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What’s Inside: Midterm Election Results and Updates; Biotech Showcase; Gear Up for Next Year’s Festival of Science & Engineering; RSVP for Our Holiday Party; and more.
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We’re providing you with the latest news, trends, and information surrounding the San Diego life science industry. Continue reading for local policy news and how it affects your business, community give-back opportunities, ways to maximize your savings with our Purchasing Group, and more. If you have company news or information you’d like included, please get in touch.
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Welcome New San Diego Members
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American Nitrile, Grove City, OH
Radionetics Oncology, San Diego, CA
Neologics Bioscience, San Diego, CA
CRB Group, Carlsbad, CA
CFGI, San Diego, CA
ElectroNucleics, Irvine, CA
WuXi Biortus Biosciences Co., Ltd, China
UNIGRID, San Diego, CA
Breakthrough Spaces, San Diego, CA
ScienceMedia, San Diego, CA
Turnstone Biologics, San Diego, CA
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Midterm Election Results and Updates
The last day vote-by-mail ballots to be counted was November 15. Outcomes are required to be submitted to the state by each county election official by December 9. Sign up to receive our policy newsletter and watch our Twitter page for relevant election updates:
San Diego Revisits Transit Priority Areas
Biocom California staff testified at the City of San Diego’s Planning Commission meeting on October 27 regarding the city’s proposal to shrink Transit Priority Areas (TPAs) — land around transit stops where dense development is allowed to locate. The commission voted to continue the TPA proposal to the Planning Commission meeting on December 8.
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Planning Ahead for #JPM23: Need Meeting Space?
If you’ve attended the annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco before, you know that finding a dedicated space to connect with other business colleagues and prospects can be fairly challenging. We’re helping our members focus on forming new connections and closing important deals at this year’s JPM by providing complimentary meeting space at Hotel Zeppelin, just steps away from the conference. This exclusive membership benefit provides an ideal location to meet, network, and hold valuable one-on-one partnering discussions. Meeting rooms are available to Biocom California Members for 30 minutes per company per day. Members can meet with non-members, but the room must be booked by a Biocom California member. Book your meeting space today.
Join Us to Kick Off JPM 2023 in Style
Hosted by AZBio, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Biocom California, BioNJ, Helsinn, Lonza, MichBio, NewYorkBIO, and more, the State Bio Friends Reception kicks off the largest annual gathering of healthcare innovators and healthcare investors in the world. This is a private reception for members of hosted life science associations and is invite-only. Use promo code ‘Biocom4CA’ when registering.
Biotech Showcase
Biotech Showcase is an investor and networking conference devoted to providing private and micro-mid-cap biotech companies an opportunity to present to and meet with investors and biopharma executives. Biotech Showcase will be in San Francisco in-person January 9–11, 2023, and digitally January 18–19, 2023 on partneringON. In-person attendees are also welcome to join on the virtual conference days and schedule one-to-one meetings. Biocom California members can use the promo code supBIOCOM2023 to receive $200 off registration.
Apply to Showcase Your Company at Our Global Partnering Conference
Is your company seeking funding and/or strategic business partners to help you grow? Apply today to stream your presentation at Biocom’s Global Life Science Partnering Conference! Presenting at the conference is a unique opportunity for life science companies looking to raise money and build collaborations with investors and potential strategic partners.
Propel Bio Partners Venture Day
On Thursday, November 3, our Capital Development team hosted Propel Bio Partner’s first Venture Day with Biocom California. Thanks to the support of Perkins Coie, 15 Biocom California member companies had the opportunity to meet with the Propel Bio Partner’s team to discuss funding opportunities. If you would like your company to be considered for future Venture and Partner Day opportunities, please get in touch.
Lifelines: Insights from Biocom’s Capital Development Team
Harrison Shapira, Partnering Manger on our Capital Development team, writes on the challenging circumstances early-stage companies face. Looking at both the public and private markets, as well as present economic conditions, what can company executives do to extend the runway and endure the unfavorable conditions? This article provides insights from industry experts and shares ideas executives can employ as they look to raise capital, partner and navigate the next three to 18 months.
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BioBasics 101: The Biology of Biotech for the Non-Scientist
Register for the two-half day course taking place February 7-8 in San Diego. Learn the foundational science upon which all biopharma therapies are based. This course will help increase your scientific knowledge so that you can converse more effectively with colleagues, clients, regulators, and scientists. Use code EARLYBIRD23 for $200 off.
DEADLINE APPROACHING – 2023 San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering
Southern California’s largest science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) Festival is returning to Petco Park for its 15th annual celebration on March 4, 2023! Each year, 24,000 community members attend this free event for fun, hands-on, engaging STEAM experiences. Join other Biocom member companies in supporting the next generation of industry professionals by hosting an exhibit booth at the Festival. The deadline to participate is December 9. The Festival is a program of Generation STEAM, Biocom California’s K-12 STEAM education affiliate. To learn more and get involved, contact Silvana
DelPiccolo.
International Women’s Day Conference for Title 1 High School Girls
Generation STEAM is hosting its first “I See Me” Conference for high school girls on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023. The all-day conference will serve 200-300 female students from San Diego Unified School District’s Title 1 high schools. Generation STEAM is seeking workshop proposals from women employed at STEM companies and community organizations. Workshops can range from STEM demonstrations, leadership development, career panels, brief lessons related to science and engineering, etc. To learn more and get involved, contact Silvana DelPiccolo.
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San Diego Holiday Member Appreciation Party
Don’t miss out on this member only end of year holiday celebration on Wednesday, December 7! With the holiday season upon us, we can’t think of any better way to show our gratitude and appreciation than by hosting our amazing Biocom California members and endorsed Purchasing Group suppliers for an evening filled with delicious hors d’oeuvres, specialty drinks, and live music at the Lodge at Torrey Pines. Space is limited. Register today!
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The Biocom California Intellectual Property and Patent Law Committee will be meeting on Thursday, December 1, at 1 p.m. PST (virtual). Adam Mossoff, Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, will be our guest speaker to discuss current issues in the IP space. For more information click here. |
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Strategies for Success with your Digital Health Companies
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Monday, December 5
Alexandria Gradlabs
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The future of medicine will have some component of digital health in diagnosis, monitoring, and/or treatment. Join us to have an interactive discussion with industry experts to learn about best practices specific to digital health technologies including raising money, valuation, strategic partnerships, regulatory challenges, and opportunities for commercial.
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Partnering with the NIH beyond SBIR grants
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Thursday, December 8
Virtual
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a resource that companies should consider to bolster their pipeline or solve a development problem. Join us for a live webinar with a representative from the Invention Development and Marketing Unit (IDMU) within the National Cancer Institute for an opportunity to learn about how your organization can partner with the NIH.
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Member News
Arima Genomics will team up with Basepair to accelerate bioinformatics analysis of 3D genomics data.
Illumina and Twist Bioscience will partner to produce a co-branded exome panel that will advance disease research.
Rejuvenate Bio launched its new office in San Diego, a 15,500 square foot facility that will help the company expand its development for new gene therapies.
Lipidio Pharmaceuticals announces close of Series A extension financing,
bringing total round to over $20M.
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Biocom California | San Diego
Biocom California is the largest, most experienced leader and advocate for California’s life science sector. Our San Diego office aims to build the networks that are critical to growth in this thriving regional ecosystem. Our targeted programs and customized services are tailored to the specific needs of the greater San Diego region. We work on behalf of more than 1,700 members to drive public policy, build an enviable network of industry leaders, create access to capital, introduce cutting-edge STEM education programs, and create robust value-driven purchasing programs.
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