Spring Time, Biotech in Canada, Ovarian Cancer

Over the past two months, I've been away from writing on the blog. Really, no excuse, just lazyiness, but also really focused on Cortex business development, closing some deals, etc.

Funny thing, as the first quarter of this year was slow, and now it's spring time, golf season is staring me in the face. I'm looking forward to that. From a business side of things, this past quarter has been interesting, none the less. There's been lots of entry level stuff to do, to start working with some new clients and build some position for bigger and better positions. Being back on track is a good feeling.

I recently attended two events in Canada. One was a dinner for the British Columbia Life Sciences industry (www.lifesciencesbc.com) the other was called Biofinance (www.biofinance.ca). Both these were fantastic networking opportunities, and excellent to get caught up on some of the great work being done by early stage companies across this country of mine, Canada. I encourage you to visit both these sites to learn more about the industry up here. Some of these companies are focused on diagnostics, some on therapeutics, some on clinical research.

From a personal side of things, today, I'm going to mention three companies, located in the USA to look at: Sunesis (www.sunesis.com); United Therapeutics (www.unitedtherapeutics.com); and Alza (www.alza.com). These three companies all have therapeutic programs to treat late stage Ovarian Cancer. Why is this so personal to me? A close and personal friend of mine, Elana, is currently battling ovarian cancer. And when I say battling, I mean fighting tooth and nail, from a life perspective, as well as an awareness perspective.

In this light, if anyone in the biotech or pharmaceutical industries needs a personal perspective, or an insight into the importance behind the research and basic or clinical development of therapeutics to diagnose or treat ovarian cancer, I encourage you to watch the video of a speech Elana gave at a lunch by the Israel Cancer Research Fund (http://www.icrfonline.org) where she was recently honoured.

Please click here to watch the video.

And please leave your comments on my blog after, so I can pass them on to my amazing friend. And if you're in the biotech and or pharmacuetical industry, also feel free to leave a message indicating your point of view.

I'll write soon.