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Partnering Launches August 11 for RESI Boston September 

5 Aug

By Max Braht, Director of Business Development, LSN

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Partnering at RESI Boston 2025 is set to launch next Monday, August 11. The RESI series have consistently been the largest early-stage life science partnering events, in terms of investor attendance, and with 400+ investors/ strategic licensing partners expected to participate in September, RESI Boston September will be a turnkey event for entrepreneurs who are looking to raise capital.

With both in person and virtual registration options, as well as a handful of remaining spots open in our Innovator’s Pitch Challenge, companies can take advantage of Life Science Nation (LSN)’s unique partnering system to set meetings directly with global investors/ in-licensors who are a fit for their product’s sector, indication, stage of development and geographic region.

Companies looking to register can do so before this Friday, August 8th to take advantage of our Early Bird Pricing discounts. LSN will also be hosting a free partnering tutorial webinar on August 18th to help companies maximize the number of secured meetings.

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Free Pre-RESI Boston Event: Structuring Your Startup: Legal, Tax, Funding, and Other Strategic Decisions

15 Jul

Tap into the Boston life science ecosystem with expert insights on startup strategy

By Max Braht, Director of Business Development, LSN

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Life Science Nation invites early-stage life science and healthcare companies to a free, in-person pre-conference event designed to equip founders and executives with the knowledge and tools to build a successful venture in the U.S. market. 

Structuring Your Startup: Legal, Tax, Funding, and Other Strategic Decisions
Date: Tuesday, September 16
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: CIC Cambridge, 5th Floor, Havana Room, One Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Cost: Free (Space is limited – registration required)
Registration: https://form.jotform.com/251904188775165  

Held the day before the RESI Boston Conference (September 17–19), this session is ideal for companies attending RESI or exploring the broader Boston biotech community during Biotech Week Boston. Attendees will hear from industry experts and service providers on topics critical to launching and scaling a life science startup, including: 

  • Legal frameworks and risk mitigation strategies 
  • Tax considerations for U.S. and international companies 
  • Fundraising tactics and deal structuring 
  • Market entry and operational planning 

The program includes a networking break, allowing founders to connect with fellow innovators, advisors, and potential partners before RESI Boston officially begins. 

This session is part of Life Science Nation’s ongoing effort to help global life science entrepreneurs access the resources and connections needed to land in the Boston innovation hub and expand in the U.S. market. 

Space is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. 

We look forward to seeing you. 

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RESI Boston Webinar Series: Your Roadmap to a Stronger Pitch, Smarter Partnering, and Greater Investor Engagement 

8 Jul

By Max Braht, Director of Business Development, LSN

Max-Braht-HeadshotRESI Boston returns September 17 to 19, 2025, and in the lead-up to the event, Life Science Nation is offering a series of free educational webinars designed to help life science startups strengthen their pitch, navigate partnering, and engage more effectively with investors. Whether you are pitching at the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge, booking one-on-one meetings, or attending RESI for the first time, these sessions offer valuable tools to get the most out of your conference experience.

July 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Standing Out to Investors: How to Tell Your Startup Story for Maximum Impact – Sign Up
The most successful entrepreneurs are powerful storytellers. This interactive bootcamp will show you how to shape and share your startup’s story for maximum investor impact. Learn how to sharpen your elevator pitch, refine your 12-slide deck, and make your messaging resonate with different stakeholders in the deal chain. Participants will leave with actionable language tools and techniques to boost their confidence and communication skills.

July 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Tips on Pitching: From the Application to the Q and A – Sign Up
Get a firsthand look at what makes a pitch resonate with investors. Join RESI judge, Bruce Cohen, who has sat on both sides of the table as an investor and an Innovator’s Pitch Challenge participant, for an inside perspective on how to stand out. This session covers best practices for your application, how to deliver a clear and convincing pitch, and how to prepare for and respond to investor Q and A.

August 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Biotech Exec Webinar – Who should be on your executive team? Structuring for success and fractional execs. – Sign Up
Join Life Science Nation (LSN) and Biotech Exec in early August for a free webinar on how to structure your life science startup executive team for success. Startups can fall victim to many strategic mistakes even when the science holds up. Choosing the right indication. Performing the right assay. Designing the right trial. Structuring a fund raise optimally. But one of the least talked about mistakes is putting the wrong people on the executive team or simply not brining on the right talent. We will have an engaging discussion that will include case studies of how things went wrong and testimonials from experienced CEOs and investors regarding what went right and what went wrong in their previous experience. Investors have a knack for knowing immediately if the executive team is poised to go the distance. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls most investors look for to ensure your barrier to fundraising is at a minimal. Learn if a fractional exec is right for you or if you should be looking for full-time right away.

August 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Partnering Tutorial: Making the Most of the RESI System – Sign Up
RESI’s partnering system is a powerful tool—but only if you know how to use it. Join the LSN team as we walk through how to navigate the platform, target the right investor fit, manage your outreach, and make the most of every meeting. We will also share our recommended strategy for follow-ups and how to leverage RESI content to support your fundraising journey.

September 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Investor Fireside Chat: Fundraising in Today’s Biotech Climate – Sign Up
Hear directly from investors about what is driving deal flow in the life science ecosystem. This fireside chat will cover current investment trends, what investors are looking for in early-stage biotech companies, and how startups can better position themselves to raise capital. Bring your questions and gain insight from experts who know what makes a company fundable.

Registration is open for all webinars. These sessions are free to attend and are designed to help you prepare for meaningful investor interactions and set yourself up for success at RESI Boston this September.

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Announcing Premier PLUS for RESI Partnering  

1 Jul

By Max Braht, Director of Business Development, LSN

Max-Braht-HeadshotPre-pandemic I came across a survey that went out to in-licensors and investors to see from where they sourced their deals. Pipeline databases? Literature? Partnering meetings? Medical conferences? Incoming email solicitations? Website submissions? Warm intros? As it happens, the #1 answer was partnering events, representing the first point of contact for the two parties that eventually made a deal. Even the BioNTech and Pfizer deal came out of a partnering conference in 2013.

However, partnering conferences require a lot of targeted effort in the partnering system to reach out to potential partners and follow-up on the initial outreach. For many early-stage life science entrepreneurs, preparing for a RESI Conference means juggling multiple priorities — investor research, updating pitch decks, team coordination, and most importantly, the execution of your investor outreach strategy.

Many entrepreneurs underestimate the time and effort it takes to identify the right targets, write effective messages, and follow up with these targets consistently. Without a strategic approach, it’s easy to miss out on valuable meetings.

To address this, LSN is introducing a new service: Premier PLUS Partnering, where we do the partnering for you.

Premier PLUS Partnering provides hands-on support from the LSN team to manage your partnering outreach from start to finish.

Drawing on years of experience helping thousands of companies connect with investors, LSN can assist by:

  • Identifying and reaching out to relevant investors and partners
  • Crafting consistent, professional messages tailored to each contact
  • Managing communication and scheduling through the partnering platform
  • Ensuring confirmed meetings in advance of the conference

For entrepreneurs who know the importance of effective partnering strategies and are interested in taking advantage of Premier PLUS Partnering at RESI Boston September, please reach out directly to the LSN team at sales@lifesciencenation.com or include the add-on in your RESI Boston September Registration.

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At RESI, You Can Make New International Connections with Investors and Scientist Entrepreneurs

10 May

By Karen Deyo, Investor Research Analyst, LSN

Over a third of registered attendees for RESI on June 4th come from firms based outside the US. That’s an incredible audience for any early stage life science entrepreneur or investor who is looking to broaden their network and make new international connections in the global early stage life science world.

RESI’s international attendees include both startups and investors. With RESI’s afternoon track on Asia-North America Partners, LSN has seeded a venue where international connections can be made, and on June 4th RESI will be a source for both international investors and also global life science discoveries.

Life science startups from around the world have applied to the Innovation Challenge, representing countries such as Canada, France, Taiwan, and also including a large delegation from South Korea sponsored by KOTRA. Other startups attending RESI come from as far away as Australia, Argentina and Denmark.

The investors attending RESI are also from all around the world, including countries such as Malaysia, Japan and Germany. International attendees include family offices, venture capital firms, venture philanthropists and large strategic partners from across the word.
Attending RESI is a great way to meet and connect with the international life sciences community, both for companies looking to form relationships with investors and for investors looking to identify new and exciting technologies.

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RESI Innovation Challenge Puts Many Scientists/Entrepreneurs in the Funding Circle

1 Mar

By Chris Cummings, Senior Marketing Manager, LSN

RESI is heading to Toronto for the third time, and LSN will soon be reviewing applications to the RESI Innovation Challenge. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to win a display space at RESI and make their mark at Toronto Health Innovation Week. You have until Friday March 2nd to apply – that’s tomorrow!

The RESI Innovation Challenge covers startups in therapeutics, medtech, diagnostics and healthcare IT from around the globe. All applicants will be vetted based not only on the quality of the company’s scientific work, but also on the strength of the management team and how well-positioned the company is to receive investment.

Previous Innovation Challenge participants have proven to be successful entrepreneurs; we have seen as many as 50% of companies selected to participate in an Innovation Challenge receive funding within one year of the conference. Top competitors are able to find a balance between utilizing both the structure of RESI’s partnering system, and the ad-hoc nature of the Innovation Challenge.

On April 10th, RESI on MaRS’s expected 700 attendees will receive “RESI Cash” to allocate to the entrepreneurs whose technologies they expect will be most influential. The capital invested will be tallied up and the top three winners will receive prizes and be featured in our RESI newsletter recap that will go out to LSN’s 20,000 newsletter readership. Don’t miss the opportunity to apply.

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Calling All Life Science Entrepreneurs – Enter the RESI Boston Innovation Challenge

13 Jul

By Chris Cummings, Senior Business Development Manager, LSN

Christine A. Wu, Senior Research Analyst, LSN

chrsitineRESI is coming home to Boston and so is the RESI Innovation Challenge. This September’s life science innovation competition will showcase the most promising new health technologies in the RESI Innovation Challenge. If you are fundraising and aim to build a presence in the Boston’s booming healthcare scene, we’d like to see your application.

The RESI Innovation Challenge invites the top-tier early-stage companies in therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and healthcare IT to present from around the globe. All applicants will be vetted on the crucial balance of the quality of the company’s scientific innovation and the investment potential based on the company current standings and management team.

On September 26th, RESI’s estimated 1000 attendees will receive “RESI Cash” to “invest” in the company whom they believe to be the most “investible” of the contestants. The top three winners with the most RESI cash will receive prizes and be featured in our RESI newsletter recap that will go out to LSN’s 20,000 newsletter readership.

In the past we have seen around 50% of Innovation Challenge companies receive funding within a year from their exhibition at RESI. Be sure not to miss out on the chance of adding to this statistic – apply for the Innovation Challenge.

See below for the previous RESI Innovation Challenge testimonials.

“RESI Innovation Challenge was a fantastic way for us to increase exposure to investors attending the event. We highly recommend leveraging the Innovation Challenge with the one-on-one partnering platform to get more face time with investors.”

– Herman Lo, CEO, ViewsIQ Inc.

3rd Place in San Diego IC

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“It was an absolute pleasure to participate in the RESI conference held at MaRS in Toronto. The unique structure of the conference facilitated creating new relationships with potential investors and partners. In particular, the Innovation Challenge pushed us to introduce ourselves to new people, which will be useful as we look towards a future financing round. I definitely recommend the RESI conferences to entrepreneurs seeking financing in the bio / health space.”
– Raymond Shih, President, Co-Founder, QoC Health
3rd Place, RESI on MaRS, June 23, 2016

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“The RESI Innovation Challenge is a really good opportunity to meet investors and other companies in the space.  It’s a good showcase to reach that audience.”

– Jessica Ching, CEO, Eve Medical

2nd Place, RESI San Francisco, January 12, 2016

“The RESI Innovation Challenge is a unique way to pitch, and provides a great opportunity to see what other companies are doing in the industry, while allowing you to meet with potential investors and strategic partners outside of the partnering meetings.”

– John Connolly, VP Corporate Development, Rna Diagnostics

1st Place, RESI Boston, September 16, 2015

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