After 5 Showcase - Ribomed Biotechnologies 1/25/06 http://tinyurl.com/dh9u6 Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Ribomed (714 East Van Buren Street, Suite 101, Phoenix 85006) No cost to attend Register: Jennifer Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Arizona Technology Council and the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. as the January After 5 Showcase company. Please join us for an inside peek at Ribomed Biotechnologies and their new facility. Dr. Hanna Info: Dr. Michelle Hanna, President & CEO has more than 20 years of experience in chemistry and molecular biology. She left her tenured faculty position 6 years ago and started Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. (formerly known as Designer Genes, Inc.) to commercialize technologies she developed while a university professor. Over the past 21 years Dr. Hanna's been awarded and effectively managed more than $7 million in grants from the ACS, NCI, NIH, NIAID, DARPA and HSARPA. Ribomed Info: Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. is a molecular diagnostics company developing rapid, specific, and robust tests for the early detection and characterization of diseases and their causative agents, and the screening of drugs for treatment. Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. is dedicated to improving the quality of life through early disease detection, noninvasive monitoring, and patient-specific therapies. The RiboMaker® Detection System is being adapted for a number of applications in both clinical diagnostics and biodefense. In the clinical arena, Ribomed plans to target its technology for use in blood bank screening for RNA viruses and cancer diagnostics. Ribomed is pursuing a number of opportunities in the biodefense sector and is currently partnered with Northrup Grumman, a leading biodefense contractor, on the development of a handheld sensor for the detection of bioterror pathogens. Ribomed's innovative technology has been recognized by the leading market research firm, Frost & Sullivan, with its award to Ribomed of the Biological Detection Technologies Excellence in Research of the Year Award for 2005. Tour Info: Dr. Michelle Hanna will be giving a brief talk about Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. history and technology, followed by a tour of Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. laboratories, offices and the Phoenix Biotechnology Accelerator (P-Bio) facilities. The Phoenix Biotechnology Accelerator, LLC was formed by Dr. Michelle Hanna and her mother, Mrs. Arlene Knight-Kilgore. The mission of P-Bio is to develop a BioIndustry Park adjacent to the Phoenix Biosciences Center in downtown Phoenix, which includes the Translational Genomics Institute and the International Genomics Consortium. P-Bio provides affordable, flexible leases for start-up biotechnology companies. Location / Parking Info: Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. is located on the Northeast corner of 7th Street and Van Buren Street, next to the Marriott Springhill Suites. It is a single story building with the entrance to the parking lot off Van Buren Street. There is plenty of parking located in the East lot as well as in the adjacent North lot. http://www.aztechcouncil.org/eventsopen.cfm? id=358&nav=events&month=1 http://www.arizonabiotech.com/ <a href="http://www.arizonabiotech.com/";>Arizona Biotech</a> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/ <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/";>Biotech News</a> http://www.arizonaentrepreneurs.com/ <a href="http://www.arizonaentrepreneurs.com/";>Arizona Entrepreneurs</a> http://www.azhttp.com/ <a href="http://www.azhttp.com/";>Arizona High Tech</a> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biotech-news/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
