California - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
In addition to the Silicon Valley, California on the west coast of the USA is home to a biotechnology hub. 26% of all American biotechnology firms are located in this state, but they count for over half of the biotechnology revenues nationally, indicating this is a real hospot for quality biotechnology.
Part of this is due to a political campaign on behalf of the state to attract more than the Silicon Valley companies. Proposition 71 has also had significant impact, attracting companies under a legislative "Stem Cell Initiative", which provides $3bn of funding from 2006 to 2016 for stem cell research in this state.
Currently over 220 biotech companies, organizations and academic institutions are based in California. Some of these include the top pharmaceutical companies in the world (based on annual sales income) such as Bayer, InVivo Technologies, Gilead Sciences, Amgen, Pfizer, Merck & Co., Johnson & Johnson and Roche.
Source; Adapted from Colorbasepair.com and BioTech.about.com
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News Articles
Dairy Council of California Uncovers the Wondrous Secrets of Milk During Dairy Month
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thanks to decades of scientific research, almost everyone knows that milk offers many health benefits and is an essential part of a he...
Los Angeles Business Journal has awarded UnitedHealthcare of California the publication’s 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility Award. The award is part of Los Angeles B...
Hill Physicians Finishes 2012 with $11.8 Million in Net Income
SAN RAMON, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill Physicians Medical Group released its 2012 annual report and financial results today, reporting more than $11.8 million in net income on $49...
MemorialCare Medical Foundation Physician Groups Achieve Top Rating in Statewide Excellence Program
ORANGE/LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --MemorialCare Medical Group and Greater Newport Physicians—two medical groups associated with MemorialCare Medica...
California Poison Control Launches First Ever Bilingual Digital Health Pesticide Safety Project
SAN FRANCISCO, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Poison Control System (CPCS), the largest single provider of poison control services in the country, today launched a ground brea...
New Vision Hope For Millions Undergoing Cataract Surgery
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world. According to the American Association of Ophthalmology, aging is the leading ca...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeadingAge California has selected National Research Corporation as its preferred quality measurement survey vendor. The two-year agreement, with...
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today announced that, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Molina Center LLC, it has successfully completed a sale and lease back transaction w...
Heritage Provider Network Earns Elite Ranking
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, is pleased to announce HPN and its family of medical groups received a four st...
Lesbian Family Building Seminar at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Fertility Association (The AFA), in association with California Cryobank, announced today a free seminar focused on family building for the...
Events
Outsourcing in Clinical Trials Southern California
The OCT team are proud to announce the arrival of the newest event in the series; OCT Southern California
Welcome to the Lab-on-a-Chip World Congress and exhibition. This year's event will be held in San Diego.
Ribosomes Napa Valley Conference 2013
Protein synthesis by the ribosome plays a central role in connecting genotypes to phenotypes in biology.
Companies
Located in San Diego, California, Pathway Genomics owns and operates an onsite federally CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) certified and California state-licensed...
The Hospital Council of Northern and Central California
The Hospital Council of Northern and Central California is a nonprofit hospital and health system trade association established in 1961, representing 185 hospitals in 50 of Califo...
Dermira is a private, development-stage company focused on developing and commercializing innovative new therapies in dermatology. Dermira was founded by an experienced management...
Founded in 1884, Woodbury University is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Southern California. Woodbury offers bachelor's degrees from the Schoo...
Reverse Medical Corporation is a privately-held medical device company focused on expanding the endovascular management of acute stroke and neurovascular disease. The technology p...
Privately held and based in San Mateo, California, Apixio Inc. is the leading provider of search solutions for standards-based clinical information. Apixio is improving healthcare...
Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
WHAT: âThe Changing Landscape of Healthcareââpanel discussions presented by the Southern California HBAâwill feature many of the regionâs healthcare indus...
ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc.
ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc., with corporate headquarters in San Marcos, California, is an innovative, multi faceted medical device corporation, focused on developing, manufactu...
California Society of Anesthesiologists
The California Society of Anesthesiologists is a physician organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of the profession of anesthesiology to foster excellence throu...
Ambry Genetics is a CAP-accredited, CLIA-certified commercial clinical laboratory headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. Since the company's inception in 2000, it has become a leader in provi...
Clinical Trials
Parkinson's Genes and Environment Study
This study will examine the roles of diet, lifestyle, genes, and their possible interactions in the cause of Parkinson's disease, using information from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study....
A Trial of Tap Water Treatment in the Elderly
This study is being conducted in Sonoma County, California. Gastrointestinal illness and diarrhea are recognized as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. One stud...
The CS 1018 study will recruit a total of 600 patients seeking treatment for opiate dependence. They will be recruited from six states (Florida, New York, Texas, California, Washington, an...
New Cysteamine Eye Drops Formulation to Treat Corneal Crystals in Cystinosis
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new formulation of eye drops used to treat cystine crystals that form in the corneas of patients with cystinosis. Cystinosis is...
RATIONALE: Clinic-based health programs may be effective in improving the diets and physical activity levels of low-income, uninsured participants in Los Angeles County, California. PURPO...
Urban Environmental Exposures and Childhood Cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency has recognized that organophosphorus pesticides require close regulation and continued monitoring for human health effects and some (e.g chlorpyrifos) h...
Chagas disease is endemic to the Americas, infecting between 16-18 million individuals. In immigrant populations in the United States from endemic areas, it is estimated up to 4.9% may be...
Efficacy and Safety of AVE1625 as a Co-treatment With Antipsychotic Therapy in Schizophrenia
AVE1625 is a new potent and selective cannabinoid 1 (CB1) antagonist in clinical development for the treatment of cognitive impairment in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. The main o...
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Risk of Cervical Precancer and Cancer
Background: - In most women, HPV infection does not cause symptoms and the infection goes away on its own. In a small percentage of women, the HPV infection does not go away and s...
The overall goal of this research is to delay the respiratory decline of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) thereby increasing their lifespan by conditioning the diaphragm w...
PubMed Articles
Discovery of TAK-960: An orally available small molecule inhibitor of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1).
Using structure-based drug design, we identified and optimized a novel series of pyrimidodiazepinone PLK1 inhibitors resulting in the selection of the development candidate TAK-960. TAK-960 is current...
Blacks, Hispanics, and women are underrepresented in academic medicine. This study sought to identify recent trends in the academic appointments of underrepresented groups at all levels of academic me...
Health outcome disparities in racial minorities are well documented. However, it is unknown whether such disparities exist among elderly injured patients. We hypothesized that such disparities might b...
Although ischemic stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, current therapies benefit only a small proportion of patients. Transplantation of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC, also known as me...
The objective was to investigate the potential of using fatty acid and mineral compositions of sturgeon eggs to distinguish their source, either farm-raised or wild fish. Trafficking of illegally obta...
Seawater-driven magnesium based Janus micromotors for environmental remediation.
We describe the use of seawater as fuel to propel Janus micromotors. The new micromotors consist of biodegradable and environmentally friendly magnesium microparticles and a nickel-gold bilayer patch...
An aptasensor for electrochemical detection of tumor necrosis factor in human blood.
Electrochemical aptasensors can detect disease markers such as cytokines to provide point-of-care diagnosis that is low-cost, rapid, specific and sensitive. Herein, we describe the development of an a...
REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: The effect of racetrack surface (dirt or synthetic) on distal hindlimb kinematics of racehorses running at competition speeds is not known. OBJECTIVES: To compare distal...
Risky Business: Is There an Association between Casual Sex and Mental Health among Emerging Adults?
A multiethnic sample of single, heterosexual, emerging-adult college students (N = 3,907) ages 18 to 25, from 30 institutions across the United States, participated in a study about identity, cultur...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
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Xenopus Laevis
The commonest and widest ranging species of the clawed "frog" (Xenopus) in Africa. This species is used extensively in research. There is now a significant population in California derived from escaped laboratory animals.
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The geographic area of the southwestern region of the United States. The states usually included in this region are Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
Oncorhynchus
A genus of the family SALMONIDAE (salmons and trouts). They are named for their hooked (onco) nose (rhynchus). They are usually anadromous and occasionally inhabit freshwater. They can be found in North Pacific coastal areas from Japan to California and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean. Salmon and trout are popular game and food fish. Various species figure heavily in genetic, metabolism, and hormone research.
Oncorhynchus Kisutch
An anadromous species of SALMON ranging from the Arctic and Pacific Oceans to Monterey Bay, California and inhabiting ocean and coastal streams. It is familiarly known as the coho or silver salmon. It is relatively small but its light-colored flesh is of good flavor.
