British Columbia has Cause to Celebrate
May 4, 2006 BC Biotech is proud to be hosting our 8th Annual BC Biotechnology Awards Ceremony May 4th to honour outstanding contributions made by members of British Columbia's biotechnology community. This event has evolved to become the premier evening of the year for biotech in BC, and we hope to have you all join us in this year's celebration. We are extremely pleased to announce that this year, in order to expand the breadth of our awards, and be increasingly inclusive of the greater life sciences community, BC Biotech has partnered with Genome British Columbia to create the Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence. This award will be presented to an individual who has received significant international recognition in the fields of genomics, proteomics, bioinfomatics or systems biology. We thank Genome British Columbia for being an important new partner for us. Tickets are Now Available Tickets are on sale, and tables are assigned on a first come, first serve basis, so register early. Ticket prices are as follows: Member Table (10 seats) - $1100.00 + GST Individual Member Ticket - $125.00 + GST For more information about the BC Biotechnology Awards contact Barry Gee, Director, Operations and Communications at (604) 602-5226 or bgee@bcbiotech.ca The 8th Annual BC Biotechnology Awards are presented by:
On March 23, 2006, BC Biotech hosted an Industry Roundtabtable with 40 participants, titled The New International Financial Centre Legislation re: Life Sciences Patents….What it Really Means for all BC Biotech Companies. Effective January 1, 2006, important changes to the provincial International Financial Activity Act resulted in BC-based biotech companies that generate revenue from life-science related patents being eligible for a refund of up to 75% of their corporate income tax. This initiative is a huge step forward in growing British Columbia’s biotech industry, and this event help explained the details of the program, including how biotech companies that may not yet be generating revenue should prepare themselves to take advantage of this incentive. BC Biotech would like to thank the following speakers for making presentations and for providing invaluable information about this recent legislation passed by the Government of British Columbia. -Robert Fairweather, President, International Financial Centre -Don Furney, Managing Director, Tax Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers -Hector MacKay-Dunn, QC, Senior Partner, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, LLP Renew your BC Biotech Membership NowIt's that time of the year again to renew your BC Biotech membership for 2006-2007. Membership renewal forms have been sent to the primary contacts of each organization, and renewals can be made online.Please note that deadline to renew has been extended to April 15, 2006. In order for your membership to remain active, we would appreciate that you renew your BC Biotech membership by April 15, 2006. If you have any questions about membership renewals, please contact Raman Bhullar at rbhullar@bcbiotech.ca or at 604-602-5228.
BC Biotech was very successful in introducing a new organizational sponsorship program last year, and would like to take this opportunity to invite you to be a part of it. We are pleased to announce that in the first six months of this new program, we had 21 sponsors confirmed. Without the support of our sponsors, we could not have undertaken all our new programs and initiatives in this past year, including the development of the BC Biotech position paper, facilitating linkages between pharma and our industry and developing a video promoting the benefits of investing in British Columbia. Please view our 2006-2007 Sponsorship Program If you have any further questions about the program or would like more information, please contact Raman Bhullar at rbhullar@bcbiotech.ca or 604-602-5228.
April 28, 2006
BC Biotech is proud to be the lead organizer for the sanofi-aventis biotech challenge (SABC) in BC. The sanofi-aventis biotech challenge is a high-school competition held nationwide that brings together creative and curious young people interested in solving a problem using biotechnology. To view the 2006 student projects, please click here. The final competition for British Columbia students will be held on April 28, 2006 in Townsquare A,B,C,D at BCIT's Burnaby Campus. The SABC Awards will be presented to the winners at the 8th Annual BC Biotechnology Awards For more information on the sanofi-aventis biotech challenge visit the program website at www.biotechchallenge.ca |
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