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ProgramsOrange County has several activities each week for those interested in the biomedical, IT, entrepreneurial, and capital communities. View them at the OCTANe Community Calendar.

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Southern California is home to many biomedical, technology, entrepreneurial, and venture capital groups and associations, including:

 AeA AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), founded in 1943, is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping our members’ top line and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels; providing access to capital and business opportunities; and offering select business services and networking programs.
 ACGFounded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is the premier global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions for mid to large companies.
 BiocomBiocom's mission is to position the Greater San Diego life sciences community to achieve individual and collective success on the world stage of scientific and technological innovation, and in the development of products that improve global health and quality of life.
 CommNexusCommNexus San Diego, formerly the San Diego Telecom Council, is a non-profit network of communications industry companies, defense industry companies, service providers, professional trade organizations, and local government.
 CONNECTCONNECT is the globally recognized public benefits organization fostering entrepreneurship in the San Diego region by catalyzing, accelerating, and supporting the growth of the most promising technology and life sciences businesses.
 EntretechEntretech is the leading non-profit association supporting high tech companies in Greater Los Angeles with critical and practical business development resources and connections. We empower entrepreneurs to build new businesses through capital, education, people, and strategic partners.
 FCDWe are Orange County’s leading resource for achieving Board excellence. For business leaders who seek out the best of corporate Board capabilities, the Forum for Corporate Directors is the one professional organization raising the governance bar within our business community.
 LAVA  The Los Angeles Venture Association supports the development of emerging growth and middle market companies in Southern California by creating an environment to provide access to financial professional and technological resources.
 LARTALarta Institute is a professional services firm providing entrepreneur training, commercialization, and technology transfer services for governments, companies, and universities.
 OCTANeOCTANe is fueling "innovation development" in Orange County and Southern California. By connecting people, capital and technology, OCTANe accelerates entrepreneurs and company development for Orange County's biomedical and information technology community.  OCTANe is Orange County's "one-stop" for innovation and entrepreneurship. We have relationships and are working with Orange County's leading biomedical and information technology companies, promising start-ups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and universities. Our goal is to create, grow, support, staff and fund innovative companies...so plug into Orange County's leading organization - OCTANe!
 OCVGThe Orange County Venture Group is a volunteer-driven community networking organization focused on venture capital activities in Orange County. Our Board of Directors is comprised of venture capitalists and other local business leaders that help support venture-backed entrepreneurs. Our programming consists of educational events, networking events, and other "special events" tailored to both entrepreneurs and VC's.
 SABPASino-American Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Professional Association (SABPA) is an 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in early 2002 by professionals and scholars from the Chinese community in San Diego. In 2005, we expanded to Orange County and Los Angeles.
 SDVGThe San Diego Venture Group is a non-profit business organization whose mission is to provide an informal atmosphere that fosters ideas on how to form, fund and build new ventures.
 SoCalBioThe Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio) is the trade association of the life-science industry in Greater Los Angeles. The mission of SoCalBio is to represent and promote medical device and biotechnology industry in Los Angeles and Orange Counties as well as adjacent communities in the Inland Empire and Gold Coast.
 TBCTechBiz Connection (TBC) is a non-profit professional trade association that organizes monthly events helping Southern California executives, technology professionals and entrepreneurs to more effectively network, and to learn about key technology and management trends that affect business performance.
 TCOSCThe Technology Council of Southern California is the premier forum for the region's technology leaders, providing events, connections, information and resources to help technology companies succeed.
 TCVNThe Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) is dedicated to assisting, educating and connecting early stage growth companies with information and advisors for the purpose of raising money.
 TiETiE Southern California was founded to inspire, foster and support entrepreneurship in Southern California. Anyone starting or running a business and anyone working with an entrepreneur or in an entrepreneurial company find immense value in the educational, networking and partnership opportunities available through TiE.
 
 
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