Vancouver Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society, Vancouver-PBSS

Event Calendar:

All of our scheduled events are listed below.

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Webcast from Other Chapters:

As a benefit to Vancouver-PBSS members, we'll be webcasting the following workshops hosted by our sister organization PBSS-San Francisco Bay.

Date & time: 2025-01-22; 8:45-17:30 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Webcast from PBSS-SFBay] Small-Molecule Formulation for Discovery & Early Development (jointly by PBSS / AAPS-BADG / Syner-G)"
Status: Check status and register.
Speakers: Dan Yin, Gilead; Jing Ling, Merck; Dennis Leung, Genentech; Mayuri Mutha, Syner-G BioPharma; Edward Yost, Genentech; Mei Lai, Web Pharma; Jennifer Yang, Independent Consultant
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

Date & time: 2025-02-06; 8:45-17:30 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Webcast from PBSS-SFBay] Intellectual Property (IP) Strategies and Best Practices"
Status: Check status and register.
Speakers: Maya Skubatch (Wilson Sonsini), Julia Minitti (Wilson Sonsini), Robert Hess (Life Science Angels), Janet Xiao (Morrison & Foerster), Minako Pazdera (previously Carmot Therapeutics), David Pirko (Wilson Sonsini), Wendy Devine (Wilson Sonsini), Adam Cole (Wilson Sonsini)
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

Date & time: 2025-02-13; 8:30-13:00 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Free Webcast from PBSS SF] The Science and Stories of Promising Biotech Startups"
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Speakers: Cyriac Roeding, Earli; Jane Lebkowski, Regenerative Patch Technologies; Yonglei Shang, Amberstone Biosciences; Brad Niles, ARIZ Precision Medicine
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

Date & time: 2025-02-26; 8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Webcast from PBSS SF] Demystifying Biopharma Business Development: Understanding the Process and Thriving as a BD Professional"
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Speakers: Lesley Stolz (J&J), Jimmy Zhang (previously Merck, J&J, Lilly), Jennifer Leeds (Retired from Novartis), Sarah Bodary (Darwin Bodary Consulting)
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

Date & time: 2025-03-07; 8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Webcast from PBSS SFBay] Clinical Trial Planning and Conduct: Fundamentals, Strategies and Best Practices"
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Speakers: 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)
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

Date & time: 2025-03-11-03/12/2025 11:30-16:00 Eastern Time
Webcast: "[Free Webcast from PBSS Boston] Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Drive Therapeutic Drug Discovery & Development"
Status: Check status and register.
Speakers: TBD
Place: Webcast from PBSS Boston.

Date & time: 2025-03-27; 8:30-12:30 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Free Webcast from PBSS SF] Biotech Financing 101: from Angels, Government Agencies, Foundations and VCs"
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Speakers: Winnie Wan, PhD; Keith Wycoff PhD (Planet Biotech); Jian Lou , PhD (NIH/NCI); Donald McCarthy, PhD (Dawn Biopharma)
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

Date & time: 2025-04-09; 8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Webcast from PBSS SF] Cell Therapy Discovery and Development: Fundamentals, Strategies and Best Practices (jointly by PBSS and RAPS-SF)"
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Speakers: Katy Spink, Dark Horse Consulting Group; Shon Green, PhD, Adicet Bio; Toufan Paman, PhD, Sangamo Therapeutics; So-Ching Brazer, PhD, Adicet Bio
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

Date & time: 2025-04-22; 8:30-13:00 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Free Online Webcast from PBSS SF] Career Transitions for Research Scientists: BD/Sales in CROs, CDMOs, and Lab Products & Instruments"
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Speakers: Andrew Setikas (KBI Biopharma); Li-Ming Liang (Symeres); David Lustig (Evotec)
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

Date & time: 2025-04-25; 8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Webcast: "[Webcast from PBSS SF] Drug Metabolism Fundamentals and Metabolite Identification"
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Speakers: Cyrus Khojasteh, PhD (Genentech), Bill Fitch, PhD (independent consultant), Shichang Miao, PhD (ex-Chemocentryx/Amgen), Raju Subramanian, PhD (Gilead), Shuguang Ma, PhD (Pliant)
Place: Webcast from PBSS SF.

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Past Event:

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About Us:

Vancouver Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society (Vancouver-PBSS) is a Vancouver-based non-profit professional organization of scientists and other professionals in the life science sector, working in diverse organizations such as the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, instrumentation and scientific product suppliers, academia, government laboratories and contract research organizations.
We are a member organization of Pharmaceutical & BioScience Society International (PBSS), which has 5000+ members and is active through five member organizations in San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego Area, Boston, Vancouver and Korea, some of the largest life science clusters in the World.

Mission Statement:

The mission of Vancouver-PBSS is to promote the exchange of scientific ideas while providing educational and growth opportunities in the fields of pharmaceutical / life science related disciplines. We foster interactions and disseminate information through seminar luncheons, targeted workshops (short courses), expert forums, symposia, vendor shows, as well as career opportunity announcements.

Executive Committee:

Harvey Wong, PhD, Co-Chair (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia)
Beth Allison, PhD, Co-Chair (viDA Therapeutics)
Renee Mosi, PhD (Alectos Therapeutics)
Walter Korz, MBA (WEX Pharmaceuticals)
Donald Wong, PhD (WEX Pharmaceuticals)
Alistair Stewart, PhD, AJS Consulting
Steve Arns, PhD, AdMare Bioinnovations
Evelina Rubinchik, PhD, Non-clinical Consulting
Senior Advisor: Clara Faan (BRI Biopharmaceutical Research)

405 – 8623 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6P 5A2, Canada.
General: click here, or email to info.vancouver@PBSS.org