NEWS
Center for Biotechnology Supports the 2010 Rock Stars of Science Campaign
The 2010 Rock Stars of Science™ (ROCK S.O.S™) campaign will premiere in GQ‟s December “Men of the Year” edition. The ROCK S.O.S™ aims to bridge a serious recognition gap for science and to pay tribute to “scientific heroes” in fields like translational cancer research, Alzheimer’s/neuro-imaging/prevention trials, heart disease/integrative medicine, autism, rare diseases, stem cell research, global health and space age research.
Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® and GQ Magazine, along with the Entertainment Industry Foundation/SU2C, brought together eight celebrity musicians--rock icon Debbie Harry (Blondie), Bret Michaels, Timbaland, Keri Hilson, Heart (Anne and Nancy Wilson), Jay Sean and B.o.B--and seventeen of the nation’s top medical researchers, including two Nobel Laureates to spotlight the distance that exists between science and popular culture, and the need to invest in research. Learn more about the campaign and meet the Rock Docs of 2010 at www.rockstarsofscience.org.
Call for Applications: 2011 Fundamentals of the Bioscience Industry Program
The Center for Biotechnology's cornerstone workforce development program, Fundamentals of the Bioscience Industry Program is now accepting applications for the Spring 2011 offering. Deadline to apply - November 30, 2010 5pm. Please visit the program website for full application information.
BME Assitant Professor Balaji Sitharaman, Ph.D., Receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Balaji Sitharaman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of BME, has been named a recipient of the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, 2010. A key component of the National Institutes of Health Roadmap for Medical Research, the New Innovator Award program supports exceptionally creative early-career scientists who take highly innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical research. Dr. Sitharaman will engineer a nanotechnology-based theranostic (integrated therapeutic and diagnostic) technology for combined non-invasive imaging and treatment in a single setting for bone tissue engineering. More
Call for Applications AllThingsLifeSciences/CleanTech: 2010 Venture Forum
Springboard Ventures is actively recruiting women entrepreneurs in the life science and clean tech sectors who are looking for growth capital for product development and expansion. Interested companies are encouraged to apply online before the March 17 Priority Application Deadline to be considered for the AllThingsLifeSciences/CleanTech: 2010 venture forum program, which will coach and showcase the most promising and innovative early stage companies in biotech, energy, environment, diagnostics, devices and healthcare.
These new companies will build on the success of Springboard portfolio companies such as ViaCell, Minute Clinic, Zipcar and iRobot. These and the other 400 emerging growth companies that have presented at Springboard’s 19 venture forums since early 2000 have raised over $5 billion in capital, 80% are still operational and 7 are publicly traded on NASDAQ. See what some of them have been saying about the program by visiting
Visit http://www.springboardenterprises.org/vcf/atls/apply to apply now. Questions? Email forums@springboardenterprises.org or call 202-242-6282.
Fact Sheet
EVENTS
Luncheon Seminar: “Translating Academic Discovery into Commercial Opportunity”
Guest Speaker: Andy Protter, Ph.D. Vice President, Preclinical Development Medivation
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
12pm-2pm
Wang Center, Room 301
Dr. Protter joined Medivation in September 2006 following a 24-year career at Scios, Inc., where he served most recently as vice president, biology. At Scios, which was acquired in 2003 by Johnson & Johnson, Dr. Protter had responsibility for all preclinical development activities for Natrecor®, a recombinant protein approved by the FDA in 2001 to treat acute decompensated heart failure, and for multiple small-molecule product candidates. In recognition of his work, Dr. Protter was awarded the 2004 Johnson Medal for Natrecor research and development. Dr. Protter has published extensively in the fields of natriuretic peptides, lipid transport and intracellular kinases regulating inflammation, pain and fibrosis. He received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.
Life Sciences Summit 2010
Showcasing Innovation, Promoting Collaboration
SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2010
HYATT REGENCY LONG ISLAND
HAUPPAUGE, NY
www.lifesciencessummit.org
University Startups Conference 2010 | December 1-3, 2010
Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC
Registration Now Open at www.ncet2.org
The University Startups Conference is a unique conference series dedicated exclusively to creating and funding globally-competitive, venture-backable university startups. Oranized annually by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2.org). We bring together universities creating startups with VCs, angel investors, SBIR program managers and Fortune 500 technology scouts funding them. The conference also includes NSF, NIH, NIST, NAVY, DOE, DHS and other government agencies working on improving the Innovation Economy by increasing the quality and quantity of startups coming out of universities.
This year's University Co-Hosts are the University of Maryland and Boston University. The Government Co-Hosts are the National Science Foundation (Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnership) and National Institutes of Health (Office of Tech Transfer). The Embassy Host is the British Embassy.
The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer has also partnered with the Science and Technology officials at the various Washington Embassies to include the international university startup perspective.
For more information including a draft agenda, please click here. To register please click here. To see a draft agenda please click here.
National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Annual Meeting | March 12-14, 2010
The 2010 National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Annual Meeting will be held March 12-14 in Philadelphia, PA, on the campuses of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Penn and CHOP are hosting the meeting along with Drexel University, Temple University, and Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director, will be the Keynote Speaker.
For more information, please visit: www.nationalpostdoc.org/meetings-and-events/annual-meeting/2010-annual-meeting
The NPA-ADVANCE National Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate will be held prior to the NPA meeting on March 10-11 at the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. Dr. Kathie Olsen, Senior Advisor for the National Science Foundation, will be the Keynote Speaker for this Summit. For more information, please visit: www.nationalpostdoc.org/programs-resources/npa-advance/advance-summit
SBIR and Angel Network Funding Workshop
March 22,2010, 12:00p-1:30p
Long Island High Technology Incubator
Presented by Dr. Anil Dhundale, SBU Incubators and Dr. AnnMarie Scheidt, LI Angel Network
SBIR/STTR Federal Grants Program: *Congress Reauthorizes Program, Learn the new rules
and partnering for STTR Applications
LI Angel Network: Learn Who are we and which companies do we like to invest in
RSVP by March 5th to francescalabro@lihti.org or 631-444-9770
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