RESI JPM 2027 Partnering Platform Launches Monday, November 16

By Karen Deyo, VP of Product, Israel BD, LSN

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J.P. Morgan Healthcare Week is packed with satellite networking events, receptions, and pitch sessions competing for attention across San Francisco. Yet for early-stage life science startups, navigating the crowded hotel lobbies often results in fragmented conversations and low conversion rates.

When it comes to securing qualified capital and licensing discussions, RESI Partnering is the single most critical partnering platform of JPM Week.

Unlike general industry gatherings where early-stage founders are mixed in with late-stage and commercial companies, the RESI Partnering System is engineered specifically for Seed, Series A, and Series B innovators. With the platform officially going live on Monday, November 16, 2026, participants gain an immediate head start to connect directly with active decision-makers.

Why RESI Partnering Is the Most Critical Platform for Startups

The RESI system eliminates the guesswork of JPM Week by pairing deep matchmaking criteria with active capital allocators:

  • Targeted Investor Mandates: Filter investors not by generic categories, but by detailed investment criteria: indication, phase of development, modality, and capital structure preferences across Therapeutics, Medical Devices, Diagnostics, and Digital Health.
  • Verified, Active Checkbooks: Connect with over 700 active early-stage investors, venture funds, family offices, and corporate venture capital (CVC) scouts attending with explicit deployment mandates.
  • A Dedicated 5-Day Hybrid Structure: Lock in face-to-face meetings during the two in-person days in San Francisco (January 11 and 12), and continue building relationships through three dedicated virtual partnering days (January 13, 18, and 19) designed to fit around busy JPM schedules.
  • Two Full Months of Momentum: Early access starting November 16 ensures you can initiate dialogue, review incoming requests, and lock in your schedule long before arriving in San Francisco.

Free Live Webinar: RESI JPM Partnering Tutorial

To help attendees make the most of the software and maximize meeting acceptance rates, Life Science Nation is hosting a live, practical walkthrough on launch day:

  • Webinar: RESI JPM Partnering Tutorial
  • Date & Time: Monday, November 16, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Registration: Sign Up for the Free Zoom Webinar

The LSN team will guide participants through advanced search filtering, best practices for writing high-converting meeting requests, follow-up strategies, and schedule management across both in-person and virtual sessions.

Learn how to craft compelling outreach messages and strategic follow-ups that drive engagement, secure high-priority meetings, and build lasting connections with potential partners and capital allocators: Watch LSN Event Partnering Process here.

Choosing Your Outreach Tier: Standard vs. Premier vs. Premier PLUS

Fundraising executives can align their partnering capabilities with their internal resources using three distinct tiers:

Features Standard
Base
Premier
+$750
PLUS
+$2,500
1-on-1 Partnering Access ✓ ✓ ✓
Investor Mandates & Profiles ✓ ✓ ✓
Direct Contact Info (Email/Phone) ✕ ✓ ✓
Granular Subsectors & Team Reqs ✕ ✓ ✓
Turnkey Outreach by LSN Team* ✕ ✕ ✓
*Limited Spots: Dedicated capacity is capped; Premier PLUS closes Nov 16.

Critical Milestone: Premier PLUS Closes on Launch Day (Nov 16)

Because Premier PLUS provides dedicated, hands-on campaign execution directly from LSN analysts, team capacity is strictly limited.

Registration for Premier PLUS will close on Monday, November 16, 2026.

  • New Registrants: Select Standard Partnering, add the Premier Package (+$750), or secure Premier PLUS (+$2,500) during checkout in the RESI JPM Registration Portal.
  • Already Registered for RESI JPM? Existing pass holders can add the Premier Package or claim one of the remaining Premier PLUS spots before November 16 by contacting the team directly at salescore@lifesciencenation.com.

Explore confirmed attending investors and event details at resiconference.com.

Register for RESI JPM & Add Premier Partnering

Navigating JPM Week: A Guide to the JPM 2027 Satellite Event Directory

By Max Braht, VP of Business Development, LSN

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As the global healthcare and life science ecosystem prepares to converge on San Francisco for J.P. Morgan Healthcare Week in January 2027, the Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) Conference once again anchors the week for early-stage dealmakers.

To help attendees cut through the noise, Life Science Nation (LSN) has launched its dedicated JPM Week Events 2027 Directory, an indispensable, real-time hub designed to streamline your schedule and maximize high-impact networking across the city.

What Is the JPM Week Events Page?

Maintained and verified by Life Science Nation, the JPM Week Events Page is a curated, chronological directory of receptions, partnering forums, symposiums, and cocktail mixers happening parallel to the 45th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

From early-morning investor breakfasts and biotech showcases to evening rooftop networking mixers and invite-only VIP receptions, this guide compiles the week’s most critical gatherings in one clean, centralized schedule.

It is far more than a passive calendar, it is a strategic roadmap built to help startup founders, corporate scouts, and venture investors allocate their time effectively during the most frenetic week in healthcare investment.

Why Bookmark This Hub?

  • Eliminate Calendar Clutter: Navigating countless scattered email invitations and conflicting RSVP links can quickly become overwhelming. The RESI directory organizes satellite events by date and time in a clear, distraction-free format.
  • Optimize Partnering & Dealmaking: In addition to high-efficiency 1-to-1 meetings at RESI JPM, many satellite receptions are curated around strategic deal flow, investor pitches, and cross-border syndication. Having visibility into these gatherings lets you book the right rooms and conversations.
  • Discover Sector & Community Mixers: Beyond major investment summits, the directory highlights dedicated networking mixers spanning therapeutics, medtech, digital health, women in bio, and regional tech hub showcases—helping you build meaningful relationships on both personal and professional levels.
  • Get Your Own Event Featured: Are you hosting a breakfast, cocktail party, or panel discussion during JPM Week? Submit your gathering directly to LSN at marketing@lifesciencenation.com to put your event in front of more than 1,000 active biotech executives and accredited investors.

Anchor Your Week with RESI JPM 2027

While mapping out your evening receptions, make sure your partnering calendar is locked in. RESI JPM 2027 returns to the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on January 11–12, 2027 for 2 days of intensive in-person partnering, investor panels, and the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC), followed by Virtual Partnering on Jan 13 and Jan 18–19.

Whether you are an early-stage startup looking to close a Seed to Series B round or an active investor searching for breakthrough assets, bookmarking the JPM Week Events 2027 Page is your essential first step to navigating the week with confidence and purpose.

Explore the Directory & Register for RESI JPM 2027

Register for RESI JPM 2027

Help Shape Group Hotel Rates for Biotech Week Boston & RESI 2027: Take the 30-Second Lodging Survey

By Caitlin Dolegowski, Program Director, LSN

As the life science calendar ramps up, planning is already actively underway for next year’s Biotech Week Boston and the concurrent RESI Boston partnering conference.

Every autumn, thousands of early-stage biopharma and medtech founders, active investors, corporate pharmaceutical business development executives, and service providers descend upon Massachusetts. While the week delivers immense value through high-stakes dealmaking, one persistent hurdle facing attendees year after year is Boston’s notoriously tight lodging market.

To help our community manage travel overhead and secure prime accommodations, the Life Science Nation (LSN) and RESI conference operations team is currently actively negotiating discounted room blocks with premier 4-star properties across the Back Bay and Copley area – right in the central corridor of the week’s key activities.

To ensure we secure the deepest volume discounts and reserve the appropriate room inventory for your team, we need your direct input.

Why Lodging in Boston Requires Advance Coordination

Hotel pricing across central Boston spikes significantly during Biotech Week, driven by global industry demand. Individual reservations made late in the cycle often face exorbitant rack rates or require staying far outside the primary event clusters.

By consolidating the collective purchasing power of our attending founders, investors, and regional tech hub delegations, LSN negotiates dedicated group blocks designed to:

  • Cap Peak-Rate Volatility: Lock in pre-negotiated, below-market room rates during one of the city’s highest-occupancy weeks.
  • Keep Teams Centrally Located: Anchor attendees within walking distance of The Westin Copley Place and key partnering venues, eliminating unnecessary commute friction across town.
  • Guarantee Sufficient Inventory: Provide your executive team, board members, and business development leads with confirmed space before room blocks sell out.

Take the 30-Second Lodging Survey

Our room block allocations and target rate negotiations directly depend on the aggregate requirements of the companies planning to participate.

Whether your organization plans to send a single executive or an entire delegation, please take 30 seconds to share your general lodging preferences:

Take the 30-Second Biotech Week Boston Hotel Survey

(The survey is completely anonymous, requires no login, and takes under a minute to complete.)

What Happens Next

Your feedback on target price points, stay duration, and room count will directly equip our negotiation team as we finalize contracts with Back Bay hotel partners in the coming weeks. Once group blocks are locked in, confirmed booking links and preferential access will be shared with registered delegates and newsletter subscribers.

Thank you for helping us make Biotech Week Boston both highly productive and cost-effective for the early-stage life science community.

For any specific questions regarding group delegations, corporate sponsorships, or partnering registration, please reach out to the RESI team at resi@lifesciencenation.com.

Take the 30-Second Biotech Week Boston Hotel Survey

Hot Investor Mandate: US-Based VC Firm Invests $250K–$3M in Seed and Series A HealthTech, MedTech, and Biotechnology Companies

The firm is a U.S.-based venture capital investor managing multiple investment vehicles with complementary investment strategies. Through its healthcare-focused fund, the firm primarily invests in Seed and Series A companies, making initial equity investments ranging from $250K–$3M. The firm prefers to lead financing rounds and requires board representation, although co-investments may also be considered. Through a separate diversified investment vehicle, the firm makes smaller investments of approximately $100K–$250K across a broader range of industries and development stages, including later-stage and Pre-IPO opportunities. The firm primarily invests in the United States and may consider international companies that have completed applicable regulatory processes.

The firm’s healthcare investment strategy focuses on healthtech, medical technology, and biotechnology, with particular interest in in vitro diagnostics, software-based digital health solutions, gene editing, and cell therapies. Within medical devices and diagnostics, the firm considers Class I and 510(k) regulatory pathways but generally excludes devices requiring Premarket Approval (PMA). The firm prioritizes revenue-generating companies demonstrating commercial scalability, repeat customers, and recurring business opportunities. The firm’s diversified investment strategy also considers companies across artificial intelligence, technology, aerospace, defense, and other high-growth industries.

From a company and management team perspective, the firm takes a founder-friendly approach and does not impose strict management team requirements. For healthcare investments, the firm emphasizes commercial traction, scalable business models, and demonstrated customer demand. The firm generally prefers to lead healthcare financing rounds and requires a board seat to maintain active governance involvement. Investment requirements and governance expectations under the firm’s diversified investment strategy may vary depending on the opportunity.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email salescore@lifesciencenation.com. 

Hot Investor Mandate: Global Therapeutics VC Invests Up to $5-6M in Seed to Series B Genetic Medicine and Advanced Therapeutic Modalities

The firm is a Europe-based venture capital investor focused exclusively on therapeutics, with an investment team spanning Europe, North America, and the Middle East. The firm typically makes several new investments annually and invests from Seed through Series B, with commitments of up to approximately $5M–$6M per company. The firm is flexible regarding financing structures and considers traditional equity investments, SAFEs, and convertible notes. The firm can co-lead financing rounds or participate in investment syndicates. The firm invests globally, with significant investment activity in North America.

The firm invests exclusively in therapeutics and has a particular preference for advanced therapeutic modalities, especially genetic medicines. The firm is broadly indication-agnostic and considers a wide range of therapeutic approaches on a case-by-case basis. The firm focuses on preclinical-stage companies developing differentiated therapeutic technologies with strong scientific foundations and the potential to address meaningful unmet medical needs. While advanced modalities represent a priority, the firm remains open to other therapeutic technologies demonstrating compelling scientific and commercial potential.

From a company and management team perspective, the firm does not impose specific requirements regarding leadership composition or prior entrepreneurial experience. The firm seeks companies developing differentiated therapeutic programs with credible scientific rationale and opportunities for significant value creation. The firm is comfortable participating alongside other investors and may take a co-lead role depending on the financing opportunity.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email salescore@lifesciencenation.com. 

Hot Investor Mandate: Healthcare-Focused Impact VC Targets Series A Oncology Therapeutics and Cardiovascular Medical Devices

The firm is an impact-oriented venture capital investor focused on advancing innovative healthcare technologies with significant clinical and commercial potential. The firm is developing a dedicated healthcare investment fund targeting approximately $150M in commitments and primarily invests at the Series A stage. The firm deploys equity capital to support companies approaching important clinical, regulatory, or commercial milestones. The firm primarily targets opportunities in the United States, with selective interest in Europe and Israel.

The firm focuses on oncology therapeutics, cardiovascular medical devices, and other differentiated healthcare innovations. Within oncology, the firm is modality-agnostic and evaluates novel therapeutic approaches with strong scientific rationale and clearly defined development pathways. The firm generally prefers therapeutic programs approaching IND clearance or entering early clinical development. Within medical devices, the firm has a particular interest in cardiovascular technologies and prioritizes FDA-regulated products requiring Premarket Approval (PMA), while remaining open to select 510(k) devices. Medical device companies are generally expected to have a functional prototype. The firm may also consider opportunities outside its core sectors when technologies demonstrate exceptional innovation and substantial growth potential.

From a company and management team perspective, the firm seeks experienced leadership teams capable of executing clinical development, regulatory, and commercialization strategies. The firm prioritizes strong scientific foundations, credible development plans, and clear pathways toward meaningful patient impact. The firm takes an engaged investment approach and supports portfolio companies through strategic guidance, governance participation, and access to clinical, regulatory, and industry networks.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email salescore@lifesciencenation.com. 

Hot Investor Mandate: Global Life Sciences CVC Invests in Series A and B Therapeutics, Diagnostics, and Drug Discovery Technologies

The firm is the corporate venture capital arm of a diversified global company with established businesses across healthcare, advanced materials, and imaging technologies. The firm manages a dedicated life sciences investment fund focused on innovative technologies with strong commercial and strategic potential. Initial investments typically begin in the several-hundred-thousand-dollar range, with capacity for follow-on investments. The firm primarily targets Series A and Series B companies and generally participates as a co-investor. The firm invests globally, with opportunities evaluated based on their alignment with the parent company’s healthcare and life sciences businesses.

The firm invests across therapeutics, diagnostics, medical technologies, and drug discovery enabling technologies. Areas of particular interest include regenerative medicine, cell therapies, small molecules, and innovative R&D platforms. Within diagnostics and medical technology, the firm evaluates medical imaging systems, endoscopy, ultrasound, in vitro diagnostics, veterinary diagnostics, and AI-enabled diagnostic technologies. The firm is broadly opportunistic across therapeutic indications and prioritizes technologies that complement its existing capabilities in healthcare, biotechnology, and life sciences. The firm is comfortable evaluating early-stage technologies, including preclinical therapeutic programs and products still under development.

From a company and management team perspective, the firm does not impose specific requirements regarding team composition or organizational maturity. The firm seeks differentiated technologies with strong growth potential and opportunities for strategic collaboration. Beyond equity investments, the firm may explore research collaborations, licensing, and other strategic partnerships that leverage its parent company’s research, manufacturing, and commercialization capabilities.

If you are interested in more information about this investor and other investors tracked by LSN, please email salescore@lifesciencenation.com.