星期五, 10月 31, 2014

ASPIRE: Making it count

~ ONE DAY until the Conference ~
We CHALLENGE you to make this conference COUNT!
What Does "Making It Count!" Mean To YOU?
As we count down the final day until the conference, all of us at ASPIRE are filled with excitement and eagerness to share with you all the fantastic programming we have prepared in celebration of our 10TH ANNIVERSARY of the Asian American Women In Leadership Conference.

We hope that on this day, you will take the chance to embrace opportunities to try something new, get outside of your comfort zone, and open up to others to spark long-lasting relationships.

As fitting for the 2014 conference theme, we hope you share with us its meaning to you, but more importantly, what steps you are taking or have taken along your leadership journey to make it count. 

We look forward to meeting you at the conference, which is gearing up to be the largest conference yet at max capacity!

Sincerely,
AAWIL 2014 Conference Team

Learn more about the 10th Annual

Check out our conference website to find out more about this year's theme, what the conference is about, and a glimpse for what to expect.

You can also hear from others what this year's conference theme means to them on our Facebook or website.

Questions about ASPIRE?
Find out more about who we are and what we do!

The AAWIL Conference is made possible due to the continuous support of our generous sponsors. We especially would like to thank Tufts Medical Center for their presenting sponsorship for the 3rd year in a row.

Tufts Medical Center is generously donating free tickets to the conference. Only a handful are still available, so register now at this link before they run out! Only while supplies last.

If you haven't had a chance yet, please be sure to check out our schedule and workshop descriptions page to learn what is in store for the day. Choose your workshops now so that you have more time during the conference to network with others, rather than reading over workshop descriptions.

As you ramp up for the conference, check out and learn more about our amazing line of SPEAKERS! All of their bios are available on our website so that you can develop your questions NOW for what you want to ask them.

Already have your tickets? 
Make sure you know where to go and how to get there! 

The 2014 AAWIL is hosted by the Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change and will be located at:
 
Simmons College
Main College Building
Linda K. Paresky Conference Center
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115

Keep an eye out for friendly conference volunteers and purple balloons!
 
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Asian-Americans at Suffolk 11/3

30 October 2014
Dear Colleagues,
Asian-Americans have been enrolling and teaching at Suffolk for decades. We have a program that will highlight the experiences of some of these people, titled Asian-Americans at Suffolk.
Frederick Hom Dow will talk about being Asian-American today and also tell us about his father, Harry M. Dow who graduated from Suffolk in 1929 and became the first Chinese-American admitted to the Massachusetts Bar.
Allan Tow taught at the law school and now offers courses through the Government Department.
Jessica Sedgwick from the Moakley Archive will tell us about the records we hold concerning these Asian-Americans.
Yours truly, Ronald Suleski, will act as Moderator.
Monday, 3 November 2014, from 2:30pm to3:34pm at the Poetry Center (third floor of the Sawyer Library at 73 Tremont Street, Boston). The meeting is Open to the Public. Refreshments will be Provided.
The program is sponsored by the Asian Studies Program, the Moakley Archives and Institute at Suffolk, the President’s Committee on Diversity, and the Rosenberg Institute.
Ron




星期四, 10月 30, 2014

張伯科創辦美麗生物科技 納米無針無痛技術受矚目

大波士頓人的回中國創業,隨著人數多了,行業種類也變化多端起來,但走“美容”路線的,迄今恐怕還只有張伯科一人。
            2011年落戶中國浙江省紹興市,成為濱海新城第一批投資項目之一的美麗生物科技公司,就是張伯科一人獨力創辦的。他從搬進“家徒四壁”的毛坯房辦公室開始,購置設備,招聘員工,投入研發,生產製造,市場行銷,全都“一腳踢”的自己來。時隔三年後,採用無針無痛透皮技術平台設計的產品不但做了出來,在餘杭地區市場銷售的營業額已達五百多萬元,還因應市場情況,把產品分門別類成三十多種,投資者開始紛紛不請自來。
            陝西寶雞人的張伯科,1986年從蘭州大學有機化學研究生畢業後到加拿大西安大略大學取得有機化學博士學位,之後在生物製藥國際型企業工作。過去這些年來做過大小分子的藥物研發他都管的Anterios公司產品研發副總裁,Baxter新澤西州分公司的分析研發副主任,千禧製藥公司的分析發展主任,輝瑞製藥的全球分析發展資深經理等。
張伯科坦言,他會走上創業這條路,一是在藥物製劑研發過程中他看到無針無痛透皮技術很有市場潛力,公司老闆卻不為所動;一是年紀漸長,為人打工發展終究有限。幾經思考,琢磨,三番兩次和妻子劉慧文溝通,在取得中國政府答辯項目支持的啟動資金後,終於破釜沈舟的下決心,落戶浙江紹興,和128華人科技企業家協會的張曉明,許志敏,遲亞武,趙曉宏等人做了鄰居。
            起步時,真的苦啊。張伯科提起那些日子,毫不諱言當旅美學人的光環消失,變成海歸創業家之時,辦事也得跑公章的角色轉換,剛開始時還真不適應。不過既來之,則安之,他決心要一步一腳印地做出點成績來。
        張伯科的美麗生物科技公司,採用有國際專利的納米無針無痛透皮技術,做基因深層修復,生產出塗抹後能立即去痛的“肌膚舒緩液”,幾天之內能快速除痘,消除痘印的“除痘精華液”,以及“肌膚再生精華液”,“保濕抗衰精華液”,“美白精華液”,“除皺精華液”,“痛經散”,消脂緊致精油“等產品。
張伯科日前出席美中生物醫藥協會投資研討會,分享創業心得,談及從產品研發到生產製造,到處參加會議,展覽,出席講座,市場行銷全都自己來的一步一腳印,如今事業開展到有三十多種產品面世,坦言的確感到欣慰。
圖片說明:

            張伯科的美麗生物科技公司產品印有精美宣傳冊。(菊子攝)

            張伯科早前和128華人科技企業家協會成員分享產品開發,面市經驗。(菊子攝)

            張伯科最近回波士頓,應邀出席多個活動。(菊子攝)
           



美中生物醫藥協會投資會看好中國醫藥市場發展

美中生物醫藥協會(CABA)日前在波士頓雙樹酒店舉辦生物醫藥投資及創業研討會。主講人指出中國醫藥市場龐大,估計未來將增建二萬家醫院,以移動設備進行醫療診斷會大為風行。
這場會議由研討會主席Eric Shi,會長楊志勇,主席張引做開場講話,安排有兩場主題演講,兩場專題討論,兩場座談,內容包括談投資進早期的醫藥創新及生物科技,邀創業者座談挑戰與機遇,中國市場極缺具備管理及產品發展專長的人才。
牛津生物科學公司(Oxford Bioscience Partners)總合夥人傅雷鳴(Jonathan Fleming),百奧健(Biogen Idec)首席策略長Adam Koppel博士,依序以“投資近早期創新及生物科技”,“從圈外人角度來看的生物醫藥投資“為題做主旨演講。
傅雷鳴以“投資近早期創新及生物科技”為主題,匯報了他對中國醫院及醫藥市場的研究,估計中國未來會再增建二萬個醫院,人們非常需要確認他們獲得的醫療及醫藥是否真的。
由於絕大多數病患目前還負擔不起最昂貴的科技和醫療方法,醫療業目前的重點發展方向是讓更多人可以享有基本醫療。各大醫院也都估計,未來十年,98%的用藥,都會是一般藥物,或複製品(Knock offs)。
移動醫療將是大趨勢之一。人們對高品質的服務,臨床醫療都需求更高,也越來越重視品牌。
他自己並不熱中於在中國投資藥物研究,但建議投資近已成熟的醫療科技,再低開銷,不繁瑣的科技上找創新。
傅雷鳴還指出設計及生產所需要,但中國目前仍缺乏的72種特定的科技技能,以至於再發展先進生物科技,製藥上受到限制。
當天的會議,還有貝斯以色列醫院的Wanni Davis縱論從大學轉移科技,Sembcop發展公司副總裁Joon Woon Chong談創新園越來越重要的角色。
藥明康德(WuxiAppTech)風險投資部門主管的Sofie Qiao表示,中國投資者礙於無力評估初創公司優缺點,極少涉足投資進生物科技公司。
創業座談部分,Nanocs創辦人Yi Sun博士,EpigenDX董事長 Liying Yan; Acesys創辦人 Charles Ye博士,Nexcelom創辦人及首席科學家邱筠,美麗生物科技公司創辦人兼執行長張伯科等人,分享了他們的經驗,心得。

圖片說明:

            CABA生物醫藥投資會吸引逾百人出席。(圖由CABA提供)

            牛津生物科學公司(Oxford Bioscience Partners)總合夥人傅雷鳴(Jonathan Fleming)發表主題演講。(圖由CABA提供)

            百奧健(Biogen Idec)首席策略長Adam Koppel博士發表主題演講。(圖由CABA提供)

            美中生物醫藥協會會長楊志勇(左二)與張伯科(右起),Yin ChenLiying Yan,邱筠,Yi Sun等講者合影。


今年麻州大選有四個選票問題

麻州的2014年大選訂十一月四日舉行,已知有關於汽油稅,環境,賭博,以及勞工等的四個議題,將列印在選票上,由民眾投票決定是否增訂新法。
            麻州州務卿辦公室為幫助民眾了解選票問題由來,辦法,特地把四個問題的來龍去脈,做了整理,放在網上。
            麻州州務卿辦公室指出,今年共收到33個爭取列入選票的議題。其中有很多個是重新遞交的修訂州法提案,與前不同的有16個,但有9個未達到列入選票的基本要求,最後只有4個議題得以列在選票上。
            麻州確認選票問題的做法,頗為複雜。支持某一辦法者,必須先遞交有10名選民簽名支持的計劃案,再於2013年八月七日前,交進麻州總檢察官辦公室。麻州總檢察官然後才決定該辦法是否符合公佈條件。
            為了要取得列在選票上的資格,支持者需在2013年十一月廿日前收集68,911個有效簽名,遞交給當地書記(registrars)認證,再於2013年的十二月四日前,向州務卿申請。州務卿決定收集的有效簽名足夠了,再由麻州總法院於2014年五月七日前決定是否接受,或不處理。若是不處理,議案的原有申請者必須在2014年六月十八日前,再多收集11,485個簽名,並於2014年七月二日前遞交給麻州州務卿辦公室。
            1990年以來,麻州平均每年都有四個問題列在選票上。2014年因此可算是個很一般的年份。從19902013年間,在全州性選票上列出的問題,在一到八個之間。
            1990年以來提出的46個選票問題,共有25個,或說54%獲選民支持通過。
            今年的四個選票問題分別為,汽油稅,環境,賭博,勞工。
            第一個問題是,要廢除2013年訂定的,根據通貨膨脹自動增加汽油稅。
            第二個問題是,擴大麻州的飲料容器回收法,要包括所有的非酒精容器。
            第三個問題是,廢除一條2011法案,准許建造休憩賭場。

            第四個問題是,確保某些員工能夠獲得並使用有新病假。

Vote NO on Question 1


With just 4 days until Election Day, we wanted to remind you why we should all vote NO on Question 1 on this Tuesday, November 4, 2014.

Question 1 would eliminate $1 billion over the next ten years to keep our roads and bridges safe. Massachusetts has the 2nd worst bridge quality in the country, and 1 in 5 of our major roads are in poor condition. These crumbling roads and bridges put drivers at risk every single day.

The funding Question 1 threatens also directly supports the MBTA, including operating expenses, the Green Line extension project and new vehicles for the Red and Orange lines.
  
We will be voting NO on Question 1 on Election Day and we encourage you to do the same.

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