Annual Meeting is Oct. 28

Leaders of Washington's life sciences community will gather for the WBBA Annual Meeting on the morning of October 28th, 2008 at the Seattle Sheraton. Attendees will hear from Gov. Christine Gregoire. Keynote Speaker will Mark Emmert, President of the University of Washington. Progress on the comprehensive life sciences strategy will be reviewed, and priorities for the coming year will be discussed. WBBA President Jack Faris will introduce the "Class of 2008," which encompasses our newest life sciences companies in Washington State. Register Today!

Frontiers of Research on Infectious Diseases

National Academy Member Dr. Guy Palmer of Washington State University and University of Washington Professor Sam Miller, Director of the Northwest Regional Center for Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, will show examples of how innovative technology can help us better understand the complexities of infectious disease and how many such diseases arise from our friends in the animal kingdom (e.g., mad cow disease, avian flu).

The program will be moderated by Steve Davis, CEO of the Infectious Disease Research Institute. Dr. Jacquelline Sherris, Vice President of Global Programs at PATH, will be our discussant. The evening will include discussion of strategies to treat and prevent existing and emerging infectious disease. The presentations will be followed by questions from the audience and more opportunities for conversation at a reception immediately following the program.

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• Cardiac Science initiates voluntary field corrective action of certain AEDs  Cardiac Science that it has initiated a worldwide voluntary field corrective action of certain automated external defibrillators (AEDs) manufactured between August 2006 and March 2007.
  Cardiac Science Corporation  October 13, 2008  
  
  
• GE Healthcare and Boston Scientific collaborate on cardiovascular imaging  GE Healthcare and intravascular ultrasound market leader Boston Scientific announced a collaboration that enables improved intravascular ultrasound workflow between the GE Healthcare Innova(R) Cardiovascular X-ray System and the Boston Scientific iLab(R) Ultrasound Imaging System.
  Boston Scientific Corporation  October 13, 2008  
  
  
• Znomics builds patent estate for proprietary zebrafish technologies  Znomics announced that it has reached a significant research development milestone resulting in the company seeking patent protection for its proprietary zebrafish technologies.
  Znomics, Inc.  October 13, 2008  
  
  
• Znomics announces purchase of $50,000 of its common stock by directors and officers  Znomics announced that it has agreed to sell, and certain officers and directors of the company agreed to purchase, the number of shares equal to the aggregate offering price of $50,000 divided by the last sale price of the company's common stock on October 16, 2008.
  Znomics, Inc.  October 13, 2008  
  
  
• Abbott announces new $5 billion share repurchase program  Abbott's board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $5 billion of the corporation's common stock. The purchases may be made from time to time as market conditions warrant and subject to regulatory considerations.
  Abbott  October 13, 2008  
  
  

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