofi-Aventis vice president for external innovation, Remi Brouard, and Merck Research Lab’s executive director of licensing & external research, James Schaeffer. Registration begins at 7 am, or register online here.
CalAsia Global Conference
A two-day conference that covers drug development strategies in the United States and Pacific Rim, including regulatory compliance issues facing Asian and American companies, the future of global drug discovery, and financing opportunities in Asia. Hundreds of pharmaceutical and biotech executives attend, along with industry consultants, CROs and regulatory officials. More information and online registration … Continue reading “CalAsia Global Conference”
Search Engine Strategies
The Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference from Incisive Interactive Marketing comes to San Francisco. Delegates will learn about “search engine marketing (SEM), including optimization (SEO) and advertising strategies, tactics and best practices,” according to the event website. “SES Search Marketing Events provide instruction from the industry’s top Search experts, including representatives from the Search Engines … Continue reading “Search Engine Strategies”
Mobile Monday: An Evening with Google and Android
Info and registration here. Join us for Mobile Monday at the Google offices in Cambridge. We’ll have short presentations by Rich Miner, Steve Vinter, and Adam Compain from the Google team, followed by demos by local app developers. Please note: Because of the limited space at this venue, we are restricting the number of tickets. … Continue reading “Mobile Monday: An Evening with Google and Android”
Mass Innovation Nights: Build and Perfect Your Pitch
Information and registration here. Communications! Everyone calls it a, many call it the, key to business success. Yet how well prepared are you to make your business case to your key audiences? • If you call your slides “The Presentation”, • If you think the presentation is about you or your company, If you sometimes … Continue reading “Mass Innovation Nights: Build and Perfect Your Pitch”
TechPicnic
Greenhorn Connect is billing this as a flashmob-style tech picnic for the Boston/Cambridge tech community. Flashy or not, it should be a good excuse to get together, enjoy a mid-August evening along the river, and meet some like-minded techies. The rain date is August 25. More details on the Greenhorn Connect listing.
The Singularity Summit
The Singularity Institute, founded in 2006 by Ray Kurzweil and Peter Thiel, hosts the Singularity Summit 2010, a “rare gathering of thinkers to explore the rising impact of science and technology on society,” in the words of the event website. “The summit has been organized to further the understanding of a controversial idea – the … Continue reading “The Singularity Summit”
Early Stage Investing: Myth or Reality?
Join a panel of experts to find out if seed money is still flowing (all signs point to yes) and get their tips on how best to approach getting some of it by creating “successful ‘deal velocity’–to tell the right story, build the right team, harness the market opportunity.” Panelists: Charlie Cameron – Founder and … Continue reading “Early Stage Investing: Myth or Reality?”
Mobile Monday Michigan
Mobile Monday Michigan, which Xconomy profiled back in July, will focus its August meeting on location-based services and local targeted marketing using mobile technology. The featured speaker will be Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham, MI.
Preparing for M&A Deals
Despite high unemployment, debt overhang, and potential regulatory and fiscal changes, opportunities for mergers and acquisitions still exist. To navigate an M&A transaction in this challenging economy, both buyers and sellers need to understand how to optimize results and adequately prepare for questions and issues throughout the transaction. More information and online registration is here.
Frontiers in Science & Technology: Targeting Genes That Shield Cancer Cells
Certain genes in the human body inadvertently protect cancer cells against necessary chemotherapy treatments. Through the identification of small-molecule lead compounds, scientists at Sanford-Burnham have been able to stop these “anti-death” genes from shielding cancer cells, making anti-cancer therapeutics more effective. Sanford-Burnham’s cancer research efforts also have enabled researchers to selectively target drugs to specific … Continue reading “Frontiers in Science & Technology: Targeting Genes That Shield Cancer Cells”
San Diego Tech Coast Angels Fourth Annual Quick Pitch Competition
Entrepreneur founders will make a two-minute “quick pitch” for funding to a blue-ribbon panel of judges before an audience of more than 450. Each pitch will be judged according to investment potential and presentation quality, and winners will be announced at the conclusion of the evening. More information and online registration is here.
The San Diego Venture Group Summer Social
Join the San Diego Venture Group at the seaside forum of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a beautiful LEED certified venue with stunning views of the oceanfront. Park at the Birch Aquarium parking lot; shuttle buses will run continuously between the parking lot and Scripps Seaside Forum.