Muneer Satter, Family Office Investor, Philanthropist,  Global Rights Activist to Keynote Global Family Office BioForum

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

Life Science Nation (LSN) is honored to announce that Mr. Satter will be the keynote speaker at the Global Family Office BioForum Luncheon held as part of the LSN’s Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) Boston Partnering Event on September 18th at Park Plaza Hotel in Back Bay and will also be speaking on The Family Office panel in the afternoon.

Mr. Satter manages Satter Investment Management, a family office, and Alerce Investment Management, a private investment firm that invests in Life Science companies. He is a Director of Annexon Biosciences, an autoimmune and neurological diseases company. Additionally, he is currently involved in Alzheon, which is taking an orally administered plaque-preventing drug for treating Alzheimer’s disease through Phase II trials this year.

Muneer-SatterMr. Satter was a partner at Goldman Sachs, where he spent 24 years, joining the merchant bank when it had $250 million of assets under management. When he retired, it had $130 Billion of assets under management. He was Global Head of the Mezzanine Group in the Merchant Banking Division, where he raised and managed over $30 billion of assets. He was a senior partner of the Investment Committee and the Chairman of the Risk Committee. As a former Goldman Sachs executive, Mr. Satter is the Vice Chairman of the board of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, and GS Gives, which is part of Goldman Sachs that runs the company’s charitable giving efforts. Mr. Satter is the Investment Committee’s Chairman, overseeing over $1 billion in assets.

He also runs the Satter Foundation, his family’s private foundation. As a philanthropist and global activist, Mr. Satter focuses on organizations he feels make the biggest difference to those who need it the most. Mr. Satter is a big supporter of the United States military and sits on the board and supports the Navy SEAL Foundation. He is also on the Board of Northwestern University.

After attending Northwestern University, he received a JD and MBA from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He is married and has five daughters.

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View the 50+ Companies Pitching at RESI Boston September 2023

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

With less than a month left until RESI Boston September 2023, LSN is very excited to announce the list of 50+ finalist companies who will be participating in the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC) at our next conference at the Boston Park Plaza on Monday, September 18, followed by 2 days of virtual partnering on September 19-20!

Over 50 companies representing therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and R&D / life science tools across the globe will be delivering a live pitch followed by a Q&A session with a panel of investors and industry experts. In addition to the live pitching, all companies will be presenting a poster showcasing their technology in the exhibit hall. We look forward to featuring all of these high-caliber innovations at the upcoming RESI!

Below are the participating companies. If you are interested in seeing these pitches and engaging in one-on-one partnering with over 600 attendees expected to attend, you can register here!

We are also actively recruiting investors and industry experts to participate in our IPC sessions as judges reviewing the companies and asking them questions validating their company and technology. If interested, please reach out to research@lifesciencenation.com for more information.

RESI Boston September Pitch Companies

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Explore NIH Funding Opportunities at RESI Boston Conference!

By Candice He, Vice President of Business Development, Global Investment Strategist, LSN

We are excited to announce an exclusive workshop that will be a pivotal highlight of the RESI Boston Conference, happening from September 18-20. Join us and unlock the door to non-dilutive grant funding for your early-stage health innovations

Workshop Topic: Leveraging NIH’s Non-Dilutive Grant Funding

Date: September 18th Time: 11:00 AM ET Location: Boston Park Plaza

Workshop Description

The NIH helps US-based small businesses in their early stages by offering over $1.3 billion in R&D funding through various programs. Small businesses can use NIH funding to generate proof-of-concept data, de-risk their innovation, and attract partners and investors to commercialize their innovation. We support a range of high-impact technologies, such as research tools, diagnostics, digital health, drugs, medical devices, and more. The NIH’s grants do not require equity and can provide the initial funding you need to translate your scientific innovations from an idea to a product. On this panel, representatives of the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences will discuss how to apply for NIH funding, NIH-funded programs and entrepreneurial hubs which support founders across the nation, and unique priority areas in disease areas like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Meet the Panelists

We are happy to introduce the speakers from the NIH who will provide a comprehensive overview of the relevant programs and their requirements:

Eddie Billingslea Joshua HOOKS Rajesh Kumar
Eddie Billingslea
Small Business Strategy Coordinator
National Institute on Aging
Joshua HOOKS
Program Officer
National Institute on Aging
Rajesh Kumar
Program Officer
National Institute on Aging

Get Registered for RESI Boston Conference

This workshop is an opportunity for attendees registered for the RESI Boston September conference. If you haven’t already, register now for RESI to gain access to this invaluable workshop and a multitude of other networking and learning opportunities.

Visit the NIA Exhibit Table

While at the conference, we encourage you to explore the NIA exhibit table. Engage with the experts directly, discover more about NIH Small Business Programs, and explore the vast potential for collaboration and innovation in aging-related research and development.

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

The National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) Small Business Programs manage the largest source of early-stage funding for aging-related R&D. With an annual budget of over $140 million, NIA provides R&D grants to small businesses through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Our mission is to develop interventions that prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias, and we are committed to driving innovation in this critical field.

Join us at the RESI Boston Conference on September 18th at 11:00 AM ET and embark on a transformative journey into the world of non-dilutive grant funding, innovation, and collaboration. Register to meet NIA team and 300+ life science investors to unlock the potential of your health innovations.

Should you have any questions or require further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us at resi@lifesciencenation.com.

We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event!

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Hot Investor Mandate: Life Science VC with Strong China Market Expertise Seeks Novel Therapeutics Across All Modalities from Seed to Growth Stage

A life science venture capital firm with strong China expertise and global capabilities discovers, incubates and grows next-generation life science companies in early and growth stage, worldwide. Their portfolio companies pioneer differentiated therapies and enabling technologies to address major human diseases with high unmet medical needs. They operate offices in US and China.

The firm focuses mostly on novel therapeutics, like small molecule, cell therapy, gene therapy, etc, while the firm is also open to enabling technologies and high-end specialty services. The firm is looking to invest from seed, first institutional round, to growth stage.

The firm has no specific requirement for the company & management team.

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

Hot Investor Mandate: USA-Based VC Invests in Cancer-Focused Digital Health Technologies, Typically Investing in Seed Opportunities

A venture capital firm in the US invests in cancer-focused data accessibility and scalability, infrastructure, education and access, and IT and service start-ups as they look to fundamentally change the way cancer care is designed and delivered at scale. Drugs, therapeutics, or medical devices are not of interest. The firm will invest in Seed stage companies that are currently selling in the market. The firm is open to global companies, typically allocating between $250k-1.5M USD. The firm can act as a lead investor and co-investor.

In terms of life science, the firm invests in cancer-focused digital health companies, however, does not invest in drugs, therapeutics, medical devices, and technologies that require FDA approval.

The firm does not have specific management team requirements and does not require to take a board seat.

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

Hot Investor Mandate: European Investment Firm Seeks Innovative Therapeutics Opportunities, Investing Up to €20M Over the Company’s Lifecycle

A leading European venture capital firm that provides private equity financing to early- and mid-stage, highly innovative life science companies bringing life-changing therapeutic treatments to patients, with a focus on indications with high unmet needs. The firm has a diverse international team in Spain that is driven by science, with the ambition to transform capital into medical breakthroughs. The firm has over €400M million in assets under management through its three funds. The investments typically range from 5 million to 20 million, including additional capital for follow-on investments.

The firm invests in innovative therapeutics. The firm focuses on indications with a clear unmet need, and prefers to invest in opportunities that have realistic exit potential in 2-3 years. In case of niche/orphan indications, the potential market share should be significant and realistic. The firm invests in small molecules, biologics and advanced therapies. At minimum, the product should have solid animal data.

The firm looks for a cohesive management team with a proven track record, including relevant business experience and top-notch scientific know-how. The firm requires a board seat in each portfolio company.

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

Hot Investor Mandate: Family Office Fund Invests in North American Companies in the Intersection of Technology of Life Science, Such as AI-Enabled Drug Discovery Platforms

A new family office fund of a successful hedge fund manager focused on private investments has multiple offices in the US. Due to the single LP structure of the fund, it can be very flexible in terms of investment size and stage. The firm is open to working with companies in the seed, series A, and series B stage with the majority of investments falling in the $500k-2.5M range. The firm also has the ability to allocate $5M or more in situations where they find the opportunity particularly compelling. The firm is capable of both acting as a lead and co-investor, and is primarily focused on companies throughout North America but has exposure to Europe and Asia as well.

The firm has a focus on vertically integrated platforms and software/”software x hardware” systems. Specifically, the firm is interested in AI-enabled drug discovery platforms, lab automation, diagnostics and data collection, and clinical trials management software. The firm is generally agnostic in terms of both stage of development and indication area but is most interested in early stage, highly innovative biotech companies.

The firm is looking for privately held companies with experienced management teams and a product/service with a large addressable market.

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