The event IBC’s 18th International Antibody Development & Production Successful Upstream and Downstream Processing Approaches will take place from February 28 – March 2, 2007 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA. This forum explores every critical stage of process and product development and is designed to help companies of all sizes accelerate their antibody therapeutic programs. The registration deadline for this event is December 15, 2006.  For more information, contact IBC at  800.390.4078 (telephone); 941.365.0104 (fax); reg@ibcusa.com.  The Priority Code is B4155BPIEM1.

The event IBC’s 18th International Antibody Development & Production Successful Upstream and Downstream Processing Approaches will take place from February 28 – March 2, 2007 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA. This forum explores every critical stage of process and product development and is designed to help companies of all sizes accelerate their antibody therapeutic programs. The registration deadline for this event is December 15, 2006.  For more information, contact IBC at  800.390.4078 (telephone); 941.365.0104 (fax); reg@ibcusa.com.  The Priority Code is B4155BPIEM1.

The event Building a Successful Nanotech Company – “What Will it Take in Today’s Market?” will take place on February 1, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. at UCSD Faculty Club, 9500 Gilman Drive, in La Jolla, CA.
This event includes a panel of nanotechnology executives, veteran entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and financiers. Discussion topics concern sources of technology acquisition and early stage funding, typical exit strategies for a nanotechnology start-up, alternative financing models, anticipated industry trends, and more.
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The event Federal Circuit Judges Come to California will take place on February 27, 2007 at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, 4375 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey, CA. The judges will provide a brief commentary on the latest initiatives of the Court, including technology enhancements. Topics will include:

• Decision Making and Effective Advocacy at the Federal Circuit;
• the New Federal Circuit Mediation Program;
• "What’s Up with the Supreme Court?"; and
• Patent Litigation: Perspectives of the Trial Courts.

The event BAYBIO ADVANTAGE Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference will take place from February 27 – March 2, 2007 at Moscone Convention Center, in San Francisco, CA. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Thirteenth Annual Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference and Exposition is considered one of the fast-growing pharma/biotech events on the west coast.

The event CHI’s Third Annual Biomarkers in Preclinical Development will take place from February 27-March 2, 2007 at Moscone North Convention Center, in San Francisco, CA. The conference will address the extrapolation of findings from preclinical studies and the importance of carefully weighing biomarkers including imaging markers.

The event Calculating & Proving Patent Damages Conference will take place from February 26 – 27, 2007 at the Hotel Monaco in San Francisco, CA. This comprehensive two-day conference will provide tips and strategies that go beyond the usual courses of action for pursuit and defense in a patent infringement case. Program Co-chairs Alan J. Cox, Ph.D., NERA Economic Consulting, and Daralyn J. Durie, Esq.of Keker & Van Nest LLP, will lead a distinguished faculty of patent professionals including: David J. Silbert, Esq. of Keker & Van Nest LLP; Mark A. Lemley, Esq., Professor at Stanford Law School; and Michael R. O’Neill, Esq.of McDermott Will & Emery, LLP.

The event Calculating & Proving Patent Damages Conference will take place from February 26 – 27, 2007 at the Hotel Monaco in San Francisco, CA. This comprehensive two-day conference will provide tips and strategies that go beyond the usual courses of action for pursuit and defense in a patent infringement case. Program Co-chairs Alan J. Cox, Ph.D., NERA Economic Consulting, and Daralyn J. Durie, Esq.of Keker & Van Nest LLP, will lead a distinguished faculty of patent professionals including: David J. Silbert, Esq. of Keker & Van Nest LLP; Mark A. Lemley, Esq., Professor at Stanford Law School; and Michael R. O’Neill, Esq.of McDermott Will & Emery, LLP.

The event BIOCOM February Breakfast Meeting:  Getting Your Ship in Shape: Moving with the Currents will take place on February 22, 2007 from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 6450 Carlsbad Blvd., in Carlsbad, CA. This meeting will address charting a destination such as:

• taking a business public;
• searching for a partner or looking to get acquired; and
• planning for other paths to commercialization.

The event Research Expo will take place on February 22, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the University of California, San Diego, in San Diego, CA. The Expo will provide an inside look at the latest technology advancements from bioengineering, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology to high speed communications and RF MEMS. The Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo will include research poster exhibits by more than 200 M.S. and Ph.D. students, technical breakout sessions led by engineering faculty, and a luncheon featuring remarks by Alan Eustace, Google VP of Research and Systems Engineering.