Friday, August 22, 2008 Palm Beach County is the heart of the basic biomedical research community in Florida. Research institutes, biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies are attracted to Palm Beach County for many reasons, including: • Its pro-business environment; • Its diverse and growing population; • Its outstanding universities and community college; • Its strategic location in the State of Florida, and in relation to Latin America; • The potential access to capital; • Its world class researchers. The recruitment of Scripps Florida to Palm Beach County has created a solid anchor on the Florida Atlantic University Campus in Jupiter. Please click here for more information. •  Genentech, Inc. (DNA) (JOBS) Employee Retention Plan to Cost $371M More... •  OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Lays-Off Half of Staff More... More Job Industry News •   King Pharmaceuticals®, Inc. Proposes Acquisition of Alpharma Inc. (ALO); King Discloses Rejected $1.43 Billion Bid More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •  Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. Further Advances Its Cardiovascular Pharmaceutical Development Through Its New Operating Subsidiary Acasti Pharma More... More New Company News •   Karmanos Cancer Institute to Receive More Than $4.6 Million for Cancer Research From U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command More... More Finance News Latest Market Insight Rx-to-OTC Strategies: Maximizing the Commercial Potential of an Rx-to-OTC Switch • Identify the recent trends in the Rx-to-OTC market, including which are the most popular OTC indications, and who is implementing Rx-to-OTC switches • Gain insight into the drivers and resistors of implementing Rx-to-OTC switches across the seven major markets • Recommendations on how to maximize the commercial success of an Rx-to-OTC switch Click Here for More Information •   Pronova BioPharma Announces Third Party Agreement for Sourcing of Intermediaries More... More Alliances News •   Karin Eastham Steps Down as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Burnham Institute for Medical Research More... •   GeoVax Labs Inc. (GOVX.OB) Appoints Mr. Peter M. Tsolinas to Its Board of Directors More... More Personnel News •   Aceto Corporation Schedules Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter Financial Results News Release and Conference Call More... More Earnings Report News •   Endocare, Inc. (ENDO) and Former CFO Agree to Terminate Indemnification Agreement More... 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Our innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and commitment to quality are why most of the top 50 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies rely on us. Our focus is to help clients maximize returns on their R&D investments and accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics to patients. For more information, visit our Web site at: www.ppdi.com. More Company Profiles Patent & Other Intellectual Property Law for the Life Sciences Industry This two-day course is designed for engineers, scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, managers and supervisors interested in the various types of intellectual property, especially patents. Those interested in learning how to recognize, protect and exploit intellectual property both in the U.S. and abroad will also benefit. Participants will have a clear understanding of intellectual property terminology, plus the nature and extent of intellectual property rights. Attendees will also gain the background knowledge necessary for taking the appropriate steps to protect the various types of intellectual property. With regard to patents, attendees will acquire a basic understanding of patent concepts, patentability requirements, the types and parts of a patent application, drafting a patent application, and the process of obtaining worldwide patent protection. http://www.cfpie.com/showitem.aspx?productid=048&source=bioseb  • Genetown (Wellesley, Massachusetts) Hot Job of the Day: Biogen Idec Sr Manager, Accounting Oversight responsibility for revenue recognition and the related revenue reserves as well as expense accounting for the SBU. Manage the closing of the books in a timely and accurate manner. • BioMidwest (St. Louis, Missouri) Hot Job of the Day: KV Pharmaceutical Operations Excellence Specialist The successful candidate will develop and execute operational improvement projects within the product supply chain, maintain daily interaction with operating groups to drive improvement implementation, track ongoing success against completed tasks etc. • Pharm Country (Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey) Hot Job of the Day: Eisai Inc. Senior Analyst, Forecasting Prepare and manage the development of forecasts for the Oncology and Institutional Care products in Eisai's product portfolio under the direction of the Associate Director of Forecasting. Includes processing of prescription, unit, and sales data, tracking, trending, utilization of statistical methods, conducting scenario analyses, and producing forecasts, as well as communicating of the forecast results. • Biotech Beach (Torrance, California) Hot Job of the Day: PolyPeptide Laboratories Inc. Sales Account Manager – East Coast Division Duties and responsibilities: Primary responsibility includes strategic account management for accounts on the east coast. Finds and contacts potential new customers. • Biotech Bay (Berkeley, California) Hot Job of the Day: XOMA (US) LLC Senior Director, Project and Alliance Management Working with the XOMA Team Leaders for each of the XOMA collaboration projects to manage and represent the project teams both internally and externally, ensure that the strategic, fiscal, and operational aspects of the alliance are managed appropriately. Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! 2008 Biotech Beach Career Fair We are pleased to present the BioSpace Career Fair in Biotech Beach Thursday, September 4, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla in San Diego, California.. BioSpace Career Fairs give job seekers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the region's elite science industry employers while presenting the opportunity to interview for hundreds of specialized open positions. Click Here for more information and to submit your resume. Qualified candidates will receive their invitations and confirmation numbers via email 24 to 48 hours after their resumes have been submitted. Pre-screened and accepted candidates must bring a copy of their invitation with confirmation number to the event. 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