BioSpace and BayBio (Bay Area Bioscience Association) Announce 2008-2009 Biotech Bay™ Hotbed Campaign

SAN FRANCISO, CA, August 27, 2008 - BioSpace, the world’s leading online bioscience job board and life science career fair company, along with BayBio launched this morning the 2008-2009 Biotech Bay™ Hotbed Campaign highlighting the bioscience industry in San Francisco and Northern California.

“BayBio is proud to partner once again with BioSpace on Biotech Bay, the bioscience map for Northern California,” said Matt Gardner, President of BayBio. “BioSpace continues to bring our community together, allowing members of the world’s oldest, largest and most productive life sciences cluster to interact with one another and provide context to the innovation taking place in Northern California.”

The iconic Biotech Bay Hotbed Map, found at http://www.biospace.com/pdf/BiotechBay_MediaKit.pdf, creatively displays the campaign’s member organizations and is distributed internationally. Organizations featured on this year’s map include BayBio, Gilead Sciences, Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Bayer Healthcare, MedImmune and over 30 other participants including research institutes and universities. Detailed online profiles of all participating organizations can be found through the Biotech Bay Homepage, http://www.biospace.com/hotbed.aspx?regionid=11, which maintains critical daily biopharmaceutical industry news, careers and information from the region.

“Since 1989 the Biotech Bay Hotbed Campaign has represented the vitality of the bioscience industry in Northern California,” said Wes Crews, CEO of BioSpace. “With the release of this 12th edition of the campaign, BioSpace continues to provide members of this community a marketing campaign with true value.”

About BioSpace

BioSpace is the leading online community for life science careers, news and information. For over 23 years BioSpace has helped to accelerate recruitment, communication and discovery among business and scientific leaders in the biopharmaceutical market. The company’s flagship life science industry Web site, BioSpace.com (www.biospace.com), offers unparalleled opportunities for targeted recruitment, product, investment, event and other bioscience messaging. The company also hosts over 25 biopharmaceutical career events annually.

BioSpace is a subsidiary of onTargetjobs (www.ontargetjobs.com) and also powers DeviceSpace (www.devicespace.com) and ClinicaSpace (www.clinicaspace.com), online communities for medical device and clinical research professionals respectively.

About BayBio

BayBio is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(6) trade association serving the life science industry in Northern California. The staff and services of BayBio are paid primarily through memberships, sponsorships, and event registration fees. BayBio provides these services through representatives in South San Francisco and through coalition partners in Washington, DC.

Through advocacy, membership services, programs and more, BayBio brings the world's greatest life science community to your fingertips. With the support of more than 400 member organizations, BayBio is delivering the next-generation association to you today.

CONTACT: BioSpace
Brian Vacanti
V.P., Marketing
(817) 717-1404