PDA West Coast Chapter (PDA WCC)

🌟 The PDA West Coast Chapter is proud to present our Q2 2024 Volunteer of the Quarter Award recipient: Bob To! 🎉 Bob is an active volunteer with the PDA West Coast Chapter, and co-led and organized the PDA WCC's first-ever Technical Outsourcing & CMO/External Lab Management Conference this past April 2024, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bob has 20+ years of industry experience that spans different modalities. Currently, he is in the cell therapy space in a Quality role. In his free time, he enjoys attending sporting events and spending time with his family. Thank you for your dedication and contributions to PDA WCC, Bob!

The PDA West Coast Chapter appreciates its Platinum level sponsor, Veltek Associates, Inc. For nearly 40 years, Veltek Associates (VAI), headquartered in Malvern, PA, has pioneered the design and manufacture of hundreds of cleanroom solutions that surround contamination control.

The PDA West Coast Chapter invites you to bring the life science spirit to celebrate our annual Oktoberfest and Vendor Night! Enjoy casual networking and food, and meet our featured partners who play an important role in helping the Chapter provide valuable educational and social networking events for our membership and local life science community. Join us for a beer (or root beer) and a seasonal bite with current and former colleagues, have the opportunity to meet new connections, find solutions for your service needs, and learn something new from like-minded individuals you met at previous events. Click the link below to register now! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g-_B3Kja 🎟️ Admission is FREE until August 19, 2024. #networking #oktoberfest #vendornight #pdawcc

Are you looking to expand your professional network and embrace the Summer vibes with others in the life sciences industry? ☀️ If so, mark your calendars for our upcoming Life Sciences Summer Mixer - an evening of networking, mingling, and fun, all set against the backdrop of a fantastic laid-back neighborhood tasting room and tavern in Oakland at the “Asian-inspired” craft brewery, Dokkaebier! 🌐 Whether you're a seasoned veteran or new to the industry, our Life Sciences Summer Mixer is the perfect platform to expand your professional network. Connect with professionals from various disciplines, exchange insights, and discover potential collaborations that could shape the future of life-changing research! 🎟️ Admission is FREE! No entry fee, no strings attached. Just bring your curiosity, your business cards, and your summertime spirit. There will be a no-host bar available for beverage purchase. Dress is business casual. RSVP to the event below! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gRN63pJW Organizers: Kaushik Thakkar & Rick (Ruikang) Tao #networking #hiring #openforwork #lifesciences #pdawcc

The PDA West Coast Chapter appreciates its Platinum Level sponsor, Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is a global leader in serving science focusing on making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer through scientific innovation. The company offers a wide array of products and services across life sciences, diagnostics, and laboratory productivity.

The PDA West Coast Chapter appreciates its Platinum Level sponsor, Bayer. As a global enterprise specializing in life sciences and healthcare, Bayer is dedicated to enhancing people's quality of life. Bayer’s primary focus is the discovery and development of medicines, advancing treatments across various disease areas to promote a healthier world.

The PDA West Coast Chapter appreciates its Platinum sponsor, Genentech. Genentech is a world leader dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.

The PDA West Coast Chapter appreciates its Platinum sponsor, Boehringer Ingelheim. Boehringer Ingelheim is working on breakthrough therapies that transform lives, today and for generations to come. As a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company, the company creates value through innovation in areas of high unmet medical need.

Thank you to all attendees of our 9th Women in Life Sciences event on June 20, 2024! The PDA WCC is grateful to Genentech for graciously hosting this event in South San Francisco, and to the plethora of sponsors that were present and provided tables, raffles, prizes, and audience engagement opportunities. PDA WCC could not have had this event without the incredible sponsors and we thank them their continued support. 🌟 Event Recap This year’s Women in Life Sciences event focused on allyship and the importance of mentors. The moderator for the evening was Marian McKee, Vice President of BioPharma Biosafety Testing at Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing and a long time advocate for young girls to pursue STEM careers. She kicked off the panel with her personal journey into allyship and discussions with our esteemed panelists, Cecilia del Rosario, MSM, Sr. Director of GXP Quality Assurance at Revolution Medicines; Marlin Frechette, Chief Compliance and Quality Officer at FujiFilm; Francesca Lamb, MPH, PMP, Sr. Director of Product Development Strategies at Genentech; and Aine Hanly, CTO & EVP of Technical Operations and Quality at Vir Biotechnology. Each of the panelists had a different path to success, but they all agreed that having a mentor early on who believes in your potential was key to their individual triumphs. It was incredible to listen to each of their own journeys and experiences that led them to their current positions. The panel shared positive and “lot to be desired” experiences effortlessly and made it a very authentic discussion. The allyship discussions also quickly traced their paths to the role of mentors and mentees. It is very important to find a mentor and this could be anyone who inspires you to pursue your goals and believes in you. There was much discussion on this and the audience engagement was very interactive because Marian made it so! That model for the panel in itself made the evening a very engaging, authentic and lively one. The PDA WCC thanks Marian McKee for moderating this discussion with passion and creativity and our incredible panelists Cecilia del Rosario, Marlin Frechette, Francesca Lamb and Aine Hanly for sharing their experiences and expertise to make this event meaningful and keeping the discussion genuine. Special thanks to Sumin Dong, PMP and Alaina Graham for leading this event and all of our PDA WCC volunteers and attendees for contributing to the success of this event! We look forward to seeing you all at our next event, Oktoberfest Networking and Vendor Night on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at Devil's Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos! Click the link below to secure your ticket now! 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/g-_B3Kja #PDAWCC #WILS #Networking #Biotech #Pharma

The PDA West Coast Chapter appreciates its Platinum sponsor, Global Compliance Partners. GCP was founded by a team experts with experience in the Biotech, Life Science and Medical Device Industry. GCP prides itself in technical excellence, management acumen and quality of service.