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Weekly Digest of Events (2/4/2013 Edition)
Dear Colleague,
Below please find this week's edition of event listings. New event titles since
last week are in red. For the latest news, visit our website at
www.masslifesciences.com, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and to "like" us on
Facebook! See the links at the bottom of this email to connect with us via Twitter,
LinkedIn and Facebook.
This week we would like to remind you that the deadline for this round of the
Accelerator Program is noon (EST) this Friday, February 8, 2013. If you intend to
submit a proposal, please do so on our website so that you may be considered in
this round of applications.
If you are receiving this email as a forward, you can sign up to receive these emails
directly by using the "Join Our Mailing List" button at the bottom of this
message. Event sponsors are welcome to email in event information. We accept
both job postings and event information up until 12 p.m. on Thursday to appear in
the weekly listings the following Monday. If you would like to submit an event or
a job posting, please send the listing to both me at
[email protected] and to Lynnea Olivarez at
-Angus
Angus G. McQuilken
Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
Featured Job Posting: Company: Organogenesis Inc. - National
Position: Tissue Regeneration Specialist- North Boston, MA
Learn more and apply here.
Upcoming Application Deadlines:
Life Sciences Accelerator Program Accelerator Program loans are capped at $1 million per company. Generally, target
applicants are early-stage life sciences companies. As defined in the Life Sciences
Statute, life sciences means "advanced and applied sciences that expand the
understanding of human physiology and have the potential to lead to medical
advances or therapeutic applications including, but not limited to, agricultural
biotechnology, biogenerics, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering,
biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemical synthesis, chemistry technology,
diagnostics, genomics, image analysis, marine biology, marine technology,
medical devices, nanotechnology, natural product pharmaceuticals, proteomics,
regenerative medicine, RNA interference, stem cell research and veterinary
science." The Accelerator Loan Program is designed to help sustain these
companies through a critical stage of development and financing.
Applications are due at 12 p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2013, on our website.
Cooperative Research Matching Grant Program The MLSC's Cooperative Research Matching Grants seek to increase industry-
sponsored research at academic institutions in Massachusetts in order to accelerate
scientific discoveries that lead to commercially-viable products and therapies.
Under the program, applicants may receive up to $250,000 per year for up to two
years. The grants support research that could lead to life-saving therapies and
commercialized products, and seek to further the goal of sustaining and growing
the state's vital life sciences Supercluster.
Since its inception, this program has funded research projects that have ranged
from cardiac conditions, diabetes, HIV and lupus, to osteoarthritis, breast cancer
and ALS. A full listing of past awardees and industry partners is available on the
MSLC's website.
Applications are being accepted through 12 p.m. on Thursday, February 28,
2013. For more information or to apply, interested researchers should visit the
MLSC's website.
Featured Events:
Accelerating Growth Through Strategic Partnerships Informative Seminar on
BIRD Israel-US (Bi-National R&D Foundation) When: February 8, 2013 | 8 - 10:30 a.m.
Where: Strata Center, 32 Vassar St, MIT Building 32, Room #155, Cambridge,
MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website, registration fee $45.
Are you working with a company in Israel or looking for one? Did you know that
funding is available for US-Israel partnerships? Come learn how you can get up to
$1 million for your next technology collaboration through the BIRD U.S.-Israel
Binational Industrial R&D Foundation (BIRD F) in Massachusetts.
BIRD-F is a 35 year old endowment funded by the Israeli and U.S. governments.
The foundation offers funding of up to $1 million to U.S. and Israeli companies
that jointly develop and commercialize innovative technologies in such fields
as communications, clean tech, electronics, internet & media, homeland security,
life sciences, semiconductors and software.
Data Privacy Seminar When: February 8, 2013 | 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag, 1000 Winter St, Waltham, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website, registration fee $45.
Both here and abroad, data privacy issues are taking on even greater significance,
and countries around the world are revising or creating laws and regulations
related to privacy. These changes could have an impact on your company and how
it complies with privacy restrictions domestically and overseas. Join the U.S.
Department of Commerce on February 8th
to hear from Cameron Kerry, General
Counsel, and several other U.S. Department of Commerce experts. Topics include
the White House's Privacy Blueprint, new Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
regulations, and the U.S.-EU/Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks. Two local
Massachusetts companies will also advise how they comply with data privacy.
The Capital Network - Life Science Fast Track When: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Nutter McClennen and Fish LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Are you a physician, innovator, or entrepreneur with a commercial idea that might
be a startup? Join us for this half-day event to discuss today's unique challenges for
life science, medical, and health entrepreneurs starting companies and raising
capital. Learn from some of the leading life science entrepreneurs, investors,
lawyers, and accountants in New England and network with other life science
entrepreneurs. Complete with a 3:1 mentor matching lunch this all day fast track
will help you jump start your company towards the next stage of financing. Only
$100 until 2013.
American Association for the Advancement of Science 2013 Annual
Meeting: The Beauty and Benefits of Science When: Thursday, February 14 - Monday, February 18, 2013
Where: Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston will highlight the "unreasonable
effectiveness" of the scientific enterprise in creating economic growth, solving
societal problems, and satisfying the essential human drive to understand the world
in which we live.
Thousands of leading scientists, engineers, educators, and policy-makers will
interact with each other and with hundreds of members of media. The growing
number of international attendees demonstrates the global nature of this gathering.
More than 150 sessions spread across 14 tracks will be presented at the AAAS
Annual Meeting.
Genetown Career Fair When: Thursday, February 21, 2013 | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Cambridge Marriott, 2 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical
research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management,
chemistry, regulatory affairs, and research. Exhibitors who have jobs posted on
BioSpace.com have their company name linked to their job postings in the list
below. We highly recommend researching open positions before you attend the
event. It will help you determine which companies are a good match and make you
look more prepared and knowledgeable when approaching recruiters. You may
also click on the company name at the bottom of the page to view job postings.
Boston Biotech Business Development Conference When: Tuesday, April 2 - Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Where: Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston St., Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The Boston Biotech Business Development Conference is a networking forum for
industry professionals offering exclusive access to the key decision makers who
influence deal making and investment in the life sciences. Attendees will gain
insights from presentations and panels featuring business development decision-
makers from several of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies, on the current and future outlook for licensing, M&A and other
business development activities in the life sciences sector. In between learning
what it takes to get a deal done in biotech, the Business Development Conference
offers opportunities throughout the day to network one-on-one with the industry's
top deal makers - senior executives from biotech and pharma, leaders from Wall
Street and venture capitalists.
The Early-Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference IX When: Tuesday, April 9 | 1 - 7 p.m.
Where: Merck Research Laboratories, 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The Early-Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference IXis a showcase for
platform life sciences technologies developed at the universities, research
institutions and hospitals of Massachusetts, and for recently formed Massachusetts
companies. This forum is an opportunity for these companies and researchers to
present to an audience of angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate
investors. Companies that have presented at our first eight Early Stage Life
Sciences Conferences have raised more than $240 million in new investments.
Applications to present and exhibit must be submitted by February 22, 2013.
Bio-IT World Conference & Expo When: Tuesday, April 9 - Thursday, April 11, 2013
Where: World Trade Center, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The 2013 program will feature compelling talks from industry and academia on
new trends in data generation, knowledge management, and information
technology in life sciences and drug development, including best practice case
studies and joint partner presentations relevant to the technologies, research, and
regulatory issues of life science, pharmaceutical, clinical and IT professionals.
BIO International Convention: The Global Event for Biotechnology When: Monday, April 22 - Thursday, April 25, 2013
Where: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology
industry and attracts the biggest names in biotech, offers key networking and
partnering opportunities, and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends
affecting the industry.
The Convention also features the BIO Business Forum (One-on-One Partnering),
hundreds of sessions covering biotech trends, policy issues and technological
innovations, and the world's largest biotechnology exhibition - the BIO Exhibition.
The State of Massachusetts is present with a pavilion in the exhibition each year.
Boston CEO Conference When: Tuesday, June 11 - Wednesady, June 12, 2013
Where: Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston St., Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The Boston CEO Conference is a networking forum for industry
CEOs and decision makers in the life sciences. Attendees gain insights from
presentations and panels featuring CEOs from several of the world's leading
biopharmaceutical companies. Industry leaders in venture capital and private
equity also participate.
DIA 2013: 49th Annual Meeting When: Sunday, June 23 - Thursday, June 27, 2013
Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The DIA 2013 49th Annual Meeting: Advancing Therapeutic Innovation and
Regulatory Science will be returning to Boston, one of the strongest life sciences
regions in the United States.
Join DIA and an anticipated 7,000+ attendees for the largest multidisciplinary
event that brings together a global network of professionals to foster innovation
that will lead to the development of safe and effective medical products and
therapies to patients.
DIA 2013 49th Annual Meeting highlights include the following:
* Preconference Tutorials on Sunday, June 23
* 450+ Exhibiting Companies in One of the Industry's Largest Exhibit Halls
* Four Jam-packed Days of Learning and Networking
* Expert Panels and Presentations
* Interactive Workshops
* Knowledgeable Thought Leaders in the Life Sciences Industry
* Global Regulatory Agencies
* Multi-track Plenary Sessions
* Student and Professional Poster Presentations
* Networking Events and Lunches
* Patient Advocate Fellowship Program
* Two months FREE access to all Audio-synchronized Presentations
* And Much More...
Register by January 31st to save!
2013 RAPS: The Regulatory Convergence When: Saturday, September 28 - Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Every year, RAPS hosts The Regulatory Convergence, where people from
industry, agencies and universities all over the world come together. They teach,
learn, share ideas and make connections in a safe harbor environment, where the
common denominator is an ambition to find out more and push things further.
These are your regulatory colleagues who work in research, clinical, pharma,
medical devices, biologics, compliance, and at all different stages of the regulatory
spectrum and product lifecycle. They're specialists and CEOs, directors and
statisticians. And The Regulatory Convergence is where they figure out how to
turn drive into action.
Other Upcoming Events:
Medical Device Design and Business Development for Entrepreneurs Course When: Tuesday, January 29 - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 | 6 - 8:30 p.m. every
Tuesday
Where: Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, 600 Suffolk Street,
2nd floor, Wannalancit Mills Business Center, Lowell, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The purpose of this course is to provide aspiring entrepreneurs the necessary
toolbox to bring their medical device to market. Course subjects will iclude the
following:
Needs Finding
Disease State Fundamentals
Concept Generation
Intellectual Property Basics
Regulatory Affairs Basics
Reimbursement Basics
Business Models
Prototyping
Animal Trials
Final Concept Selection
Fund Raising
Tufts CSDD 40th Annual Postgraduate Course in Clinical Pharmacology,
Drug Development and Regulation When: Monday, February 4 - Friday, February 8, 2013
Where: Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common, 10 Avery Street, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website. Special rates available for groups
of three or more, please email [email protected] or call 617-636-2170 to
inquire.
Now in its 40th year, Tufts CSDD's highly acclaimed, five-day Postgraduate
Course provides advanced instruction in practical and technical problem-solving in
the areas of clinical pharmacology, drug development & clinical trial strategies,
biopharmaceutical development, drug safety, and new drug regulation. Top
speakers and specialized development simulations provide you with a
comprehensive, CME-accredited experience.
MassBio Open House When: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 | 4 - 6 p.m.
Where: MassBio, 300 Technology Square, Eighth Floor, Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register at the Event Website.
2013 has a lot in store for MassBio and there's no better way to kick things off than
by joining us for the first Open House of the year!
The Open House is an opportunity to network with other members, learn how you
can maximize your membership, and hear what MassBio has in store for 2013.
Medical Development Group Forum- Economics of Medical Device Sale When: Wednesday, February 6 - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Where: Bartos Theater, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website. Registration prices vary.
Your great product solves an important clinical problem using the latest
technology. You've got the doctors all excited. So why isn't the sale moving
forward?
Our panel will focus on a better understanding of market expectations for the
"economic profiling" of the new technology and its resulting deployment. It will
provide answers to questions such as:
How does the clinical community balance the quality vs. cost equation?
What level of savings is worthy of change considerations?
What is the breakdown of "cost elements" when considering a new device?
What is the definition of "buy-side" efficacy?
2013 MIT Future of Health and Wellness Conference When: Wednesday, February 6 - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Where: Bartos Theater, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
While much of the scientific community focuses on understanding, treating and
preventing the things that make us sick, a growing community of researchers study
the things that are keeping us well. Manufacturers already expend significant
research resources to better understand and then develop technologies that will
eventually be integrated into products to promote wellness. This conference will
examine the policies that govern how researchers study the science of wellness, as
well as explore the many ideas and technologies that will be used to modify
behavior or enable more comprehensive health monitoring at home and at work.
Themes of particular importance at a national and global scale include obesity,
diabetes, behavioral modification, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases, and
cardiovascular health.
If you are interested in participating as an exhibitor at the Health and Wellness
Conference, the registration deadline is January 31st.
Chinese-American BioMedical Association presents: Life Science, Technology
and Business Exchange Forum, "Innovation and Globalization" When: Sunday, February 10, 2013 | 2 - 5 p.m.
Where: Marriott Boston-Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA
Learn more on the Event Website.
The forum will focus on the current status of life science industry (U.S. and
China), the opportunities it presents for career, business development and
investment. Featured speakers from the biotech/pharmaceutical industry will
present compelling talks on the following topics:
Trends in life Science and Technology Innovation Across Pacific Ocean
and its Globalization;
Current Status for US/China life Science & Technology Exchange and
Business Collaboration;
China High-Tech Parks, Favorable Policies for Overseas Talents and
Enterprises;
What Can We Do as Chinese-American Professionals and Associations to
Promote life Science, Technology and Business Collaborations to Achieve
Win-Win?
NEHEN: Primary Care Transformation: The Frontline of Medicine When: Monday, February 11, 2013 | 7:30 - 10 a.m.
Where: Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter St, Suite 4000,
Waltham, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
In this session our panel will explore the forces driving the emerging changes in
primary care, from the rising expectations of patients to the increasing cost
pressures from payers. Our panelists will offer windows into unique and
promising new care models, funded by alternative methods that incentivize
outcomes rather than financially rewarding procedure volume or office
visits. These new practice patterns offer the exciting promise of increasing patient
satisfaction with improved outcomes, even as they control or reduce cost. Of
particular relevance to the NEHEN community, these new performance paradigms
create new opportunities for technology innovation that can catalyze needed
changes in workflow. The shared goal is to increase efficiency and efficacy of
care at the very frontline of medicine - primary care.
MD&M West Conference and Expo When: Thursday, February 11 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Your next medical technology breakthrough, major career opportunity, and big
idea won't come from a web search. Join us at the world's largest medtech design
and manufacturing event and connect to the inspiration, partnerships, education
and technologies that drive medical device innovation.
Anatomy of a Blindside When: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Where: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Monadnock Room, 7 Cambridge
Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
Learn more and register on the Event Website. Members $40; Non-Members $60.
The workplace is a highly politicized environment, where key decisions about who
gets ahead and who gets plum assignments, who gets the scarce resources are not
just decided on merit, but politics.
Everyone talks about the glass ceiling and how women need to knock on the glass
ceiling to get ahead. What's really going on is that there is a political power grid
that holds women back, not a glass ceiling, and this power grid is so hidden and
buried that women don't even know it exists. And because they don't know it
exists, they can accidentally step on something and get blindsided.
During this presentation, attendees will learn about the following:
How to identify the power grid in their workplace
How to navigate the power grid and avoid the landmines
How to get ahead and stay ahead in today's workplace.
Futures in Life Sciences Program- Consulting Career Paths in the Life
Sciences Industry When: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Where: MassBio, 300 Technology Square, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Propel Careers, MassBio, and MassBioEd have joined together to organize a series
of networking and panel events focused on raising awareness of career paths that
exist in life sciences for individuals with advanced degrees. This Futures in Life
Science program will bring together experts across a wide range of disciplines and
functional areas within the life science industry, who will detail their roles and will
provide a rich context for the audience to gain a clear understanding of the skills,
aptitudes, competencies, and personalities that thrive in their particular functions.
Attendance for this program is open to current graduate students, post doctoral
fellows, and medical residents who are interested in careers in the life sciences
industry. Space is limited to 100 individuals.
Tufts CSDD Executive Forum Roundtable: Managing Protocol Design to
Improve Clinical Study Efficiency When: Thursday, February 21, 2013 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Tufts CSDD offices, 75 Kneeland Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website, or email
Our February 21st roundtable will be exploring the topic Managing Protocol
Design to Improve Clinical Study Efficiency. Protocol design strategies, such as
decreasing the prevalence of unused protocol data, reducing protocol complexity,
and limiting the number of protocol amendments, can decrease costs and
streamline timelines. This roundtable will open with a presentation of recent Tufts
CSDD findings on the incidence and cost of protocol amendments and unused
protocol data, and will follow with a discussion on specific strategies to reduce
protocol complexity and improve clinical study performance and cost.
ISPE Boston Chapter Presents: FM Global Sim
Zone Tour and Program: Identifying and Mitigating Common Hazards in
Business Properties When: Thursday, February 21, 2013
Where: 1125 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Members-only tour of the SimZone will provide attendees with a rare opportunity
to experience some of the training that FM Global provides its own engineers.
Following the tour, there will be a networking reception and an educational
program open to both ISPE Members and non-Members. Presentations will focus
on hazardous materials storage, code compliant design approaches for fire-
protection and separation, and a showcase of the research and product testing
capabilities at the FM Global Research Campus in Rhode Island.
11th Annual BioPartnering North America
When: Sunday, February 24 - Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Where: Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The only conference of its kind in Canada, BioPartnering North America™ offers
unique access to innovations, products and technologies from across the country
and around the globe. As the fourth largest biocluster in the world, Canada is a
proven leader in major areas including biopharmaceutical, med-tech, diagnostics,
digital health and more.
MA CRO/CMO Symposium When: Monday, February 25, 2013
Where: Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA
02466
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Designed to bring together the biopharmaceutical industry and the Massachusetts
CRO/CMO cluster, this symposium will showcase the roles these types of
partnerships are playing in accelerating drug development.
In-Depth Characterization of Recombinant Protein Therapeutics Workshop When: Monday, February 25, 2013
Where: Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA 02466
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Discover how to overcome challenges in characterizing proteins, peptides,
antibodies, and biosimilars through mass spectrometry and biophysical
methods. Discussion will include case studies for the following:
Mass spectrometric identification of N- and O- linked glycans on
glycoproteins using cutting-edge MS methods:
o o Glycopeptide enrichment strategies
o o Exhaustive pronase digestion
Detailed characterization of PEGylated proteins by mass spectrometry
Characterization of aggregates and degradents using AUC and other
biophysical methods.
How Payers and Patients Impact Medical Product Development When: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 | 5:30 - 9 p.m.
Where: Genzyme Center, Roscoe Brady Lecture Hall, 500 Kendall St., Cambridge,
MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website. Registration ends February 22nd,
$40 for members, $70 for nonmembers.
Getting drugs and medical devices to the market and reimbursed is a major
consideration companies face in today's healthcare market.With the rise in health
care costs, payers have a very strong influence over pharmaceutical and medical
device markets as they demand insight into product cost-effectiveness.Payer
reimbursement for medical products is frequently referred to as"market access" in
healthcare circles, for without such reimbursement, patients do not have ready
access to the therapies.Therefore to succeed, healthcare companies must change
the way they develop and market drugs and devices - making market access
planning an integral part of their organizational strategy.This includes balancing
clinical and economic value in product development and commercialization.The
payer's perspective must be integrated throughout the full process, thus changing
the model for product development.
Succeeding at the Inventor's Business: Translating scientific invention into
product success When: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 | 1 - 6 p.m
Where: Center for Integration of Science and Industry, Bentley University, LaCava
Center, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Join inventors of groundbreaking technologies to talk about the path from
invention to product success. Speakers include the following:
1. Dr. David Fischell, whose invention of drug coated stents revolutionized
the treatment of heart disease and created a >$4.5 billion market
2. Dr. Frank Szoka, whose invention of liposome nanoparticles enabled
improved targeting of cancer cells and created a >$2 billion market
3. Dr. Michael Boss, whose method for producing monoclonal antibodies
enabled a new class of drugs that has revolutionized the treatment of cancer
and other diseases, representing a >$20 billion market.
MassBio Annual Meeting: The Business of Science When: Thursday, March 14 - Friday, March 15, 2013
Where: Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The goals of the Annual Meeting are to Connect, Collaborate, and Innovate
include the following:
1. Discuss and debate the most relevant science and business topics driving
industry's innovation challenges
2. Promote collaboration with industry scientists, CSOs and other life
sciences leaders to enhance scientific and business understanding, augment
deal flow and connections.
3. Forge new scientific and business relationships
4. Build the network of up-and-coming academic scientists.
The Value Builder When: Thursday, March 14, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Where: Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website. Members $40; Non-Members
$60.
Come and Learn the 5-V approach to building your own Value and Confidence as
an Upcoming Leader:
Value - how to identify, articulate and develop strengths, and re-vision your
résumé.
Values - how to recognize your personal bottom line, set boundaries,
resolve internal conflicts, and make trade-offs.
Vision - create an inspiring personal vision and clear the obstacles to
putting it into action.
Visibility - make strategic choices about where, when and how to be
visible, and create an outreach strategy.
Voice - develop confidence and "executive presence", through more
effective communication up, down and laterally, within your organization
and outside of it.
Women who gain clarity about and practice these five V's have an excellent
basis for developing a strong personal brand and a strategic career path.
Quality System Auditing Course at Regis College When: Four Saturdays between Saturday, March 16 - Saturday, April 20, 2013
| 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Regis College, Weston, MA
Learn more and register by contacting [email protected].
This course describes the types of audits and the basic skills of auditing.
Knowledge of quality systems regulation and standards is assumed and is a pre-
requisite. The course focuses on professional characteristics and skills of a lead
auditor. The instructor, Bob Yocher, has many years of extensive experience in
this area and has led programs for RAPS and others.
LINCS Data Forum When: Wednesday, March 20 - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Where: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The LINCS Data Forum will showcase the data produced to date as well as
computational tools for data analysis and methods of data visualization. Attendees
are invited to participate in discussions of the curation and management of large
data sets, methods for integrating data from diverse sources (imaging, genomic,
small molecule) and the role of standards for data annotation and accessibility.
LINCS scientists will provide live demonstrations of their web-based tools.
Speakers from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries will discuss their
work integrating different kinds of data and speak to the needs of future
researchers in working with large data sets.
Confirmed speakers include Dr. Gary Nolan, Stanford University, Dr. Andrea
Califano, Columbia University and Dr. Peter Sorger, Harvard Medical School.
Interviewing and Resume Writing When: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Where: Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website. Members: $35; Non-Members:
$55. A light dinner will be served.
Sponsored by WEST, this workshop run by Heather McGotty, Director of Human
Resources at Welch's will include the following topics:
The basic mechanics in good resume writing
o Starting with the end in mind
What you want to achieve with the document
Relevance to desired position, etc.
o What to include and what to leave out
o How to phrase accomplishments for maximum impact
o Active versus passive voice, etc.
Interviewing skills for success
o Engagement
o Asking, as well as answering questions
o Linking answers to demands of position
o Showing initiative
o Demonstrating good thinking skills (even if you don't know a
specific answer)
o Basic interpersonal skills and manners (eye contact, greetings,
follow-up)
o Being authentic
2013 Life Sciences & Bioengineering Career Fair When: Thursday, March 28, 2013 | 12 - 4 p.m.
Where: Campus Center Odeum
100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA
Register on the Event Website, or contact [email protected] or call 508-831-
5260.
This fair is open to all WPI students/alumni of Bachelors/Masters/PhD degrees.
Targeted disciplines include:
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology,
Biology, Biology/Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology,
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering. Other
overlapping areas of interest to employers typically include Materials Science &
Engineering as well as Robotics Engineering.
Register to hire summer interns or full-time employees at this event!
Giving and Receiving Feedback- a WEST Workshop When: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Where: Cambridge, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website. Members, $34, non-members $55
Good feedback is hard to come by. Often, people shy away from offering honest,
constructive feedback, because they worry that the relationship will be damaged.
Likewise, people often shy away from asking for feedback, for fear of what they
may hear. If we only have our own perceptions to go on, our blind spots will keep
us from developing to our full potential. And when we withhold important
performance information from others, we keep ourselves comfortable at the cost of
their development.
Come to this interactive workshop lead by Ali Farquhar to learn about why it is
hard to both give and get feedback, and develop some skills that will make it
easier.
ExpoMed Eurasia When: Thursday, April 4 - Sunday, April 7, 2013
Where: Istanbul, Turkey
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
ExpoMed will provide the most significant and comprehensive healthcare sector
gathering, serving Turkey and the Eurasian region for the last 20 years; a business
environment where the latest products and technologies will be exhibited and
where the medical sector's product and service needs can be fulfilled; the meeting
point for leading Turkish and International medical sector companies in Turkey
and internationally; an opportunity for SME companies to gain access to
international markets; and an opportunity to meet qualified decision-making
visitors and buyer groups from 70 countries and from Turkey.
International Conference on Business Incubation When: Sunday, April 7 - Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Where: The Sheraton, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Forge connections, collaborations and community at NBIA's 27th International
Conference on Business Incubation, to be held April 7-10, 2013, in Boston. This
event, co-planned by some of the area's industry leaders, features sessions by area
incubation professionals, tours of area best practice programs, and other
networking opportunities that benefit business professionals from Massachusetts
and beyond.
NBIA's conference is the premier event in the incubation industry, so you won't
want to miss this opportunity to share ideas with colleagues and gather tools and
techniques to improve your program. With 60 educational sessions, as well as
incubator tours, keynote addresses and networking opportunities, the conference is
sure to offer you valuable takeaways to benefit your program and your career.
Genomes, Environments & Trais (GET) Conference When: Thursday, April 25 - Friday, April 26, 2013
Where: Back Bay Events Center, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
The GET Conference is the event for people working at the frontiers of human
biology. We bring together scientists, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, practitioners,
investors, researchers, policy makers and other stakeholders to discuss advances in
our ability to measure human biology and advance translational goals. For the
2013 program, in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the 1953 Nature paper by
Watson and Crick, we will invite leading thinkers to discuss the important ways in
which new genomic technologies will affect all of our lives in the coming years
and to debate their technical, commercial, and societal impacts. Among the
confirmed speakers are Nobel Laureate Wally Gilbert and Franklin Laureate
George Church.
Plastics in Medical Devices 2013 When: Monday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Where: Waltham Westin Boston, Waltham, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Plastics in Medical Devices engages each part of the supply chain, an imperative in
today's medical device market. The 2013 conference will include presenters from
device OEMs, designers, regulatory experts, plastic product makers, university
researchers, materials suppliers, healthcare institution officials and industry
consultants.
Companies serving the medical device sector are up against shorter lead times,
stricter U.S. Food & Drug Administration requirements, and changing patent laws
amid increasing demand for innovation and cost containment. This conference will
present timely, relevant topics to help plastics industry players, device designers
and others to make savvy business decisions and connect the dots with leading
thinkers who deliver solutions.
MIT Professional Education Short Programs Where: MIT Campus
For the full schedule and more details, refer to the Event Website.
These two-to-five day professional courses are taught by MIT faculty/ researchers
and experts from industry and academia. Additional topics areas include: Data
Modeling & Analysis, Enterprise Transformation, Imaging, Innovation, Leadership
/ Negotiation, and more.
Flow Chemistry: Continuous Synthesis and Purification of Pharmaceuticals and
Fine Chemicals
When: Monday, July 8 - Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Controlled Release Technology: Delivery Systems for Pharmaceuticals, Proteins,
and Other Agents
When: Monday, July 8 - Friday, July 12, 2013
Formulation and Stabilization of Biotherapeutics
When: Monday, July 22 - Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Fermentation Technology
When: Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2, 2013
Downstream Processing
When: Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9, 2013
World Medtech Forum Lucerne When: Tuesday, September 17 - Thursday, September 19, 2013
Where: Messe Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
"Off to a good start," was how we evaluated the WMTF at the end of September
2012. We are now working with the same team, the same partners, with renewed
energy and enthusiasm and the same model to take our vision into the future. The
World Medtech Forum is a high-caliber platform for the international medtech
sector - made by the industry for the industry and Made in Switzerland! This
platform is set to be an integral part of the medtech scene and is open to you as an
exhibitor, visitor or congress attendee. So plan your trip to Lucerne now, organize
your schedule and consider how you and your company can play a part in shaping
the forum and using it as a platform for your own business.
Drug Development Boot Camp 2013 When: Wednesday, November 20 - Thursday, November 21, 2013
Where: The Harvard Club, Boston, MA
Learn more and register on the Event Website.
Why Drug Development Boot Camp? Drug development is a complex process.
Each compound or molecule that enters drug development requires a unique drug
development program to be devised by the Project Team. Even after many years
of working in drug development, many executives with decision making authority
lack in-depth understanding of the drug development process.
Who will attend the Boot Camp? Entrepreneurs from Harvard University who are
working at the cutting edge of drug development will attend. Participants from
different types of biotechnology companies will be in attendance. Venture
Capitalists have signed up in the past and are likely to sign up for the 2013 Boot
Camp. You will be taught by Faculty from large pharma who understand classical
drug development, and who have contributed to the science and practice of drug
development at leading pharmaceutical companies.
