BayBio Annual Conference 2011 | Sponsors

BayBio 2011 Sponsors

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities with BayBio2011 | Powering Global Innovation, please download our Sponsorship Prospectus. All sponsorship and exhibit inquiries should be directed to Darryl Flick, Development Director, Ph. (650) 871-7101 x209 or e-mail: dflick@baybio.org.

Industry Exclusive Track Sponsor
	Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution optimizing the due diligence process by providing an efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite's multilingual support staff is available around the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less. Visit www.datasite.com for more information or to schedule a demo.
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	Reed Smith's Life Sciences Health Industry Group is comprised of more than 250 professionals across numerous practice areas who are dedicated to our clients who help save patients' lives, preserve their health and improve their quality of life. Reed Smith's life sciences clients are active in the areas of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare services, and healthcare information technology. Our attorneys focus on the commercial agreements and corporate transactions of life science companies on a global scale. We provide the entire range of corporate services to our clients with respect to acquisitions, divestitures, licensing, joint ventures, strategic alliances, collaborations and co-promotion arrangements and other operational transactions. With offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Reed Smith is known for representing both the world’s leading life sciences companies and developmental stage life sciences companies in complex litigation, cross-border and other strategic transactions, and regulatory matters.
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	Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi & Co. LLP (OUM & Co.) is one of the leading professional services firms in California, with offices in San Francisco and San Diego (Carlsbad). We specialize in providing audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services to public and private companies in the life sciences industry, with a focus on the biotechnology and specialty pharma sectors. Our firm has over seventy professionals, many of whom have significant managerial experience with Big 4 firms. We stress active and ongoing partner involvement, candid and timely communication, and continuity of experienced professional staff. We are an independent member of the BDO Seidman Alliance. Our affiliation with BDO Seidman affords us access to their national and international offices, specialized resources, and the latest technical and reporting developments.
Partnering Forum Reception
	Today's Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. For more information, visit www.merck.com.
2-Day Track Sponsor
	Founded in 1962, Ash Stevens, Inc. (ASI) is an established and stable full service pharmaceutical contractor that develops, registers, and manufactures Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) for commercial clients in the life science industry developing small-molecule drugs. Ash Stevens offers a comprehensive and flexible package of chemical development, analytical, regulatory, and cGMP/API manufacturing services to support early-stage development, FDA registration, and commercial API manufacturing. With over forty-five years of experience, ASI has eleven FDA approvals for APIs (NCEs) including three FDA fast-tracked approvals developed under significantly compressed timelines. In addition to the manufacturing services offered by ASI, the company is also a long-time provider of contract research services to the National Institutes of Heath (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). For more information about Ash Stevens, Inc., please see our Web site at www.ashstevens.com or contact Jim Hamby, Director of Business Development at jhamby@ashstevens.com or (734) 282-3370 ext. 1144.
	Germany Trade & Invest is the foreign trade and inward investment agency of the Federal Republic of Germany and promoted by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and the Federal Government Commissioner for the New Federal States in accordance with a German Parliament resolution. The organization advises and supports foreign companies seeking to expand into the German market, and assists companies established in Germany looking to enter foreign markets. All inquiries relating to Germany as a business location are treated confidentially. All investment services and related publications are free of charge. Visit us online at www.gtai.com or contact Gabriel Flemming, Senior Manager Healthcare at Gabriel.Flemming@gtai.com or +49 30 200 099 ext. 307.
	Operating in more than 100 countries, IMS Health is the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. With more than 55 years of industry experience, IMS Health offers leading-edge market intelligence products and services that are integral to clients’ day-to-day operations, including product and portfolio management capabilities; commercial effectiveness innovations; managed care and consumer health offerings; and consulting and services solutions that improve productivity and the delivery of quality healthcare worldwide. Additional information is available at http://www.imshealth.com.
	For over 15 years, Regulatory Professionals, Inc. (RPI) has helped companies advance the development and registration of their products with health authorities worldwide (US, Canada, EU and Japan). With our primary focus in regulatory affairs, RPI includes a highly qualified and enthusiastic team of regulatory and scientific experts. We specialize in providing regulatory services to start-ups and can be your virtual regulatory team or supplement existing company resources in addressing specific needs. We provide strategic and tactical support in the areas of regulatory affairs, FDA meetings, submissions (including eCTD), GXP compliance, medical writing, advertising/promotional labeling and more!
	Fisher Scientific, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a one stop shop for life science products and services for the bioscience community. Fisher Scientific offers convenience and choice through an extensive global network of industry professionals, dedicated application specialists, e-commerce capabilities and managed services portfolio including asset management services. By partnering with Fisher Scientific, you have access to over 800,000 products including the broadest portfolio of antibodies, enhanced product offering across all major research applications and a dedicated account management team structured to provide maximum support for your specific laboratory needs.
Lanyard Sponsor
	BNBuilders is a general contractor founded by two seasoned construction experts, Brad Bastian and Jeff Nielsen. The company currently has offices in Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, and Hamilton, Montana. BNBuilders is involved in many specialty markets which cover a wide range of facility types, including: life science and research, healthcare, offices and corporate headquarters, commercial / retail, multi-family, hospitality, education, tenant improvements / interior renovations, and mission critical. BNBuilders builds better solutions for their clients with energy and enthusiasm. The company provides an environment, for clients and team members, that encourages innovation, responsibility, and client satisfaction. At BNBuilders every project, large or small, receives the same level of service - excellent.
Single Track Sponsor
	BioSurplus is the leading provider of equipment management services and pre-owned laboratory instruments to the life science industry. BioSurplus offers solutions for every stage of the equipment life cycle – from acquisition, inventory management, service and repair to resale. For high quality equipment at heavily discounted prices, checkout our extensive inventory of pre-owned and demonstration instruments online, in-person or over the phone. If you have surplus or underutilized equipment, BioSurplus can convert it into cash, optimizing your ROI and freeing-up valuable space -- purchasing the items outright and/or selling them via consignment and/or auction.
	Bloomberg Government is a customizable online resource for professionals who need to understand the business implications of government actions so they can work quickly, decisively and effectively. From high-level overviews to granular details this single-source conveniently links exclusive industry news and insights, up-to-date legislative and regulatory news, actions and official documents, searchable contract and grant opportunities and detailed company, state and district profiles.
	Founded in 1992, Health Advances is a leading healthcare strategy firm advising clients in the biopharma, diagnostic, device, and healthcare services sectors, as well as investors and non-profit organizations. Operating at the intersection of science, technology, and business strategy, Health Advances provides clients with innovative solutions based on deep industry insight, analytical rigor, and an objective perspective. Healthcare executives rely on our professionals to help them make confident decisions involving the greatest challenges in the commercialization of medical technologies and services throughout the world.
	Translational Medicine India (TMI) specializes in delivering patients from India to global clinical trials. We have an extensive network of investigator relationships, a highly effective model of site selection and management, and an impressive track record of results for clients: Oncology pivotal trial - the addition of TMI to a 12 country pivotal trial resulted in saving 9 months to approval, TMI sites had the highest quality globally; UC study - TMI enrolled 25 patients in 3 months, and contributed 96% of the subjects in a three country trial. We also offer unique partnership models: for one client with ongoing research needs in a single specialty, we are building and managing a specialist site network.
	UGL Services is a division of UGL Limited that provides Corporate Real Estate (CRE) and Facility Management (FM) solutions around the world. In North America, UGL Services delivers best-in-class, day-to-day facilities maintenance and management services, as well as industry-leading business real estate brokerage and consulting services. The key to our success is incomparable innovation in both facility technology and leading-edge initiatives like our GreenClean program. For more than a half century, UGL Services has provided facilities management for the Life Sciences, FDA-regulated markets and to customers in the food processing industries. UGL Services has a number of employee members of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers and the Association of Facility Engineering. Our clients come to us for cleanroom services, janitorial services, operations and maintenance, landscaping and office services. Customers can choose stand-alone offerings or bundle packages tailored to meet specific facilities maintenance needs.
	Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati offers a broad range of services and legal disciplines focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the management and boards of directors of business enterprises. The firm is nationally recognized as a leader in the fields of corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities litigation, employment law, intellectual property, and antitrust, among many other areas of law. With long-standing roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offices in Austin, Hong Kong, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.wsgr.com.
Media Provider
	Executive Mindshare is a perfect example of the future of new media. The solution totally leverages news content, user content, and a vibrant social network. It then goes a step further and aims that business critical information at a very tight affinity group, a vertical industry. Executive Mindshare has established Vertical Business Networking (VBN) to address the needs of industry professionals. VBN is an industry network of professionals, managers, mid to senior level executives and thought leaders. With VBN, networks around industry topics can emerge, and our members are able to build their influence.
Media Sponsors
	Ron Leuty covers all facets of the biotech industry for the San Francisco Business Times including the companies, the leaders, and the issues. Ron focuses on the business side of biotech, while explaining the science in a way readers can understand. His coverage illuminates the human side with a focus on the scientists seeking to solve health problems and the executives working to bring new treatments to market, as well as the people for whom the drugs will mean better lives.
	BioCentury publishes BioCentury: The Bernstein Report on BioBusiness, a weekly business journal that provides independent coverage and analysis of biopharma industry developments. In addition, BioCentury publishes the BioCentury Extra, a daily recap of breaking industry events monitored throughout the day. The company also markets BCIQ: BioCentury Online Intelligence its biopharma-dedicated data solutions resource comprised of company profiles, financings and pipeline analysis. SciBX: Science-Business eXchange is a weekly journal published in collaboration with Nature Publishing Group that examines commercially promising translational science selected each week from research journals around the globe. For more information, visit www.biocentury.com and www.scibx.com.
	BayHelix is a non-profit, invitation-only organization for business leaders of Chinese origin in life sciences and healthcare. Since its inception in 2001, BayHelix has been steadily growing its membership. As of mid 2010, it has over 350 members throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Greater China. Nearly all BayHelix members are bi-cultural and bilingual, underscoring group's strong focus on the Pacific Rim. BayHelix members' expertise covers pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare, and other related sectors, and group's membership base covers virtually all of the world's top pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. BayHelix members are experienced business professionals, and many of them hold leadership positions within their organizations and have strong relationships with other senior executives in the industry. More than one third of BayHelix members are "C-level" executives with over 80% of the members holding PhD degrees in life sciences from the leading graduate schools. Nearly half of BayHelix members hold MBA degrees from the top business schools in the US.
	Nature, the international weekly journal of science, brings you Naturejobs: the worldwide career resource for scientists. Search over 9,000 vacancies online and post your own vacancies for free at naturejobs.com.
Contributing Sponsor
	Althea Technologies is a San Diego-based provider of fully integrated, contract development and manufacturing organization that provides services for plasmid DNA, recombinant proteins, and sterile products. Located in San Diego, CA, Althea offers cell banking, process development, cGMP protein & plasmid production, analytical development, formulation and lyophilization development, and aseptic filling in vials & prefilled syringes for clinical development and commercialization. Althea's formulation technology platform enables subcutaneous protein delivery for long acting or high concentration formulations and is applicable to a large variety of peptides and proteins. Althea is also seeking development and commercialization partners for programs in growth hormone disorders, hyperoxaluria and kidney stones, gout, phenylketonuria (PKU), and high concentration antibodies. For more information, visit www.altheatech.com.
	GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. GE Healthcare's Life Sciences products and services support breakthroughs in drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing and the latest in cellular technologies, so scientists around the world discover new ways to predict, diagnose and treat disease earlier. GE's "Smart Asset Management Services" is a modular, scalable service that enables consolidation of multi-vendor service support for lab assets, and provides insight into asset utilization and process optimization. Lab Optimization Solutions support customers in the drive to asset management optimization by providing tools and analytics that enable smart decision-making: from service model optimization, to CAPEX reduction via intelligent utilization. Life Cycle Asset Management goes beyond conventional maintenance for all lab equipment, regardless of manufacturer, reducing total cost of ownership, powerful metrics and analytics and accurate evaluation of service spend and service levels. GE and Partner Solutions. Our goal is to make our customers' businesses thrive and grow. By leveraging our wealth of experience company-wide, business acumen, technical expertise and best practices gleaned from the broad spectrum of GE's businesses and industries, we provide a solid foundation on which to build a dynamic, long-term relationship.
	Woodruff-Sawyer is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the nation. For over 90 years, we have been partnering with clients to implement and manage cost-effective and innovative insurance, employee benefits and risk management solutions, both nationally and abroad. We were the first broker on the West Coast to have a dedicated Life Sciences Practice devoted to the multitude of exposures specific to biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Today, Woodruff Sawyer has one of the largest life sciences client portfolios in the industry, serving hundreds of life science companies through all major insurers worldwide.

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