Next Phase Newsletter

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

RESI South is rapidly approaching, taking place in person on March 25 in Atlanta at The Whitley Buckhead Hotel, followed by two days of virtual partnering on March 26-27. For this highly anticipated conference, LSN’s Investor Research Team has curated a lineup of 7 panels covering a wide range of topics relevant to early-stage investments and innovations.

At RESI South, we have a series of panels that feature key players in the startup investment ecosystem, including Corporate Venture Capital and Seed Funds. The panelists will delve into their investment and partnership strategies, how they evaluate prospects, manage relationships with their early-stage portfolio, and their unique position in the ecosystem, among other topics.

Other panels will focus on emerging sectors that have been gaining interest and momentum, such as Digital Health, AI in Healthcare, CNS Diseases, Longevity, and Chronic Disease Management. These panels will feature investors who have been actively following and allocating in these respective verticals. They will provide insights into cutting-edge innovations, the latest investment trends, the importance of these technologies, and how these markets will evolve in the future.

We are honored to be joined by a diverse group of panelists, each bringing unique backgrounds and experiences. Through organizing these panels, our goal is to foster communications, bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and investors/strategic partners, and assist founders and CEOs in navigating their fundraising and business development journey in this highly competitive landscape. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from and connect with seasoned investors and executives at these RESI panels.

Here are the speakers for RESI South 2024:

Peter Alff Senior Venture Partner Orange Grove Bio	Irene Blat Sr. Dir. Search & Evaluation, Oncology Servier	Natasha Bonett DeLong Portfolio Manager Rex Health Ventures
Mark Bouzyk President & CSO AllaiHealth	Justin Burns Vice President, Venture Development GRA Venture Fund, LLC	Rowan Cade Program Manager, BARDA Ventures Division of Research Innovation and Ventures (DRIVe)
Tom Callaway Founder Life Science Partner	Nicolas Cindric Partner Yahara Ventures	Drew Cutshaw Senior Associate & Medical Officer Pappas Capital
Sinclair Dunlop Managing Partner Epidarex Capital	Martin Gershon Managing Partner and CIO Endeavor Venture Funds, Senior Executive Investor-in-Residence Techstars	Deborah Hemingway Managing Partner Ecphora Capital
Ray Jang Principal Primetime Partners	Jennifer Jordan Venture Partner iGlobe Partners	Nancy Torres Kaufman CEO Beacon Capital LLC
Sarah Kleinpeter Global Vice President Alzheimer’s Disease Novo Nordisk	Jason Kuo Senior Associate & Lead Healthcare Investor Tech Square Ventures	Mankit Law Director, Worldwide Business Development GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Michelle (Waye) Leeuwon Program Manager for Product Development Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)	Ron Levin Managing Partner Alumni Ventures	Andy Merken Partner, Corporate & Securities Co-Chair, Life Sciences Burns & Levinson
Ross O’Brien Founder & Managing Partner Bonaventure Equity, LLC (BVE)	Allyson Plosko Partner SpringTime Ventures	William Plumer Managing Partner Bullet Partners
Preetha Ram Managing Partner Pier 70 Ventures	Thomas Saylor Chief Executive Officer, Serial Enterpreneur NeuroAcoustics	Katerina Stroponiati Co-Founding Partner Monday Capital
Nathan Styles Executive Director of McQuade Center for Strategic R&D Otsuka Pharmaceutical	Jim Tobin VP, Cardiovascular & Metabolism Scientific Innovation Johnson & Johnson Innovation	Liz Todia Principal Mutual Capital Partners
Robert Tucci Managing Director Texas HALO Fund	Dave Vreeland Senior Managing Partner Caduceus Capital Partners

By Cameron Hurlburt, Director of Business Development, LSN

The RESI South Conference is a hybrid event, with an in-person day on March 25th at the Whitley Atlanta Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, GA, followed by two virtual days on March 26th and 27th. Life Science Nation expects 300+ life sciences startups, investors, and strategic partners to mingle for dynamic networking opportunities. The RESI South Partnering Platform opened on March 4th, connecting CEOs with 150+ early-stage investors. Tailored matchmaking in sectors like therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health awaits.

To learn more, please watch the RESI Overview Webinar hosted by our Chief Conference Officer and VP of Investor Research, Claire Jeong. In this 10-minute video, Claire provides an overview of the RESI conference series, explains what makes RESI South unique, and, most importantly, how the RESI conferences stand out from other partnering events.

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By Caitlin Dolegowski, Marketing Manager, LSN

Partnering conferences are an important part of an early-stage company’s journey to raising capital and achieving your fundraising goals. Life Science Nation (LSN) hosts the RESI conference series to provide partnering opportunities with investors and strategic partners. Additionally, LSN provides support to Founders and CEOs to get prepared for meetings by putting their best foot forward and prepping them with the tools necessary to get there. A key tool for making the most of our next conference, RESI South, is the RESI Survival Guide.

The RESI Survival Guide covers the 5 major steps to finding success at RESI:

• Build a Comprehensive Partnering Profile
• Develop your Executive Summary
• Refine your Pitch Deck
• Craft your Meeting Request Message
• Outline a Follow-up Strategy

Read detailed explanations of each step and examples of executive summaries and meeting requests in the RESI Survival Guide.

Partnering for RESI South is LIVE as of Monday, March 4th. Make sure to set your schedules up and make time slots available and accept and send meeting requests to secure some meetings on your calendar.

LSN provides Partnering Tutorial webinars, you can signup to join the live webinar and participate in the Q&A on March 14, register here. The Partnering Tutorial is a terrific way to figure out how to navigate LSN’s RESI partnering system and learn insights on outreach strategy to secure investor and strategic partner meetings that are the right fit for you.

If you have any questions about getting prepared for RESI South or wish to have a consultation on your marketing materials, reach out to RESI@lifesciencenation.com and your Business Development representative will schedule some time with you to review. Registration is still open to attend RESI South, with options to attend both in-person and virtually. Happy Partnering!