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BioNewslink
The
Newsletter of BioStrategy Partners
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May, 2008
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BioStrategy Partners' mission is to
provide a continuum of services and infrastructure to young life sciences
companies, enabling them to thrive in the Greater Philadelphia region. We
are virtual, regional, and expert. A nonprofit 501(c)4 service
organization founded in 2004, BioSP functions as a nursery, cultivating
good business practices in young companies and helping them access the
services they need to survive the critical early stages of development.
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From the Executive Director
Karen J. Hanson, Ph.D.
This month BioStrategy Partners welcomes
Saul Ewing LLP as a Silver Sponsor! Deborah L. Spranger, a corporate
attorney focusing on life sciences, is based at the Chesterbrook Office.
Emma Barsky and Len Grunbaum of The Practical Solutions Group have
stepped down as Program Committee Co-Chairs. Thanks, Emma and Len, for a
terrific job! Our new Program Committee Chair is Jim Geier of Human Capital
Consulting Partners. See more about Jim below. We continue to grow,
thanks to your involvement and support.
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Upcoming Programs
Recruiting For/Structuring a Board of
Directors
July 10, 2008
8:30AM to 11AM
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
100 Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Basic Intellectual Property Strategy for Early Stage Biotechnology
Companies
September, 2008
Citizens Bank Gateway
Center
3025 Chemical Road
Plymouth Meeting,
PA 19462
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Welcome New Members!
David Martin, CEO, Drug Detection
Solutions
Daniel Matlis, President, Axendia Inc.
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Welcome Our New Program Chair
Jim Geier
Jim Geier, President and Founder of
Human Capital Consulting Partners, has become BioStrategy Partners' new
Program Chair, responsible for the Practical Knowledge Series of
educational events. Please contact him at jim.geier@biosp.com
with suggestions or if you're interested in serving on the committee.
Jim has more than 25 years of global and board-level corporate and
consulting experience. To learn more about Jim Geier or Human Capital
Consulting Partners, please visit: www.hccpartners.com,
jimgeier@hccpartners.com,
215.244.8110
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Member News
Congratulations to Charlie Huntington, of The Huntington/Kraus
Group, Smith Barney, on his recent appointment to the National
Investment Committee for the American Heart Association. He presently
serves on the AHA's Operations Committee for PA, DE, OH, KY & WV.
Chris Pavlides of
Temple University's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI) served as moderator of the first Annual
Temple Life Science Research & Biotech Symposium, co-sponsored by the
Temple Office
of the Senior Vice President of Research & Strategic Initiatives, Temple's Innovation
& Entrepreneurship Institute and Biolaunch611+KIZ. Speakers included Temple senior
researchers in biochemistry, immunology and cardiovascular health along
with biotechnology executives that work with university researchers to
expedite the transition from lab to market.
IEI's Annual Temple Johnson & Johnson Biotechnology Conference, held
on May 6th, discussed sources and issues in financing early stage life
science companies and the formation of public-private partnerships for
enriching the life sciences entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region.
IEI's Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures program will hold its third venture
forum for the year on June 6, 2008. For more information please visit www.fox.temple.edu/iei
Member Suzanne
Smethers announces that Inteprod
LLC, a medical device developer and manufacturer, has
relocated to the Valley Forge Corporate Center
in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. With more than 25 years
of experience, Inteprod provides design, development, and contract
manufacturing services for technology-driven products in the medical and
food safety industries. In addition to corporate management offices and
the engineering center, the new facility includes a 10,000 square foot
clean environment for Manufacturing and Assembly operations. For more
information on Inteprod, visit their website at www.inteprod.com
Daniel Matlis of
Axendia announces Axendia
has joined the Business Development Committee for Advamed 2008, a MedTech
conference for business executives, policy-makers, media, financiers, and
service providers from around the world. In its inaugural year, AdvaMed
2007 attracted more than 400 organizations and 1,100 business leaders -
including 300+ CEOs, Presidents and C-Level executives. To learn more
about AdvaMed2008, please visit http://advamed2008.com/
If you are a company interested in doing a 14 minute company presentation
at the conference, please contact Dan at dmatlis@axendia. com.
Axendia provides thought leadership about a new e-Book entitled
"Winning Profit in the Age of Continuous Innovation." Visit http://axendia.com/blog/2008/04/22/the-age-of-continuous-innovation/com.
Yi Shi of Innovative
Drug Discovery Inc.
announces a new development. IDD Inc, a KIZ start up company, has
recently launched its first herbal supplement product line.
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