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About Us:

Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society (PBSS) is a non-profit professional organization of scientists and other professionals in various pharmaceutical and life science fields, working in diverse organizations such as the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, instrumentation and analytical product suppliers, universities, government laboratories and contract research organizations. Our root in analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics is still reflected in some of the programs we organize. While our 3000+ members are largely concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area and the San Diego Area, we also have members residing in other biotech / pharmaceutical clusters in North America.

Mission Statement:

The mission of PBSS is to promote the exchange of scientific and technical ideas and to provide educational and growth opportunities in the fields of pharmaceutical / life science and related disciplines. We foster interactions and disseminate information through seminar luncheons, targeted workshops (short courses), expert forums, vendor shows, and job opening announcements.

Event Calendar:

All of our scheduled events are listed below.

  • For further event details, click on the event title and speakers' names.
  • To register for an event, click here.
  • To suggest seminar or workshop topics / speakers, or to volunteer to lead/co-organize a workshop,click here.

StatusDateTimePlaceEventNameMajor SponsorSpeakersEventType

>>Registered Vendors
2/13/2025
8:30-13:00 Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
[Free Online] The Science and Stories of Promising Biotech Startups

>>Details...
Catherine Sabatos-Peyton, Larkspur Bioscience; Cyriac Roeding, Earli; Yonglei Shang, Amberstone Biosciences; Brad Niles, ARIZ Precision Medicine

>>Details...
Symposium

>>Registered Vendors
2/13/2025
8:30-12:15 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS SF.
[Free Webcast from PBSS SF] The Science and Stories of Promising Biotech Startups

>>Details...
Catherine Sabatos-Peyton, Larkspur Bioscience; Cyriac Roeding, Earli; Yonglei Shang, Amberstone Biosciences; Brad Niles, ARIZ Precision Medicine

>>Details...
Webcast

>>Registered Vendors
2/17/2025
14:00-16:00 Pacific Time
On-line via zoom
[On-line] Recent trends of Bispecific/Multispecific antibody in Drug Development

>>Details...
김용성 교수님 (아주대학교 항체공학연구실)

>>Details...
Workshop

>>Registered Vendors
2/20/2025
13:30-17:00 Pacific Time
충남대 약대 (W6) 1층 삼남홀 (대전시 유성구 대학로 99)
[In-Person] Antibody Drug Conjugates: Trends/ADME/PK/Analytical Characterization in early stage discovery

>>Details...
신영근 (충남대 약대), 최도영 (에이비사이엑스코리아), 박서진 (충남대 약대)

>>Details...
Workshop

>>Registered Vendors
2/26/2025
8:45-17:30 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS SF.
[Webcast from PBSS SF] Demystifying Biopharma Business Development: Understanding the Process and Thriving as a BD Professional

>>Details...
Lesley Stolz (J&J), Jimmy Zhang (previously Merck, J&J, Lilly), Jennifer Leeds (Retired from Novartis), Sarah Bodary (Darwin Bodary Consulting), Matthew Meyer (Life Sciences at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)

>>Details...
Webcast

>>Registered Vendors
2/26/2025
8:45-17:30 Pacific Time
Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
[In-Person] Demystifying Biopharma Business Development: Understanding the Process and Thriving as a BD Professional

>>Details...
Lesley Stolz (J&J), Jimmy Zhang (previously Merck, J&J, Lilly), Jennifer Leeds (Retired from Novartis), Sarah Bodary (Darwin Bodary Consulting), Matthew Meyer (Life Sciences at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)

>>Details...
Workshop

>>Registered Vendors
3/7/2025
8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
[In-Person] Clinical Trial Planning and Conduct: Fundamentals, Strategies and Best Practices

>>Details...
Peter Staehr, MD (Respira Therapeutics); Sara Glickstein Bar-Zeev, PhD (Genentech); Chen Chen, PhD (Genentech); Shichang Miao, PhD (ex-Chemocentryx/Amgen); Daniel Repplinger, MD (Genentech); Amanda Chanda, MA (ReCode Therapeutics); Amar Patel, MD (Scorpion Therapeutics); Lena Nasser (Genentech)

>>Details...
Workshop

>>Registered Vendors
3/7/2025
8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS SF.
[Webcast from PBSS SFBay] Clinical Trial Planning and Conduct: Fundamentals, Strategies and Best Practices

>>Details...
Peter Staehr, MD (Respira Therapeutics); Sara Glickstein Bar-Zeev, PhD (Genentech); Chen Chen, PhD (Genentech); Shichang Miao, PhD (ex-Chemocentryx/Amgen); Daniel Repplinger, MD (Genentech); Amanda Chanda, MA (ReCode Therapeutics); Amar Patel, MD (Scorpion Therapeutics); Lena Nasser (Genentech)

>>Details...
Webcast

>>Registered Vendors
3/11/2025
11:30-16:10 Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
[Free Online] Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Drive Therapeutic Drug Discovery & Development

>>Details...
Nicola Richmond, Recursion; Theresa O’Keefe, PraNa Biosciences; Parthiban Srinivasan, Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation; Julia Minitti, WSGR; Tom Miller, Lambic Therapeutics; Keith Mikule, Insilico Medicine; Rachael Brake, former Zephyr AI

>>Details...
Symposium

>>Registered Vendors
3/11/2025
11:30-16:10 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS Boston.
[Free Webcast from PBSS Boston] Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Drive Therapeutic Drug Discovery & Development

>>Details...
Nicola Richmond, Recursion; Theresa O’Keefe, PraNa Biosciences; Parthiban Srinivasan, Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation; Julia Minitti, WSGR; Tom Miller, Lambic Therapeutics; Keith Mikule, Insilico Medicine; Rachael Brake, former Zephyr AI

>>Details...
Webcast

>>Registered Vendors
3/27/2025
8:30-12:30 Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
[Free Online Workshop] Biotech Financing 101: from Angels, Government Agencies, Foundations and VCs

>>Details...
Winnie Wan, PhD; Keith Wycoff PhD (Planet Biotech); Jian Lou , PhD (NIH/NCI); Donald McCarthy, PhD (Dawn Biopharma), Stephanie Oestreich, PhD (Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation)

>>Details...
Workshop

>>Registered Vendors
3/27/2025
8:30-12:30 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS SF.
[Free Webcast from PBSS SF] Biotech Financing 101: from Angels, Government Agencies, Foundations and VCs

>>Details...
Winnie Wan, PhD; Keith Wycoff PhD (Planet Biotech); Jian Lou , PhD (NIH/NCI); Donald McCarthy, PhD (Dawn Biopharma); Stephanie Oestreich, PhD (Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation)

>>Details...
Webcast

>>Registered Vendors
4/1/2025
11:00-14:30 Pacific Time
Seattle Asian Art Museum
[For vendors ONLY] Seattle PBSS Seminar Luncheon Vendor Show

>>Details...

>>Details...
Seminar luncheon

>>Registered Vendors
4/9/2025
8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS SF.
[Webcast from PBSS SF] Cell Therapy Discovery and Development: Fundamentals, Strategies and Best Practices (jointly by PBSS and RAPS-SF)

>>Details...
Katy Spink, Dark Horse Consulting Group; Simona Zompì, CARGO Therapeutics; Shon Green, Adicet Bio; Toufan Parman, Sangamo Therapeutics; So-Ching Brazer, Adicet Bio

>>Details...
Webcast

>>Registered Vendors
4/9/2025
8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
[In-Person] Cell Therapy Discovery and Development: Fundamentals, Strategies and Best Practices (jointly by PBSS and RAPS-SF)

>>Details...
Katy Spink, Dark Horse Consulting Group; Simona Zompì, CARGO Therapeutics; Shon Green, Adicet Bio; Toufan Parman, Sangamo Therapeutics; So-Ching Brazer, Adicet Bio

>>Details...
Workshop

>>Registered Vendors
4/22/2025
8:30-13:00 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS SF.
[Free Webcast from PBSS SF] Career Transitions for Research Scientists: BD/Sales in CROs, CDMOs, and Lab Products & Instruments

>>Details...
Andrew Setikas (KBI Biopharma); Li-Ming Liang (Symeres); David Lustig (Evotec); Mark Warren (BioIVT)

>>Details...
Webcast

>>Registered Vendors
4/22/2025
8:30-13:00 Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
[Free Online Workshop] Career Transitions for Research Scientists: BD/Sales in CROs, CDMOs, and Lab Products & Instruments

>>Details...
Andrew Setikas (KBI Biopharma); Li-Ming Liang (Symeres); David Lustig (Evotec); Mark Warren (BioIVT)

>>Details...
Workshop

>>Registered Vendors
4/23/2025
11:00-13:00 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS Boston.
[Free Webcast from PBSS Boston] The Science and Stories of Promising Biotech Startups

>>Details...
Sasha Bakhru, Perosphere Technologies; Shengfang Jin, ENSEM Therapeutics

>>Details...
Webcast

>>Registered Vendors
4/23/2025
11:00-13:00 Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
[Free Online] The Science and Stories of Promising Biotech Startups

>>Details...
Sasha Bakhru, Perosphere Technologies; Shengfang Jin, ENSEM Therapeutics

>>Details...
Symposium

>>Registered Vendors
4/25/2025
8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Webcast from PBSS SF.
[Webcast from PBSS SF] Drug Metabolism Fundamentals and Metabolite Identification

>>Details...
Cyrus Khojasteh, PhD (Genentech), Bill Fitch, PhD (independent consultant), Shichang Miao, PhD (ex-Chemocentryx/Amgen), Raju Subramanian (Gilead); Shuguang Ma (Pliant Therapeutics); Bin Ma (Genentech); Lionel Cheruzel (Genentech)

>>Details...
Webcast
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More Detailed Info...

Local Chapters:

We currently have the following two local chapters under the PBSS umbrella, though other local chapters may be established in the future. The upcoming events are shown in the Event Calendar table. Please click on the following links to go to the website of the chapter of your interest, where you can sign up for the free membership and mailing list, and register for the upcoming events.

PBSS Governing Board:

Shichang Miao (ChemoCentryx, Inc.), President
Robyn Rourick (Genentech, Inc.), Secretary; San Diego Chapter Chair
Dave Toman (Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), Treasurer; San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Chair
Sam Sperry (eFFECTOR Therapeutics)
Jennifer Yang (Ardea BioSciences, Inc.)
Jim Zhang (Affymax, Inc.)

Contact us:

Click here, or email to info@pbss.org
Mailing address: PO Box 2342, South San Francisco, CA 94083-2342.

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