SAN DIEGO, C.A. -- July 9, 2009 – Biotech Vendor Services, Inc. (BVS) is pleased to announce that our much anticipated “La Jolla Drug Development Day” will take place on Wednesday, July 22 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in La Jolla, California.

The area’s top life-sciences companies will be in attendance to learn about strategies,  technologies and services that can aid companies through the drug development process.  La Jolla Drug Development Day will also include a panel of industry leading experts drawn from the San Diego area.  Lecture topics are scheduled to include:

• “The Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Academic Interface,” presented by Don A. Madren, R. Ph., MBA, Pfizer
• “Driving Innovation Through Partnering: Considerations for Effective Alliances,” presented by Roy Cosan, Johnson and Johnson
• “Strategies for Successful Drug Development within a Virtual Company,” presented by Tracy L. Lawhon, J.D., Tragara Pharmaceuticals.
• “Pre-launch Commercial Planning for a Pharmaceutical Product,” presented by Julia Brown, Targacept.
   

The premium sponsor for this year’s La Jolla Drug Development Day is Catalent Pharma Solutions. Catalent’s Respiratory, Analytical and Biotechnology group has a facility in San Diego (Trade Place) and is an active member of the local biotechnology and drug development community. Ana Menendez, Ph.D., senior director of biotechnology at Catalent, will be giving a presentation titled “Revised USP 111: A Valuable Tool to Expedite Your GMP Bioassay.”

“The mission of BVS is to continually contribute to the life science and local communities,” said Pamela Gardner, President and CEO, Biotech Vendor Services, Inc. (BVS).  “La Jolla Drug Development Day will be the sixth in a series of successful and well-attended conferences held by BVS in La Jolla, which are designed to offer the research and development community the opportunity to exchange scientific information, attend complimentary educational talks and also to collect donations for a local charity.  This year's event we will be accepting donations for the American Cancer Society, and canned goods and school supplies to support the efforts of Father Joe’s Villages.”

Although headquartered in San Diego, BVS has held more than 1,200 scientific on-site events at over 350 life-sciences companies nationwide, saving their clients’ time and money, a service of great value in these economic times.  In the San Diego area they have worked with more than 200 companies and institutions. 
 
The schedule for the conference includes networking from 4 - 5 p.m., panels and lectures from 5 - 7 p.m., and a reception beginning at 7 p.m. For more information on the conference please contact info@bvsweb.com or to register please visit http://www.bvsweb.com/php/register.php. 

About Biotech Vendor Services, Inc.
Biotech Vendor Services, Inc. (BVS) was founded in 2003 and provides cost saving and innovative vendor management services for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and academic research departments. BVS’s specialty is the management of top-tier biomedical suppliers, delivering hundreds of vendor product shows, technical seminars and events across the US each year. More information at www.bvsweb.com.

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