San Francisco and Bay Area Regional Chapter
Founding Chapter:
The San Francisco chapter is one of the founding chapters of BioLink USA-Ireland. Given the proximity to Silicon Valley, the San Francisco chapter has a diverse group of scientists and engineers working in the local bioscience sector and allied industries, spanning the areas of Diagnostics, Biotech, Medical Devices, Nanotech and Cleantechnology.
Biolink Conference in San Francisco - 2004
In June 2004, six months following the inaugural event, the SF chapter hosted the 2nd Biolink Conference at the prestigious Nob Hill Fairmont Hotel. The conference was held to coincide with the BIO 2004 conference in San Francisco, and was well attended. Through this conference, many Irish Bio-entrepreneurs made good connections with local scientists and engineers, and had successful follow-up meetings with them. Collaborations born from this event are continuing on an ongoing basis.
The San Francisco Chapter prides itself on hosting high calibre speakers, encouraging interactive discussions, and spearheading local initiatives to foster networking and the creation of new relationships. One of our aims is to facilitate the convergence of technologies by bringing together scientists from all disciplines forging new collaborations and innovations!
BioLink San Francisco Committee:
Regional Director: Kate Gunning – BioVisability LLC
Committee Members:
• David Oliver, BioVisability
• John Murphy, Tosoh Biosciences
• Daniel Rafferty, Patent Attorney
• Dermot Mee, Medarex
• Andrew Broderick, Healthtech
• John Monahan, Consultant
Quarterly events with distinguished speakers are planned, with a focus on both social and networking.
Previous seminar topics include: Irish Lifescience Leaders, The Green Irish Effect, Stem Cells, Theranostics, The Personalized Medicine Sector, Biofuels, Diabetes, Nanobio Applications and Starting a Lifescience Company - The Successes and the Pitfalls.
The San Francisco Chapter welcomes suggestions for speakers and topics for upcoming local events.
Events contact: Sharon Grehan: sharon.grehan@gmail.com /John Murphy: Murphyjohng@yahoo.fr
