Best Practice in Healthcare and Regulatory Affairs Focus of BayBio2007 Meeting.Innovators and Innovations Made In California showcased at Biotech Industry Convention in South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- More than 500 life science professionals will gather at BayBio2007, Northern California's annual life sciences conference, to discuss the future of the industry that started in the Bay Area more than 30 years ago. This year's conference will focus on the Bay Area's role as source for the innovations that defined the industry. The conference is showcasing best practice and leadership examples across the biotech value-chain. Key speakers include: * Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration * Kimberly Belshe, State Secretary, California HHS HHS Department of Health and Human Services. * Dr. Pierre Cassigneul, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. XDx Inc. * Dr. Gail Maderis, President & CEO FivePrime Therapeutics Inc. * Dr. Cynthia Robbins-Roth, BioVenture Consultants "Further to the successful BayBio NEST Partnering Meeting that brought together more than 100 dealmakers, we are today hearing from the thought leaders in the industry how they tackle the arduous path to further grow this industry that so many people look for, to meet their unmet medical needs" Matt Gardner, BayBio's President said. BayBio2007 will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2007, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at the Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Hotel in South San Francisco, Calif. Speakers from leading Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern biotech companies, such as Alexza, Aerovance, Affymax, Aradigm, BioMarin, Bayer, ChemoCentryx, Dynavax, Exelixis, FivePrime, Genencor, Genentech, Genomic Health, Gilead, Intermune, Jazz, Nektar, OneWorld Health, XDx and others will share productive insights and practical skills in marketing, business development, operations, manufacturing, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , financing and corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. . About BayBio BayBio is Northern California's life science association. We support the life science community through advocacy, enterprise support, best practice dissemination and enhancement of research collaboration. Our members include organizations engaged in or supportive of research, development, and commercialization of life science technologies. For more information please visit www.baybio.org or call (650) 871-7101. |
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