Foster City based Applied Biosystems announced last Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with Eagle Research and Development LLC in which the parties agreed to collaborate on a single molecule detection device developed by Eagle.  Applied Biosystems reported that it has received an exclusive two year option to license the technology.

According to the San Jose Business Journal:

"Eagle’s technology, currently in prototype stage, identifies and quantifies molecules based on their unique electronic charge signatures. Applied Biosystems said the technology could have significant implications for advancing personalized medicine based on its potential for faster, more efficient and less expensive protein and nucleic acid identification, protein-protein and protein/small molecule interaction measurements, and DNA sequencing."

The event BayBio Holiday Soiree for the Life Science Community will take place on December 12, 2006 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road, in San Carlos, CA.  Holiday soiree includes networking and catching-up with the old friends.

The event BioBasics Briefing will take place from December 7 – 8, 2006 at the BayBio Boardroom, 395 Oyster Point, Suite #117, in South San Francisco, CA. This workshop is geared for non-science professionals who would like to learn about the science, techniques, applications and issues driving the biotechnology industry today.

The event "WiLBA’s Third Annual Holiday Party" will take place on December 6, 2006 at Spago in Palo Alto, CA. The party will include wine, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, music, and conversation.

The event The Paradox of Excellence will take place on Dec 6, from 8:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. at The City Club, 155 Sansome Street #950 in San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the Institute of Management Consultants USA Northern California (IMC NorCa), this presentation is designed for customer-facing executives and teams with P & L responsibility. The topic of the presentation is why performance improvements and better "customer experiences" aren’t leading to loyalty, satisfaction or profits.

The event VC TaskForce – Elevator Pitch Roundtable will take place on December 6 at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, 630 Hansen Way in Palo Alto, CA.  A select number of entrepreneurs will present their pitch to the entire room. A distinguished panel of early stage investors will ask questions and provide brief feedback.

The event BioInterface 2006 will take place on December 4-6, 2006 in San Mateo, CA. Highlights include the Excellence in Surface Science Award, Students Town Hall Meeting, a Student Poster Award competition, a lively debate session and an Invention Symposium! A workshop will focus on Delivery of Therapeutic Biologics. The technical program will also focus on Orthopedics to highlight important technologies and solid sessions in Tissue Imaging, Tissue Engineering and Peripheral Vascular technologies.

The event Celebrating the Entrepreneur will take place on December 4, 2006 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA.  The event host committee will include the following: WTC Founder, Catherine Muther;  San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom; United States Senator, Barbara Boxer; United States Senator Dianne Feinstein; Congresswoman and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi;  Assemblyman Mark Leno; Former San Francisco Supervisor Leslie Katz; Congressman Mike Honda; Franklin "Pitch" Johnson, Founding Partner Asset Management ; and Brook Byers, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

The event Understanding the Challenges of the Changing Oncology Marketplace will take place on December 4, 2006 at the Mariott San Francisco Airport, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, in Burlingame, CA. The following issues will be discussed:  how global data sets surrounding epidemiology, treatment data, chemotherapy utilization, and the need to be on top of key market changes in terms of new agents, regimens, cooperative group studies and general trends.

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.