Next Phase Newsletter

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

Life Science Nation (LSN), the visionary force behind the globally acclaimed Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) Conference Series, is thrilled to announce a strategic collaboration with Biocat, headquartered in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and Biotechgate, Zurich, Switzerland. Biocat, a catalyzing organization dedicated to transforming the BioRegion of Catalonia into a premier life sciences and health innovation ecosystem in Europe, and Biotechgate, a pioneer in curating and marketing a global business development database tailored for the life science industry, join forces with LSN to bring the RESI global matching platform back to Europe.

The RESI Conference Series has been instrumental in connecting healthcare startups with capital investors, co-development partners, and licensing opportunities worldwide. LSN has a track record of assisting over 400 startups in raising over $5 billion through its investor database, entrepreneurial education, and RESI international partnering events. The LSN partner network, comprising ten categories of investors and licensing partners, actively seeks early-stage innovations in drugs, devices, diagnostics, and digital health for investment portfolio and product pipeline development.

The Power of RESI Partnering

The RESI Partnering platform is a dynamic tool designed to match attendees based on sector, indication, and development phase and is central to the RESI Conference Series. This innovative approach eliminates most ill-fitting meetings, ensuring startups engage with the right investors and licensing partners who align with their specific needs and goals. RESI partnering events run five times annually at life science centers worldwide. They facilitate fundraising CEOs and scientist-entrepreneurs to get out of their local region and into the international market, dramatically increasing the number of potential partners in their pipeline. Fundraising is a numbers game; a startup cannot succeed with one or two conferences yearly. LSN’s startups seek seed funding up to 2M, Series A, 2M-10M, and Series B, 10M-50M. As part of their global partnering campaign initiative, startup companies leverage RESI as a strategic launchpad to meet national and international investors and licensing partners.

“Biocat is unique in Europe because they get it; they understand that shining an international light on their startups and getting them into capital and licensing arrangements early builds the ecosystem’s future,” says Dennis Ford, CEO of Life Science Nation.

Robert Fabregat, CEO of Biocat, said, “LSN has developed a buy-side network that will bring tens of millions of Euros into the BioRegion. Biocat is confident that our rich life science technology ecosystem will capture the attention of global investors and licensing partners and enhance BioRegion’s global footprint.”

Patrik Frei, CEO of Biotechgate, stated, “The Catalan BioRegion, like many others in the European market, is not getting enough of the early-stage investor attention they deserve. Now, startups can attend RESI Europe Barcelona, meet LSN’s global partners, and plug into international RESI events in and outside Europe.”

About RESI Conference Series

RESI is a well-established go-to partnering event series for international scientist-entrepreneurs and fundraising CEOs. It offers a dynamic interactive format featuring one day of face-to-face meetings and two days of global virtual partnering. The RESI Conference Series spans North America, Europe, and Asia, receiving support from governmental agencies, regional international tech hubs, incubators, and accelerators. The 2024 RESI partnering events are scheduled as follows: RESI JPM in San Francisco on January 9th, RESI South Atlanta on March 25th, RESI Europe Barcelona on June 17th, RESI Boston on September 25th, and RESI Asia (location and partner TBD) in November.

About Life Science Nation (LSN)

Life Science Nation (LSN) created the globally recognized Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) Conference Series. LSN’s mission is to connect early-stage life science companies with investors and strategic partners, ultimately fostering innovation and driving advancements in the life sciences industry.

About Biocat

Biocat is a strategic stakeholder and catalyst for promoting, transforming and projecting the Catalan life sciences and health innovation ecosystem, known as the BioRegion of Catalonia. It was established in 2006 as a public-private foundation at the behest of the Government of Catalonia and the Barcelona City Council to identify the needs of the BioRegion and implement a strategy and action plan to maximize the economic and social impact of the sector.

About Biotechgate

Biotechgate is a leading business development and licensing database for the entire life science industry, offering a wealth of information on over 69,000 life science company profiles. Thanks to its unique data sourcing process, the profiles include company descriptions, contact information, product pipeline information, financing rounds, and management details, making it an invaluable resource for life sciences start-ups, pharma companies, investors, and other industry professionals. Biotechgate also features 30,000 licensing deals and a clinical trials database containing over 800,000 records from registries around the world.

By Claire Jeong, Chief Conference Officer, Vice President of Investor Research, Asia BD, LSN

With less than 2 months left until LSN’s next conference, RESI JPM 2024, we are very excited to announce the 50+ Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC) finalists who will be pitching to a panel of investors and industry experts and showcasing their posters throughout the day of RESI. All RESI JPM attendees will be able to view their pitches, visit their posters, and “invest” in their favorite companies. After counting these votes, we will announce the Top 3 winners during the cocktail reception at the end of RESI.

We are pleased to work with companies who are sponsored by the following organizations: NIH’s Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Office, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute on Aging (NIA), and Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA).

Please review the companies below, and if you are interested in attending RESI JPM 2024 and learning more about the different registration options we offer, please visit here

RESI JPM 2024 IPC Finalists

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

Life Science Nation (LSN)‘s flagship RESI conference – RESI JPM, will take place at the Marine’s Memorial Club & Hotel in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, followed by two days of virtual partnering, during JP Morgan Healthcare Week. In preparation for our conference attendees to maximize their partnering efforts we have compiled steps to craft an effective messaging plan to fill your partnering calendar.

Partnering is an involved process with multiple steps that must be taken to ensure optimal results. These steps often require a major time investment, and we forget that even after the hours we’ve poured into the process, none of it matters without a compelling message to pique the interest of a potential partner. Furthermore, this is a process that requires a plan for following up, since, as with any outreach, it will likely take more than one message to the investors to receive a response. These messages should be clear and concise, no more than a paragraph, highlighting your company and what makes it unique.

LSN has developed and consolidated your partnering outreach into four separate messages:

• Introduction: The first message is the one where you introduce yourself and your company, as well as request a meeting. It’s ok if your target investor does not respond immediately (hence this system). To help them understand your position, it’s important to include the following:
• Company tagline (5-6 words explaining who you are and what you do)
• Elevator pitch (1-3 sentences describing the company and tech)
• Technology differentiation, product innovation, or market position
• Raise and milestone information
• Follow-Up 1 (Product/Tech): Why is your product and technology unique? Is it first-in-class? Best-in-class? This is your opportunity to dive into your company’s differentiated value.
• Follow-Up 2 (Management/Team): Highlight your management and team. How have your people had a notable impact on business development? What makes your people special?
• Follow-Up 3 (One-Pager): Condense all the important messages you’ve already shared into a one-page tear sheet for quick and easy reference later.

It should go without saying that the perfect message is meaningless without a well-researched and formulated target list and marketing collateral at the ready. Think of the perfect message like how an athlete approaches the arena on game day. It’s the starting shot of a long and exciting process. It won’t replace the training and conditioning that got you to game day, but it’ll ensure you’re off with a competitive edge.

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