The D.R.I.N.K.S. (Discussions Relevant to Inspiring New Knowledge and Science) social is held monthly at Mahoneys on Stamps Landing (Old Monk Mcqueens on False Creek at 601 Stamps Landing – http://mahonyandsons.com/). The purpose (if you need an excuse to stay a little later!) is to bring together faculty, clinicians, engineers, nurses, physio/rehab, scientists, residents, trainees, staff, entrepreneurs, bio/pharm/hospital staff/execs/veterans, lawyers, VCs, journalists/editors, philanthropists, visiting scientists, those on sabbaticals, and others with common interests in biomedical/translational research & discovery/commercialization once a month to casually interact and meet new people over a beverage of their choice and/or appie. It’s also a great way for people that have just moved to, just visiting Vancouver, looking for collaborations, jobs, funding, and connections.

The Thursday January 26th (4pm – 6:30pm) free networking event appies sponsor is Derm-Biome. Derm-Biome Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company with a focus on skin health. They have developed safe and highly effective topical therapies for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases (acne, atopic dermatitis) and skin cancer (actinic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma), conditions for which there is a significant unmet need. Derm-Biome is going to be raising a seed round soon to fund moving their inflammatory skin disease drug through a phase I clinical trial, and their team would love to tell you more about that.