BayBio News

Celebrating Bay Area Success

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0500

This week we pause to celebrate our local life sciences industry at BayBio’s Pantheon Ceremony. It’s a reflection of the history that has made the Bay Area the largest and most productive life sciences region in the world...

BayBio Pantheon Ceremony Celebrates Bay Area’s Record Number of New Treatments

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:14:29 -0500

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Nov. 1, 2012 — More than one quarter of FDA approvals in 2012 were developed by Bay Area companies, and BayBio will recognize the people and companies that dedicated themselves to bringing th...

BayBio and BIOCOM Commend Passage of AB 1277 to Reduce Redundant Facilities Inspections

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:29:00 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO and SAN DIEGO, Calif - October 1, 2012 - BayBio and BIOCOM, the trade associations for the Northern and Southern California life science clusters respectively, today thanked Governor Jerry Brown and Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D-San M...

The New Bio-Community: OncoMed CEO Paul Hastings Discusses the Importance of Giving Back

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:00:00 -0500

Bio-Community, BayBio’s science education program that connects life science volunteers with Northern California classrooms, is launching a new website this week aimed at facilitating substantive connections between volunteers and K-14 st...

MJFF's Innovative, New Funding Program Addresses the Entire Therapeutics Pipeline

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:00:00 -0500

Did you know that the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research funds industry? The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda an...

The Continuing Saga of Patent Eligible Methods

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:13:01 -0500

At the intersection of computer technology and biology, Bilski,Prometheus, and their progeny are restricting what can be claimed in U.S. Patents. The Federal Circuit, however, has pushed back against this tide of patent-ineligibility with CLS B...

Pantheon 2012: Recognizing Our Industry's Leaders

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:00:00 -0500

Each year BayBio recognizes achievement and honors excellence in the life sciences industry in Northern California, as it brings together Northern California’s life sciences industry leaders. The Pantheon Awards Ceremony is a celebration ...

Highlights of the Medical Device Tax

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:19:19 -0500

As a result of the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, manufacturers and importers of medical devices may be required to pay an excise tax on the sale of its FDA-listed products. And with just months r...

Prometheus, Myriad and Your IP

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:23:48 -0500

We have been hearing about the Prometheus and Myriad cases and how they might affect biotechnology patents. Can you still claim a method for diagnosing a disease, identifying a drug candidate, or tailoring a therapeutic regimen...

Focus on Productivity Driving Biopharma: New, 2012 study finds demand for productivity is a key fact

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:35:32 -0500

Since the recent economic downturn, we have seen a rapid maturation and reshaping of biomanufacturing strategy. According to the just released 9th Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing from BioPlan Associates, Inc, among t...

California Institutes Lead Effort To Bring Life Science Education, Workforce Training And Entreprene

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:00:00 -0500

Today, the BayBio Institute and BIOCOM Institute announced that they are joining other bioscience organizations in a nationally coordinated effort to ensure America’s leadership in bioscience innovation by delivering industry-l...

Local Students Win National Science Competition

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:02:07 -0500

BOSTON, Mass. - June 19, 2012 – Ten of the brightest young minds in biotech have won the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge. The winners will now advance to compete with students from Canada and Australia in the International BioGENEius C...

Therapeutic Discovery Project up for Renewal

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:30:47 -0500

A bill to extend the Therapeutic Discovery Project (TDP) Tax Credit, which in 2010 provided $53 million for BayBio member companies, was introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on May 29. Senate Bill 3232 would extend and expand the ...

Q&A with BD Rockstar Jack Anthony

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:58:53 -0500

As our industry regains traction, it’s imperative that dealmakers be at the top of their game. A widely known dealmaker, Jack Anthony, sat down with us to discuss his role in BioMentorz’ two-day skill honing course to be offer...

Attention Startups: Pitch to dozens of investors in one evening

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:46:35 -0500

Despite the macro-economic environment clouding the airwaves, entrepreneurship is booming in the Bay Area. The expanse of incubators like QB3 in Emeryville, StartX in Palo Alto, and Bayer’s CoLABorator in San Francisco are driving innovat...

Monta Vista High School Student Winner of Biotechnology Research Competition

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:17 -0500

Natalie Ng, a sophomore from Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California was named the First Place finalist in the 2012 Amgen Bay Area BioGENEius Challenge held April 19 at the J. David Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco. Thirty-one hig...

KPMG Report Highlights Risks to Global Industry

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:08:52 -0500

KPMG’s analysis of recent financial filings of major pharmaceutical and other life sciences companies shows the continuing drive to improve shareholder value through innovative therapies in the face of the ongoing price pressures, the pat...

Bioeconomy Blueprint Can Unleash Promise of Biotechnology

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:42:20 -0500

While members of BayBio were visiting Washington, D.C. for the annual BIO Fly-In in April, the White House released its National Bioeconomy Blueprint. The content of the document is overwhelmingly positive for biotechnology, its role...

Heading into Year Two with Even Stronger Commitments to Life Science Startups

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:55:42 -0500

At just over a year old, we are proud to count over 90 life science companies in the BayBio Fellows Program. With the assistance of more than two dozen sponsors, the program has proven to be successful in providing startup companies with access...

Member Survey: Biotechnology Companies Will Increase R&D Outsourcing and Shift It Overseas

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:00:00 -0500

As biopharmaceutical companies look to cut costs and improve speed-to-market, more of them plan to outsource R&D and clinical trials and shift this work overseas to places such as China and India, finds a survey released by global consultin...