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BioSpace and BIOCOM Announce 2009 Biotech Beach(TM) Hotbed Campaign

   2009 Biotech Beach Map Campaign. (PRNewsFoto/BioSpace)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA UNITED STATES
        Hotbed Map showcases Biotech Industry in Southern California

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ - BioSpace, the world's
leading online bioscience job board and life science career fair company,
along with BIOCOM, launched this morning the 2009 Biotech Beach(TM) Hotbed
Campaign, which highlights the bioscience industry in San Diego and
Southern California.

    (PHOTO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080930/CLTU127 )

    "BIOCOM is excited to partner once again with BioSpace on Biotech
Beach, and to help promote the life science industry in Southern
California," said Jennifer Landress, the vice president of corporate
relations for BIOCOM. "Each year, the Biotech Beach Map proves how dynamic
the Southern California biotech, medical device and diagnostic community is
and shows how vital the industry is, not only to our region, but to the
world."

    The iconic Biotech Beach Hotbed Map, found at
http://www.biospace.com/pdf/biotechbeach_MediaKit.pdf, uniquely displays
the campaign's member organizations and is distributed internationally.
Organizations featured on this year's map include BIOCOM, Peprotech,
Pfizer, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Althea, Vertex, Synteract and over 34 other
participants including research institutes and universities. Detailed
online profiles of all participating organizations can be found through the
Biotech Beach Homepage, http://www.biospace.com/hotbed.aspx?regionid=12,
the online hub for critical daily biopharmaceutical industry news, careers
and information from the region.

    "For over a decade, the Biotech Beach Hotbed Map has been a symbol of
the vitality of the bioscience industry in Southern California," said Wes
Crews, CEO of BioSpace. "As the industry in this region has grown and
evolved, the Biotech Beach Online Community has prided itself on serving as
the trusted source for bioscience information and career opportunities in
Southern California."

    About BioSpace

    BioSpace is the leading online community for life science careers, news
and information. For over 23 years BioSpace has helped to accelerate
recruitment, communication and discovery among business and scientific
leaders in the biopharmaceutical market. The company's flagship life
science industry Web site, BioSpace.com (http://www.biospace.com), offers
unparalleled opportunities for targeted recruitment, product, investment,
event and other bioscience messaging. The company also hosts over 25
biopharmaceutical career events annually.

    BioSpace is a subsidiary of onTargetjobs (http://www.ontargetjobs.com) and
also powers DeviceSpace (http://www.devicespace.com) and ClinicaSpace
(http://www.clinicaspace.com), online communities for medical device and clinical
research professionals respectively.

    About BIOCOM

    BIOCOM is the largest regional life science association in the world,
representing more than 575 member companies in Southern California. The
association focuses on initiatives that positively influence the region's
life science community in the development and delivery of innovative
products that improve health and quality of life. This includes initiatives
in capital formation, public policy, workforce development, group
purchasing and member services - http://www.biocom.org.



SOURCE BioSpace




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Related links:
  • http://www.biospace.com
  • http://www.biocom.org
  • http://www.biospace.com/pdf/biotechbeach_MediaKit.pdf
  • http://www.biospace.com/hotbed.aspx?regionid=12
    Photo Notes:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080930/CLTU127
    CONTACT:
    Brian Vacanti, V.P., Marketing of BioSpace,
    +1-817-717-1404