December 2007

Editorial

Programme Planning Group. BioMelbourne Network

January 7th - 10th JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. San Francisco

More Network Member Deals

April 17th - 19th. 2008 LESANZ Annual Conference “Entrepreneurship and Innovation – not such Risky Business!” Melbourne

** May 7th - 9th. 10th Anniversary Celebration BioPartnering Exchange. ERBI UK. Member discount 10%

May 22nd. 2008 Universities Innovation Showcase

Important events

Network News

BioMelbourne Network welcomes Chemical Analysis, CNS Bio, Genzyme Australasia, Gilead Sciences, Health Super, Mesoblast, Offspring Ventures, Phebra, Scribblers Inc, SDP Technology and Wyeth Australia.

November 13th BioBreakfast - Competitive Intelligence drives strategic planning

November 21st BioWorkshop. Getting your message right. Hosted by Deacons

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BioBusiness Spotlight

Let’s drink to a timely end to the GM moratorium

Dr Glenn Tong, CEO, Molecular Plant Breeding CRC

Member News

Chemical Analysis - your analytical development partner

New Australian software cuts time and cost of clinical data collection by 60 percent. evado

Media training for scientists. Dec 11th. Science in Public.

Science with savvy. A potent mix - copywriters who understand your science and know how to grab your audience. Scribblers Inc

Medical scientists set for Vietnam experience. RMIT School of Medical Science

Australian Events

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January 25th. The Advancing BioBusiness Award

February 20th - 22nd. Intellectual Property Strategy Forum 2.0. Thomson Scientific. Sydney

April 17^th - 19^th. 2008 LESANZ Annual Conference “Entrepreneurship and Innovation – not such Risky Business!” Melbourne

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International Events

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January 7th - 10th JPMorgan Healthcare Conference. San Francisco

** January 28th - 30th. 4th annual Cell & Gene Therapy Forum 2008 and 6th annual North American Vaccine Forum. Grand Hyatt Hotel. Washington DC.

** February 3rd - 5th. BioPartnering North America. Vancouver, BC Canada

February 13th - 15th. Nanotech 2008. Tokyo, Japan

** February 26th - 28th. BioBusiness 2008. Intercontinental Geneve

** April 7th - 9th. Bio-Europe Spring. Madrid, Spain.

** May 7th - 9th. 10th Anniversary Celebration BioPartnering Exchange. ERBI UK. 

** May 20th - 22nd C21 BioVentures. Napa, Califormia.

October 15th Bench2Boardroom. Cambridge UK

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Network Events for your Diary

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** February 5th. BioBreakfast. Build value through early phase process optimisation and scale up planning. Sponsored by SAFC Pharma

January 25th. The Advancing BioBusiness Award. Merck and Advance.

** January 28th - 30th. 4th annual Cell & Gene Therapy Forum 2008 and 6th annual North American Vaccine Forum. Grand Hyatt Hotel. Washington DC.

** February 3rd - 5th. BioPartnering North America. Vancouver, BC Canada

February 20th - 22nd. Intellectual Property Strategy Forum 2.0. Thomson Scientific. Sydney

** February 26th - 28th. BioBusiness 2008. Intercontinental Geneve

March 31st - April 2nd. NZBio Global Benefits. Auckland

** April 7th - 9th. Bio-Europe Spring. Madrid, Spain.

** May 20th - 22nd C21 BioVentures. Napa, Califormia.

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Employment Opportunities.

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CEO. Mature gene therapy/oncology technology. Brooker Consulting

Professional Development

2008 Clinical Training courses. Nucleus Network

Innovative skills based short courses for the biotechnology industry. Box Hill Institute

Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology Industry. RMIT

Media Training for Scientists. Dec 11th. Science in Public.

Graduate Certificate in Laboratory Health, Safety and Environmental Management. RMIT

Member Deals.

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** Special Offer: Commercialisation Management Program at NO COST to selected Victorian SME’s. LIMITED TIME ONLY. Australian Institute for Commercialisation

** MedTRACK 2 week FREE Trial and up to US$20,000 member discount. Datamonitor.

** DATAMONITOR reports - member discount up to 65%. Datamonitor.

** RISK360 risk management solution - member discount 30%. RISK360.

** 2007 Thomson Pharma Consortium - member discount  up to 40% (extended)Thomson Pharma.

** Biotechnology insurance and broking services. Avatar.

** IMS Health special member offer. A copy of Intelligence.360.

** PharmaDeals, Intelligence Reports, PharmaDeals Research - member discount 30%. PharmaVentures.

** Biotech Daily - a daily biotech industry newsletter - member discount 10%. Biotech Daily.

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