Next Phase Newsletter

By Alexander Vassallo, Manager of Business Development West Coast (US), Entrepreneurial Education Lead, LSN

Last week, Life Science Nation (LSN) was happy to announce a first-of-its-kind collaboration with California Life Sciences (CLS), in the buildup to our next in-person RESI, taking place Jan 10-12, 2023 in San Francisco, during JP Morgan Healthcare week. The collaboration with CLS, who will be featured as a Title Sponsor, will bring into the spotlight many of the elite technology assets emerging from the state’s most impactful life sciences trade association. Over the past nine years, their FAST advisory program has seen 12 exits, 9 acquisitions, and 3 IPOs, with over $2.5B investment secured across all fundraising rounds.

RESI JPM San Francisco, which will see over 500 investors and licensing partners and 350 fundraising executives congregate during JPM week at the Marines Memorial Hotel, is an excellent event to begin the collaboration. CLS will also be featuring 8 early-stage firms across the biotech and medtech sectors in the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC) at RESI San Francisco as part of the CLS Innovation Track which will serve to further the visibility and growth of these fundraising firms with LSN’s global partner network.

CLS is hosting a networking reception during JPM, a chance to network with the CLS community, including the companies pitching at RESI. Registering for this networking event can be done through the link below.

CLS Reception at JPM: January 11, 2023 | 5:30-7:30PM | The Olympic Club

Led by Sibylle Hauser, Executive Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at CLS, and Alex Vassallo, Business Development Manager (West Coast) & Entrepreneurial Education Lead at LSN, this collaboration will serve to strengthen the relationship between the two organizations as the industry moves into 2023. As LSN’s first Strategic Global Tech Hub Partner, CLS is well-positioned to continue fostering the growth of their early-stage life science community and help bring innovative technologies to the market which will hopefully one day change the current paradigms of healthcare.

By Joey Wong, Investor Research Analyst, Hong Kong BD, LSN

After a successful RESI Boston this fall, we are looking forward to bringing together more investors, strategic partners and early-stage, life science and healthcare companies from around the globe at our next in-person event, RESI JPM San Francisco, in the coming year. Whether you plan to travel to San Francisco in-person or participate virtually, RESI will be a great opportunity to kick off your business development or fundraising campaign for 2023.

With the conference starting in less than 2 months, our investor research team has been receiving a great deal of interest from investors every day, including both domestic investors and those based outside of the US. We are expecting 500+ global investors to join this conference, including large pharma/medtech, traditional VCs, family offices/private wealth, and angel groups.

Check out the registered investors for RESI SF below:

Check RESI Website to See More Confirmed Investors

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

By Antoinette Lowre, Manager of Business Development, LSN

Life Science Nation (LSN) is now focusing our efforts towards planning our next in-person RESI event in San Francisco January 2023. RESI JPM San Francisco will be taking place during JP Morgan Healthcare week, the largest health care partnering week of the year.

The LSN team will be hosting FREE virtual workshops leading up to RESI JPM San Francisco to help our community of startups prepare for meeting with investors and strategic partners alike.

Check out and register for the LSN FREE Fundraising Workshops!

“Developing Your Global Target List of Investors”

Find tools to aid in your search for investors to reach out to who are a fit based on your company type.

Thursday, December 1, 11AM EST – Sign Up

“Preparing Your Non-Confidential Materials for JPM Healthcare Week”

As crucial as the innovative nature of your technology and value proposition is the way it is concisely conveyed through a professional set of non-confidential materials. Learn from our experts on how to organize your materials (ranging from pitch decks to executive summaries and tear sheets) to share with investors and partners at JPM Healthcare Week.

Tuesday, December 6, 12PM EST – Sign Up

“Tech Hub Exposure at RESI”

This workshop 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 expand their outreach from Regional to Global, build a target list of investors and more.

Thursday, December 8, 2PM EST – Sign Up

“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.

• Wednesday, December 14, 12PM EST – Sign Up
• Partnering Tutorial – Tuesday, December 20, 2PM EST – Sign Up
• Partnering Tutorial – Wednesday, December 28, 12PM EST – Sign Up

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

Commonality creates dialogue which determines fit. Finding a partner who is a fit for your stage of development and product has to be paramount. Dialogue based on fit facilitates relationships which, when nurtured and developed, leads to friendships and transactions. Building a successful partner relationship requires enhancing your perspective by trying to stand in the other persons shoes and always checking in with simple yet revealing questions.

• How do you think we are progressing thus far?
• What are your thoughts about going forward are we moving in the right direction?
• We have met a few times can you share with me where you are at presently and what you feel needs to get done?

These “check-in” questions are easy to ask and non-threatening but asked at the right time can put you in context on where your potential partner is at.  Being in context is one of the keys to creating a dynamic partnership.

By Caitlin Dolegowski, Marketing Specialist, LSN

Jim MacKrell, Associate Vice President & Head of East Coast (US) Venture Science – Lilly New Ventures, Eli Lilly and Company works to identify innovation in core therapeutic areas: diabetes, neuroscience, pain, oncology, and immunotherapy. Lilly New Ventures is expanding its presence in the Boston area and attended RESI Boston as a title sponsor with a goal of expanding relationships with local startups and investors. The diversity and quality of companies and the representation of the Boston life science ecosystem made RESI the right fit for them to “collide with innovators”. Learn more from Jim on Lilly’s focus on genetic medicine, the significance of a balance of persistence and patience that early-stage companies need to have and the importance of strong science.

RESI San Francisco, January 10, followed by two days of virtual, January 11 & 12 is next! Save $300 when you register by November 25 with early bird rates.

By Antoinette Lowre, Manager of Business Development, LSN

At our last RESI conference in Boston this past September, we were excited to see so many different company types showcasing their product and/or services. Exhibitors included service providers, tech hub groups, and even some startup companies who brought their products for live demonstrations to the RESI community.

Exhibiting at RESI is a great way to promote your company and it provides a lot of additional visibility and opportunities to meet other attendees and network in the early-stage life science industry. Click here to learn more about exhibiting at RESI JPM in San Francisco January 10-12.