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News & Event
2015
July 7 InfiniteBio President and CEO Akiko Futamura will be speaking at the plenary panel of Stanford Innovation Workshop on July 9.
July 6 InfiniteBio President and CEO Akiko Futamura spoke about Global Biotech Business at University of Tokyo, Department of Biotechnology, 20 year anniversary reunion seminar on June 27.
June 13 Carna Biosciences will be attending the 2015 BIO International Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from June 15 through 18. If you are attending the convention, come to meet the Carna team.
June 12 InfiniteBio President and CEO Akiko Futamura will be mentor for Sleepwell, which has been selected as one of our five top candidates for the 2015 Showcase by U.S. Innovation Åwards Program. SleepWell will be participating in the Japan-U.S. Awards Innovation Symposium and related programs at Stanford University on Thursday and Friday, July 9-10, 2015.
June 11 Carna Biosciences today announced Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Click here for the full press release.
May 5 InfiniteBio President and CEO Akiko Futamura will be giving a talk at the Osaka University North American Center for Academic Initiatives on May 28, 2015. Detailed information of the lecture is coming soon.
January 11 InfiniteBio President and CEO Akiko Futamura will be joining Stanford-SPF New Channels Dialogue 2015 on Jan 22, 2015. Dr. Futamura will engage in Panel Discussion III on the topic of "Taking Silicon Valley Innovations to Japan" from 13:30 to 14:50.
2014
November 12 Japan America Business Intiatives (JABI) is having its 3rd Open Innovation Forum on Nov 13.

October 22 InfiniteBio will be exhibiting at Biofluid Biopsies and Companion Diagnostics 2014 two-track conference hosted by SelectBio on Oct 27 and 28 in San Diego, CA. For conference information in Japanese, please go to our conference page.

October 21 Carna Biosciences will be attending the 4th Global Reverse Phase Protein Array Workshop in Paris France on Oct 24 and 25.

October 20 InfiniteBio attended 2014 LakePharma Protein and Antibody Engineering Symposium on Oct 9 and 10 at South San Francisco Conference Center.

October 6 Japan America Business Intiatives (JABI) is happy to announce its 2nd Open Innovation Forum on Oct 17.

July 26 CarnaBio USA attended Protein Kinases, Cellular Plasticity and Signal Rewiring Conference hosted by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Science Research Conferences (SRC) in Snowmass, Colorado from July 20 to 25.

June 17 The 2014 BIO International Convention is June 23-26 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Our client Carna Biosciences is participating in The BIO One-on-One Partnering™ program, which provides a very efficient way to find a business partner at the largest venue for private company-to-company meetings. Come meet with Akiko Futamura, Ph.D. who is the CEO of InfiniteBio and also the President & CEO of CarnaBio USA (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carna Biosciences).

May 21 The Abstract of Dr. Greg Coffey's poster (Abstract No. 8574) for 2014 ASCO in Chicago is now available at ASCO Annual Meeting abstracts site.

May 13 Carna Biosciences is attending BIOtech 2014 - 13th Int'l Bio Technology Exhibition & Conference at Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center) from May 14 through 16.

April 30 The Poster of "Realization of Realizations of Objective Measurement Device of Haptic Softness and Their Expansion to Medical Field" from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Sakuma Lab is added. It will be preseted at Biotech 2014 Japan.

April 27 Japan America Business Initiatives (JABI) will have its first Open Innovation Forum at Innovation Matrix Inc. in Santa Clara on April 29th from 2 to 4. The program will address a variety of topics (Click here for more info).

April 24 Greg Coffey from Portola Pharmaceuticals will be presenting the poster on "Reverse phase protein microarray for identification of IL6 receptor ligation-induced insulin receptor, PI3K/AKT, and JAK/STAT signaling pathways in the CARD11 mutated lymphoma cell line OCI-Ly3" at 2014 ASCO annual meeting.

Poster Board: #261
Date and Time: Mon, Jun 2, 1:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: S Hall A2
Track(s): Lymphoma and Plasma Cell Disorders
Session Type: General Poster Session

April 16 Our client Carna Biosciences (booth # 20613) will be exhibiting at the ASCO 50th Annual Meeting 2014 in Chicago, IL from May 30 through June 3.
April 15 InfiniteBio will be exhibiting at SELECTBIO 2nd. Annual Clinical Translation of Stem Cells 2014 in Palm Desert, CA on April 21 and 22. Discovery of Biomarkers using RPPA by Carna Biosciences' scientist will be presented at the poster session.
April 1 CarnaBio USA and InfiniteBio are cohosting the 1st Open Innovation Forum at its Sunnyvale lab. Four different topics will be covered. Click here for more information.
March 24-25 InfiniteBio exhibited at SelectBio 2nd Annual Circulating Biomarker Conference in Boston, MA.
March 7 AACR Annual Meeting April 5-9 at San Diego Convention Center, CA
Carna Biosciences will exhibit at booth 2051. Come to meet our Executives and Scientists from Boston and Kobe, Japan.
February 24-25 InfiniteBio attended at SelectBio Next Generation Sequencing: Research to Clinic in San Diego, CA.
January 9 Carna Biosicences and InfiniteBIo cohosted the first open house/networking event in the lunchroom of Sunnyvale Incubator on Jan 16 at 3:30PM. Click here for the flyer.
2013
December 31

SelectBio conferences information is available in Japanese

November 15 World Forum Alliance in San Francisco, CA
Akiko Futamura, CEO of InfiniteBio, presented the business plan on R&D for iPS/stem cell therapy targeting hinge region on any protein in public for the first time. The presentation was well received by many corporate investors.
October 26-30 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting at San Diego, CA
Carna Biosciences USA exhibited at booth #1833
April 6-10 AACR 2012 Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Carna Biosciences USA will exhibit at booth #401
2012
June 14-15 SelectBio business courses
Akiko Futamura, CEO of InfiniteBio instructed business courses held in Yokohama, Japan in parallel with ISSCR2012 on the 14 and 15 of June 2012.
May 23 Article in Biocompare
Comments of Akiko Futamura, CEO of InfiniteBio, were refereed in an editorial article on 3D Cell Culture of Biocompare.
April 1-4 AACR 2012 Annual Meeting
McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
CarnaBio USA exhibited at booth #4836
April Publications
Akiko Futamura, CEO of InfiniteBio, writes monthly articles on "Economist" magazine published from "THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS" in Japan. Links to the articles on the web:

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March 11-15 SOT 2012 Annual Meeting & Tox Expo
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California
ReproCELL exhibited at booth #2217
February 21 Publications
A Book "40 day training kit for student majoring science and technology" with an article of Akiko Futamura, CEO of InfiniteBio, was published from ALC Press Inc. in Japan.

>>ALC online shop

January Publications
ReproCELL's poster "High Throughput Cardiotox Screening Using human iPS cell derived Cardiomyocyte and Novel 96-well plate" is posted in a virtual exhibit on the DSEC website
2011
December 15 ReproCELL Licensing
ReproCELL licensed commercialization right on human iPS cell derived hepatocytes. -Expected launch in Q2 2012-
>> PR Newswire
June 15-18 ISSCR 9th Annual Meeting
ReproCELL will have booth #829 to promote iPS/ES cell culture reagents as well as iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and neurons.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 23 Comments of Akiko Futamura, CEO of InfiniteBio, were refereed in an editorial article on 3D Cell Culture of Biocompare.
January ReproCELL to Enter Collaborative R&D on Human iPS Cell Derived Hepatocytes
PR Newswire.
2010
October 28 Keizai Society presents Prospects for the Global Biotech Industry
Our CEO, Akiko Futamura, will be a panelist.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR), Palo Alto, CA
September 16 The 88th Saito Bio-Science Seminar
Akiko Futamura will be the speaker and talk about "How to find oversea business chance / Preparation for overseas operations".
Saito Bio Hills Center, Osaka, Japan
September 1 ReproCELL Announcement
ReproCELL Announces New Line Of Services In Neuronal Research Using Human IPS Cells
>> PR Newswire
May 17-19 Applied Pharmaceutical Toxicology 2010
Dr. Futamura will give a talk entitled "Stem Cell-Derived Functional Cardiomyocytes for Toxicity Prediction".
Merck’s Boston Auditorium in Boston, MA
April Akiko Futamura became a visiting professor at Center for Advanced Science and Innovation, Osaka University.
April 17-21 AACR 101st Annual Meeting 2010
InfiniteBio will have booth #923 to promote novel in vitro technologies.
Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC
March 31 Publication
"U.S. Graduate Schools: A Path for Global Scientists & Engineers" written by Kagakusha NET was published. Akiko Futamura participated as a contributing author.
March 7-11 The 49th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology
InfiniteBio and ITOCHU will have booth #2042 to promote ReproCELL's new cardiotoxicity assay, QTempo.
The Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT
January 22 Osaka University the 5th Innovation Forum
Our CEO, Akiko Futamura, will be a panelist.
Senri Asahi Hankyu Bldg., Osaka, Japan
January 12 JUNBA 2010 SYMPOSIUM & TECHNOLOGY FAIR
Our CEO, Akiko Futamura, will be a session moderator.
Marriott San Francisco Airport, CA
January 11-15


CHI 7th Annual High Content Analysis
InfiniteBio will have booth #2 to promote 3D cell culture technology. The Fairmount Hotel, San Francisco, CA
2009
November 15-19 Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
InfiniteBio will have booth #208 to promote SCIVAX 3D cell culture. SCIVAX is presenting a poster on the 17th.
April 18-22


AACR Annual Meeting
InfiniteBio will have booth #1842 to promote 3D cell culture technology.  Colorado Convention Center Denver, CO
2008
December 13-17


ASCB Annual Meeting
Ana Lazic, PhD from InfiniteBio will present a poster in Cell Culture Poster Session on novel 3D cell culture technology from SCIVAX. Poster will be presented on Dec.17th, 2008, 1:30-3:30p.m. in Moscone Center, Halls A-C, San Francisco.
  >> Abstract
November 16-20
AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition
InfiniteBio will have a booth #1757.
 >> More information
October 31 - Nov 4
AASLD The Liver Meeting San Francisco, CA
Poster presentations related to PXB-Mouse (chimeric mouse with human liver)
>> Abstract
Aug 11-13
    
CELLutions Summit
Ana Lazic, PhD from InfiniteBio will present a poster on novel 3D cell culture technology from SCIVAX. 
>> Abstract
Aug 4-7
DDT World Congress Boston,MA
PhoenixBio will have an exhibition booth, a technology showcase presentation, and poster presentations. 

 >> More information
Jun 17-20 The 2008 BIO International Convention
Nano Fusion (Booth No. 5213-J26),  ABsize
(Booth No. 5213-J23),  SCIVAX (Booth No. 5213-J08)
San Diego Convention Center, United States
Jun 1-5
ASMS 2008
DiNa by KYA Technologies (Booth No.8)
Colorado Convention Center Denver, Colorado, United States
Feb 9-12
ABRF 2008
DiNa by KYA Technologies (Booth No.436)
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Jan 10
Akiko Futamura, PhD, CEO of InfiniteBio, will be the panelist at Junba Summit 2008. >> PDF
2007
Dec 20
Akiko Futamura, PhD and Hiroko Nakamura, PhD coauthored an article on PXB mouse in a leading Japanese journal "Saibou (CELL)"
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Dec 10-11 Akiko Futamura, CEO of InfiniteBio, will speak at 12th Annual Pharma & Biotech Licensing & Deal Making Summit in La Jolla, CA
Nov 30 Akiko Futamura, CEO of InfiniteBio, will give a lecture at Hightech Venture Seminar (distance workshop for Hosei University)
Hosei University Research Institute, Burlingame, CA
Aug 19 - 23 8th International Symposium on Mass Spectrometry in the Health and Life Sciences: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics , San Francisco, CA
Jun 3 - 7 American Society for Mass Spectrometry 55th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Mar 31-Apr 3 The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities ABRF 2008 Tampa Convention Center Tampa, FL, USA
2006
Aug 1 Lecture by Akiko Futamura, CEO at World Association of International Studies(WAIS)
May 26 - 28 Support for CPP2006 (San Francisco) and
Lecture by Akiko Futamura, CEO
May 23 - 25 8th C21 BioVentures, Monterey, California
May 17 Lecture by Akiko Futamura, CEO at SVMF (San Jose)
May 1 - 3 TIDES (San Diego)
Apr 8 - 12 BIO2006 (Chicago)

Press Release
2011
Jan 4 ReproCELL to Enter Collaborative R&D on Human iPS Cell Derived Hepatocytes --
Article
2010
Sep 1 ReproCELL Announces New Line of Services in Neuronal Research Using Human iPS Cells -- Article
2008
Jun 18 Launch of Contract Study Services for Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Drugs Using Chimeric Mice with Humanized Live -- Article
2006
Oct PHOENIXBIO AND INFINITEBIO FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP -- Article

Media
2010
Jul ReproCELL and its technologies are featured in an article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, "Pharma's R&D Focus Shifting to Stem Cells"
Apr "U.S. Graduate Schools: A Path for Global Scientists & Engineers" written by Kagakusha NET was published. Akiko Futamura is one of the founders of Kagakusha NET, and she participated as a contributing author. -- Book
Mar 3 An article "Cell Culture & Consumables" which mentions SCIVAX NanoCulture® Plates was posted in Biocompare website -- Article
2009
Sep 15 An article about the Schizophrenia Mouse Model is published in PLoS One. -- Article
Mar 27 The SCIVAX 3D Cell Culture System was introduced in a Swedish Journal: Biotech Sweden. -- Article
2006
Oct 26 Nikkei Keizai Shimbun -- Article (Japanese)
Oct 26 The Chugoku Shimbun -- Article (Japanese)
May 25 North American Daily (Hokubei Mainichi) -- Article

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