BCQ Buys – Featured Perk: San Diego Ocean Enterprises
Receive $50 off scuba certification courses and 10 percent off gear purchased at Ocean Enterprises. To enhance your company’s employee benefits, we also offer scuba experiences in our pool with our trained instructors for BIOCOM member companies and their employees who are thinking about getting certified and want to try it first. Please contact Trish Keefer at trish@oceanenterprises.com for more information and to schedule a scuba experience.
Premier Supplier LA JOLLA’S Grande Colonial Hotel AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS GREEN ECO-LEAF RATING
La Jolla’s Four Diamond Grande Colonial has been awarded the Green Eco-Leaf Rating by completing a 70 point comprehensive eco-audit survey administered by http://www.iStayGreen.org, the online social network of environmentally friendly travel. The green rating equates to “very good environmental performance” in both front- and back-of-house operations. This rating allows the public to know the specific environmental initiatives in place at a property, which enables the environmentally conscious traveler to make informed lodging decisions.
“All Green Eco-Leaf Rated properties are committed to environmentally friendly initiatives,” said Richard Varner, founder of iStayGreen.org. "Of the 21 properties in La Jolla, the Grande Colonial has taken the environmental lead by completing our environmental survey and earning the Green Eco-Leaf Rating."
The types of eco-initiatives put in place at the Grande Colonial include: an on-site Green Team has been created; low-energy lighting and energy sensor initiatives are in-place; HVAC control system installed; sheets & towels reuse option for multiple night stays; eco-initiatives are actively promoted to the public; water conservation and water conserving devices; low water consumption landscaping; recycle containers around the property; recycled paper products are utilized; environmentally friendly chemicals are used in cleaning; eco-friendly detergents are used for laundry and carpet cleaning; the hotel is designated a non-smoking hotel; rooms are furnished with cotton bedding and towels; and bulk amenities are used in guestrooms.
The Grande Colonial joins over 170 additional Green Eco-Leaf Rated California lodging properties, representing just slightly over 4% of the 4,000+ California properties. For additional information, visit http://www.thegrandecolonial.com/whats-new/index.cfm.
VWR – More than just Lab Suppliers
When you think about VWR and how they support the laboratory needs, you normally think about the wide array of plastic and glassware options that they supply to the scientists. However, there is so much more that VWR can offer to support the various projects that occur daily in the lab.
VWR Life Science is committed to supporting the genomics, proteomics, cell biology, microbiology and many other areas of life science research by providing enabling research products that are innovative, timely, and of consistently high quality.
One example would be the field of genomics. New technology is being introduced all the time. VWR offers the newest products to help make your research more efficient and less time consuming including:
· Complete nucleic acid purification kits with all reagents and supplies
· Specialized regents for extraction, purification, and PCR to complement customized protocols
· Complete cloning systems, as well as individual vectors to meet all your cloning needs
· Oligos and primers that can be ordered premixed or customized to your specific needs
· Thermal cylcers to fit any budget
· Electrophoresis systems, supplies and precast gels, blotting systems and membranes
· Hybridization chambers, microarray slides and equipment to make running arrays easier
Another example would be that in the area of cell biology. VWR has gathered some of the biggest names in cell biology supply, so you can access the best products available without having to waste time shopping around. Products include:
· High qualify tissue culture media, serum, enzymes, radioactive tracers and reagents
· Transfection tools and equipment to make DNA insertion more efficient and effective
· Cryopreservation supplies and equipment to fit every budget
· Immunohistochemistry and ELISA kits designed to make running assays easier and faster
· A wide selection of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, as well as recombinant proteins
PG Contracts and Contacts
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Contracts and Contacts |
Contact/Email |
Phone |
| Airgas | Tom Cole |
619.843.6928 |
| BioSurplus | Jackie Townsend |
858.550.0800 x213 |
| Chubb Group of Insurance Companies | Willie Taylor |
619.525.8061 |
| Harlan Sprague Dawley | Davina Heller |
858.952.4114 |
| Innovative Lease Services | Andrew Nere |
508.224.5530 |
| Mission3 | Dirk Beth |
866.297.2841 |
| Monitor Liability Managers | David Aller |
847.806.6590 x502 |
| Office Depot | Donna Kimball |
858.352.0452 |
| PR Newswire | Jane Booth |
858.720.0337 |
| Prudential Cleanroom Services | Rosa Vasquez |
323.722.0636 |
| RetirementDNA | Dana Tennis |
866.799.9831 |
| Sharp Business Systems (formerly Aztec Imaging) | Dale Wedge |
619.258.1400 |
| Shred-it | Gary Bertolino |
760.598.5700 |
| Tech Depot | Pete DiGennaro |
800.625.9866 x7322 |
| VWR International | Pete Frey |
760.599.0892 |
| UPS | Jeff Walsingham |
866.442.6093x2045 |
| Wells Fargo (formerly ABD Insurance & Financial Services) | Mark Coulombe |
760.931.3503 |
Premier Supplier Mission3
Mission3, Inc., a leading provider of program delivery for the life sciences industry, said that a leading clinical research organization (CRO) has selected its Misson3’s OnDemand product to handle its worldwide regulatory publishing needs.
The CRO is a market leader in unique, integrated and global solutions for the life science industry. Seeking to expand its services line, it will offer end-to-end client solutions by using OnDemand as its worldwide regulatory publishing platform.
"We selected Mission3 OnDemand because of its web-based approach which allows us the flexibility to utilize the system from multiple locations and work in a more collaborative fashion with our internal team members and clients. Additionally we do not have to increase our IT resources to install and maintain the solution," said the CRO’s Director of Regulatory Affairs.
Click here for more News and information about Mission3 or please contact Chris Joslin at 602-957-2150 ext. 508, cjoslin@mission3.com. www.mission3.com