Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society, PBSS

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.

Status	Date	Time	Place	EventName	Major Sponsor	Speakers	EventType
Registration:Closed; >>Registered Vendors	4/25/2019	8:30- 17:00	South San Francisco Conference Center	Tox 21 and New Approach Methodology (NAMs): Using Emerging Technologies to Improve Translational Research and Safety Assessment Predictions (jointly by SOT-NorCal & PBSS) >>Details... >>Flyer		Kathryn Page (Clorox); Shichang Miao (ChemoCentryx); Thomas Hartung (The Bloomberg School of Public Health); Emily Reinke (U.S. Army Public Health Center); Suzanne Fitzpatrick (FDA); Pamela Lein (UC Davis); Ellen Berg (Eurofins); Will Proctor (Genentech) >>Details...	Symposium
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	5/6/2019	8:45- 17:00	Webcast from PBSS SF.	CMC Development for Biologics: Purification, Formulation, Analytical Characterization, Production Systems, Regulatory and Product Development >>Details...		Judy Chou (Bayer); Michelle Frazier (Soigneur Regulatory Consulting); Mayumi Bowen (Genentech); David R. Dodds (Rondaxe); Rafi Mohammad (Bayer); Shuang Chen (NGM Biopharmaceuticals); Peter Soler (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Guifeng Jiang (Boerhinger Ingelheim) >>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	5/6/2019	8:45- 17:00	SF Bay Area: Foster City Crowne Plaza	CMC Development for Biologics: Purification, Formulation, Analytical Characterization, Production Systems, Regulatory and Product Development >>Details...	(2)Abzena; Waters Corp.	Judy Chou (Bayer); Michelle Frazier (Soigneur Regulatory Consulting); Mayumi Bowen (Genentech); David R. Dodds (Rondaxe); Rafi Mohammad (Bayer); Shuang Chen (NGM Biopharmaceuticals); Peter Soler (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Guifeng Jiang (Boerhinger Ingelheim) >>Details...	Workshop
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	6/11/2019	8:45- 17:00	Webcast from PBSS SF.	Webcast from PBSS SF.: Advances in Immuno-Oncology (A Joint Symposium by PBSS and BioScience Forum) >>Details...		Alex Franzusoff (PACT Pharma); David Kirn (4D Molecular Therapeutics); Wei Lin (Nektar); Fred Ramsdell (Parker Inst); Terri McClanahan (Merck); William Overwijk (ex MD Anderson); Stephen Becker (Bryologyx) >>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	6/11/2019	8:45- 17:00	Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA	Advances in Immuno-Oncology (A Joint Symposium by PBSS and BioScience Forum) >>Details...	(3)Applied BioMath, LLC; KCAS Bioanalytical & Biomarker Services; PerkinElmer;(Sponsorship - Reception still open)	Alex Franzusoff (PACT Pharma), David Kirn (4D Molecular Therapeutics), Wei Lin (Nektar), Fred Ramsdell (Parker Institute), Terri McClanahan (Merck), Stephen Becker (Bryologyx), Hong Jin (Medimmune), Mary J. Janatpour (Dynavax) & More... >>Details...	Symposium
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	7/26/2019	11:30- 13:30	SF Bay Area: Foster City Crowne Plaza	Advances in Enzyme Engineering (tentative) >>Details...		Gjalt Huisman, SVP, Strategic Development (Codexis) >>Details...	Seminar luncheon
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	8/1/2019	8:30- 17:00	Boston Area: Marriott Kendall Square, Cambridge	Radio-labeled Mass Balance and Metabolite Profiling Studies: Fundamentals, Best Practices, Regulatory Requirements, Applications and Case Studies >>Details...	(1)WuXi Apptec;(Major Sponsorship - Afternoon Session still open)	Chandra Prakash (Agios), Scott Obach (Pfizer), Upendra Argikar (Novartis), Xiaochun (Sean) Zhu (Takeda), Diane Ramsden (Alnylam), Prakash Bolleddula (Agios) >>Details...	Workshop
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	9/13/2019	8:45- 17:00	Webcast from PBSS SF.	Webcast from PBSS SF.: Biotransformation and Disposition of Larger Molecules:Peptides, Nucleotides, Proteins, mAbs, and ADCs >>Details...		>>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	9/13/2019	8:45- 17:00	SF Bay Area: Foster City Crowne Plaza	Biotransformation and Disposition of Larger Molecules: Peptides, Nucleotides, Proteins, mAbs, and ADCs >>Details...		>>Details...	Workshop
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	10/3/2019	8:45- 17:00	Webcast from PBSS SF.	Webcast from PBSS SF.: Small-Molecule Bioanalytical Method Validation & Regulated Bioanalysis: Fundamentals, the New FDA Guidance and Regulatory Trends >>Details...		>>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	10/3/2019	8:45- 17:00	SF Bay Area: Foster City Crowne Plaza	Small-Molecule Bioanalytical Method Validation & Regulated Bioanalysis: Fundamentals, the New FDA Guidance and Regulatory Trends >>Details...	(3)Alturas Analytics; Eurofins Bioanalytical Services; WORLDWIDE CLINICAL TRIALS	>>Details...	Workshop
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	10/18/2019	8:45- 17:00	SF Bay Area: Foster City Crowne Plaza	Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling: Fundamentals, Regulatory Guidance & Applications >>Details...		>>Details...	Workshop
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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.

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (PBSS-San Francisco Bay Area)

The San Diego Chapter (PBSS-San Diego)

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.)

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