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RESI San Francisco 2017 Panel Announcement: Early Stage Therapeutics Investors

27 Oct

By Caitlin Kramer, Research Analyst, LSN

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The critical early years of drug development after lead compound selection see pre-clinical studies, IND-filing, and the design and implementation of clinical trials. While navigating the regulatory needs of the FDA may seem enough of a challenge, entrepreneurs must also consider how their drug addresses the needs of investors. Capital intensity, endpoint selection, timelines to inflection points – these are just a few topics beyond the scientific data that LSN researchers have discussed the importance of with investors.

Understanding what investors are looking for in the deal and business plan structure can help entrepreneurs immensely in their approach to funding. LSN is pleased to announce the Early Stage Therapeutics Investors panel for RESI SF 2017, where five therapeutics investors will share their perspective on evaluating deals and answer audience questions.

Joining moderator Doug Fisher, Partner, InterWest Partners:

Check out these investors’ bios, and if you haven’t registered yet, do so here or get in touch with us by reaching out to the RESI team at RESI@lifesciencenation.com.

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RESI Boston Panel Announcement: Early Stage Therapeutics Investors

11 Aug

By Lucy Parkinson, Director of Research, LSN

Boston is often called the center of the global biotechnology industry, and it’s therefore no surprise that investors are flocking to RESI Boston to meet with early stage drug development entrepreneurs. LSN has gathered a panel of 5 top investors in therapeutics to share their tips and insights on the assessment of novel therapeutic technologies.

These five panelists will be sharing their expertise with RESI’s audience:

The panel will cover the challenges of raising capital for early stage drug development.  It’s a high-risk, high-reward investment sector, and these five investors have a wealth of experience in searching for the strongest early stage opportunities.  Representing diverse groups, from foundations to VC to pharma, these investors will explain how you can position your company to work with them.  If you’re interested in catching this panel live, you can sign up for RESI Boston now.

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RESI on MaRS Double Panel Announcement – Early Stage Therapeutic Investors and Incubators & Accelerators Share Their Perspectives

26 May

By Christine A. Wu, Research Analyst, LSN

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Early Stage Therapeutic Investors

It is well known that early stage therapeutic companies require a significant source of funding due to the long road of development. Despite therapeutic companies’ high-risk development timeline, many investors continue to remain focused on investing in biotechnology with a steadfast belief in the potential of the space.

For RESI on MaRS (June 23rd), LSN has assembled five highly experienced investors particularly interested in biotech therapeutics. Held in the heart of Canada’s healthcare innovation hub, MaRS Discovery District, the Early Stage Therapeutic Investors Panel will be moderated by Cynthia Lavoie, Partner of TVM Capital, and will be joined by:

The panel will serve as an educational opportunity for scientist entrepreneurs to better understand the trends in investment in therapeutics, the investor’s perspective when approaching a deal in a high-risk space, and the best approach to initiate dialogue with them.

This is a tremendous opportunity for biotech life science entrepreneurs to meet and develop relationships with potential investors.

Incubators & Accelerators

It’s a huge challenge to launch a healthcare startup, but an increasing number of incubators and accelerator programs are stepping up to support early stage entrepreneurs and provide services, facilities and capital to speed their paths to market.

Leaders from five of these organizations are gathering at RESI on MaRS to share their experience of working with very early stage companies, and to explore how a startup can work with an incubator or accelerator partner to get ahead on their development pathway.

The moderator, Rebecca Yu, Head of JLABS @ Toronto, will be joined by:

Register for RESI@MaRS now to meet these investors in person.

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RESI@TMCx Panel Announcement: Early Stage Therapeutic Investors

10 Mar

By Lucy Parkinson, Director of Research, LSN

Early stage therapeutics companies have a long road ahead to reach the marketplace, and will require significant investment along their way. The level of risk involved at this stage deters some investors, and much has been written about the pull-back of many venture capital firms from this phase of investment. At RESI, a panel of 5 investors who are highly experienced in investing in early stage therapeutic development will discuss how they pick winning scientfic teams and support their portfolio companies through the challenges of the development process.

Moderated by Lisa Rhoads, Managing Director, Easton Capital, the panel will feature:

This panel will give fundraising entrepreneurs a firsthand look at the strategies used by early stage therapeutic investors to assess companies at the earliest, riskiest stage of development, and will help the audience to position their companies as an attractive investment opportunity.

By registering for RESI@TMCx, you’ll be able to listen to the early stage therapeutic panel live in person, and also experience numerous opportunities to expand your network in the life sciences and to learn more about the fundraising process.

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RESI@TMCx Take 2: LSN, JLABS and TMCx Team-up Again for Early Stage Investor Event

21 Jan

By Michael Quigley, VP of Market Research, LSN

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On April 11th, Life Science Nation will be bringing together hundreds of senior level executives from investment firms, corporate strategics, and emerging biotech, medtech and digital health companies to the TMCx accelerator space at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The recent RESI Conference in San Francisco had nearly 800 registrants and a full partnering floor. The event drew so much interest that registration was shut down a week prior to the event – and we received many regretful notes from those who wished they’d signed up sooner!

In addition to the firepower that LSN brings to the table, TMCx will be showcasing their second class of digital health and medical device technologies which will be announced later this month, and JLABS will be bringing senior executives from Johnson & Johnson and a number of entrepreneurs from the JLABS incubators.

RESI@TMCx will be a venue for entrepreneurs to meet with all 10 categories of investors LSN tracks including Family offices, Corporate Venture Funds, Angel Groups, Venture Philanthropy, Venture Capital and more. The RESI Partnering Forum will allow fundraising executives to identify and book up to 16 meetings with those diverse life science investors who fit their company’s technology sector and stage of development. Through an expansive series of investor panels, RESI @ TMCx will present current topics covering investment mandates and procedures for identifying and qualifying candidates. Additionally, RESI’s workshops will provide more in-depth advice on every aspect of the fundraising process.

 

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Early Stage Global Investors Converging on RESI@JPM

5 Nov

By Dennis Ford, Founder & CEO, LSN 

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JPM week is a very busy time of year for the biotech and medtech industries. With investors’ January schedules already filling up, it’s important for entrepreneurs to get themselves in the right place at the right time in order to meet with the hundreds of investors who will be in San Francisco that week. That is how you create relationships that could lead to an allocation.

LSN’s Redefining Early Stage Investments San Francisco event will be taking place on January 12th, 2016, and is shaping up to be the most dynamic yet in terms of investors already signing up. Evidently, investors are more organized than the rest of us! I am pleased to announce that RESI already has 150 investors from 16 countries registered to attend the event. This early trend is on track to surpass our most recent events in Boston and at TMCx in Houston in terms of investor turnout.

If you’d like to see all the firms and funds that have already registered for RESI, click the image below. We’re excited to welcome these and many more investors to the greatest RESI yet. If you’d like to join us at RESI, register here.

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