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Register Now! WBBA Golf Invitational August 22

Play golf with 100 + of your best bioscience friends on Friday, August 22 at the 4th Annual WBBA Golf Invitational. Mark your calendar for a morning on the greens and a relaxing luncheon to follow at beautiful Trilogy Golf Course in Redmond. We’d like to recognize our sponsors to date: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP (Premier Sponsor); Seed IP Law Group PLLC (Photo Sponsor); Lease Crutcher Lewis (Beverage Cart Sponsor); Skilled Hole Sponsors AH&T and Wells Fargo Insurance Services and Hole Sponsors ABD Insurance; BNBuilders, Inc.; Darby & Darby, P.C.; Parker/Smith/Feek; Prudential Cleanroom Services; and VCFO.

More sponsorships are available, so check for sponsorships and reserve online or contact pamlove@washbio.org for more information. Register to play: $225 individual; $900 foursome. For more information contact patti@washbio.org.

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2008 Governor's Life Sciences Summit

Please join us at the Fourth Annual Governor's Life Sciences Summit on Monday, Sept. 22 at McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. The annual summit will include a review of progress toward the Life Science Discovery Fund activities, a peek at five exciting therapeutic advances now in the pipeline, as well as a panel discussion about priorities for the upcoming year.

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MDRNA completes exclusive license agreement to RNAi delivery peptides MDRNA announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement to intellectual property from the University of Michigan covering cationic peptides for enhanced delivery of nucleic acids.
MDRNA, Inc. August 19, 2008
Invitrogen launches legionella test to streamline surveillance Invitrogen announced the launch of its Dynabeads(R) MAX Legionella, which enables a unique process for targeting and concentrating legionella from environmental water samples.
Invitrogen Corporation August 19, 2008
Corn farmers who use Monsanto advanced technology eligible for lower insurance premiums Farmers in 11 states who plant a majority of their corn acres using hybrid seeds featuring YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2, YieldGard VT Triple and YieldGard VT Triple PRO technology from Monsanto Company will have an opportunity to lower their crop insurance premiums in 2009.
Monsanto Company August 19, 2008
Patient side point-of-care testing enables quicker treatment decisions Patient side point-of-care testing - where diagnostic testing is conducted at or near the site of the patient - enables doctors to make decisions on patients presenting with chest pain up to 20 minutes faster than those whose lab tests are evaluated by a standard lab.
Abbott August 19, 2008
BMS and PDL BioPharma enter alliance to develop novel treatment for multiple myeloma Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and PDL BioPharma announced an agreement for the global development and commercialization of PDL BioPharma's anti-CS1 antibody, elotuzumab, previously known as HuLuc63, currently in Phase I development for multiple myeloma.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company August 19, 2008

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Laboratory Manager Targeted Growth, Inc. (WA)
Administrative Assistant (Science) Institute for Systems Biology (WA)
Research Associate II Institute for Systems Biology (WA)
Clinical Study Manager, Therapeutics Development Network Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center (WA)
Clinical Research Associate II, Therapeutics Development Network Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center (WA)

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New Facilities Available...

ATC clean room constructors...validation guaranteed!

Charter Construction Lab Building -- Seattle, WA
Icogenex Biotech Incubator -- Seattle, WA
SIRTI Technology Center -- Spokane, WA

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08/20/2008: Engineering in Biology & Medicine
08/21/2008: CHI’S Cancer Diagnostics: Next Generation
08/22/2008: 4th Annual WBBA Golf Invitational
08/22/2008: Post-Discovery Development Workshop
08/23/2008: University of Washington Surplus Public Auction

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Learn About Washington's BioHistory

Why is there a biotechnology industry in Washington? Will the industry continue to grow in Washington? What do other states have? Each state has a unique story that explains why a given industry has developed in a specific region and not in others.

Through Washington BioHistory, you can learn about the scientists, institutions, political leaders, and significant events that have shaped and are still shaping the biotechnology, medical device and life science industries in the state of Washington.

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Pre-teens Need Vaccines Too!

Vaccines are not just for infants. As kids get older, protection provided by some childhood vaccines can begin to wear off. Kids can also develop risks for more diseases as they enter their pre-teen years. Help your child transition into adolescence in a healthy way by staying up-to-date on pre-teen vaccines.

Doctors recommend that all 11 and 12 year olds get the Tdap and meningococcal vaccines; 11- and 12-year-old girls should also get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

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