The event New Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses will take place on October 24, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla, in La Jolla, CA. NCI SBIR & STTR Director Michael Weingarten will discuss funding opportunities available to small businesses to support research and development in the areas of anti-cancer agents, biomarkers, nanotechnology, proteomics, pharmacodynamics, and many more areas of interest to the NCI. In addition, Dr. Piotr Grodzinski will present an overview of the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer.

The 7th Annual Early Stage Investing Conference will take place on October 24-25, 2006 at The San Jose Marriot, San Jose, CA. This conference affords an atmosphere where the community as a whole can expand their knowledge base and network with Venture capital industry leaders on how they are adjusting their activities and plans in this promising venture capital market. The participants in this event include Advisory Board Chairman Terry L. Opdendyk, General Partner, NSET Ventures; Conference Chairman Vincent M. Occhipinti, Managing Director Woodside Fund; and Advisory Board Members Mark Perry, General Partner, New Enterprise Associates; Ravi Mohan, General Partner, Shasta Ventures;
Bob Williams, General Partner, Bay Partners; Kip Sheeline, General Partner, Levensohn Venture Partners; Ajit Nazre, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; and Gary Little, General Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures. For more information, contact IBF (Cathy Fenn) at (516) 765-9005, Ext. 21 or e-mail: cathy@ibfconferences.com.

The event the 3rd Global Pharma R&D Summit will take place from October 23-25, 2006 at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, CA. This world-class conference brings together up to 300 leading Drug Discovery & Development professionals. Topics include: the future role of the FDA, pandemics, personalized medicine, biomarkers, and nanobiotechnology. Confirmed speakers include Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; Dr. Edward Abrahams, Executive Director, Personalized Medicine Coalition; Dr. Klaus St

The event the 3rd Global Pharma R&D Summit will take place from October 23-25, 2006 at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, CA. This world-class conference brings together up to 300 leading Drug Discovery & Development professionals. Topics include: the future role of the FDA, pandemics, personalized medicine, biomarkers, and nanobiotechnology. Confirmed speakers include Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; Dr. Edward Abrahams, Executive Director, Personalized Medicine Coalition; Dr. Klaus St

The 8th Annual Nobel Science and Appreciation Gala will take place on October 21, 2006 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. The event will be co-hosted in partnership with BIOCOM and the Life Sciences Summer Institute, and in conjunction with the Consulate of Sweden, and will honor the region’s scientificexcellence. For additional information, contact Shaye Testagrossa at stesta@biocom.org or 858-455-0300.

Session IX of the 2006 Women’s Technolgy Cluster Catalyst Program, Term Sheet Negotiation, will take place on October 20, 2006 from 8 to 10:15 a.m. at Fenwick & West LLP’s office at 801 California Street, Mountain View, CA. The speakers for this event will be Christine Herron, Omidyar Network; Cindy Padnos, Outlook Ventures; and Rob Dellenbach, Fenwick & West. The event will prepare early stage companies for the negotiation of a term sheet in the final stages of securing funding. Registration is $27.17 (the registration price for the full series is $172.00).

The conference The Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa will take place on October 20, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA. Presenters will share exciting stem cell research initiatives, cutting-edge research, and discuss the scientific, ethical and business challenges that lie ahead. This marks one of the first events put on by the San Diego Institute for Regenerative Medicine. This is an invitation-only event as space is extremely limited.

The conference The Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa will take place on October 20, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA. Presenters will share exciting stem cell research initiatives, cutting-edge research, and discuss the scientific, ethical and business challenges that lie ahead. This marks one of the first events put on by the San Diego Institute for Regenerative Medicine. This is an invitation-only event as space is extremely limited. If you’re interested in attending please sign up at http://connect.kintera.org/stemcellmeetinginterest.

The event Biotech Golf Network will take place on October 20, 2006 at Maderas Golf Club. The Corporate Challenge is the Biotech Golf Network’s annual one-day, team tournament. Teams of four compete for the Biotech Golf Network Cup. Trophies awarded to the biotech company and vendor company with the lowest score. Prizes are awarded for specific hole contests, such as hole-in-one and longest drive. The tournament includes lunch, dinner, an awards banquet, and a prize give away.

BayBio’s Meet Your Candidate will be held on October 16th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at FivePrime Therapeutics, 1650 Owens Street Suite 200, in San Francisco, CA. This program will provide an opportunity to meet with a Bay Area freshman candidate for the California State Assembly, Fiona Ma, 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.