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How I Caught the Global Health Bug: An Evening with Ray Suarez

What are the most pressing and underreported global health issues of our time? What global health successes are transforming the way people live today? As we look forward, what are the emerging global health threats? What are the prospects for vaccines for today’s most deadly diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis? And, why does … Continue reading “How I Caught the Global Health Bug: An Evening with Ray Suarez”

Why the Cloud is the Cloud’s Silver Lining

Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, CA, hosts an event on Amazon Web Services and SAP, featuring a panel of venture capital partners discussing the business advantages of cloud computing. The panel moderator is Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, Forbes, and the panelists include Arif Janmohamed, Lightspeed Venture Partners; Mitchell Kertzman, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners; Saad … Continue reading “Why the Cloud is the Cloud’s Silver Lining”

Girls in Tech: Biotech in Boston

Area networking group Girls in Tech is sharpening its focus a bit this month, with the first meet-up themed on the biotech industry. Researchers and execs from organizations such as Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Genzyme, and Wolfe Laboratories will present. Sign up here.

From the Lab to Leadership: Summer 2010

The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, along with the Leadership Edge, are offering a course to help scientists make the transition into management, called “From the Laboratory to Leadership.” More than 3,000 scientists from 300 life sciences have participated in the program since inception. Session dates are June 23, June 30, July 14 and July … Continue reading “From the Lab to Leadership: Summer 2010”

Innovation Showcase, Presented by the Technology Alliance

The Innovation Showcase, a program of the Technology Alliance, helps bridge the gap between research and commercialization by highlighting the most promising discoveries and new technologies ready for commercialization in Washington, and promotes the networking and idea sharing that turn research into results. Showcases feature presentations by 3-6 innovators hand-selected by the Technology Alliance program … Continue reading “Innovation Showcase, Presented by the Technology Alliance”

Open Science Summit 2010

Are you “a rapid, radical reboot of the global innovation system for a truly free and open 21st century knowledge economy?” That’s the aim of the first Open Science Summit, which will convene people “who want to liberate our scientific and technological commons to enable an new era of decentralized, distributed innovation to solve humanity’s … Continue reading “Open Science Summit 2010”

Momentum Summit

Future Forward hosts a half-day summit focusing on the question: How do small start-ups with a brilliant idea turn into big businesses? From the event site: “You’ll hear Constant Contact chief executive Gail Goodman describe how her company acquires customers at a price that makes sense – and retains them for the long haul. Steven Kaufer, co-founder and … Continue reading “Momentum Summit”

Solar Day 2010

Spawned in San Francisco, Solar Day is a nationwide day of recognition of the importance of solar energy in fostering a new mix of renewable energy options for consumers and businesses. Highlights in San Francisco will include a guided tour of restaurants and businesses using solar hot water heating technology. Some 25 other cities will … Continue reading “Solar Day 2010”

XSITE 2010: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship

XSITE 2010 is a full day of learning, stimulation, debate, networking, and inspiration of the kind only Xconomy can provide. Attendees will hear keynote presentations from some of the country’s leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, inventors, and investors as we celebrate the high-tech startups and anchor companies who are inventing the products and services defining the new … Continue reading “XSITE 2010: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship”

Cleantech Entrepreneurship: Can It Get the Nation Back to Work?

The Cleantech Open sponsors a day-long conference on the contributions alternative energy entrepreneurship can make to economic recovery. From the conference website: “Amidst the recovery from the recent recession, seeds of a brighter future are being developed by entrepreneurs with ‘game changing’ clean technologies.  This innovation is not unprecedented, but what is different this time?  … Continue reading “Cleantech Entrepreneurship: Can It Get the Nation Back to Work?”

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and Mobile Strategy

Microsoft’s Toni Abrusia and Daniel Egan host a session to explain the next major mobile phone release, which is slated for availability later this year, and how to leverage the robust application platform to develop games and applications for Marketplace. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., or register online here.

2010 International ESRI User Conference

TED Conference founder Richard Saul Wurman will discuss the impacts of urban supercenters and the role of GIS in problem solving in his keynote address at the annual ESRI User Conference in San Diego. More information and online registration is here.

Citizens’ Committee on Boston’s Future

David Luberoff, executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, sent in the following notice: “Have a great idea about what Boston can do to make itself more competitive in the 21st century? Then Citizens’ Committee on Boston’s Future is looking for you. The Committee, which was appointed … Continue reading “Citizens’ Committee on Boston’s Future”

Legislative Roundtable with California Assemblyman Joel Anderson, R-El Cajon

Assemblyman Joel Anderson represents California’s 77th Assembly District, which encompasses more than 420,000 people in East San Diego County. He sits on the Assembly’s Select Committee on Biotechnology, the Insurance Committee and the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. He also is vice-chair of the Governmental Organization Committee. More information and registration is here.

Fresh Starts and Offshoots at Advanced BioHealing

Advanced BioHealing has turned Dermagraft, its product for diabetic foot ulcers, into a success story for regenerative medicine. Kathy McGee, Advanced BioHealing’s vice president and general manager, will give a short presentation, and ABH representatives will be available for networking throughout the evening—and ABH is hiring. More information and online registration is here.

Using SDSU Mapping to Help Disaster Relief Workers Navigate Chaos

Through a partnership with the U.S. Navy, researchers at San Diego State University’s Visualization Center used high-resolution imagery from Navy P-3 aircraft to provide mapping and web services to relief organizations following the January quake in Haiti. Similar mapping, visualization and data integration efforts are also underway for the Mexicali earthquake and Gulf oil spill, … Continue reading “Using SDSU Mapping to Help Disaster Relief Workers Navigate Chaos”

Life Sciences Analytics: Bridging the Gap to Drug Discovery and Diagnostics

Life sciences analytics has adapted a number of techniques from other industries for successful forays into drug discovery and diagnostics. The San Diego Software Industry Council has organized a session to discuss how algorithms and research from outside life sciences are being adapted for new research and analysis. Speakers include Stephen Tanner of Illumina, Michael … Continue reading “Life Sciences Analytics: Bridging the Gap to Drug Discovery and Diagnostics”

NWEN Breakfast Buzz: Social Media for Startups

Information and registration here. Whether your world is brick-and-mortar or all Web 2.0 all the time, we’re all swimming in a sea of social media. Foursquare, Twitter, Facebook, blogs—transparency is king, and the lines between personal and professional have become fainter and fuzzier. How can you meaningfully engage in any or all of these channels? … Continue reading “NWEN Breakfast Buzz: Social Media for Startups”

TechFlash Live: Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital

Information and registration here. Join the entire technology community for TechFlash Live on June 15, an evening event that will bring top executives from throughout the region to network and develop business together. Whether you’re a CEO, entrepreneur, developer, marketing guru or connected to the tech industry in some other way, you’ll make valuable connections … Continue reading “TechFlash Live: Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital”

Washington State Biomedical Device Summit

The third annual Washington State Biomedical Device Summit will once again bring together over 200 executives, entrepreneurs, researchers, government officials, thought leaders and stakeholders from the medical device community to review the current landscape and discuss strategies for navigating the new healthcare economy. This year’s event, on June 17, will include speakers from Micronics; Pathway … Continue reading “Washington State Biomedical Device Summit”

Digital Pharma West

ExL Pharma brings its digital pharma event to the West Coast. From the event website: “Digital Pharma has become the leading experimental forum for the industry to explore how technology, innovation and social media are changing the way we interact with patients and physicians. We assemble the most leading pharma marketers and create a setting … Continue reading “Digital Pharma West”

Venture Funding and Due Diligence: Financing a Biotechnology Company

The UC Berkeley Extension in downtown San Francisco hosts a two-day course for venture-funded startup entrepreneurs in the life sciences sector. From the course writeup: “Study contemporary start-up topics covering the history, culture, and evolution of biotech businesses and business models. You are introduced to the basics of starting a biotechnology or life science company … Continue reading “Venture Funding and Due Diligence: Financing a Biotechnology Company”

International Society for Stem Cell Research Annual Meeting

With sponsorship from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the four-day annual meeting of the ISSCR comes to San Francisco this June. From the event website: “The ISSCR Annual Meeting has become the preeminent international stem cell meeting of the foremost stem cell professionals from public, private, academic and government settings. It provides a forum to … Continue reading “International Society for Stem Cell Research Annual Meeting”

The Water Crisis: An Update on Global Challenges and the Role of Technology

SD Forum presents a “Clean and Green Evening Series” event on how technology can help address the global shortage of fresh water. From the event listing: “The global water crisis continues to be a top priority for consumers, corporations, entrepreneurs, investors and the government. Our panelists will provide an update on what they feel to … Continue reading “The Water Crisis: An Update on Global Challenges and the Role of Technology”

Consumer Internet Venture Breakfast

The SD Forum’s Mobile SIG, with sponsorship from Pillsbury Winthrop and PricewaterhouseCoopers, presents its quarterly venture breakfast, with a focus this quarter on the prospects for consumer Internet plays for venture investors. To quote from the event listing: “Are there still big consumer plays or is the field already saturated? Who will be the winners … Continue reading “Consumer Internet Venture Breakfast”

Next Generation Batteries

The SD Forum hosts a Clean Tech Breakfast on “Next Generation Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities in Energy Storage.” Confirmed speakers include Dania Ghantous, Qnovo Corporation; Ashok Lahiri, Enovix; and Mark Platshon, VantagePoint. Jeffrey Selman of Nixon Peabody will moderate. Information here.

Winning with Big Data

The Business Intelligence SIG of SD Forum hosts a talk by Michael Driscoll, principal at Dataspora, on the opportunities and challenges created by “big data”—the massive flow of information generated by consumers clicking on Web links, swiping their credit cards, and checking in at various locations on their mobile devices. Information here.

Using Community Initiatives to Build Your Brand

SD Forum’s marketing SIG hosts a talk by Dylan Thomas, digital director at Rassak Experience, on the most appropriate and effective ways to use community initiatives to build your brand and drive business results. “This presentation will provide an overview of community initiatives types, present success stories, and provide tools to assess the role of … Continue reading “Using Community Initiatives to Build Your Brand”

Guy Kawasaki: Entrepreneurship 2.0

The Silicon Valley extension of UC Santa Cruz hosts a talk by famed investor and technology Guy Kawasaki, who will focus on the “new rules of the game” in technology entrepreneurship. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Information here.

UX Intensive 2010

Adaptive Path hosts a four-day workshop series for user experience professionals who want to “take their practice to the next level,” in the words of the event listing. “We examine the key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. Each workshop is led by Adaptive … Continue reading “UX Intensive 2010”

A Cooler Case Study: Making CoolerEmail Hot Again

CoolerEmail was a trailblazer in the e-mail marketing space with a solution that was the most affordable, technologically advanced, and easiest to use. But as the market has matured, the gap between CoolerEmail and the competition has narrowed significantly. The company realizes the need to respond with a robust, next-generation solution. CoolerEmail is on the … Continue reading “A Cooler Case Study: Making CoolerEmail Hot Again”

Getting Ahead of the Curve: San Diego Bio-Pharma Conference 2010

The Sino-American Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Professionals Association and San Diego Chinese American Association have organized the 9th Annual Symposium on Biopharmaceuticals, also known as San Diego Bio-Pharma Conference 2010. While a major reorganization in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries has completely changed Pharma landscape, these also are the perfect times for forging ahead. Keeping the … Continue reading “Getting Ahead of the Curve: San Diego Bio-Pharma Conference 2010”

Enterprise 2.0 Conference Boston

The Enterprise 2.0 Conference explores the implications of enterprise technology, which allows businesses to communicate and collaborate beyond the more traditional modes such as email. It offers a series of workshops that aims to guide professionals through setting up enterprise 2.0 technology at their workplaces, and also examines the bumps along the way. Register here.

Founder Dialogues

KIVA Systems founder Mick Mountz will present at this edition of Founder Dialogues, a series of events put on by the seed-stage venture capital fund the Founder Collective. KIVA is developing technology that uses robotics to work warehouses and distribution centers.

4th Annual EurekaFest

Calling future inventors! This Lemelson-MIT event aims to inspire the future scientists and technology gurus with showcases of MIT inventions and design challenges for kids. You can register online for this one.

Yaddapalooza

Boston’s Pinyadda hosts an informal party for the local startup crowd. From the event listing: “Pinyadda is pleased to announce the first ever yaddapalooza at the brand new Whiskey Priests bar in Boston’s Innovation District! Come join top innovating minds in Boston for a little partying, free food, and startup talk from 5:30pm – 10pm before … Continue reading “Yaddapalooza”