Next Phase Newsletter

By Dennis Ford, Founder and CEO of Life Science Nation, Creator of the RESI Conference Series

Digital RESI March will feature a novel entrepreneurial education track, the LSN Global Partnering Campaign and Roadshow Preparation course, which will include six classes total, two classes that will be delivered each day of the 3-day virtual event. This education focus will be for entrepreneurs who are starting to plan for their fundraising and licensing partner search and how LSN can help. An important theme of the education will concern how to plan and execute a global roadshow efficiently, which can greatly determine an early-stage entity’s success when moving from their regional environment to the global competitive landscape. The education sessions are highlighted below:

Participating in the classes will allow the attendees to hear firsthand from LSN Founder and CEO, Dennis Ford, on issues including the importance of getting your company story straight, cogently weaving this narrative through multiple modalities (tagline to pitch deck), and how to avoid some of the most common pitfalls that catch first-time CEOs off-guard. Throughout the sessions on Wednesday (3/15) and Thursday (3/16), participants will hear from members of LSN’s Business Development and Investor Research teams on how to develop a professional set of marketing collateral, what the 10 myths of fundraising are, and strategies to boost partnering success in the global arena.

Attendees of RESI will be able to access the educational content in two methods: either through 1-day and 3-day partnering registrations ($695 and $995 respectively) which include the ability to book meetings with the capital investors and licensing partners who are attending Digital RESI March, or through the Audience Access Pass ($295) which grants full access to all of the education content & panels at Digital RESI March, but with no partnering.

By Antoinette Lowre, Manager of Business Development, LSN

Life Science Nation (LSN) is now focusing our efforts towards planning our upcoming fully virtual conference, Digital RESI, March 14-16. Digital RESI March will include all of the RESI favorites – Investor panels, Innovator’s Pitch Challenge, and workshops. In addition, a NEW entrepreneurial education track, the LSN Global Partnering Campaign and Roadshow Preparation course.

The LSN team hosts virtual webinars leading up to Digital RESI March to help our community of startups prepare for meeting with investors and strategic partners alike. Check out the recordings and sign up for upcoming webinars.

February 1, 12 PM EST

Delivering a Successful Virtual Pitch

The Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC) returns across the upcoming 3-day digital conference, Digital RESI, March 14-16th. Being able to successfully deliver a powerful and compelling pitch to portray why your company’s unique technology should be an investor’s top interest. This workshop gives you tips from the application process, execution of the pitch and preparing for investor-led Q&A.

February 7, 12 PM EST

Tech Hub Exposure at RESI

This webinar is designed for tech hub organizations ranging from accelerators, incubators, non-profits, universities, tech transfer offices, regional organizations, and more who set up their early-stage life science startup constituents for success with their entrepreneurship and fundraising journey. It will showcase the tools and resources that LSN makes available for Tech Hubs to help their startups who’ve raised less than $2M USD in capital expand their outreach from Regional to Global, build a target list of investors, get involved with the RESI conference series, and more.

February 15, 12 PM EST

Tagline & Elevator Pitch

Distilling your company identity into a 5-7 word tagline and then expanding upon that in a 5-7 sentence elevator pitch is one of the most fundamental business development skills that early-stage entrepreneurs must master when launching global partnering campaigns. Join us to learn how to develop a compelling tagline and convincing elevator pitch to grip the attention of your target investors and licensing partners.

March 1, 12 PM EST

Strategies for Successful Partnering

Take a deep dive into your outreach campaign. Learn more about our proven successful strategy and how to craft your messages from your initial outreach and each follow up message after that.

By Erika Wu, Business Development Manager, Global Tech Hubs, LSN

Mansfield Bio-Incubator Chief Operating Officer, Alexander Margulis has been in the Life Sciences industry for over 20 years and is passionate about creating a robust and accessible entrepreneurial community among local universities, startups, and investors. Less than 1-hour away from Boston and Cambridge, the facility provides mentorship, networking opportunities and affordable private and shared spaces for research labs. In addition, they offer several resources such as access to professional advisors and assistance with government and private funding research applications. Currently, Mansfield Bio-Incubator hosts over 20 early-stage startups ranging from therapeutics to medical devices in the life sciences areas of oncology, women’s health, animal health, biomaterials, and more.

Listen to our conversation to learn more about how Alexander and his team are creating, growing, and ensuring the success of the next generation of life science companies at Mansfield Bio-Incubator.

Contact Erika Wu, Business Development Manager, Global Tech Hubs of LSN to learn about tech hub offer.

By Caitlin Dolegowski, Marketing Manager, LSN

2023 is an important year for LSN’s Entrepreneurial Education programs. We have devised 16+ focused and very practical 1-hour classes that address genuine issues facing startups. At Digital RESI March Life Science Nation will be offering an educational track for the first time, consisting of 6 focused classes over 3 days and covering topics:

It All Starts with The Story

Tuesday, March 14, 11 AM EDT

The most successful entrepreneurs are always the best storytellers. Finding a way to naturally formulate your company’s unique story and portraying this through multiple modalities whether it be a 1-minute elevator pitch, or a 12-slide pitch deck is one of the most effective ways to get potential investors and partners on board with your value proposition. This bootcamp will cover the importance of entrepreneurial agency, finding your voice and developing a compelling narrative for the different players that will emerge along a deal chain, and language tools to refine your hook.

First-Time CEOs: Avoiding Pitfalls

Tuesday, March 14, 12 PM EDT

This session will cover some of the most common pitfalls that catch first-time and serial entrepreneurs off guard. From false premise and being tentative to surrounding yourself with executives that do not have augmentative and complimentary skillsets, there are many things that can slow the growth of your early-stage life science entity. By learning how to avoid these issues and not run yourself over, your chances of making it to the market will increase greatly.

Tagline & Elevator Pitch

Wednesday, March 15, 11 AM EDT

Distilling your company identity into a 5–7-word tagline and then expanding upon that in a 5-7 sentence elevator pitch is one of the most fundamental business development skills that early-stage entrepreneurs must master when launching global partnering campaigns. Join us to learn how to develop a compelling tagline and convincing elevator pitch to grip the attention of your target investors and licensing partners.

Executive Summary & Tear Sheet

Wednesday, March 15, 12 PM EDT

This session will cover how to develop a compelling 2-page executive summary and 1-page tear sheet, two of the most important materials to have at the ready for interested investors and licensing partners. While the executive summary covers a deeper dive into your company’s history, product, and management team, the tear sheet can be used to synthesize all of the most important elements of your company in 5-10 minutes (ideal for partners looking to skim through a document).

Pitch Deck & The 10 Myths of Fundraising

Thursday, March 16, 11 AM EDT

The pitch deck is the final piece of marketing collateral (having previously established your tagline, elevator pitch, executive summary, and tear sheet) that can help cogently tell your company’s unique story and highlight its key value points. As the pitch deck is one of the most requested materials by investors and licensing partners, this session will also cover the 10 myths of fundraising to help elucidate some common misconceptions when launching global campaigns.

Strategies for Successful Partnering

Thursday, March 16, 12 PM EDT

Take a deep dive into your outreach campaign. Learn more about our proven successful strategy and how to craft your messages from your initial outreach and each follow up message after that.

Additionally, this registration includes access to investor panels, pitch sessions and workshops live or recorded for $295. (No Partnering)

By Love Chung, Investor Research Analyst, LSN

The Redefining Early Stage Investment (RESI) conference series returns this March 14-16 in a fully virtual format. Through a carefully curated agenda including Innovator’s Pitch Challenges, educational workshops, panels, and more, entrepreneurs will be able to connect with investors and strategic partners who best match their product and stage of development. The panels will continue to feature investors, industry experts, and seasoned entrepreneurs providing valuable insight to our conference attendees.

Digital RESI March will be bringing on investor panels (featuring investors representing groups such as Angels, Corporate Venture Capital, Family Offices) that entail key topics of life science such as Therapeutics, Chronic Disease Management, Impact Investing, Health Systems, and more. Click here to see the agenda of the upcoming conference. To save $200 on Digital RESI, make sure to complete the early bird registration by February 10th!

By Dennis Ford, Founder and CEO of Life Science Nation, Creator of the RESI Conference Series

I asked the Robot, Open AI, Chat GPT to write an article on why scientist entrepreneurs and fundraising CEOs need to get their stories straight and develop a compelling company narrative. Here is the very impressive result!

In today’s business world, it is not enough for scientist entrepreneurs and fundraising CEOs to simply have a great idea or product. In order to be successful, they must also have a clear and compelling narrative that effectively communicates the value of their work to potential investors and customers.

One of the key reasons that a strong narrative is so important is that it helps to differentiate a company or product from its competitors. In a crowded marketplace, it can be difficult to stand out and make a lasting impression on potential investors or customers. By having a clear and compelling story, a scientist entrepreneur or fundraising CEO can effectively communicate the unique value proposition of their product or idea, and why it is worth investing in.

Another important reason that a strong narrative is necessary is that it helps to build trust and credibility. When a scientist entrepreneur or fundraising CEO can clearly and effectively communicate the value of their work, it helps to instill confidence in potential investors and customers that the company or product is worth supporting. This is especially important when seeking funding or investment, as investors are more likely to put their money into a company or product that they believe in.

Finally, a strong narrative can also help to build a sense of community and engagement around a company or product. When people are able to connect with the story of a company or product, they are more likely to become invested in it and to want to support it. This can be especially beneficial for fundraising CEOs and scientist entrepreneurs, as it can help to generate interest and enthusiasm among potential investors and customers.

In conclusion, scientist entrepreneurs and fundraising CEOs need to get their story straight and develop a compelling narrative in order to effectively communicate the value of their work and stand out in a crowded marketplace. By doing so, they can build trust, credibility and a sense of community around their company or product and increase the chances of success.

Click on the podcast/class below to hear my take on the question above.

By Greg Mannix, Vice President International Business Development, General Manager Europe, LSN

One positive lesson from the past 3 years is that digital partnering conferences can be extremely valuable and cost-effective. As much as we all value the chance to go back to in-person events, Digital RESI March 14-16 is a terrific opportunity to meet with 300+ early-stage investors and licensing partners at a fraction of the overall cost of attending an in-person event.

Life Science Nation (LSN) is committed to continuing to offer digital RESI events together with our signature in-person RESI conferences. Digital RESI March will again offer insightful investor and workshop panels, plus the chance to pitch live to a panel of domain-specific investors in the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC). Companies that compete in the IPC get great visibility, make valuable connections, and have found they are more successful in getting meetings with investors and licensing partners. IPC applications are now being accepted.

NEW! Global Partnering Campaign & Roadshow Preparation Entrepreneurial Education Series

2023 is an important year for LSN’s Entrepreneurial Education programs. We have devised 16+ focused and very practical 1-hour classes that address genuine issues facing startups. At Digital RESI March we will be offering an educational track for the first time, consisting of 6 focused classes over 3 days and covering topics like:

• It All Starts with The Story
• First-Time CEOs: Avoiding Pitfalls
• Tagline & Elevator Pitch
• Executive Summary & Tear Sheet
• Pitch Deck & The 10 Myths of Fundraising
• Strategies for Successful Partnering

Take The Test and See What Ticket You Should Buy

RESI March with Partnering

Have you already launched your global Partnering Campaign and attended partnering events? Are you into actively seeking capital investors and licensing partners? Do you have your story straight and your branding and messaging in place? Do you have a global target list of partners and are you using a CRM to organize and manage the interactions with that list? LSN suggests a full 3-day partnering conference registration. ($1,195)

Apply for the Innovators Pitch Challenge

Are you ready or have you participated in the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC)? This will get you feedback from qualified investors and licensing partner judges and help you with feedback and commentary on your pitch presentation. Click here to apply to the IPC. This package will include a full day 3-day registration plus the IPC package. ($1,795)

On the Edge and Need to Learn More as an Early-Stage Startup Looking for strategic Partners

Just getting started and trying to learn the ropes? Need to learn from the investor and licensing partner panels precisely what partners look for. Seeing is believing. Watch other startup CEOs participate and pitch their startups to global partners. Take advantage of LSN’s Global Partnering Campaign and Roadshow Preparation classes. This low-cost audience pass will give you access to all the RESI content through panels and classes over the three days. The audience pass is aimed at helping startups who are not quite ready for their global partnering campaign see how other colleagues have made the leap and are actively executing partnering roadshows. You can virtually attend our investor panels and entrepreneurial educational classes. ($295)

Super Early Bird ends tomorrow for Digital RESI March so be sure to register here today to save $300!