The event PG Open Meeting and Holiday Party will take place on November 30, 2006 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at BIOCOM, 4510 Executive Drive, Plaza 7 in San Diego, CA.

The event Nanotechnology in Cancer Research will take place on November 30, 2006 from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Goldberg Auditorium in San Diego, CA. The conference will help determine how Centers for Nanotchnology Excellence (“CCNE”) will make a difference in the future. San Diego-based Nano Tumor Center leaders will share the progress on research projects and plans for commercialization.

The event VWR BD/Bioscience Lunch and Learn–Peptones:  High Quality Supplements for BioPharmaceutical Production  will take place on November 28, 2006 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at BIOCOM, 4510 Executive Drive, Plaza 7 in San Diego, CA. Kathie Fritchman will discuss how peptone supplementation has increased over the years as more pharma companies have successfully incorporated peptones into their cell culture production processes.

The event BioE2E’s Fourth Annual Pitch Event will take place on November 17, 2006 from 9 a.m.- 1.30 p.m. at California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, 475 Brannan Street, Suite 220, in San Francisco, CA. The Pitch Event is a master-class format where seasoned and raw entrepreneurs are welcome to learn about crafting and pitching their life sciences pitch. Students, academics, intra- and entrepreneurs are all welcome to submit. 
 

The event Peninsula Structures: Focus on the Future will take place on November 16, 2006 from 7:30 – 9:45 a.m. at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel, 1770 South Amphlett Boulevard, in San Mateo, CA. The discussion will involve issues including: expansion of tech startups and life science firms taking more office space, the rapid hiring for this expansion, and how employees are commuting from the East Bay, creating transit challenges.

The event LabWize Best Practices for Laboratory Design 2006 will take place from November 15-16, 2006 at the Clarion Hotel in San Francisco, CA. This event is targeted toward Owners, Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Manufacturers, who specialize in Health and Safety, Laboratory Buildings and Cleanrooms, or those who wish to learn about the State-Of-The-Art Design and Construction, Equipment and Materials these critical environments require.

The event New Directions in Analgesic Drug Development will take place on November 15, 2006 at 6 p.m. at The Clarion Hotel, 401 East Millbrae Ave., in Millbrae, CA. Speaker: William K Schmidt
President, Northstar Consulting. The discussion includes significant new approaches for reducing pain and controlling the side effects of existing drugs and selected products currently in advanced preclinical development or phase I-III clinical development for acute or chronic pain.

The event San Diego BIOCOM Investor Conference will take place from November 14 – 16, 2006 at the Del Mar Marriott, 11966 El Camino Real in San Diego, CA. The conference will highlight investment opportunities in the region’s top life science companies to over 300 of the nation’s top institutional and retail investors, and includes plenary sessions, one-on-one meetings, and company presentations.

The event Life Science Facilities: Decision Making Criteria For Winning Proposals will take place on November 14, 2006 at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, Four Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor, in San Francisco, CA. The discussion comprises how the need for life science or healthcare facilities in California is on a sharp rise and how proposal writing requires a clearly defined set of decision-making criteria.

The event "The Stakes Get Higher: The Impact of the Schering-OIG Settlement and Gleason Indictment on Drug Promotion" will take place on November 14, 2006 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST from youroffice or conference room. The 90-minute interactive audio conference will feature Wayne Pines, an internationally known consultant on regulatory and media matters involving pharmaceuticals, biological products and medical devices; and David Adams, a partner at Venable, the Washington law firm, who practices in the areas of Pharma Advertising, Marketing and New Media, Food and Drug, and International Trade, with a focus on food and drug law.

Information:  If you prefer to register — or order the CD recording (MP3 format) — by phone, then call toll-free at 800-688-2421. And when you do, please be sure to mention your priority code: T06162 – EM3217.