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
Hengchu Cao	President	Edwards Lifesciences
Paul DeRidder	Executive Vice President	Crystal Cove Capital
Ying Zhao	VP of Outreach	OCBIO
Peggy Fu	VP of Legal Affairs	Paul Hastings
Fred Ouyang	VP of Fundraising	Allergan, Inc
Bing Leng	VP of Events	GeneVault
Katherine He	VP of External Relations	Edwards Lifesciences
Joy Liu	VP of Membership	Aubrey Group
Bin Tian	Publication	Edwards Lifesciences
Vivian Chang	Treasurer/Secretary	Merrill Lynch
Henry Li	Webmaster	Edwards Lifesciences
Alex Qiu	Chair, Biotechnology Committee	Allergan, Inc
Peter Chen	Chair, Medical Devices Committee	St. Jude Medical
Shouyan Lee	Chair, Pacific Alliance Committee	Medical Implant Mechanics
Scott Lopez	Chair, Entrepreneur Committee	Biotronik, Inc.

Chapter Board Members

Name	Affiliation/Company
Sui Xiong Cai	Epicept
Hui Cai	Chair of BOD, SABPA
Hengchu Cao	Edwards Lifesciences
Peter Chen	Irvine Biomedical; St. Jude Medical
Zhongping Chen	University of California, Irvine; OCT Medical Imaging
Paul DeRidder	Tech Coast Angels
Ming Guo	Acenta Pharmaceuticals
G. P. Li	University of California, Irvine
Hui Li	Pfizer
Goran Matijasevic	University of California, Irvine
John Shu	Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Ying Zhao	OCBIO

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.