The sfAWIS April Networking Social will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 in San Francisco, CA.  The event will be sponsored by Genentech and will take place at The Pub at UCSF, Mission Bay, 1675 Owens St., San Francisco, CA.

The event Invitrogen Distinguished Lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. on  April 11, 2007 at the San Diego Marriott – Del Mar.  The speaker will be Zhu Chen, Ph.D, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.  Dr. Chen has made important discoveries in the molecular foundations of several types of human leukemia and was recently named as one of the coordinators for the Human Genome Project in China. Dr. Chen will speak on “Opportunities and Challenges for Life Science and Biotechnology in China.”

The event IBF’s 18th  Annual Venture Capital Investing Conference will be held on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 through Friday, June 8, 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel , 75 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103. 

The event 2007 Dean’s Symposium: Exploring Proteins will be held on Friday, April 6, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UCSD Mandel Weiss Theatre.  The event will cover the following topics: protein folding and function; protein assemblies and machines; and proteins within cells.

The event 11th Annual Life Science Live – At the Opera will be held Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 6:15 p.m. at the San Diego Civic Theatre and Golden Hall.  The event will provide networking with members of the life sciences community and an evening of opera.

The event French-American Biotech Connection will be held Wednesday, April 4, 2007 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.  The event will compare two successful approaches to fostering innovation in the life sciences.  The speakers will include as follows:

• François Ferré Ph.D., CEO, Althea Technologies, Member, Tech Coast Angel
• Luc Rousseau, Vice-Minister of Industry, General Directorate for French Enterprises
• Professeur Fabien Calvo Ph.D., Chairman, Hospital Saint Louis, Medicen bio-cluster
• Antoine Cournot, President EUCROF (European CRO Federation) and CEO, Therapharm
• Dr Catherine Lassale, MD, Scientific, Pharmaceutical and Medical Affairs Director, Leem
• Patrick Seroin, Attorney at Law, Fidal
• Jacques Warcoin, European Patent Attorney; European Trademark and Design Attorney, Cabinet Regimbeau.

The event Licensing: When, What, Where & How will be held on April 3, 2007 from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at Theatre at Office Pavilion, 6920 Carrol Road, San Diego, CA 92121, and will address turning intellectual property assets into cash. 

The event Licensing: When, What, Where & How will be held on April 3, 2007 from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at Theatre at Office Pavilion, 6920 Carrol Road, San Diego, CA 92121, and will address turning intellectual property assets into cash. 

On April 3, 2007, BIOCOM will hold a legislative roundtable with Congressman Bob Filner.  To RSVP or for more information about this event, please contact Faith Picking at fpicking@biocom.org.

Bay Bio’s Member Orientation will be held on March 29, 2007.  Contact Maya Hovey for additional information at maya@baybio.org.