SDBN Blog

Don’t know what to get your coworkers for the holidays? How about SDBN gear? We’ve created a variety of items at the SDBN Cafe Press store, http://cafepress.com/sdbn. Choose from a wide variety of T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other very “giftable” items. We’ve added $1 to the cost of each item to be donated to the SDBN events. Want to buy some items for yourself? Go ahead, we won’t tell! Show that you are a member of the SDBN, the premier biotechnology networking group in San Diego.

We know you can look around the SDBN website on your own, it’s not rocket science, but we thought a listing of all the features might be nice, since we’ve added a few lately:

1. News: We feature news feeds from several sources to give you the only complete source of San Diego Biotechnology news available. You can access this several ways: visit sdbn.org/news, follow @SDBN on twitter, or subscribe to the rss feed.
2. Jobs: We also feature San Diego Biotech jobs here, and you can access them via: visiting sdbn.org/jobs or by following @SDBNjobs on twitter.
3. San Diego Biotechnology company directory: We’ve compiled a listing of more than 350 companies at sdbn.org/directory, the most complete online list available–let us know if we’re missing any.

We hope that you find the site useful!

Thanks to the 100+ people who came to our November 11th event featuring Sapphire Energy–you can view all of the photos on the Flickr group we set up (feel free to add comments). We had a few glitches at the event, and got some good feedback on what you’d like to see next time. We had about 15 Sapphire employees in attendance, and people had a good time chatting with them and learning more about the company. They also presented at a Biocom breakfast the next day, and both events were covered on Xconomy, a “next generation” news organization. Our name tag color-based networking “system” worked–perhaps not exactly as we had planned, but it served to break the ice among the participants and to facilitate networking, here are some comments we heard:

• “I handed out so many business cards that I ran out and had to go get more out of my car.”




• “By far and away, last night I connected with more scientists and executives than I have ever before.”




• “When is the next event? You should hold these every month!” (echoed many times)

If you’ve got a comment to share, leave it below (just remember how shy and sensitive we are before being critical ;). We gave away a few small prizes from our SDBN Cafe Press store, and Comprendia provided USB keys with biotechnology career resources. Blue Horse and Trumpet helped with planning, PR, provided the marketing materials, and took pictures. Thanks to everyone who helped and participated (esp. our volunteers–not sure if they want to be called out here ;). With your help, we feel like we’re really on to something here, and it was exciting to see everyone connecting both in person and on-line using the LinkedIn group.

When and where will the next event be? We will likely move to another venue because we expect the turnout to continue to be larger than the Rock Bottom will accommodate. We’ll likely have the next event in January, and we are very actively looking for a new and/or exciting companies to cover, please give us your feedback on who you’d like us to feature. We do plan to ask the featured company to give a short presentation, as many of you commented that it would add value to the event. Thanks to everyone, and we’ll let you know as soon as we schedule the next event. If you didn’t attend the event, be sure to sign up for updates.

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Just a quick note–if you’re interested in a job at Sapphire, submit your resume to human.resources@sapphirefuel.com ASAP so that they will have a record of your interest and can speak to you at the event.

Thanks, looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Print details about the event.

Mary Canady

***Please note that we will NOT be accepting onsite registrations and there will be no exceptions. If you haven’t registered and received a confirmation notice, you will not be able to attend. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we have reached the limit that the venue will accommodate.***

Event Details (RSVP Required)

We’re looking forward to seeing you (confirmed guests–no on-site registration) at our Nov. 11th event. Dress is business casual, there will be a cash bar and we will be serving appetizers. Bring your business cards, and be ready for a great time!

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Who: Sapphire Energy, Inc., and biotechnology professionals in the greater San Diego area
What: San Diego Biotechnology Network November Happy Hour
When: Tuesday, November 11th, 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Where: Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, La Jolla, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037
Cost: $10
For more information about the event: http://sdbn.org, registration and confirmation required. Contact: Mary Canady, mcanady@comprendia.com, ph. 858.922.6640.

Registration is now closed.

We’ve got a lot of great companies and institutions that will have representatives attending the Nov. 11th Event featuring Sapphire Energy:

Ambit Biosciences
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
ActivX Biosciences
Beckman Coulter
ChanTest Corporation
CovX
EMD Chemicals
Gen-Probe
Genisphere Inc.
Ichor Medical Systems
Keck Graduate Institute
Millipore
Pacira Pharmaceuticals
Prometheus Labs
Salk Institute
Scripps Research Institute
UCSD
Verenium Corporation
Vical Inc.

The event will be focused on face-to-face networking, so you’ll be able to interact with people from these companies, as well as from Sapphire Energy. Sign up soon to reserve a spot!

Mary Canady

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The flyer for the November 11th Event is now available, please download, post and distribute to your friends to make this a great event!

http://sdbn.org/novemberflyer.pdf

Mary Canady

The San Diego Biotechnology Network (SDBN), a new professional organization, announced its inaugural networking event will feature a meet-and-greet with Sapphire Energy, a San Diego-based green crude production company.

SDBN was formed by two local marketing professionals, Mary Canady of Comprendia, LLC and Todd Backus of Blue Horse & Trumpet to meet the need for more face–to-face networking among Biotechnology professionals in the San Diego area, via casual, bi-monthly after-work events. SDBN events will feature a local company that represents the excitement and innovation of the San Diego biotechnology industry, and will provide a venue for their team to connect with the community in a casual atmosphere. SDBN’s choice of Sapphire Energy reflects the overwhelming interest that the biotechnology community has for the company and its technology.

Sapphire Energy was founded to address the overwhelming inadequacies of current biofuel approaches. The company has built a revolutionary platform using sunlight, CO2 and microorganisms such as algae to produce renewable fuel products – gasoline, jet fuel and diesel – that meet ASTM standards. The final product is not ethanol or biodiesel. Sapphire is led by a team of entrepreneurs and experts in cell biology, plant genomics and algal production, as well as investors with long histories of taking innovative technology to market, including co-founder ARCH Venture Partners, along with the Wellcome Trust, Cascade Investment and Venrock. Sapphire’s scientific supporters include The Scripps Research Institute; University of California, San Diego; the University of Tulsa, and the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Project. The company is located in San Diego. For more information, visit http://www.sapphireenergy.com and http://www.greencrudeproduction.com.

Contact for Sapphire Energy: Sarah Shahrabani, sarah.shahrabani@edelman.com, ph. 206.268.2228.

Event Details (RSVP Required)
Who: Sapphire Energy, Inc., and biotechnology professionals in the greater San Diego area
What: San Diego Biotechnology Network November Happy Hour
When: Tuesday, November 11th, 5:30-8:00
Where: Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, La Jolla, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037
Cost: $10
For more information about the event: http://sdbn.org, registration and confirmation required. Contact: Mary Canady, mcanady@comprendia.com, ph. 858.922.6640.

***Registration is now closed. Please note that we will NOT be accepting onsite registrations and there will be no exceptions. If you haven’t registered and received a confirmation notice, you will not be able to attend. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we are at the limit that the venue will accommodate.***

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We plan to post short articles about news and events in the San Diego Biotechnology community here. Stay tuned!

–Mary Canady