LifeSciences British Columbia is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Don Enns as the new President of the organization effective September 7th, 2010.

Mr. Enns has been a leader in British Columbia’s life sciences industry for over 25 years, most recently as President and CEO of CANTEST Ltd., a BC-headquartered global organization providing professional analytical and clinical services in support of environmental quality, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and food safety industries as well as related projects for business and government.

BC Excels is a rigorous one-year business development mentorship program for emerging life science companies where leaders of emerging bioproducts, bioenergy, medical device and biopharmaceutical companies are paired with successful entrepreneurs in their respective industry sector. Together they follow a highly customized, interactive and industry-specific educational program.

As part of LifeSciences BC’s ongoing commitment to be the primary source for information on life sciences in British Columbia, we recently launched a new resource for our members called LifeSciences BC Daily News Flash. Each morning, subscribing members will receive a snapshot of the latest life science news highlighting member press releases along with top local and international news stories from a variety of leading industry sources. This will be a fast and easy way to be informed and stay on top of breaking news without having to scan all the local papers and industry publications. We're doing the work for you!

LifeSciences BC cordially invites you to join us for a networking breakfast and seminar with Novozymes, a leading global company in industrial enzymes and bio-innovation from Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with customers across a broad array of industries, they create tomorrow's industrial bio-solutions, which both improves their customers' business and the use of the planet's resources.

Presented by: LifeSciences BC, MEDEC, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and the National Research Council.

This full day, interactive workshop is designed to provide medical device companies with an overview of the European Union (EU) regulatory system. Manuela Ahlers, an expert with TUV NORD CERT GmbH has been invited to give you the know-how to systematically seek regulatory approval for your medical devices.

The Annual General Meeting will bring together decision makers from throughout our life sciences industry, representing the leading-edge companies, research institutions and government which together are responsible for moving our industry forward.

It is one of our primary opportunities over the course of the year to gather as a community and reflect on the key successes and issues affecting British Columbia’s life sciences industry, the research from which it stems, and the overall environment in British Columbia that enables its success.