With more and more communities closing schools and businesses and asking its residents to shelter in place, Big4Bio made a list of online resources where people in our four coverage areas can go to find the latest information about the COVID-19 pandemic and what they should be doing to help stop its spread. Local: City […]
SPOTLIGHT: Big4Bio:San Diego 2019 Year-in-Review
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Welcome to the first-ever Big4Bio Year-in-Review for the San Diego region! We hope you enjoy looking back on 2019’s top stories, deals, and M&A that went down in San Diego’s research, pharma, and biotech industries as you look towards a productive 2020. The 2019 Year-in-Review report includes: Facts/data about the San Diego life sciences market […]
Big4Bio Interview with Halloran Consulting Group’s Laurie Halloran and Katie McCarthy
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Boston-based Halloran Consulting Group offers senior-level expertise to life science companies as they navigate the regulatory, clinical, and operational challenges at each stage of their development. At the beginning of October, Halloran announced several promotions in its organization, and the expansion of operations in San Diego, setting up a West Coast office there to better […]
Get Early Preparation for JPM/BioWeekSF With These “Big 4” Regional Events in October!
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It’s that time of the year again! With the J. P. Morgan Healthcare Conference only a few short months away, Big4Bio’s BioWeekSF.com will be up and running on November 4, 2019! This members-only website will help you navigate the craziness of JPM Week (what we call “BioWeekSF”), held in San Francisco every January. When you […]
Spotlight: Q&A With Scott Grossman on ExL Events
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ExL Events, a division of Questex, develops and hosts content-driven conferences and partnered events for life sciences industry professionals and academia that cover a breadth of topics from drug and device development issues and services, to hospital networks, communications, and human resources. Their diverse event portfolio is backed by extensive market research and targeted outreach […]
An Update on Big4Bio’s LinkedIn Groups
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As Big3Bio rebrands to Big4Bio, the organization’s LinkedIn presence will also be reshaped. LinkedIn groups have the potential to instigate meaningful discussions among members of the community. In the past, Big3Bio has cultivated three region–specific groups, Boston, San Diego, and SFBay. But with Big3Bio rebranding to Big4Bio, we have made the decision to unify the […]
Spotlight: Big3Bio Announces Upcoming Launch of Philadelphia as a New Region of Coverage; Will Rebrand as Big4Bio
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– Big4Bio:Philly to Recap Life Science Developments in the Greater Philadelphia Region; To Launch During BIO International Convention in Philadelphia in June – All “Big3Bio” Regional Sites of Boston, SFBay, San Diego to Come Together Into New “Big4Bio.com” Website With Philadelphia to Be Included BigBio Communications is proud to announce the upcoming expansion and rebranding […]
Spotlight: Advance Biotech Grant Program
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Unlock your molecule’s potential. Apply to the US and Canada Advance Biotech Grant Program Your promising molecule requires resources and support to realize it’s potential. Our Advance Biotech Grant Program, 6th edition, is open to biotech start-up companies in US and Canada to help you accelerate to clinic faster. Apply now for a chance to win […]
California Life Sciences Industry Report Highlights Continued Strong Growth
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BioWeekSF will soon be here again — January 5-10, 2019 — the week of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and 20 other events and forums. In preparation, the week’s premium online guide, BioWeekSF.com, is showcasing a series of reports, special features and more. Today’s feature is a Q&A with Sara Radcliffe, President & CEO, California Life Sciences […]
Spotlight: Biotech Companies in the "Big 3" Regions Rake in the Cash
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BioWeekSF will soon be here again — January 5-10, 2019 — the week of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and 20 other events and forums. In preparation, the week’s premium online guide, BioWeekSF.com, is showcasing a series of reports and other resources focusing on financing and dealmaking. This feature is from DealForma, the biopharma database providing you […]
Spotlight: What Small and Emerging Companies Need When Entering Into Dealmaking Discussions
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BioWeekSF will soon be here again — January 6-11, 2019 — the week of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and 20 other events and forums. In preparation, the week’s premium online guide, BioWeekSF.com, is sponsoring a series of viewpoints and more from leaders and professionals involved in life sciences/healthcare dealmaking. As Chair of Foley Hoag’s Licensing & […]
May Financial Focus: San Diego Early-Stage Funding Soars in First Quarter of 2018
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By Marie Daghlian Early stage venture financing in the San Diego area experienced a massive boom in capital raised in the first quarter of 2018 as four biotech companies raised an impressive $240 million. It was more than twice the amount raised in early stage rounds in all of 2017. Early Stage Venture Capital Funding […]
Charles River 23rd Annual Biotechnology-Derived Therapeutics Perspectives on Nonclinical Development Symposium
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The Charles River 23rd Annual Biotechnology-Derived Therapeutics Perspectives on Nonclinical Development symposium will be held September 11-13, 2017 at Cape Rey Resort, Carlsbad, CA. This three-day symposium with five sessions has a jam-packed agenda with case study presentations from industry leaders from Bluebird, Janssen, Pfizer and Amgen in the nonclinical development of biotherapeutics. Don’t miss out on […]
Spotlight: Every Challenge. Every Day. Every Voice.
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Behind every patient stands thousands of scientists and researchers working together to develop life-saving treatments. So what happens when a patient meets the people that helped save her life? Watch this 8-minute documentary as Ginger Tam, a lung-cancer patient, meets the researchers who worked on her cancer treatment.
Many Hospitals Don’t Restrict Drug Industry Payments to Doctors
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Intro of feature from KPBS about drug industry payments to doctors at San Diego-area hospitals: “Drug and device company payments to physicians may influence prescribing practices and treatment recommendations that may not be in the best interests of patients, especially when cheaper equivalents are available. Doctors have accepted free meals, gifts, travel expenses and other […]