SABPA News Letter June 2010
Table of Contents
SABPA Events
• SABPA Annual Picnic (August 29 th , 2010)
• 2010 SABPA Board of Directors Election (Until July 1 st , 2010)
• Exploring New Frontiers in the Middle Kingdom: Sea Turtle or Intrepid Entrepreneur? (October 2 nd , 2010)
SABPA Event Reports
• The 9 th Annual Symposium on Biopharmaceuticals-San Diego Bio-Pharma Conference 2010: Getting Ahead of the Curve (June 15 th , 2010)
SABPA Committee Announcements
• From the External Relations Committee
Community Events
• Global Operation Strategy (July 20 th , 2010)
SABPA Events
• SABPA Annual Picnic
When : Sunday, August 29 th , 2010, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Where : Carmel Valley Community Park : 3777 Townsgate Drive, San Diego , CA 92130
Who should attend : All members.
SABPA is not just about work and no fun. Most members have families and have to balance a hectic life of work and family. Our annual picnic is for SABPA members and their families to come out and have a good time together. There will be games and activities for adults and kids and it will be a fun day for all. Like last years event, sponsors will help contribute to this up and coming event. Please come and enjoy the summer with SABPA.
• 2010 SABPA Board of Directors (BOD) Election
When : On-line pool is open until July 1 st , 2010
Where : Cast your vote now at: http://www.sabpa.org/election-10/candidate_10_list.html
Who should participate : All members.
The success of SABPA depends on the continuing participation and support from our members. We appreciate your active participation in the ongoing 2010 Board of Directors election. We have 12 candidates to run for seven vacancies this year and you are able to vote for 6 candidates. Please do not miss this opportunity to cast your important votes.
• Exploring New Frontiers in the Middle Kingdom: Sea Turtle or Intrepid Entrepreneur?
When : Oct. 2, 2010, 11:30am – 2:30pm (Tentative).
Where : UCSD Institute of the Americas (Tentative).
Who should attend : Entrepreneurs, future entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers.
Have you considered joining or starting a company in China ? This SABPA Education and Career Development event presents a discussion panel of individuals who now work in China . Our panel consists of scientists who have the experience of working in the West and have since joined diverse organizations in China . Come to hear their perspectives on life and work in China .
SABPA Event Report
• The 9 th Annual Symposium on Biopharmaceuticals-San Diego Bio-Pharma Conference 2010: Getting Ahead of the Curve
The Annual Symposium on Biopharmaceuticals-San Diego Bio-Pharma Conference 2010 was held on June 15 th at the Del Mar Hilton. Once again some of the most influential opinion leaders and talented scientists were invited to speak and partake in panel discussions to share, inspire, provide support and network with 500 attendees.
Following the opening remarks from Hiu Cai, chairwoman of SABP and Congressman Brian P. Bilbray's, the keynote speech was delivered by Dr. Diego Miralles, head and chief medical officer of J&J PRD, West coast. Dr. Miralles gave a summary of current challenges the industry is facing and future directions for J&J. Dr. Xiaodong Wang then described, in depth, the outstanding work his group is currently focusing on–apoptosis signaling pathways and its modulation using SMAC mimetics with the potential to overcome cancer resistance.
Two local biotechnology companies from San Diego , Ambrx represented by its CEO Dr. Steve Kaldor and Intellikine represented by its CEO Dr. Troy Wilson, showcased their cutting-edge technologies and forward thinking business models, with Ambrx focusing on engineered proteins as biologic therapeutics, and Intellikine is pushing 3 small molecules targeting PI3K/mTOR pathway into the clinic. There was also discussion on genomics, personalized medicine, and the state of art enabling tools. A San Diego based diagnostics company, Illumina, represented by SVP Gregory F. Heath, showed how Illumina's technology platform and its DNA sequencing instrument HiSeq 2000 will help unlock the genomic code, accelerate clinical applications, and transform the industry. Dr. Richard Neale, Chief Business Officer of Scripps Translational Science Institute then offered his perspective on the clinical side of the business and the health reform.
A highlight of the event was the annual award presentation to the legendary WuXiAppTec founder Dr. Ge Li by SABPA president Xiangming Fang. Dr. Li was credited for helping shape the CRO industry and to stimulate a new generation of biopharmaceutical R&D in China . The audience was enthralled by Dr. Ge Li's inspiring stories in his acceptance speech.
The emerging trends of biopharmaceutical companies experimenting with new business models including increasing collaborations between industry and academia and conducting R&D in a global setting were reflected by the presentations by Dr. Steve Yang, VP, Head of R&D, Asia, Pfizer and John M. Dunn, Executive VP of New Ventures, Biogen Idec Inc.
A plenary discussion was then chaired by Lewis Shuster of Shuster Capital. Mr. Robert More, General Manager of Frazier Healthcare Ventures offered his insight from a venture capitalist's perspective. The event ended with a plenary discussion moderated by John Oyler, to discuss the future of China Life Sciences Industry. Opinion leaders such as Dr. Nancy Chang, Chairman and Sr. Managing Director, Asia, OrbiMed; James Tong, CFO, Chief Business & Development Officer, Tianyin Pharmaceutical; Xiaodong Wang, Steve Yang, and Guo-Liang Yu, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Epitomics emphasized the impact of harnessing genomics information, holistic approaches to science and integrated technological platforms. Dr. Yang predicted that 40% of pharmaceutical growth would come from the Asian market.
The symposium was an outstanding success and many thanks to the 27 sponsors of this event, attendees and speakers and last but not least the SABPA volunteers who worked so diligently to put this outstanding symposium together. Please visit http://www.sabpa.org/web/ for details of this event and future SABPA symposiums.
SABPA Committee Announcement
• From the External Relations Committee
Our Co-Chair Qiang Xu will be leaving San Diego to join Novartis in Shanghai in June. Qiang has been working with the External Relations Committee on the event promotions since 2009
Allen Pan will be the new Co-Chair working with Li-Ming Liang (Chair), Charles Huang (Co-Chair) and the Team. We also welcome our new committee members – Shaokun Pang, Feng Yang, and Oliver Long
Call for volunteers – If you are interested in external relations such as event promotions and partnership, please contact Li-Ming Liang at liangliming[at]gmail.com
For more information about SABPA's External Relations, please visit the website at http://www.sabpa.org/web/careers/SABPA_External.htm
Community Events
• James Hill of Callaway Golf on Global Operations Strategy
When : Tuesday, July 20th, 2010, 7:15 to 9:00 am
Where : Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Room A
Cost : none.
Registration : Please click here
Please RSVP by Monday, July 12 th 2010. If you have any questions, please contact: Annie Grand at anniegrand@sandiego.edu .
Organizer : USD Supply Chain Management Team ( www.sandiego.edu/scmi )
Website of the Master's Program at USD : www.sandiego.edu/msscm
Why should you attend this conference : James Hill, Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations and Demand Planning at Callaway Golf, will talk about their global operations strategy and how it can open the door for all employees to participate.
Schedule
7:15 a.m. - Check-in and networking
8 a.m. - Presentation and Q&A
9 a.m. - End of program
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