The event Play by the Rules: Equity Compensation Strategies and New Rules will take place on November 2, 2006 from 12 – 1 p.m. Topics to be discussed will include the different types of equity incentive awards that a company could use to attract and keep new talent; the general tax implications for the recipient; and the mechanics of creating and issuing these awards. The speaker of this event will be Julia Vax, Director, Business Department, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin.
The event "The MIT·Stanford·UC Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum: Emerging Life Sciences Applications Evening Reception at the SEMI Nanoforum 2006" event will take place on November 2, 2006 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, CA. Speakers will include: Klaus Schroeter, President, Bioident Technologies; and Gajus Worthington, CEO, Fluidigm.
The event Neuroinflammation Symposium will take place on November 2, 2006 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Johnson & Johnson PRD, 3210 Merryfield Row, in San Diego, CA. The speakers will include:
*Floyd Bloom, M.D. – Scripps Research Institute and Neurome, Inc., who will be speaking on “New Approaches to Neurodegenerative Disease Models”.
*Lawrence Steinman, M.D. – Stanford University, who will be speaking on “A Long and Winding Road: The Quest for Antigen Specific Therapy of Autoimmune Disease”.
*Linda Watkins , Ph.D. – University of Colorado, who will be speaking on “Listening and Talking to Neurons: Clinical Implications of Immune & Glial Regulation of Pain”.
*Wolfgang J. Streit , Ph.D. – University of Florida, who will be speaking on “Role of Microglia in Neuronal Regeneration and Degeneration”.
The event First Annual Orange County Medical Device Forum will take place from November 1 – 2, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine in Irvine, CA. Leading medical device companies, start-ups, and research leaders from nine UC campuses will gather to discuss promising technology applications and emerging trends in opthamology, cardiology, medical imaging, and other medical device applications.
The LES Professional Development Series event Advanced Valuation Skills will take place on November 1-2 at the Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA. The registration cost is $1750 for members and $1995 for non-members. The course is a continuation of the skills taught in the Fundamentals and Advanced Valuation courses and will cover Discounted Cash Flow Methods, Monte Carlo Simulation, and Real Option valuation methods.
The event, Oncology Leaders Forum 2006, will be held October 30-November 1, 2006 at The Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in San Diego, CA. The topics include government; industry and analyst perspectives on market potential and what it will take to commercialize novel combination and mono therapies for oncology; and a five-year forecast of market size and potential opportunities for oncology therapeutics in US and globally.
The event Transition to Industry Career Symposium for Graduate students and Postdocs will take place on October 28, 2006 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Biogen Idec, 5200 Research Place, in San Diego, CA. Discussions concern the local life sciences industry and how to market to industry. Provides the opportunity to interact with and seek out information from local companies. For more information, contact email biotech@workforce.org.
