TOUR REPORT:
   Approximately 25 people attended the tour and stayed for pizza and technical presentation/discussion on February 19.  Thanks go to Ron Miely for coordinating this tour.  A tour of the drug manufacturing facility is planned when it is finished.





Tour of IDEC Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Facility

IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Biogen Idec) is one of the largest biotech company in San Diego County.  It manufactures some of the nation’s best-selling drugs, including cancer-fighting Rituxan.  Join us for a tour of the New IDEC Clinical Operation, a world-class facility for manufacturing of biologics.  You will see fermentation tanks, ultra pure utilities, Delta V computer factory control room, and purification and filtration suites.  You can talk to ME's who apply their special skill sets to this unique career field.

Date: February 19, 2004, Thursday 
Time: 4:00 pm.  The tour should take 45-60 minutes in small groups guided by resident IDEC engineers/
Where: The NICO (New Idec Clinical Operation), Sea Ranch Corporate Center, 4049 Avenida de la Plata, Oceanside CA  92056
Tour Cost:
No charge.  Reservations please.
Dinner/Presentation
Optional, member-paid, at nearby Upper Crust Pizza, 4196 Oceanside Blvd, 760-630-9330
Guest speaker Victor Chang and others will give a presentation on careers in biotech.