LA BioMed Hosts Innovation Showcase in Manhattan Beach

On March 9, LA BioMed-- one of the country's leading nonprofit independent biomedical research institutes--will host its Fourth Annual Innovation Showcase addressing issues surrounding the commercialization of technologies. The event will feature a full day of groundbreaking technology presentations and notable speakers.

The showcase located at the Manhattan Beach Marriott is expected to attract more than 300 entrepreneurs, investors, executives from biotech and pharma medical devices companies, legal experts, service providers, prominent scientists and technology transfer personnel from premier academic institutions.

“LA BioMed is focused on the commercialization of its intellectual capital with over 600 issued and pending patents and ten start-up companies formed in the past five years,” said Keith Hoffman, PhD, LA BioMed vice president of business development and technology transfer. “LA BioMed technologies have helped to generate numerous global medical breakthroughs... With the Innovation Showcase, LA BioMed is continuing our tradition of fostering new technologies and providing a networking platform for startups across California.”

The Innovation Showcase will exhibit the innovations developed by startup companies from prestigious research institutions throughout California, including LA BioMed, Biocom, California Life Sciences Institute, Cal State LA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Lab Launch, Larta Institute, Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UCSD, USC and more.

Speakers include Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, LA BioMed President and CEO David Meyer, NIH SBIR/STTR Program Manager J.P. Kim, Silicon Valley Bank Director Brett Maver, Biocom Executive Director Dina Lozofsky, California Life Science Association CEO Sara Radcliffe and Larta CEO Rohit Shukla.

The host of the event, LA BioMed was founded in 1952 and has approximately 100 principal researchers conducting studies into improved treatments and therapies for cancer, inherited diseases, infectious diseases, illnesses caused by environmental factors and more. It educates young scientists and provides community services, including prenatal counseling and childhood nutrition programs. LA BioMed is academically affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and located on the campus of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. For more information, please visit www.LABioMed.org

The program will be followed by a reception featuring technology posters and a fine wine tasting hosted by Drs. Meyer and Hoffman. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Manhattan Beach Marriott, 1400 Parkview Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. To register for the event, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-biomed-innovation-showcase-2017-tickets-28706529001