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SBN NETWORKING SOIREE
June 17th 2009
Canvas Lounge
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Photography by Mahsa Ekhteraei Sanaei
CAREER CONNECT: STEMCELL TECHNOLOGIES
June 1st 2009
STEMCELL Technologies Inc.
Are you a grad or senior undergrad student or recent graduate, embarking on a career in biotechnology and life sciences industry?
If so, SBN has partnered with one of BC’s longest running and largest biotechnology companies, STEMCELL Technologies, to bring you a unique educational and networking event you cannot afford to miss!
This daylong venue is designed to educate and inspire the young talent who will become the future of our local biotech sector. You will get the inside scoop about the structure, function and career opportunities at a biotech company. Presentations will cover the roles and relationships of different departments within the company including R&D, sales, marketing, manufacturing/supply chain operations, QC/QA and finance/IS.
There will also be an opportunity for students to attend three breakout sessions in their specific areas of interest and interact with the executives and professionals at STEMCELL.
To learn more about STEMCELL, visit their website at www.stemcell.com
RESEARCH EXCHANGE & POSTER COMPETITION
In Partnership with Genome BC
April 3rd 2009
Graduate Student Centre, UBC
BIOTECH EXPO AND CONFERENCE
February 7th 2009
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
The Biotech Expo & Conference offers a mix of both educational seminars and exposure to over 75 industry representatives from over 40 participating organizations. Throughout the event, students will be able to visit booths from local biotech companies, government organizations and academic institutions. SBN’s Career Expo and Conference hosts over 400 students annually from diverse disciplines, including the life sciences, commerce, engineering, social sciences and law. This event has grown to become the largest biotech career expo in Western Canada and is the primary means for students in BC to learn about the opportunities that exist in the local and international biotech industry.
Keynote Address:
Gale Halgren-Rezac, Vancouver Board of Trade
Introductions:
Hector MacKay Dunn Q.C, Partner, Farris Vaughn Wills & Murphy LLP
Breakout sessions included:
Green Biotechnology
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Bob Ingratta, BioProducts & BioEnergy Sector Specialist, LifeSciences BC |
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Darren Frew, Director, Nanotech BC |
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Hang Up Your Lab Coat: Careers Outside Academia - Part 1 |
Richard Howlett, Director, Business Development, Genome BC |
Business Development |
Dr. Kennet To, Co-Founder, Business Development Manager, Wax-it Histology Services Inc |
Testing 1-2-3: Careers in Clinical Research |
Ivan Waissbluth, PhD Candidate, Westlink |
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Hang Up Your Labcoat: Careers Outside of Academia - Part II |
Dr. Catherine Campbell, Corporate Development Associate, Allon Therapeutics |
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Photography by Mahsa Ekhteraei Sanaei
EXPLORING BIOTECH SERIES
“Matters of the Heart” Carrying out Genetic Research with Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Nov 21st 2008
Room 6-205, University of Northern British Columbia
Speaker: Dr. Laura Arbour, Associate Professor, UBC Department of Medical Genetics& UBC Island Medical Program
Novel Tools for Precisely Controlling Brain Functions
Jan 9th 2009
Brain Research Centre Conference Room, UBC Hospital, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Dr. Ed Boyden, Co-Director, MIT Media Lab Center for Human Augmentation
Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs: Can Evidence Inform Policy?
Jan 19th 2009
Room 6-205, University of Northern British Columbia
Speaker: Dr. Barbara Mintzes, Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, UBC
Networking 101 – Building a Healthy Network in BCs Biotech Sector
Jan 21st 2009
Rm 2108 at the Child & Family Research Institute, Vancouver
Speaker: Marlene Delanghe, Career Consultant, Student Development & Services, UBC
Assessing people’s attitudes towards animal use and genetic modification using a web-based interactive survey
Feb 4th 2009
MAC D101, University of Victoria
Speakers: Dr. Cathy Schuppli, Postdoctoral Fellow, W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, UBC
Genomics for Rice Crop Improvement
Feb 23rd 2009
Room 20, ICBC Concourse Level, J Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Speakers: Dr. Richard Bruskiewich, Senior Scientist, Computational and Systems Biologist at International Rice Research Institute.
Achieving Meaningful Public Inquiry for Policy on Emerging Biotechnologies
Feb 26th 2009
Room 1410, Life Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia
Speakers: Dr. Kieran O’Doherty, Assistant Professor, W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, UBC
Beyond the Lab Bench: Overcoming the Obstacles of Technology Transfer
Feb 27th 2009
Room 104, Engineering/ComSci Building, University of Victoria
Speakers: Brett Sharp, UBC-UILO, Director of Opperations, TT & Prototype Development Manager
BUILDING BIOTECH: THE MAKINGS OF A GREAT IDEA
September 25th 2008
The Sutton Place Hotel
This event aimed to educate students about the steps required in commercializing a technology and to encourage students to consider entrepreneurial endeavors. Specifically, speakers addressed common characteristics of successful ideas, initial steps in commercialization and funding sources.
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Richard Glickman, Co-Founder of Stressgen & Aspreva and currently Special Partner of Kearny Ventures Partners
Dr. Steven Gillis, Co-Founder of Corixa Corp and Immunex and currently Managing Director of Arch Venture Partners
Moderator:
Todd Tessier, Director of Investment Capital Branch and VP BC Renaissance Fund
