The event Harlan Lunch & Learn: Polyclonal Antibody Production will be held on Thursday, March 16th, 2006 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the BIOCOM/McGraw Conference Room, 4510 Executive Drive, Plaza 7, San Diego, CA 92121. Topics will include antigen development, in-vivo model options and purification /conjugation methods pertaining to polyclonal antibody development.

The event Healthcare/Bio-Science Summit & Spring Venture Forum: New Frontiers in Medicine will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110. The panel at this event will discuss healthcare issues affecting businesses in Silicon Valley. Panelists will include: Sam Collela, Managing Partner, Versant Ventures; Richard Levy, CEO of Varian Medical Systems; Martha Marsh, President and CEO of Stanford Hospital & Clinics; and David S. Sobel, MD, MPH, Director, Patient Education and Health Promotion, Kaiser Permanente, North California. The event will also provide time to pitch ideas to a VC/Angel Investor, which will be sponsored by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal in partnership with The Enterprise Network of Silicon Valley.

The event Specialty Pharmaceuticals–Licensing & IP Strategies for Faster Value Creation will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marriott La Jolla, Salons A & B, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego. The program will examine the next step for the specialty pharma business model. Speakers will include Laurent Fischer, President & CEO of Ocera Therapeutics; Bob More, Partner of Domain Associates; Karen Dow, Partner at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP; and Richard K. Masterson Jr., VP of Global Commercial Development at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International. The moderator is David Palella, President of BioScience Ventures, Inc.

The University of California Extension in Silicon Valley Cupertino, CA will hold Clinical Trials Essentials: An Intensive Course on March 13-17, 2006. The course will focus on elements of clinical trial design and management, including drug and device development processes, trial design, regulation of clinical research, roles and responsibilities of key players, trial monitoring, data management, safety reporting, and the business of clinical research.

The event Specialty Pharmaceuticals–Licensing & IP Strategies for Faster Value Creation will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Marriott La Jolla, Salons A & B, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego. The program will examine the next step for the specialty pharma business model. Speakers will include Laurent Fischer, President & CEO of Ocera Therapeutics; Bob More, Partner of Domain Associates; Karen Dow, Partner at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP; and Richard K. Masterson Jr., VP of Global Commercial Development at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International. The moderator is David Palella, President of BioScience Ventures, Inc.

The Inaugural Stem Cell Meeting will be held on March 12-14 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA. The event is the premier international event bringing together world renowned scientists at the frontier of embryonic and adult stem cell research with decision makers and thought leaders in policy, ethics, patient advocacy, finance, business, and media to explore the challenge and promise of stem cell research and the compelling potential of emerging therapies.

The event Molecular BioProducts: VWR and Nalge Nunce BioProducts Lunch & Learn will be held on Thursday, March 9th from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. at the Molecular BioProducts Main Offices, 9880 Mesa Rim Road, San Diego, CA 92121. The event will examine new products for cell culture and cell-based research.

The event Molecular BioProducts: VWR and Nalge Nunce BioProducts Lunch & Learn will be held on Thursday, March 9th from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. at the Molecular BioProducts Main Offices, 9880 Mesa Rim Road, San Diego, CA 92121. The event will examine new products for cell culture and cell-based research.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, San Francisco/Bay Area Chapter will be holding the 15th Annual Vendor Night on March 9, 2006 between 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the South San Francisco Conference Center.

The U.S. Commercial Service, San Francisco will hold an Asia Biotech Webinar on March 8th, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. PST, which will take a look at prevailing strategies for the Asian market, best practices, strategic alliances and partners, market prospects and prudent steps needed in order to succeed overseas.