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
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	3/7/2019	8:45- 17:00	Webcast from PBSS SF.	Webcast from PBSS SF.: Promising Therapeutic Approaches and Translational Medicine to Advance Novel Therapeutics (A Joint Symposium by PBSS and Stanford SPARK Program) >>Details... >>Flyer		>>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	3/7/2019	8:45- 17:00	Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA	Promising Therapeutic Approaches and Translational Medicine to Advance Novel Therapeutics (A Joint Symposium by PBSS and Stanford SPARK Program) >>Details... >>Flyer		>>Details...	Symposium
General Registration:Open; >>Registered Vendors	3/11/2019	8:30- 17:00	Santa Clara, CA (3175 Bowers Avenue)	Clinical Trials Essentials: An Intensive One-Week Course (register for the full week or half day sessions) >>Details...		>>Details...	Workshop
General Registration:Open-Soon. Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	4/3/2019	11:00- 13:00	The Floral Hall at VanDusen Gardens, Oak St. at 37th Ave, Vancouver	The Role of the Microbiome in Health and Disease >>Details... >>Flyer		Dr. Brett Finlay (University of British Columbia) >>Details...	Seminar luncheon
General Registration:Open; >>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...		>>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...	(1)Abzena;(Major Sponsorship - afternoon session still open)	>>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...	(1)KCAS Bioanalytical & Biomarker Services;(Major Sponsorship - Afternoon still open)	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...	Symposium
General Registration:Open-Soon. >>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...		Donglu Zhang (Genentech); Mark Cancilla (Merck); Dian Su (Genentech); Ben Shen (Genentech) >>Details...	Webcast
General Registration:Open-Soon. 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...		Donglu Zhang (Genentech); Mark Cancilla (Merck); Dian Su (Genentech); Ben Shen (Genentech) >>Details...	Workshop
General Registration:Open; Vendor Registration:Open >>Registered Vendors	10/3/2019	8:45- 17:00	SF Bay Area: Foster City Crowne Plaza	Bioanalytical Method Validation & Regulated Bioanalysis: Fundamentals, the New FDA Guidance and Regulatory Trends >>Details...	(1)Alturas Analytics;(Major Sponsorship - afternoon session still open)	>>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.