[UCI-Calit2] Orange County/Los Angeles Biomedical Forum organized by SABPA and UCI

[Anna Lynn Spitzer]

The new OC/LA Chapter of the Sino-American Biotechnology and
Pharmaceutical Association (SABPA) is holding a Biomedical Forum this
Saturday at the Hyatt Newporter.  The organization started in San Diego
and UCI is helping with their first event in Orange County.

This networking event is open to all and has presentations by some major

industry players such as BD Biosciences, Edwards Lifesciences,
Invitrogen, 
Johnson & Johnson, as well as UCI start-ups CODA Genomics and OCT
Medical
Imaging.

Strong sponsorship has made the registration fees very reasonable for
this 
all-day conference at  $35 online ($40 onsite) and $25 price for
students 
and postdocs ($30 onsite)



Orange County/Los Angeles Biomedical Forum, 2006

Time: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Location: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport
Beach, CA

Organizer: Sino-American Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Association;
University of California, Irvine.
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Overview:
This is a premier annual gathering event for entrepreneurs, scientists,
industry executives, investors and policy makers in the life science
industry in Southern California and across the Pacific Asia. You are
cordially invited to join our members and sponsors to enjoy the
gathering.
For additional information about our organization and the event, visit
our
website at http://www.sabpa.org.

Main topics include:
. Bio-analytical instruments, diagnostic instruments and pharmaceutical
markets in China are estimated to be growing at double digits and in
some
markets, as high as 30% each year. It is poised to grow explosively in
the
next 5 - 10 years. How can local companies take advantage of this
business
environment, develop effective export and operating strategy to become a
market leader?
. As the manufacturing, R & D of medical and biotech products
increasingly
move to China, Orange County companies share success stories and lessons
learned in going through such transitions and how this practice has
helped
the companies to gain competitive advantage in the markets they serve.
. Presented by companies in Southern California, current trends in the
following markets: Biotech Instruments, Medical Devices and
Bioinformatics.

Major Sponsors:
Asymtek, a Nordson Company                  
Paul Hastings, Orange County Office
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.                   
Cresa Partners
Biocompare                                                  
Biospace
UCI Paul Merage School of Business
UCI California Institute for Telecommunications and Information
Technology
Tradeology USA

Agenda
8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:30 am Introduction and Welcome Remarks
Ying Zhao, President, SABPA Orange County / Los Angeles Chapter
Yun He, President, SABPA
Ming Guo, Board member, SABPA
Dr. Goran Matijasevic, Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility, UC,
Irvine

9:30 am - 11:00 am "Bio-analytical instruments market opportunities and
issues in China"
The panel will share success and failures in marketing, operation
strategies
and technology products adopted by new and established local companies
operating in both Southern California and China. M & A and legal IP
issues
of doing business in China will be discussed.
Jay Dong, Pacific Asian Business Manager, Instruments and Reagents, BD
Biosciences
Jason Jin, Sr. Vice President of Business Development, Shanghai Biochip
Peggy Fu, Attorney, Paul Hastings
Ying Zhao, Alpha Technics, Moderator

11: 00 am - 11:30 am Break

11:30 am - 12:30 pm "Current Trends in Bio-analytical Instrument "
New and established companies in Southern California present on the
latest
trends in bioimaging and microfluidic chip technologies.
Hau Duong, Vice President, Product Development and Manufacturing,
Nanostream
Frederick Wagner, Business Area Manager, Molecular Imaging and Labeling,
Invitrogen

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm Mini-keynote
David Schetter, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Research & Technology
Alliances,
UC Irvine

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm "Current Trends in Bioinformatics for Drug Discovery &
Development"
New and established companies in Southern California present on the
latest
developments in bioinformatics for drug development and molecular
analysis.
Jackson Wan, Director of Informatics, Johnson and Johnson
Bob Molinari, CEO, CODA Genomics

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Break

3:00 pm - 4: 15 pm "Current Trends in Medical Devices"
New and established companies in Orange County present on the latest
trends
in diagnostic optical imaging, biosensor and implantable devices.
Hengchu Cao, Ph.D. Sr. Principle Engineer, Heart Valve R&D, Edwards
Lifesciences
Lisa Marie Ryan, Vice President of Marketing, Alpha Technics
Zhongping Chen, Cofounder, Director, OCT Medical Imaging, Inc.

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Closing Remarks
Ying Zhao, President, SABPA OC/LA

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Networking