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RESI JPM Innovator’s Pitch Judges Announced 

6 Jan

By Momo Yamamoto, Senior Investor Research Analyst, LSN

RESI JPM brings together early-stage life science innovators and active investors during one of the industry’s most important weeks, and Life Science Nation is pleased to announce the investor judges participating in the Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC).

This year’s IPC will feature more than 90 presenting companies across 24 pitch sessions over two days, offering startups a high-impact opportunity to gain visibility, pitch directly to investors, and receive real-time feedback from experienced decision-makers.

Each pitch session will be evaluated by a panel of investor and strategic partner judges with expertise spanning therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and life science tools. Following every presentation, judges will lead a live Q&A to assess the opportunity and share perspective on scientific differentiation, commercial potential, and investment readiness.

All IPC companies will also be assigned a dedicated space in the RESI Exhibition Hall, creating additional opportunities for follow-up conversations and deeper engagement with investors and conference attendees.

In addition, RESI JPM attendees will be invited to vote with their RESI Cash for their favorite presenting companies. The Top 3 companies will be announced during the conference reception. Winners will receive a prize and be featured in an upcoming issue of the LSN newsletter, reaching a global audience of investors and life science innovators.

Scroll down to see which investors will serve as judges for this year’s RESI JPM Innovator’s Pitch Challenge.

Smriti-Agrawal
Smriti Agrawal
TiE Angels		 Christopher-Aleong
Chris Aleong
BioIdeations		 Ibraheem-Alinur
Ibraheem Alinur
2Flo Ventures
Jolene-Anderson
Jolene Anderson
VectorPoint Ventures		 Ali-Ardakani
Ali Ardakani
Novateur Ventures Inc.		 Dylan Attard
Dylan Attard
Ikigai Ventures
Zachary-Betts
Zachary Betts
Zandia Ventures		 Kumar-Bhargava
Kumar Bhargava
PharmaCatalyst		 Benjamin-Chen
Benjamin Chen
Panacea Venture
Jenna-Chow
Jenna Chow
HKSTP Venture Fund		 Michael Christensen
Michael Christensen
Prometheus Medical Ventures		 Bruce-Cohen
Bruce Cohen
Xeraya Capital
Patrick Cooke
Pat Cooke
Merck Digital Sciences Studio		 Anne-DeGheest
Anne Degheest
HealthTech Capital		 Yizhen-Dong
Yizhen Dong
Raise Health
Karen-Drexler
Karen Drexler
Astia Fund		 Linda-Elkin
Linda Elkins
W47 Angels		 Bettina-Ernst
Bettina Ernst
BERNINA BioInvest
Idong-Essiet-Gibson
Idong Essiet-Gibson
She’s Independent		 Larry-Florin
Larry Florin
Eckuity Capital		 Karim-Galzahr
Karim Galzahr
OKG Capital
Dimitra-Georganopoulou
Dimitra Georganopoulou
Qral Ventures		 Gary-Gershony
Gary Gershony
BayMed Venture Partners		 Lucien-Ghislain
Lucien Ghislain
Life Science Angels
Kristin-Gleitsman
Kristin Gleitsman
Fellows Fund VC		 Navin-Govind
Navin Govind
Evidence Ventures		 Joe-Hanssen
Joe Hanssen
Osterbury Capital
Isaac-Haq
Isaac Haq
HINA Bioventures		 Lindsay-Hoover
Lindsay Hoover
JLS Fund		 Elena-Itskovich
Elena Itskovich
Nest Catalyst
Sherry Jiang
Sherry Jiang
Genertec America,Inc		 Jacob-Johnson
Jacob Johnson
Laerdal Million Lives Fund		 Mo-Kagalwala
Mo Kagalwala
NuFund Venture Group
David-Katz
David Katz
Angel Investor		 Danil-Kislinskiy
Danil Kislinskiy
GGW Ventures (Go Global World)		 Maria-Kondratyev
Maria Kondratyev
Phoenix Gate Ventures
Matthew-Konneh
Matthew Konneh
Atheneos Ventures		 Rebecca-Lin
Rebecca Lin
Stanford Angels and Entrepreneurs		 Ken-Lin
Ken Lin
ABIES Capital
Karen-Liu
Karen Liu
3E Bioventures		 Wojciech-Majewski
Wojciech Majewski
Global Health Impact Fund		 Nune-Martiros
Nune Martiros
Paladin Capital Group
Dana-Matzen
Dana Matzen
CTI Life Sciences Fund		 Ray-Minato
Ray Minato
INERTIA Product Development		 James-Murray
James Murray
ExSight Ventures
Naoki Nagakura
Naoki Nagakura
Teikoku Ventures, Inc. (TVI)		 Pejman-Naraghi-Arani
Pejman Naraghi-Arani
Biomedical Advanced R&D Authority (BARDA)		 Ken-Nelson
Ken Nelson
Medtech Advantage Fund
Tam-Nguyen
Tam Nguyen
Horizon 3 Biotech		 Andrew-Offer
Andrew Offer
Scientific Health Development Partners (SHD)		 Ying Ou
Ying Ou
Life Science Angels
John-Pennett
John Pennett
Mid Atlantic Bio Angels		 Leonard-Pickard
Leonard Pickard
JLS Fund		 Pablo-Prieto
Pablo Prieto
CG Health Ventures
Bikash-Rajkarnikar
Bikash Rajkarnikar
Haleon		 Reza-Sabahi
Reza Sabahi
Tellaro Capital Partners		 Julie-Schafer
Julie Schafer
Flu Lab
Roman Schenk
Roman Schenk
INOGROUP		 Laly-Scherf
Laly Scherf
I-Next Capital		 Jordan-Schultz
Jordan Schultz
Pacific Bridge NY
Claire-Smith
Claire Smith
Springtide Investments		 Zane-Starkewolfe
Zane Starkewolfe
WuXi Biologics Healthcares Venture		 Eran-Steinberg
Eran Steinberg
Imaging Arts
Stephanie-Steltzer
Stephanie Steltzer
University of Michigan – Michigan Biomedical Venture Fund		 Timothy-Sung
Timothy Sung
Esplanade HealthTech Ventures		 Prasad-Sunkara
Prasad Sunkara
Seed to Fruit Fund
Mark-Tang
Mark Tang
Good Health Capital		 Kristin-Thompson
Kristin Thompson
Mérieux Equity Partners		 Guillaume-Thoviste
Guillaume Thoviste
Mérieux Equity Partners
Paola-Torre
Paola Torre
Life Science Angels		 Megha-Unhelkar
Megha Unhelkar
Connecticut Innovations		 Santhosh-Vadivelu
Santhosh Vadivelu
AdimaBio
Tom-Vogelsong
Tom Vogelsong
K2X Capital		 Nicole Wang
Nicole Wang
Intuitive Surgical		 Sally-Wang-Liang
Sally Wang Liang
Xpanse Venture
Robert-Warren
Robert Warren
Hamamatsu Ventures		 Jason-Weshler
Jason Weshler
Siemens Healthineers		 Jim-Wu
Jim Wu
SaniMed Science Group
Wei Xiao
Wei Xiao
Lipos Healthcare Investment		 Jun-Xiao
Jun Xiao
Life Science Angels		 Deborah-Zajac
Deborah Zajac
SOSV
Rosanna-Zhang
Rosanna Zhang
Coho Deeptech		 Adam Zha
Adam (Chunlin) Zhao
Anlong Medical Fund		 Don-Zinn
Don Zinn
Crossject
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RESI JPM 2026 Investor Panels Announced 

16 Dec

Attendees voted with their RESI Cash alongside judges’ scores to determine this year’s winners.

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

Life Science Nation is pleased to announce the investor panelists for RESI JPM 2026, taking place January 12–13 during JPM Healthcare Week. Across two full days, RESI JPM will bring together active investors, strategic partners, and industry leaders for focused discussions on the funding environment, partnership strategies, and emerging opportunities across life sciences and healthcare. 

RESI investor panels are designed to provide founders and executives with direct insight from decision-makers who are actively deploying capital, forming partnerships, and shaping the future of the industry. Each panel features experienced investors and strategics sharing candid perspectives, followed by opportunities to continue conversations through RESI’s structured partnering platform. 

Investor Speakers on Day 1 (January 12)


Sharon Chan
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS Asia Pacific
Irene Cheong
A*STAR
Ansbert Gadicke
MPM BioImpact

Dushyant Pathak
Autobahn Labs
Andrew Krowne
Dolby Family Ventures
Robert Balfour
ALSA Ventures

Rick Berenson
Mass Medical Angels
Gunes Bozkurt
Beiersdorf
Jian Cao
Medtronic

Jeff Chu
Features Capital
Karen Chu
Harvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO)
Rod Cotton
2Flo Ventures

Juan Cueva
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Bettina Ernst
BERNINA BioInvest
Jack Florio
NuFund Venture Group

Nirdesh Gupta
Cedars-Sinai Technology Ventures
Karen Harris
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation
Uplaksh Kumar
Foresite Capital

Ken Lin
ABIES Capital
Michael Loftus
PoC Capital
Brianna McDonald
Ecosystem Venture Group

Swati Mehta
25BIO
Ahmed Mousa
LAFANA
Mahesh Narayanan
Neuvation Ventures

Kenny Nova
Mid Atlantic Bio Angels
Jessica Owens
INITIATE Ventures
Jojo Platt
Corundum Neuroscience

Steven Saltzstein
FORCE Family Office
Garth Smith
Ontario Brain Institute
James Spann
Boyd Street Ventures

Jessica Tam
Baxter Healthcare
Lee Chuan Teck
Enterprise Singapore
Varun Turlapati
Chaanakya Capital 

Investor Speakers on Day 2 (January 13)


Friedemann Janus
Bayer
Jiaping Gu
Takeda Ventures
David Berry
Averin Capital

Ekaterine Kortkhonjia
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Nick Naclerio
Illumina Ventures
Eric Schaefer
March of Dimes

Marc Appel
Pacific Bridge NY
Anjan Aralihalli
Raya Therapeutic
Yaron Daniely
aMoon Fund

Miriam Dong
ID3 Ventures
Cristina Escoda
Tachyon Ventures
Yinghong Gao
Viva BioInnovator

Gary Gershony
BayMed Venture Partners
Tom Gibbs
Debiopharm Innovation Fund
Rohit Jain
HBS Alumni Angels of Northern California

Sai Jasti
Bayer
Anula Jayasuriya
Kidron Capital
Gautam Kainth
TCP Health Ventures

Jin Lee
Oxonian Ventures
Brian Miglionico
Agios Pharmaceuticals
Ralph Morales III
Aquillius Ventures

Stephanie Oestreich
Myeloma Investment Fund
Donna Parr
Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Bibi Sattar Marques
Buenavista Equity Partners

Takehiko Sawabe
Beyond Next Ventures
Venkat Srinivasan
Innospark Ventures
Anthony Vallance-Owen
We Venture Capital

Chensu Wang
Yonjin Venture
Chris Yoo
Xcellerant Ventures
Qing Zhang
LDV Partners

Register for RESI JPM 2026 

RESI JPM 2026 offers more than panels. Attendees gain access to curated investor meetings through RESI’s partnering system, targeted networking, and programming designed to support meaningful connections during one of the most important weeks in healthcare investment. 

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Sunday Space + Two Full Days of RESI JPM

16 Dec

By Sougato Das, President and COO, LSN

Sougato-Das

RESI JPM 2026 expands the opportunity to connect by adding Sunday partnering and event space, giving attendees an early start to JPM Week. With RESI JPM running Monday–Tuesday, Sunday provides a strategic window to schedule investor meetings, host receptions, or bring teams together while momentum is already building across San Francisco.

RESI JPM is the only JPM conference where 700+ investors actively providing seed to Series B funding attend, alongside in-licensors seeking preclinical through Phase 2 assets. For preclinical and clinical-stage biotech, medtech, diagnostic, digital health, and AI companies, RESI JPM remains the most efficient way to connect with aligned investors and strategic partners during JPM Week. Many companies schedule 10–20 meetings in a single day, making partnering the core of the RESI experience.

New Sunday Partnering Opportunities Added

Life Science Nation is announcing additional partnering slots on Sunday, January 11, hosted at the Marriott Marquis. These meetings take place ahead of the main conference and allow attendees to secure valuable investor conversations before calendars fill up.

The Sunday Partnering Slot sign-up form is available to RESI attendees, allowing registered participants to request meetings and plan their schedules in advance.

Start JPM Week with Purpose

This added day gives companies a head start to:

  • Schedule investor or in-licensor meetings
  • Connect with fellow RESI attendees
  • Host private meetings or team gatherings

Located in the center of the JPM ecosystem, the Marriott Marquis offers a convenient and efficient setting to begin JPM Week with focused, high-value interactions.

With Sunday now in play, RESI JPM 2026 delivers more time, more access, and more opportunities to make meaningful connections before the week reaches full pace.

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Hot Investor Mandate: Global Pharma With Investment Subsidiary Seeks Companies Developing Novel Drugs, Open to Various Modalities

16 Dec

The firm is a publicly listed pharmaceutical company with a global workforce and an international footprint that includes over 40 branches and subsidiaries worldwide. The firm’s core businesses are active pharmaceutical ingredients and generic drugs, while the firm is rapidly expanding into innovative drug development, including small molecules, biologics, and cell and gene therapies. A U.S.-based subsidiary operates as an integrated platform with research and development, manufacturing, and commercial capabilities, supplying generic drugs to major pharmacy chains, mass retailers, and grocery channels. 

Another subsidiary of the firm is responsible for equity investments and business development activities, including in-licensing and supplier or distributor partnerships, across both the China and U.S. markets. 

The firm is most interested in companies developing novel drugs across biologics, cell therapy, gene therapy, repurposed drugs, and biosimilars. From a development-stage perspective, the firm prefers programs at or before the NDA stage, including preclinical, Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, and NDA-ready assets. 

In addition to general equity investment and business development opportunities, the firm has particular interest in late-stage clinical assets that can be in-licensed and introduced into the China market, technologies that improve API manufacturing and production efficiency, and injectable drug products. The firm is also interested in distribution rights in China for both innovative and generic drugs, as well as distribution rights in the United States, primarily for generic drugs. 

From a company and management team perspective, the firm generally favors partners with strong scientific and technical capabilities, clear development and regulatory strategies, and high-quality data packages that support clinical and commercial potential. The firm typically values management teams that demonstrate execution capability, openness to strategic collaboration, and a willingness to engage in cross-border partnerships aligned with manufacturing, regulatory, and commercialization objectives. 

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

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Hot Investor Mandate: Europe-Based VC Firm With Strong Track Record Invests Up to €20M, Open to All Life Science & Healthcare Sectors 

16 Dec

The firm is a leading European venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage life science companies. The firm focuses on biotechnology, therapeutics, medical technology, diagnostics, digital health, and life science tools. The firm has a long track record of supporting innovative companies as they translate scientific breakthroughs into high-growth businesses. To date, the firm has invested in more than 60 life science companies, including multiple successful acquisitions by large pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. Initial investment sizes typically range from EUR 5–10 million, with the potential to invest up to EUR 20 million over the life of an investment. 

The firm invests primarily in Europe and selectively in the United States across five broad areas: therapeutics, medtech, diagnostics, digital health, and biotechnology and R&D tools. Within therapeutics, the firm focuses on early-stage companies with preclinical proof-of-concept data or programs approaching clinical entry, with a preference for highly innovative technology platforms and opportunities supported by early clinical data. In other sectors, the firm prefers companies with product candidates supported by strong intellectual property that are approaching regulatory approval or companies that have already launched a first product and achieved early market traction. 

From a company and management team perspective, the firm typically seeks a board seat and places strong emphasis on experienced, high-quality management teams. At the same time, the firm actively supports highly talented entrepreneurs and works closely with portfolio companies to help drive strategic, operational, and commercial execution. 

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

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Hot Investor Mandate: Family Office Firm Actively Seeking Early-Stage Life Science Technologies, With a Focus on Therapeutics and Drug Development 

16 Dec

A family office based in the United States invests across a wide range of sectors, including life science and healthcare. The firm primarily focuses on early-stage opportunities from Seed to Series A and may consider Series B investments on a case-by-case basis. Typical check sizes range from $100K to several million dollars, with the ability to invest additional capital by leveraging extended family resources. The firm prefers to co-invest in life science and healthcare transactions and may consider observer seats on a case-by-case basis. While the firm has a primary focus on the U.S. market, the firm does not have geographic restrictions and is open to global opportunities. 

Within life sciences and healthcare, the firm is open to evaluating a broad range of sectors and subsectors but has a primary focus on therapeutics assets and drug development. Areas of particular interest include cell and gene therapy programs targeting autoimmune diseases and oncology indications. 

The firm does not impose specific requirements on companies or management teams. The firm expects strong underlying science and compelling data supporting the targeted disease areas. The firm values founders who communicate effectively and consistently consider investor alignment and engagement. 

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

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Hot Investor Mandate: VC Firm With US and Asia Offices Invests in Early-Stage Life Science Companies in Seed to Series A Rounds

16 Dec

A venture capital firm with offices in US and Asia primarily invests in Seed and Series A rounds, although the firm is not stage-focused or valuation sensitive, as the core focus is on return opportunities. The firm has a global investment team covering healthcare, consumer, enterprise, frontier, fintech, and more. The firm invests globally and typically acts as a co-investor, making approximately 2–5 new portfolio investments per quarter and 2–5 follow-on investments per quarter. Initial check sizes can be up to $1M USD. 

As a generalist investor within healthcare, the firm seeks transformative technologies that shape the future of the sector. 

The firm values founders with a clear vision to solve fundamental problems at the root cause level, emphasizing cost-effective solutions that can benefit large populations. 

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

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