  Over 600 guests enjoyed the 2008 LifeSciences BC Awards as we recognized members of our community Register Now for the 7th Annual BioPartnering North America February 8-10, 2009 in Vancouver, BC Register now  Conference attendees connect at BPN 2008 In this turbulent economic climate, partnering is critical to success. To survive in 2009 you will need new partners, and BioPartnering North America is the place to find them! Meeting space is Filling Up - The buzz leading up to BPN has never been greater. BioPartnering North America is the largest life science partnering meeting in the western USA and Canada and has proved to be so popular that meeting requests are up 10 FOLD compared with BPN 2008. If interested in growing your presence and business at BPN, opportunities to sponsor are still available, as well as presenter packages. For sponsorship, contact Barry Gee. For presenter options, please email Lila Taylor or phone +1.831.464.4230 x137. Download the invitation Read more www.techvision.com/bpn Reserve Your Space Now for BIO 2009 - Atlanta, Georgia Exhibit space at BIO 2009 in Atlanta next year is already filling up, so BC organizations wishing to exhibit at the conference need to act immediately. Due to the immense resources required to mount a provincial pavilion, LifeSciences BC is refocusing our participation at BIO next year and will not be coordinating a British Columbia Pavilion, but organizations are still offered the opportunity to exhibit within the Canadian pavilion should they not delay. Read more Industry Roundtable Attracts Full House in Victoria December 1, 2008 LifeSciences BC was pleased to present Tools for Protecting and Commercializing Life Science, once again hosted generously by Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, this time in Victoria, BC on December 1, 2008. Sincere thanks also go to the Vancouver Island Technology Park, VIATeC and BC Innovation Council for their support of this event. Read more BC Industry and Government Mingle at Bioenergy and Bioproducts Reception in Victoria December 11, 2008 LifeSciences BC was pleased to co-host with the BC Innovation Council a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Reception in Victoria on December 11th, 2008. This was a wonderful opportunity for representatives from industry and government, including The Honourable Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development, and the LifeSciences BC BioProducts and Bioenergy Advisory Committee, Board of Directors and members, to come together and connect for this year-end networking opportunity.. Read more Participate in the Canadian Life Sciences Industry Forecast 2009  We appreciate your participation and support. The survey has been edited and should only take 10-15 minutes to complete. For your convenience, the software permits you to exit and resume the forecast as your schedule permits. Please find it here. Industry Roundtable/Medical Device Seminar: A Case Study of Life Science Commercialization January 21, 2009, 1:00-4:00PM What are some challenges when commercializing medical technologies or biopharmaceutical research? Lack of seed-financing and human resources? Informational and cultural barriers between universities and companies? Our panel -- a group of experienced CEOs from the medical devices and biopharmaceutical industry, have faced all of these, and will share their personal experiences, insight and thoughts on what’s worked (and what hasn’t) in dealing with these hurdles. Read more Register now Please note this event is only open to LifeSciences British Columbia members. Medical Device New Year Mingler January 21, 2009, 4:30 - 6:30PM After the success of the inaugural mingler held in October 2008, LifeSciences BC is pleased to host the Medical Device New Year Mingler as the kick-off of the series of events designed and developed for the medical device community. Read more Register now Industry Roundtable – Angel Investments to Life Sciences Start-ups January 28, 2009 All companies operating in the life sciences including medical device, drug development and clean (bio) tech that are looking for investment opportunities through VANTEC-Life Science Angel Network. Speakers include: Natalus Life Science Capital (VC) Ltd., Rocket Builders, and Ernst & Young. More information Click here to register BioSquare 2009 March 8 - 11, 2009
BioSquare is an international biotech business convention that occurs each spring, and attracts a large number of high-level participants. BioSquare takes place in parallel to BioVision, the world life sciences forum, from 8-11 March 2009, in Lyon, France. The concurrent scheduling of these two major events offers significant networking opportunities to delegates. Special rates are available for the first 10 Canadian companies to register, and for LifeSciences BC members. Read more  Students present their work to judges in the 2008 competition Reach out to Students with this Mentorship Opportunity - sanofi-aventis BioTalent Challenge Get your lab involved in the sanofi-aventis BioTalent Challenge! LifeSciences BC is lalways ooking for mentors for this exciting competition. The cornerstone of the sabc program is to provide students the opportunity to work with scientist mentors in real labs on real projects. To make this happen the program needs mentors to help the high school student teams develop and execute their projects. Programs such as sabc are really important tools for developing the next generation of scientists and entrepreneurs. Read more For more information, contact Jennifer Don't Miss the SABC Competition Day - April 6, 2009 The sanofi-aventis BioTalent Challenge is a high-school competition held nationwide that brings together creative and curious young people interested in solving a problem using biotechnology. LifeSciences British Columbia is proud to be the lead organizer for the sanofi-aventis biotech challenge in BC. The competition offers a total of $10,000 shared between the winning students and their schools. This event will also feature presenters from the local scientific community, showcasing their careers and demonstrating the opportunities available in biotechnology. Interested students and the public are invited to attend the competition. Save the date! More about the sanofi-aventis BioTalent Challenge |
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