Next Phase Newsletter

By Karen Deyo, Director of Investor Research, Israel BD, LSN

RESI returns for the first in-person event since January 2020! RESI Boston will take place at Westin Copley Place September 21-22, followed by a virtual-only day September 23. Super Early Bird rates end this Friday, July 1, so make sure to sign up and save on the lowest price available!

RESI Boston will have two days of in-person partnering, investor panels, educational workshops, and the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge, plus one dedicated day of virtual partnering. LSN is committed to bringing back essential face-to-face meetings, sessions, and valuable networking, while still enabling attendees to take part virtually if they are unable to travel. The last couple years have taught us a lot about the importance of accessibility in partnering, and we look forward to an event that combines the best of the important virtual connections and the in-person events we’ve missed.

Sign up today to save $500 off the full registration price!

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

Are you looking to raise funding and ready to capitalize on the return to in-person partnering events this fall? Life Science Nation (LSN) is offering a series of free webinars to help prepare your fundraising strategy for the busy fall conference season and beyond. Register below for these complimentary sessions:

July 7 | 2 PM EDT – Maximizing the Power of Your Pitch

Showcasing your company at events like the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge is an excellent opportunity to get visibility with investors and strategics. This workshop gives you tips from the application phase to the execution of the pitch and preparing for Q&A.

REGISTER HERE

July 13 | 12 PM EDT – Fundraising Bootcamp: It All Starts with the Story

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. Investors always bet on the team, not just the technology, and if every member of your startup can tell any strategic partner a consistent story of your company and technology, you are on the right track to building successful relationships.

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July 20 | 1 PM EDT – Supporting Tech Hub Startups at RESI

This workshop is designed for tech hub organizations ranging from accelerators, incubators, non-profits, universities, tech transfer offices, and regional organizations 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 startup constituents who’ve raised less than $2M expand outreach from Regional to Global, build a target list of investors, and more.

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July 26 | 11 AM EDT – Fundraising Bootcamp: Branding Your Company from Seed to Series B

Many companies have great science and a compelling project to tell investors about, but don’t have the right tools to communicate effectively. What are the elements of marketing collateral needed to efficiently fundraise in the early stages? This webinar will dive into this important subject and help you to build a powerful marketing collateral for your fundraise.

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August 3 | 11 AM EDT – Maximizing the Power of Your Pitch

Showcasing your company at events like the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge is an excellent opportunity to get visibility with investors and strategics. This workshop gives you tips from the application phase to the execution of the pitch and preparing for Q&A.

REGISTER HERE

August 17 | 1 PM EDT – Keys to Successful Partnering

Partnering events like the RESI conference series are a fundamental part of fundraising. They present a great opportunity to meet new potential investors and strategic partners but getting the meetings you want is competitive and difficult. What strategies have proven successful to get the most meetings? What can you do to stand out and have a better chance of catching the attention of investors? This webinar will address these and other important aspects of partnering.

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By Rory McCann, Director of Marketing, Conference Producer, LSN

The RESI Boston Innovator’s Pitch Challenge is now accepting applications! RESI is a leader in connecting early-stage companies with capital and licensing partners, but it’s the founders that present and pitch their way to success. Whether a first-time founder or a veteran, pitching can be daunting, but knowing how to speak to investors can give a founder an edge over a competing company. We’ve compiled a brief list of what-to-knows to help founders prepare for a successful pitch:

1. Know your audience. Who are you pitching to? What are their concerns and pain points that you can address? For instance, a VC may have different questions than an angel or family office. Additionally, are they specific to your sector or technology? Understanding their background with your product will help you tailor how you present the information in a way that they comprehend.
2. Know your format. Is this a warm introduction, cold call, or a pitch competition with limitations on how long you can speak for? Do you bring slides or share them ahead? Is it in-person or some virtual platform you need prior experience with? Knowing the format of the pitch is valuable because it saves precious time and shows investors that you are prepared.
3. Know your presentation. Make sure you are comfortable with the points you’re hitting and the amount of time you plan to spend on each point. We recommend that pitching companies touch on their product or tech, team, company model, existing traction, market landscape, go-to-market strategy, and of course, the raise ask and how it’s to be used. Practice these points so you are confident in your presentation and comfortable fielding questions.

Want to put these tools to the test? Join us September 21-22 for the onsite Innovator’s Pitch Challenge at RESI Boston. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so get yours in soon!