building a life science team to meet your goals
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Presentation by Mary Canady of Comprendia to the San Diego Biotechnology Network July 23 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Building A Team To Reach Your Goals
Mary Canady, Comprendia LLCJuly 23rd San Diego Biotechnology Network
Event
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Comprendia & SDBN, Est. 2008• Founder: Mary Canady, Ph.D.
• 10 yrs at bench & computer• 10 yrs marketing & business
development• Large (Life Technologies, EMD
Millipore) & small biotech/life science• 4 yrs Social media
• Established biotech & science thought leader• Quoted in GEN, C&EN, BIO
• Campaigns with 8 companies• What We Do
• Life science strategic & tactical marketing• Leverage network of 20,000• Help companies & individuals build
networks
Mary Canady
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What Type of Team?• Biotech offers many
options• You might not know
where your career will lead you
• Start with a job and people that you like
• Meet people!
See Transitions to Industry presentation (2nd half)
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A Winning Team
Experts
Mentors
Karin HughesAlere
Lara Marlin HullZBGlobal, Comprendia
Colleagues
Friends
Steve EdensonDiscoveRx
Reid HankinsHankins Consulting
•People I like•Mostly met
at work•Help each
other when needed
•Extended network: connected on LinkedIn (see this how to)
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What Is Networking?
• Can be online or IRL (in real life)
• Formal or informal• Science or non-science• Can be with people
you know• Started by anyone,
anywhere
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• Website: Learn about region & opportunities• News: who has $ to spend?• Directory of 400+ companies• New jobs posted daily• Monthly Events• Volunteer• Attend• Sponsor• Connect• LinkedIn group: 7000+ members (today!)• Search & contact (see Video or demo)• Post news• Facebook page• Get community updates
Build Your Team: SDBN
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San Diego Professional SocietiesName Events & Description Focus Who
Sino-American Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Professionals Association
Great symposia, top speakers.
Drug discovery, development, diagnostics, outsourcing.
Asian life scientists, but all welcome.
American Chemical Society
Big name national organization, good speakers.
Focus: Drug discovery, industrial chemistry.
Chemists, all welcome.
San Diego Entrepreneurial Exchange
Bimonthly events focused on funding, legislation, startups.
Entrepreneurs, drug discovery, green tech.
Entrepreneurs in any life science area.
Association for Women in Science
Events, mentoring, volunteering.
Career growth.
Women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, all welcome at some events.
Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable
Newly founded (see next slide)
Academic-industrial connections.
Academic entrepreneurs.
ScienceOnline SoCal
New website--first events early next year with SDBN.
Online science, science communication, open science, social media.
Bloggers, educators, scientists.
List on right sidebar of http://sdbn.org
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ABOUT OXBRIDGE BIOTECH ROUNDTABLEOxbridge Biotechnology Roundtable (OBR) is a student-led, intercampus forum to foster a conversation between academics and industry professionals in the health care and life sciences field. We aim to create a global network of academic innovators from across disciplines, connecting them with each other and the industry resources necessary to move their ideas forward. There are currently four independent franchises at Oxford, Cambridge, London and San Diego, CA with a range of prospective chapters in our pipeline.
OBR has three arms: 1. Education – We organize seminars, workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities in each of the current OBR chapters. 2. Communication – The Roundtable Review (RR) publishes original content from our academic and professional network to increase dialogue at the intersection of science and business. Featured posts include OBR seminar summaries, VIP interviews, industry trends, and news from our partners. 3. Consulting – Oxbridge Roundtable Solutions (ORS) is a business consulting service specialised in the pharma/biotech sector. We offer short term (8-12wk) consultancy projects that are undertaken by strictly selected students or postdocs at key academic institutions under the direction of a management consulting professional or leading academic.
We are looking for writers and editors to contribute to our online blog, the Roundtable Review, which has a global audience of several thousand academics and industry professionals. If you would like to start building your online portfolio of high quality scientific writing, please contact OBR-San Diego's editor Leah Cannon at [email protected].
Oxbridge Roundtable Solutions (ORS) is the consulting arm of Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable. ORS provides opportunities for students to gain first hand consulting experience with companies in the biotechnology sector. Students typically work in teams of 3-6 on a consulting project for 8 weeks and gain first hand business analysis experience. We currently have openings for Project Manager(s) and Student Consultants from a variety of backgrounds to work on diverse consulting projects. For more information contact Brian Lamb or Amol Jadhav ([email protected], [email protected])
@oxbridgebiotech groups/oxbiotech
OPPORTUNITIES
CONTACT• Keep abreast of upcoming seminars, networking events• Member-only invites for Oxbridge Roundtable Solution (ORS)
consulting opportunities• Stay up to date with the latest news and discussions in
biotech, and much more!For more information, go to: www.oxbridgebiotech.comOR check us out below!
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Get Started NOW
• Networking is not just for job seekers!
• Face to face is still important– Conferences– Networking events
• Meet for lunch ‘just because’• Pay it forward
Follow your instincts on what makes you happy
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Outside Rotate, Inside, Stay Put!
4 Min./Per=Table =Person
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Speechless? Questions To Ask• How did you get interested in
______?• What do you do on an average day?• How do you use your scientific
degree in your job?• What’s it like to work at _______?• What professional
organizations/events do you find most useful?
• How would I get started to work in your area?