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:Full; >>Registered Vendors	10/21/2022	8:30-13:00 Pacific Time	Webcast from PBSS-SFBay	[Free Online Webcast From PBSS-SF Bay]: MicroPhysiological Systems (MPS) such as "Organ-on-a-Chip" as a Tool For Drug Candidate Evaluation: Technologies, Applications and Regulatory Aspects >>Details...		Brian Berridge (NIH), Andreas Baudy (Merck), Amy Pointon (AstraZeneca), Rhiannon Hardwick (BMS) >>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	10/21/2022	8:30-13:00 Pacific Time	Online via zoom	[Free Online Workshop] MicroPhysiological Systems (MPS) such as "Organ-on-a-Chip" as a Tool For Drug Candidate Evaluation: Technologies, Applications and Regulatory Aspects >>Details...		Brian Berridge (NIH), Andreas Baudy (Merck), Amy Pointon (AstraZeneca), Rhiannon Hardwick (BMS) >>Details...	Workshop
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	11/2/2022	8:30-11:45 Pacific Time	Webcast from PBSS-SFBay	[Free Online Webcast From PBSS-SF Bay]: T-Cell Engaging Bispecific Antibodies: Discovery, Engineering, Development and Regulatory Considerations >>Details...		Julie Bailis, Amgen; Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Merk; Tim Jacobs, Abcellera; Siddharth Sukumaran ,Janssen; Genevive Hernandez, IGM Biosciences; Divya Samineni, Genentech; Xiling Jiang, FDA >>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	11/2/2022	8:30-11:45 Pacific Time	Online via zoom	[Free Online workshop] T-Cell Engaging Bispecific Antibodies: Discovery, Engineering, Development and Regulatory Considerations >>Details...		Julie Bailis, Amgen; Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Merk; Tim Jacobs, Abcellera; Siddharth Sukumaran ,Janssen; Genevive Hernandez, IGM Biosciences; Divya Samineni, Genentech; Xiling Jiang, FDA >>Details...	Workshop
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	11/14/2022	8:00-12:00 Pacific Time	Webcast from PBSS-SFBay	[Free Online Webcast From PBSS-SF Bay]:Preclinical and Clinical Development of Cell-based Cancer Immunotherapies (co-organized by GCTP community of AAPS) >>Details...		Tim Campbell, BMS; Haiqing Wang, Takeda; Liz Mutter-Rottmayer, Genentech; Vibha Jawa, BMS; Louis Joslyn, Genentech; Behzad Kharabi, Kite/Gilead; Xu (Sue) Zhu, AstraZeneca; Max Tejada, Kite/Gilead; Maurice Morillon, FDA; Yaming Su, J&J >>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	11/14/2022	8:00-12:00 Pacific Time	Online via Zoom	[Free Online Symposium] Preclinical and Clinical Development of Cell-based Cancer Immunotherapies (co-organized by GCTP community of AAPS) >>Details...		Tim Campbell, BMS; Haiqing Wang, Takeda; Liz Mutter-Rottmayer, Genentech; Vibha Jawa, BMS; Louis Joslyn, Genentech; Behzad Kharabi, Kite/Gilead; Xu (Sue) Zhu, AstraZeneca; Max Tejada, Kite/Gilead; Maurice Morillon, FDA; Yaming Su, J&J >>Details...	Symposium
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	12/6/2022	8:30-12:30 Pacific Time	Webcast from PBSS SF.	[Free Online Webcast From PBSS-SF Bay]: Gene Therapy: Discovery, Development and Regulatory Perspectives >>Details...		Mark Milton (ex Novartis), Hendrick Knoetgen (Roche), Dhaval Shah (SUNY Buffalo), Brian Long (Biomarin) >>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	12/6/2022	8:30-12:30 Pacific Time	Online via Zoom	[Free Online Symposium] Gene Therapy: Discovery, Development and Regulatory Perspectives >>Details...		Mark Milton (ex Novartis), Hendrick Knoetgen (Roche), Dhaval Shah (SUNY Buffalo), Brian Long (Biomarin) >>Details...	Symposium
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	12/15/2022	11:30-14:30 Pacific Time	Webcast from PBSS SF.	[Free Online Webcast From PBSS-SF Bay]: Success Stories and Lessons Learned from Recent FDA Approvals: INQOVI (decitabine+cedazuridine) by Astex - Otsuka for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) >>Details...		Aram Oganesian, PhD, DABT, and Nipun Davar, PhD, MBA (Astex Pharmaceuticals) >>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	12/15/2022	11:30-14:30 Pacific Time	Online via Zoom	[Free Online Symposium] Success Stories and Lessons Learned from Recent FDA Approvals: INQOVI (decitabine+cedazuridine) by Astex - Otsuka for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) >>Details...		Aram Oganesian, PhD, DABT, and Nipun Davar, PhD, MBA (Astex Pharmaceuticals) >>Details...	Symposium
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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.