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02/28/2008 BIO convention to bring tens of thousands to San Diego
A week after the U.S. Open makes San Diego the center of the golf world, the BIO International Convention will make the city the center of the life sciences world, and that world has gotten pretty big in recent years.

02/21/2008 Invitrogen Launches Philanthropic Foundation
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the launch of the Invitrogen Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization aimed at increasing particip

02/12/2008 'Job creation' puts biotech in limelight
Governor visits Carlsbad to tout growth industry

02/12/2008 Governor visits Invitrogen, praises biotech investment
Schwarzenegger pointed to Invitrogen and other biotech companies as a source of strength in California's economy. With California's economy showing weakness, the governor said, industries like biotech deserve government support.

02/04/2008 Getting A Pharma Job
Potential employees are advised to target high-growth areas and hone specific skills

02/03/2008 Stem cell institute wants to make loans
California's taxpayer-funded stem cell institute wants to do something a lot of banks won't: make loans to biotechnology companies with no cash flow, very little collateral and a high risk of failure.

01/31/2008 Comparing American Students With Those in China and India
Two million minutes is the estimated time that students spend in high school. It is also the title of a new documentary film that suggests American students squander too much of that time. While their peers in China and India study longer hours to sharpen

01/25/2008 UCSD project is lauded for startup help
The William J. von Liebig Center at the University of California San Diego is a model in how to promote the commercialization of discoveries made in the university's classrooms and laboratories, according to a national study released yesterday.

01/23/2008 Report: Calif. Biotech Up but Uncertain
California's biotechnology industry is growing steadily, but the looming possibility of increased government oversight could stifle new drug development, according to an industry-supported report set for release Thursday.

01/21/2008 Biotech Vets Find Business Building Becomes Habit-Forming
These entrepreneurs typically shy away from traditional drug development — which can take 10 to 12 years and millions of dollars — preferring instead to license candidates other pharmaceutical companies or academic researchers have proven safe in mids