Session VIII of the 2006 Women’s Technology Cluster’s Catalyst Program, Due Diligence Process and Package, will be held on October 13, 2006 from 8 to 10:15 a.m. at Fenwick & West, LLP’s offices located at 801 California Street, Mountain View, CA. The event will explain the due diligence process and describe what will be needed to go through the process. The speakers will include: Jeff Karras, Levensohn Venture Partners; Angelos Kottas, Woodside Fund; Prashant Shah, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners; Risa Stack, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; and Lisa Kenkel, Fenwick & West. The registration price for this event is $27.17 (registration for the full series is $172.00).

The event The Future of Healthcare Investing: What’s Hot/What’s Not in Biotech, Medical Devices and Healthcare Services will take place on October 11, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, 5101 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara, CA. Panelists include: Marty Felsenthal, General Partner, Salix Ventures; Bryan Roberts, Managing General Partner, Venrock Associates; and Kevin Wasserstein, Managing Director, Versant Ventures.

The BIOCOM Purchasing Group Event will take place on October 11, 2006 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at BIOCOM’s offices, 4510 Executive Drive, Plaza Seven (Main Lobby), San Diego, CA 92121. For information, contact Kelly Aranaz Karanaz@biocom.org or 858.455.0300 ext.100.

The seminar Tech Depot Lunch and Learn will take place on October 11, 2006 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at BIOCOM, 4510 Executive Drive, Plaza One, in San Diego, CA. Tech Depot will share how it can help create a superior business technology purchasing experience through using the extranet, customizing an online catalog, software licensing solutions, and product searches. For more information, contact stesta@jangomail.com.

The event Business Aspects of Regenerative Medicine will take place on October 10, 2006, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Marriott San Diego La Jolla, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, in La Jolla, CA. This all-encompassing stem cell research panel discussion includes the embryonic stem cell bank created by Medical Research Council (“MRC”) in Britain and the pace of stem cell research in this country. For more information, contact Chris Steinhardt at 619-235-8550 or csteinhardt@kmob.com.

BayBio’s Meet Your Candidate will be held on October 9th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at Genitope Corporation, 6900 Dumbarton Circle, in Fremont, CA. This program will provide an opportunity to meet with a Bay Area freshman candidate for the California State Assembly, Cathleen Galgiani, and to discuss important policy issues that will have a tremendous impact on life sciences companies as they work to navigate a difficult regulatory environment, secure capital, and struggle to find qualified employees for a rapidly growing workforce. To participate the meeting, RSVP to cdraper@baybio.org at least 24hrs before each event.

BayBio is holding a Life Sciences Entrepreneur and Investor Roundtable on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Cabana, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306. The event will feature a roundtable format and allow entrepreneurs to interact with investors and get feedback on their business plans. Early-bird registration is $40.00 through October 5th, and on-site registration is $50.00.

The Bioe2e Annual Funding Fair will be held on October 7, 2006 at Genentech Hall, UCSF Mission Bay.

The event 14th Annual BioPartnering Europe Investing in Global Partnerships will take place from October 8-10, 2006 at the QEII Conference Centre in London, United Kingdom. BioPartnering Europe attracts the support of leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, financial and service companies who have all contributed to making this one of the leading independent partnering events in the world. BIOCOM members receive 10% off registration.

The seminar Obtaining Orphan Drug Designation in Europe will take place on October 6, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. Chiltern International sponsors the event with speaker Patricia Lovell-Hoare who has more than 15 years experience in clinical research and International Regulatory issues. For more information, contact seminar@chiltern.com.