If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities with BayBio2009: Navigating the Storm, please download Sponsorship Prospects:

• Sponsorship Information

			Beyond Brandingsm provides PhRMA-compliant and ASI-type promotional products to pharmaceutical- and consumer-focused businesses, and specializes in the custom design and development of educational and promotional items for integration into clients' promotional campaigns. Beyond Branding employs proprietary technology to optimize clients' ordering and to precisely deliver their promotional programs to key target audiences. In addition, Beyond Branding offers its exclusive Physician Access Programsm, which provides branded, PhRMA- and OIG-compliant, medically relevant, and educationally focused promotional materials that offer Sales Representatives the ability to gain repeat access to targeted healthcare professionals through a brand- or corporate-sponsored, web-based catalog of cost-effective educational items of significant medical value.
			Burr Pilger Mayer (BPM) is an accounting and business consulting firm with offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose, Walnut Creek, Novato and Santa Rosa. BPM is currently in its 23rd year of providing a full range of services. These services range from traditional tax preparation and planning and assurance and audit services, to business consulting for all stages of an organization from start-up to process improvement to turn around and succession planning. BPM was recently ranked the 5th largest CPA firm in the San Francisco Bay Area by The San Francisco Business Times. BPM has also earned National recognition for its size, consistent growth and firm management. BPM is led by forty-five partners who together cover a variety of specialties and services. Twenty partners have “Big Four” experience as either a partner or a senior manager. BPM is especially focused on the needs of the rapidly growing Life Sciences/Biotech industry. The industry is constantly evolving and BPM recognizes the importance of being intimately aware of our Bio Tech clients’ needs. Though BPM is a regional firm focused in Northern California, our clients have needs around the globe. We are proud to be a member of the Leading Edge Alliance (LEA). LEA is an international group of high quality CPA firms located throughout the world.
			For over 25 years, member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies have been providing cost effective risk management and insurance protection tailored to the unique requirements of biotechnology companies. Chubb's insurance professionals specialize in the biotech market; they understand the issues and develop solutions for unique insurance needs. This experience and expertise, coupled with Chubb's financial strength and superior claims service, were the reasons BIO selected Chubb as its Insurance partner. Some coverages include: Clinical Trials and Product Liability; Property; Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance (financial loss to third parties arising out of negligence). Member Benefits include: BIO and BayBio members, are eligible for a 10% premium credit (subject to regulatory limitations); Very competitive premiums for companies at all stages; Low minimum premiums for early stage companies; Broad coverage tailored to meet the unique needs of the biotech industry.
			Over the past three decades, The City of South San Francisco and its U.S. Zip Code 94080 has developed into a world-class center of biotechnology R&D and manufacturing. Located strategically near major biomedical research universities, banking and venture capital centers, the City is home to the most innovative and cutting edge life sciences companies. Industry leader Genentech, Inc began operations in South San Francisco three decades ago with 2,000 square feet of space and four employees. Today there are over 70 companies and 15, 000 biotechnology-related employees delivering life-saving products, in disease conditions such as Parkinson's, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's, and Cardiovascular, to patients worldwide. With more than 6 million square feet of life sciences-related laboratory, office and manufacturing space are already in operation, South San Francisco has room to grow. At this time, the City is reviewing another 2.5 million square feet of life-sciences space. City officials and industry leaders will continue to work together attract companies and assist in their growth by providing vital services to ensure company focus on product development.
			Clarkston Consulting is a different kind of management and technology consulting firm. We deliver a unique experience for market leaders within the Consumer Products and Life Sciences industries. Considering professionalism, expertise, and value as prerequisites, we take service a step further through our unyielding commitment to the success of people as individuals, both our clients and our employees. By combining integrity, adaptability, and a whatever-it-takes attitude, we have achieved an extremely high rate of referral and repeat business and a 7-year average client satisfaction rate of 96%. Founded in 1991, Clarkston continues to strengthen our industry depth working with senior executives in the world’s foremost companies managing the best of brands. As the market shifts in both life sciences and consumer products from bottom-line cost cutting to driving top-line growth, we are helping our clients focus on every aspect of their business from innovation and new product development to manufacturing and supply chain execution and out to the field working to maximize customer relationships and pricing strategies.
			DLA Piper has over 3,700 lawyers in 28 countries and 66 offices throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. We practice in commercial, corporate, finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, tax and technology, media and communications law. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000 and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry leading technologies. Our unmatched global presence enables us to meet the ongoing needs of our clients in the world's key economic, technology and governmental centers, including: London, New York, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Moscow, Shanghai, Chicago, Singapore, Brussels, Beijing, and Washington, DC. We value our long-term relationships with our clients, and we believe that every aspect of how we serve our clients is significant, because if it matters to our clients it matters to us.
			At inVentiv Clinical Solutions, we understand the increased regulatory and financial pressures faced by the biopharmaceutical industry today. That’s why we offer comprehensive and flexible services to fit your specific clinical development needs. As a strategic partner, inVentiv Clinical provides clinical trial management and monitoring, data management and biostatistics solutions, medical writing, regulatory consulting and liaison services and patient and investigator recruitment. These services are complimented by traditional clinical staffing capabilities through our industry leading staffing divisions, MedFocus and Smith Hanley Consulting Group. As a division of inVentiv Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTIV), we have the unique ability to leverage the expertise of more than 6000 employees from clinical to communications and commercialization to build cutting edge solutions, such as efficient patient recruitment strategies and new technology applications.
			Integrated Project Management Company is the leading provider of professional project management services to the life sciences industry. We are proud to be members of the BayBio community. IPM helps clients reach their goals more efficiently and effectively, from developing new products to conducting successful alliances. Going beyond planning, we work shoulder to shoulder with client teams until the job is done, to navigate real-world bumps and jolts (supply shortfalls, partnership friction, new regulations) and keep projects on track. IPM has worked with more than 40 biotechnology and medical device companies, as well as global pharmaceutical giants. Our professionals bring years of experience across a broad spectrum of companies and operating environments. By challenging the norms, we’ve been able to help companies control burn rate, collapse timelines, and meet the hazards of life sciences projects with greater success and reliability. Some of the results we have achieved for our clients: Cut product development time in half; Positioned biotech startup to win $10M in new funding; Saved strategic alliance on the verge of collapse; Launched new drug within 48 hours of approval. Where we can help: Product development (Candidate assessment; Clinical and technology development; Technology transfer; Regulatory submission; Launch readiness; Lifecycle management), Business process improvement (Alliance management; Quality assurance; Regulatory compliance; Supply chain and manufacturing optimization; Facility customization and build-out; Project management office creation).
			If you're considering expanding or relocating your company, Greater Phoenix Economic Councilis your connection in Greater Phoenix. GPEC will help you find the best location within one of our 18 communities, based on workforce needs, site and building specifications and business location. Greater Phoenix is an emerging market for bioscience firms, anchored by world-class institutions like Covance, the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, Mayo Clinic, Translational Genomics Research Institute and Abraxis Bioscience. Greater Phoenix is widely recognized for our openness to research partnerships, accessibility to leading scientists and numerous ground-floor opportunities—all of which can provide small- to medium-sized enterprises a competitive edge in this dynamic industry. GPEC can connect you to key decision-makers and provide you with market intelligence such as operating cost-comparisons and site-location analyses. If you haven’t considered Greater Phoenix in your expansion plans, GPEC can help you discover a compelling business case.
			With more than 25 years of experience representing life sciences companies, Latham & Watkins has one of the most integrated and comprehensive life sciences practices in the world. Our attorneys represent life sciences clients in the United States, Europe and Asia in multi-million dollar mergers; venture capital and public financings; complex litigation; regulatory matters; contract negotiations, including "bet the company" complex strategic alliances and global corporate partnering transactions; and the resolution of day-to-day operational matters. We have expertise across all aspects of life sciences technologies, including biotechnology, bioinformatics, diagnostics, drug delivery, genomics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, proteomics, therapeutics, and research, discovery and development. As one of the world's largest full-service law firms, we are able to tap in to our global network of more than 2,100 lawyers with in-depth experience in essentially every area of law on behalf of our life sciences clients.
			Mintz Levin is an international law firm representing the life science industry since it's inception, and today has one of the largest life science practices in the US. Understanding the industry and clients issues enables us to minimize risk to their business and maximize our value to the client. We are trusted advisors to companies at every stage of their development timeline, from discovery to product launch and beyond. Our attorneys are highly skilled practitioners with experience in company formation, intellectual property management, technology acquisition and licensing, private and public financings, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, product development, regulation and reimbursement, facility leasing and construction, personnel management, and government relations. Working with Mintz Levin provides access to the wealth of experience and relationships we have built as active members of the biotechnology community for over 30 years.
			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.
			Pharmatek Laboratories, Inc. is a premier pharmaceutical chemistry development organization supporting the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with services that include compound selection, analytical development, preformulation testing, formulation development, GMP manufacturing, stability storage and testing, and highly-potent & cytotoxic development and manufacturing. Many contract research organizations say they are client focused, few deliver. We believe that to truly serve our clients well, we must listen to our clients, empathize with their unique situations and adapt our various systems to better meet their needs. Pharmatek's unique client-centric approach to drug development brings quality people, quality science and quality systems to every project.
			Piramal Healthcare Pharma Solutions is the Contract Development and Manufacturing division of Piramal Healthcare (previously known as Nicholas Piramal). Pharma Solutions is one of the very few Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) that can provide end-to-end support for bringing a drug to market or managing the life cycle of a launched drug. We offer Clinical Phase API synthesis and Formulations Development services and scale up to Commercial API and Finished Dosage form supply. We seamlessly integrate services across our global network of assets in North America (Torcan Chemical), UK and India and provide our customers with geographical flexibility, reduction in drug development times and cost competitiveness across the product lifecycle while maintaining high reliability and quality.
			Saylor & Hill Co. has been providing risk management, commercial insurance and employee benefit services to the life science industry for three decades. Today, our Life Science Practice is among the most prominent in the State and includes some of the region’s most prominent pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies. We have tremendous expertise in structuring state of the art insurance and risk management solutions for our clients including: Directors & Officers, Product Liability, Clinical Trials, Intellectual Property, Business Continuity, Risk and Loss Advisement Services and Employee Benefits. We offer customized strategies for all phases of your business development, from emerging growth through commercialization. In March of 2008, Saylor & Hill combined with Barney & Barney of San Diego. Combined, Saylor & Hill and Barney & Barney have more than 100 years of insurance success and have received numerous awards of distinction for ethical practice, operational excellence and employee satisfaction. The firm currently handles over 230 Life Science clients including close to 100 public companies. With more than 300 employees operating from offices in Oakland, Orange County and San Diego, the firm is a recognized industry leader in innovative insurance solutions and customer service.
			TranSenda is committed to transforming the clinical trial software environment by delivering solutions that address the underserved need to improve the "business-process" side of clinical trial operations. With TranSenda’s innovative Office-Smart clinical trial solutions, study professionals can take full advantage of the Microsoft Office System to create a more efficient workplace that unifies study software with the practical usefulness of Office productivity tools. TranSenda’s Office-Smart Clinical Trial Manager™, the industry’s first CTMS designed to leverage Microsoft’s powerful Office System, including SharePoint® Server, is a comprehensive system for setting up and administering clinical studies while delivering unparalleled flexibility and ease of use. Collaboration and connectivity across multiple systems are optimized by TranSenda’s patent-pending ClinBUS data interchange technology which enables the exchange of operational data in real-time. TranSenda International, LLC is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA.
			Founded in 1988 in the San Francisco Bay Area, TriNet provides strategic, cost-effective payroll, benefits, and HR outsourcing services to companies throughout the United States and Canada. TriNet specializes in helping small businesses reach their corporate goals and become destinations for top talent, enabling them to compete successfully with larger, more established organizations. TriNet’s comprehensive offerings include HR administration, online employee benefits administration and support, employer risk management, payroll processing, tax compliance, workers compensation, group health and welfare products, and strategic human capital consulting services. Our best-practice HR services are highly competitive, easy to manage, and give you full control of your workforce. Best of all, they're designed to let you get back to the real work of running your business.
			Xcenda is an essential business partner providing unique expertise in reimbursement, pharmacoeconomics, brand strategy, market research and payer marketing. As a leading healthcare consultancy, we partner with pharma, biotech, and medical device companies and investment firms to develop strategies and tactics that demonstrate a product’s value and maximize access. From the smallest biotech start-up to the largest multinational pharmaceutical corporation, Xcenda’s team of multidisciplinary consultants has recommended strategies to optimize the market entry of pre-commercialization phase products and extend the life cycle of more mature healthcare technologies. As an AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group company, Xcenda is part of the largest pharmaceutical services company in the nation focused on the specialty pharmaceutical industry.