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What’s Inside: Life Science Career Expos Across California; Partnerships for Function Oncology and Verge Genomics; Abbott Executive Receives Innovation Award from Bench & Deloitte; Update on University Community Plan in San Diego; and more.
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What’s Happening at Biocom California
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Exhibit at Our Life Science Career Fairs in SD and SSF this May
In our ongoing commitment to foster growth of a vibrant and inclusive life science workforce, Biocom California Institute is pleased to announce its Life Science Career Expos will take place on May 15 in the Bay Area in partnership with NOVAworks and on May 21 in San Diego. All life science companies interested in accessing diverse and emerging talent are invited, with free tabling and priority registration available for our member companies. Participating companies can engage with our 2024 fellows and receive an introduction to the Career Hub, Biocom California Institute’s cutting-edge online job board tailored for the life science industry.
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Celebrate Earth Day with Us by Talking Sustainability Solutions
We’re proud of our many members taking action to implement sustainability efforts that put our planet first. To broaden the impact and encourage more adoption of greener practices, we’re bringing together esteemed panelists from companies leading the way in sustainable initiatives at our Earth Day Sustainability Reception events in the Bay Area and San Diego. Join us to learn about innovative approaches that minimize your company’s environmental footprint.
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Biocom California Shines a Spotlight on LA’s Westside
This month’s Spotlight series brought together a panel of industry professionals to highlight UCLA’s acquisition of the former Westside Pavilion mall and its future as the UCLA Research Park, along with additional opportunities for life science growth on the Westside. The panel discussion emphasized the importance of readily available R&D spaces and policies that can facilitate future lab space to bolster the biotech ecosystem around UCLA’s exciting new investment.
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Industry Intelligence & Member Moments
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- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals initiated an expanded access program for plozasiran and announced it will present new final Phase 2 clinical data from its study with patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome.
- Bench and Deloitte presented its inaugural life sciences tech innovation award to Sabina Ewing, Senior Vice President, Business & Technology Services and Chief Information Officer at Abbott.
- Cytiva again received platinum EcoVadis ranking for sustainability and is recognized for its sustainability program at its sites in Sweden.
- Function Oncology announced an R&D partnership with Volastra Therapeutics, aiming to expand patient selection for Volastra’s KIF18A inhibitors across an array of solid tumors indications.
- Life Science Cares San Diego published its 2023 Impact Report, outlining the organization’s extensive community engagement initiatives of the year.
- NKGen Biotech presented additional Phase 1 clinical trial data on the use of its investigational autologous NK cell therapy in Alzheimer’s at the Tau2024 Global Conference.
- Sapient extended multi-omics services with high throughput discovery proteomics, enabling the measure of thousands of proteins in blood and tissue across diverse biological pathways.
- Synthekine received FDA clearance of its IND application to evaluate its orthogonal IL-2 and CD19 CAR-T combination therapy for lupus without the use of lymphodepletion.
- University of California San Diego researchers developed a new genetic system to test and analyze the underlying mechanisms of CRISPR-based DNA repair outcomes.
- Verge Genomics will partner with Ferrer to co-develop and commercialize Verge’s clinical-stage ALS therapy.
- Visgenx will discuss its gene therapy with a novel target for dry age-related macular degeneration at the second annual 2024 Cell & Gene Therapy Summit.
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California Primary Election Results
California primary election results are officially in. Find the outcomes of the following races here: Senate and House; State Senate and Assembly Districts; cities and counties in the Los Angeles, Bay Area, and San Diego regions. In California, the top two vote-getters will face each other in the general elections, regardless of party affiliations.
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Berkeley Rescinds the Nation’s First Natural Gas Ban
Berkeley has agreed to repeal the nation’s first-ever gas ban, which restricted gas hookups for new buildings, ending a lawsuit brought by the California Restaurant Association. The settlement raises questions about the fate of similar restrictions on fossil fuels throughout the state. Biocom California has engaged on local gas ban proposals on behalf of our members throughout the state.
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New Draft: University Community Plan Update
On March 15, the City of San Diego released the second draft of the University Community Plan Update, which will provide guidance for how the life science hub will develop over the next 30 years. Biocom California has been on the plan update committee since it was formed over five years ago and will be submitting comments related to building housing that is accessible to our life science workforce. The city also released the second draft of Blueprint SD, which will help guide where homes and jobs near transit should be located throughout the city.
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Biocom California
For over 28 years, Biocom California has helped move the life science industry forward with transformative resources that enable companies to make meaningful connections. With a membership base of over {{{dynamic_content_1600}}} companies, we connect our members to each other so they can collaborate and work stronger and smarter together. We connect organizations to capital investment and purchasing solutions so they can grow faster and work more efficiently. We’re their link to advocacy that fights for innovation and we provide an environment where their business and talent can thrive. Biocom California is how the life science industry gets connected.
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