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January
2006
Dear Colleague:
I want to take this opportunity to introduce you
to the BioScience Forum (BioSF), in case you have
not yetmet us. The BioSF draws attendess from
nearly 5,000 professionals from many local pharmaceutical,
biotechnology and other life science institutions
and companies. As we expand our efforts to build
participation and support, we hope that your organization
will take advantage of this valuable resource
and become a corporate sponsor. Corporate sponsorship
will connect you with a large number of individuals,
institutions and companies in the life sciences
fields.
The BioSF was founded in 1983 as the Northern
California Pharmaceutical Discussion Group (NCPDG),
and in 2002, the BioSF incorporated in California
as a charitable organization. We have received
tax exempt status from the State of California
and the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization.
We hold monthly meetings on topics such as basic
research, product development, clinical trials,
regulatory affairs, and marketing. Invited speakers
come from local institutions including the University
of California Berkeley and San Francisco, BioCentury,
Cytokinetics, Exelixis, Maxygen, Rigel, Stanford
University and many others. We also have hosted
speakers from the Food & Drug Administration,
National Institutes of Health, US Patent and Trademark
Office, consulting groups, and venture capital
companies. Monthly meetings provide the opportunity
to acquire new knowledge in the life sciences,
develop relationships with others, and network
with representatives of many institutions in the
life sciences. To get to know us better, please
join us at upcoming meetings and also visit our
website at www.biosf.org. We also have hosted
several special Symposia, including a clinical
trials symposium held in January 2003 and a Drug
Metabolism and Toxicology in Drug Discovery in
2002, 2003 and 2004. We also hosted USPTO Technology
Center 1600 (Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals)
in 2004 and 2005. This year, we hosted a Symposium
on Predictive Drug Metabolism, Interaction and
Induction. We are planning additional Symposia
in the future.
Sponsorship of the BioScience Forum can provide
your institution with name regognition and visibility
among life seciences professionals and companys.
The Benefits of sponsorship include name exposure
at all events, acknowledgment on monthly program
announcements, listing on our website as a Sponsor,
and distribution of information about your organization
to our members. We also will introduce you at
an upcoming meeting so that our members can learn
more about your organization. Please consider
a minimum donation of $1,000. Currently, your
donation may be deducted as a charitable donation
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
We
hope that you will support this valuable resource
and benefit greatly in return. Please direct this
letter to the appropriate person in your organization.
Feel free to telephone us at (925) 395-2060 or
e-mail us at admin@biosf.org
should you have any questions. Thank you very
much for your support and we look forward to seeing
you soon.
Sincerely,
Sponsorship
Committee
D. Benjamin Borson, J.D., Ph.D.
President, BioScience Forum
(925) 395-2060
admin@biosf.org
or
bborson@borsonlaw.com
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