The event Business to Business: Networking Extravaganza will take place on, January 31, 2007, from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Valley National Bank, One North Market St., in San Jose, CA. This NAWBO event provides Silicon Valley Women Business Owners with opportunities to meet and network. Register by Monday, January 29, 2007.

The event Law Seminars International presents Biotechnology 2007 will take place on January 29-30, 2006 at Crowne Plaza Union Square in San Francisco, CA. This year’s update on the key legal and business issues facing the biotech industry will cover topics such as how state legislation and research programs are layering on top of the federal ones; stem cell research; and new developments in the area of the generic follow-on products.

The event High-Content Analysis 2007 will take place from January 24-25, 2007, at The Fairmont Hotel: 950 Mason Street, in San Francisco, CA. This event is a comprehensive coverage of high-content analysis applications and technologies. The Intro-Net offers the opportunity to set up meetings with selected attendees before, during and after this conference, allowing to connect to key people.

The event Advances in Protein Crystallography Conference and Exhibition will take place from January 24-25, 2007 at The South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 South Airport Boulevard, in San Francisco, CA. Influential speakers and high profile companies Katherine Kantardjieff, PhD – California State University – Fullerton Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Director, W.M. Keck Foundation for Molecular Structure.

The event BIOCOM January Breakfast Meeting will take place on January 24, 2007 from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. at the Marriott La Jolla, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive in La Jolla, CA.

The event Idea to IPO…and Beyond will take place on January 3, 2007 at UCSF Mission Bay, in San Diego.  Idea to IPO…and Beyond (Biochem 241) teaches UCSF scientists and clinicians how to build commercial value from their research discoveries. The course explores the “nuts and bolts” of building a successful business through lectures by industry leaders, in-depth practicuums, and a team project to write a business plan.

The event Bay Area Health Care Breakfast Club: Breakfast with David Druker, M.D. will take place on December 19, 2006 at The Bankers Club, 555 California Street, in Palo Alto, CA. This event is a look at the inside of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation with CEO Dave Druker.

The event Red Hot Holiday Party will take place on December 13, 2006, from 5:30 -8:30 p.m. at Offices of Fish & Richardson,
12390 El Camino Real, in San Diego (Carmel Valley), CA. Join the Association for Corporate Growth, San Diego along with San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum, NanoBioNexus and Women in Technology International, San Diego for festive networking evening. Please bring one unwrapped toy valued at $10 or more for donation to Becky’s House.

Information: http://www.sdmitforum.org/

The event Attracting Equity Investors and Lessons Learned (Dublin)
will take place on December 13, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Radisson Hotel Dublin, 6680 Regional Street in Dublin, CA. This session discusses the developing relationships with investors, intellectual property, security issues, term sheets and the art and techniques of negotiation.

Information: http://www.baybio.org/wt/page/calendar_bayarea

The event Annual Holiday Party will take place on December 12, 2006, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Il Fornaio Restaurant,
1555 Camino Del Mar, Suite 301  (top floor of Del Mar Plaza) in
Del Mar, CA. LES holiday celebration.

Information:
http://www.ilfornaio.com/?page=138&restaurant_id=3148