The Golden State BioBusiness News™

July/August 2007

Spotlight Company - Favrille, Inc., a San Diego company developing perosonalized immunotherapy for lymphoma; we interview Dr. John P. Longenecker, CEO
Focus on Science - Immunotherapy for NHL by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD, Science Editor
Money Talks - Convertible Debt: A Creative Financing Option by Steven J. Stuckey, Comerica Bank
Risk Management - Risk Management for the Entrepreneur: A Primer by Dave Hock, ABD Insurance and Financial Services
Opinion - Food and Drug Safety: Who is Really Responsible, by Greg B. Scott, Managing Editor
Deal Diary - Amgen buys Ilypsa; Arete, Jazz, Stratagent, and others
Company News - Ablation, Anacor, Medivation Nventa, and more
Events Calendar - upcoming California and China biomedical investment conferences

June 2007

Spotlight Company - Artielle ImmunoTherapeutics, Tigard, OR, is developing drugs for multiple sclerosis and other diseases
Focus on Science - Autoimmune Disease by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD, Science Editor
Money Talks - New Vehicles for Biotech: Blurring the Line Between Private and Public Funding, by Roger S. Flugel, PhD, Principal, Sanderling Ventures
Real Estate - An Efficient, Not Cheap, Real Estate Spend, by Matthew DeBellis, BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
Opinion - Could War with China be Imminent? by Greg B. Scott, Managing Editor
Deal Diary - Orexigen, Victory Pharma, SciClone and others
Company News - InSite, Oculus, Ingenuity and more
Events Calendar - upcoming California and China biomedical investment conferences

Spotlight Company - CODA Genomics, Inc., a Laguna Hills company, designs synthetic genes that express better proteins
Focus on Science - The Protein Production Challenge by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD, Science Editor
Money Talks - How a Venture Capitalist Views Your Business Model by John J. Taylor, Vice President, FairView Advisors, LLC
Risk Management - Informed Consent as Risk Management by Laura Sunderline, Ace Medical Risk and Cristina Varner, ABD Insurance
Opinion - Is Virtual Now the Real Reality? by Killu Sanborn, PhD, SVP, Comerica Bank
Deal Diary - CardioNet, Ascenta, VasoNova and others
Company News - Janus, Abaxis, Cardica and more
Events Calendar - upcoming California and China biomedical investment conferences

Spotlight Company - Naviscan PET Systems, Inc., a San Diego device company
Focus on Science - Breast Cancer by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD, Science Editor
Money Talks - Option Pricing Theory and its Relationship to Stakeholder Motivations by Steven J. Stuckey, SVP of Comerica Bank
Legal Tips - Partnering with Big Pharma: How to Structure a Successful Agreement by Glen Sato, Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP and Greg B. Scott, Managing Editor
Deal Diary - Phenomix, VentiRx, Trius, Visiogen and others
Company News - Map Pharma, Bridgetech, Gen-Probe, eGene and more
Events Calendar - upcoming California biomedical investment conferences

Spotlight on CardioNet, Inc. - Interview with Jim Sweeney, CEO of this San Diego-based real-time outpatient cardiac monitoring company
Focus on Science - Cardiac Arrhythmias by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD Science Editor
Opinion - Will Biotech IPOs Bounce Back in 2007? by Greg Scott, Managing Editor
Money Talks - How Much is Your Company Worth? by John J. Taylor, VP, FairView Advisors
Risk Management - Biomedical Employers Can Substantially Reduce Employee Benefits Costs by Dennis Rainey, VP, ABD Insurance and Financial Services
Deal Diary - Money Finds Home in California Biomedical Ventures by Richard Daverman, PhD, Business Editor
Company News - updates on Exelixis, BioMarin, N Spine and others
Events Calendar - upcoming California biomedical investment conferences

Spotlight on N Spine, Inc. - Interview with Sean Na, CEO of this San Diego-based spine implant company focused on dynamic stabilization
Focus on Science - Dynamic Stabilization by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD Science Editor
Opinion - Does it Pay to be an Entrepreneur in Today's Climate? by Killu Sanborn, SVP, Comerica Bank
Money Talks - How Much is Your Company Worth? by John J. Taylor, VP, FairView Advisors
Special Report - China Generates New Opportunities for California Biomendical Companies by Greg Scott, CEO, Centient Consulting
Deal Diary - California Biomedical Companies Raise as much as $100 Million by Richard Daverman, PhD, Business Editor
Company News - updates on Dynavax, VistaGen, Bionovo, Janus and others
Events Calendar - upcoming biomedical investment conferences

November/December 2006

Spotlight on Triage Wireless - Interview with Tom Watlington, CEO, and Dr. Matthew Banet, President and CTO; Triage is developing a novel wireless, cuffless continuous blood pressure monitor
Focus on Science - Focus on Hypertension by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD Science Editor
Opinion - The Dilemma of Negative Trial Results by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD Science Editor
Money Talks - Formulas for Financing Success in Early Stage Biomedical Ventures by Peter C.M. McWilliams, Principal, Sanderling Ventures
Real Estate - Non-Dilutive Funding May Be at Your Front Door by Rick Bell for BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
Deal Diary - Previous Spotlight Company Althenagen Raises $50 Million by Richard Daverman, PhD, Business Editor
Company News - updates on N Spine, Plexxikon, Alsius, Cytori, Jazz, CellGate, Amgen and others
Events Calendar - upcoming biomedical investment conferences
Bonus Features - more in-depth information on hypertension (see Bonus)

Spotlight on Athenagen, Inc. - Interview with Dr. Scott Harkenon, President and CEO of this angiogenesis company utilizing technology out of Stanford
Focus on Science - Focus on Angiogenesis by Frank H. Eeckman, MD, PhD Science Editor
Opinion - Where Has All the Funding Gone? by Greg B. Scott, Managing Editor
Money Talks - Stretching Your Investment Dollars by Killu Sanborn, SVP, Comerica Bank
Risk Management - Managing Biotechnology Risk from Concept to Commercialization by Richard Lane, President ABD Northwest, Peter Daily, SVP, ABD Insurance and Financial Services
Deal Diary - A Classic VC Tale - Spinout, Merger and $60 Million by Richard Daverman, PhD, Business Editor
Company News - updates on Xtent, Exelixis, Codexis, ICU Medical, Thermage, Guava and others
Events Calendar - upcoming biomedical investment conferences
Bonus Features - podcast of the interview with Dr. Harkonen (see Bonus)

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