SABPA

SABPA Orange County/Los Angeles

History

Orange County and Los Angeles attracted over $1 billion annually in private investments and government funding in 2004. While San Diego companies tend to specialize in pharmaceuticals and medical research, Orange County and Los Angeles companies are primarily involved in biotech instruments and medical devices. There are approximately 9000 professionals working in the life science-related fields in Orange County and Los Angeles.

In view of the different culture, business focus, and regional needs, SABPA expanded to Orange County and Los Angeles in June 2005. The new OC/LA chapter aims to address the needs of local professionals, collaborate with the San Diego chapter and Pacific Asian business community to promote life sciences business locally, and facilitate networking among investors, professionals, researchers, and students. SABPA OC/LA will also provide training and advanced programs in career development, leadership development, and entrepreneurship for the life sciences community in Orange County and Los Angeles.

Executive Committee

Name	Position	Affiliation/Company
Ying Zhao	President	Thorlabs, Inc.
Peggy Fu	VP of Legal Affairs	Paul Hastings
James Seetoo	VP of Recruiting	Invitrogen
May Chan	VP of Events	Lending Tree
She-Pin Hung	VP of Entrepreneurship	Coda Genomics
Joy Liu	VP of Membership	Aubrey Group
Vivian Chang	Treasurer/Secretary	Merrill Lynch
Bob Chan	Webmaster	Kelaroo Inc.
Hengchu Cao	Medical Devices Committee	Edwards LifeSciences
Peter Chen	Medical Devices Committee	St. Jude Medical
Brandon Chen	Bioinformatics Committee	Coda Genomics
Fred Wagner	Biophotonics/Medical Imaging Committee	Volcano Corporation

Chapter Board Members

Name	Affiliation/Company
Sui Xiong Cai	Epicept
Bob Chan	Kelaroo Inc.
Peter Chen	Irvine Biomedical; St. Jude Medical
Zhongping Chen	University of California, Irvine; OCT Medical Imaging
Paul DeRidder	Tech Coast Angels
Jay Dong	BD Biosciences
Ming Guo	Acenta Pharmaceuticals
G. P. Li	University of California, Irvine
Goran Matijasevic	University of California, Irvine
John Shu	Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Jackson Wan	Johnson & Johnson

Events

We are looking for talented and motivated individuals to get involved in communications, leadership programs, career development, entrepreneurship, and event planning at SABPA OC/LA. Please contact us for more information.