13th Annual SoCalBio Conference

November 9, 2011

Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles, CA

Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities Available

7:30 am

Registration & Breakfast

8:15 am

Introductions and Acknowledgment of Sponsors

Platinum
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Tote Bag Sponsor

8:30 am

Morning Keynote Presentation 

Sponsored by

"The Competitiveness of the Greater Los Angeles ' Bioscience Industry Cluster," by Mitch Horowitz, PhD, Vice President & Managing Director, Battelle Technology Partnership Practice

Dr Horowitz will examine recent trends on the competitiveness of the Greater Los Angeles/Orange County Bioscience Industry Cluster, through the recession in terms of industry growth and venture capital as well as putting into context the broader market drivers for biosciences development and the rise of global competition and its implications. This presentation will examine best practices in growing biosciences industry cluster and involve a discussion on the preparedness of the Greater Los Angeles region to advance its biosciences industry cluster. 

9:30 am

Break

Emerging Company Presentations

Sierra Room

Los Angeles Room

Garden East

Garden West

9:45 am

MannKind Oncology  Company 

Cancer therapeutics

Lone Star Heart, Inc.

Therapies to preserve and restore adequate heart function in patients with congestive heart failure

CapWave

 Rapid, sensitive, and portable ELISA platform for use anywhere antibody based testing can be done

Avita Medical 

Regenerative medicine for wound healing

10:00 am

Cold Genesys

 A novel therapy to target bladder cancer cells

MindFrame 

Device to capture and retrieve clots and restore blood flow in the cerebral vasculature of patients suffering from an acute ischemic stroke

ClaremontBIO 

(Devices for lysis and nucleic acid extraction from microbial cells for PCR ready sample)

Kythera Biopharma 

Novel prescription products for the aesthetic market

10:15 am

Neumedicines 

Protein therapeutics for applications in oncology, hematology, and immunology

Otokinetics 

Implantable hearing aids

Maven Biotech 

Developing LFIRE™ - a flexible, cost-effective, high density imaging technology for the multiplexed, quantitative, label-free, real-time characterization of biomarker binding reactions

LyoTip, Inc. 

Lyophilized drug delivery

10:30 am

Paganini Biopharma

Novel monoclonal antibody treatment for triple negative breast cancer

Jet Lasik 

A device combining a modified collagen-coated contact lens with a layer of live cultured skin cells to act as a postoperative tissue transplant "bandage" in photorefractive keratectomy procedures 

Integrated Plasmonics 

Nano photonics research to develop a point-of-care device for low-cost, disposable, multiplexed, and label-free diagnostics

California Stem Cell Inc. 

Production of high purity human cells for therapeutic development and clinical application

Break

11:00 am

Bioniz 

Therapeutics for autoimmune diseases based on novel peptides which selectively inhibit multiple cytokines without compromising the rest of the immune system

MiniPumps

small, low-cost, and accurate pumps for subcutaneous drug delivery

DxTerity Diagnostics

Developing its patented NEAT™ platform to provide a pathway to incorporate genetic testing into routine medical care

OlFactor Laboratories 

Novel masking agents to protect animals and humans from vector borne diseases

11:15 am

Allegro Ophthalmic

Integrin peptide therapy for retinal vascular diseases, including  wet age-related macular  degeneration and diabetic macular edema

BioPhotas

Light therapy devices for the treatment of dermatological and muscular/skeletal conditions

Oracle Bioscience

Biomarkers for triple negative breast cancer diagnosis

Acelot 

A cheminformatics company offering products and services for the pharmaceutical industry

11:30 am

ImmunGene 

Monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics to treat cancer, autoimmune disorders and other diseases

NanoPulse 

Medical devices to treat a broad array of commonly encountered skin lesions

Eye Predict

Assessing brain disorders with gaze measures

SMRT Therapeutics 

Small molecules for treating genetic diseases

11:45 am

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics

Immuno-therapeutics for brain cancer

Viderics 

Inexpensive, handheld diagnostic ultrasound devices

Ikona Medical

Image probe for diagnostic assessment of women suffering from abnormal uterine bleeding.

Vascular Access Systems 

Automated device allowing researchers to more efficiently make injections in mice through their tails)

12:00 noon

TheraBiologics

A proprietary stem cell platform for targeted therapeutic delivery to cancer cells

Quantason

 Bi-modal functional Ultrasound platform for breast cancer screening and diagnosis

Reflectance Medical

 physiologic sensor to enable physicians to quickly assess a patient's metabolic status

Sira Technologies 

Cold chain temperature management solutions for food, pharmaceuticals, and other perishables

12:45 pm

Lunch & Keynote Presentations 

Sponsored by

1:00 pm

"Canada-California: A Partnership for Innovation and Economic Growth," By David Fransen, Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles

1:20 pm

"Breakthrough Cancer Coalition for FDA Reform," by Jonathan Lasch, PhD, Director, AMI - USC

1:30 pm

"Creating Entrepreneurial Universities to Fuel Regional Economic Growth," by Kalyanam Shivkumar MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine & Radiology and Director, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center & EP Programs, UCLA Health System

Break

Breakout Sessions: Resources for Entrepreneurs

Break

 Workshop on Securing SBIR & STTR Grant Funding for your Emerging Bioscience Company 

Sponsored by
 

Dr Greg Milman from the NIH and David Hood of DH3 Consulting will lead this workshop which will:

·          Provide updates on funding opportunities from both the NIH and DoD

·          Sharpen your grant-writing skills and

·          Teach you how to tap various government funding opportunities.

Closing Reception and Poster Display 

Sponsored by  

Conference Adjourns