BioAsia RSS Feed http://bioasia.in/ Biotechnology company BioTime Inc. said Tuesday it hired Peter Garcia as chief financial officer. The company said Garcia, 50, was a financial executive for biotech giant Amgen Inc. ( AMGN - news - people ) from 1990 to 1996 and is a former CFO of Dendreon Corp. (DNDN - news - people ) Chief Operating Officer Robert Peabody had been the company's interim CFO since the September 2010 resignation of Steven Seinberg. BioTime said Peabody will remain COO. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/10/04/business-health-care-providers-us-biotime-personnel_8715971.html The UC Berkeley BioExec Institute, beginning tomorrow, Oct. 5 at the Haas School of Business, will bring together executive leaders in the life sciences from around the globe to address strategies that will help manage business issues of bringing innovative science -- within a highly regulated and competitive industry -- to the marketplace. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/top-biopharma-executives-gather-at-university-of-california-berkeley-to-chart-course-that-accelerates-science-to-therapy-2011-10-04 Company based in Bend, Oregon. These trips themselves signify the growing importance of India on a global Pharma scene http://bioasia.in/blog/