BioHouston Newsletter 1-May-09 

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Welcome to the BioHouston newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership.

Events

Marketing your Medical Device products to the E.U.
Day: Thursday 14-May-09 11:30 AM
Location: BioHouston Offices 2555 Holly Hall St., Ste. 100 Houston, TX 77054
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2009 BIO International Conference
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Global Intellectual Property Due Diligence--BIO 2009 Session
Sponsor: Baker & McKenzie
Day: Wednesday 20-May-09 10:00 AM
Location: Georgia World Congress Center (Building B)--B313 Atlanta, GA
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Healthcare Heroes
Location: Wortham Center, Houston, TX
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Life Science Technology Venture Forum
Day: Thursday 11-Jun-09 9:00 AM
Location: Rice University, McNair Hall, Jones Graduate School of Management
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Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship Life Science Technology Venture Forum
Day: Thursday 11-Jun-09 9:00 AM
Location: Rice University, McNair Hall, Jones Graduate School of Management
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Advances in Tissue Engineering 2009
Day: Wednesday 12-Aug-09 8:30 AM
Location: Duncan Hall at Rice University
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JAIMA SHOW 2009
Sponsor: JETRO-Houston
Day: Wednesday 2-Sep-09 8:30 AM
Location: Chiba, Japan
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The UP Experience
Day: Thursday 15-Oct-09 8:30 AM
Location: The Stafford Centre 10505 Cash Road Stafford, TX 77477
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Texas Life Science Conference
Day: Wednesday 11-Nov-09 8:30 AM
Location: Houston, TX
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News

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Provides Clinical Pipeline Update and Reports 2009 First Quarter Results

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused... [More Info]

DFB Pharmaceuticals Appoints Maxwell Lea to Vice President Business Development and Corporate Finance

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has announced the promotion of Maxwell A. Lea, III , to Vice... [More Info]

Federal Research Grants Critical to Aiding Economic Recovery, Advancing Medical Innovation, AdvaMed Witness Tells Panel

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Will Rosellini, President and CEO of MicroTransponder Inc., based in Texas, testified on behalf of the Advanced Medical... [More Info]

Biomed company shuttering San Antonio operation

British orthopedic device firm Smith & Nephew confirmed Monday that it is closing down its 30-employee facility in San Antonio by the end... [More Info]

Vidacare adds oncology nurse to management

Vidacare Corp. has hired a nationally recognized oncology nursing specialist to join the company’s management. Kim Brodie joined the... [More Info]

Opexa gets $1 million in financing

Opexa Therapeutics Inc. has secured about $1 million through a private offering of secured convertible notes and warrants. The cell... [More Info]

Glycos Biotechnologies gets $5 million in funding

Glycos Biotechnologies Inc. has received a $5 million infusion led by venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurveston and DFJ Mercury. The... [More Info]

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Jobs 

Senior Support Specialist

Company: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

POSITION SUMMARY: Performs a variety of advanced and complex tasks to support assigned area. Decisions could impact assigned area. ... [More Info]

Formulation Scientist

Company: Vapogenix, Inc.

Vapogenix Inc is a preclinical drug development company located south of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX. The Company is seeking... [More Info]

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