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RESI Panel Announcement: Healthcare System Partners

31 Mar

By Shaoyu Chang, MD, MPH, Senior Research Manager, LSN

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The RESI team is pleased to debut a new panel on Healthcare System Partners at RESI@TMCx on April 11. In an article titled “Innovation as Discipline, Not Fad,” the New England Journal of Medicine called on healthcare organizations to embrace innovations and serve as the training ground to test their medical benefits, technical feasibility, and business viability. Many healthcare systems are doing just that. This panel will reveal the changing role healthcare organizations are playing in fostering innovation.

Moderated by Rebecca Kaul, Chief Innovation Officer, MD Anderson, this session will feature:

From innovation centers to investment vehicles, healthcare organizations have become critical partners for entrepreneurs. Whether you are considering generating user experience, conducting pilot studies, or receiving technical guidance, the value of face-to-face meetings with these institutions is unfathomable. At the heart of the world’s largest medical center, this panel will help entrepreneurs navigate complex healthcare systems and bring their companies to the next milestone.

Registering for the RESI Conference will give you the opportunity to listen to this panel live, connect with relevant investors and network with like-minded entrepreneurs.

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RESI@TMCx Panel: Medical Device Investors Share Their Strategies

24 Mar

By Lucy Parkinson, Director of Research, LSN

Medtech innovation is one of the focuses of Texas Medical Center’s innovation programs, with TMCx focusing its startup acceleration program on medical devices and healthcare IT. RESI@TMCx will provide a venue for investors to meet with innovative medical device startups from Texas and beyond, and this panel session will explore what it takes to get a new device product funded and commercialized.

Moderated by Angela Shah, Editor, Xconomy, the panelists are:

The panelists will share their experience and insight on the medical device sector, including what areas of medical technology are of peak interest right now, what factors they examine when performing diligence on a medical device company, and what opportunities they see for the future of device innovation. If you’d like to hear from these experienced investors and from our expert moderator, you can register for RESI now.

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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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Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) Conference: Corporate VCs & Strategic Investment Panel

7 Jan

By Christine A. Wu, Research Analyst, LSN

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At LSN’s RESI San Francisco Conference next Tuesday, January 12th, the Corporate VC & Strategic Investment panel will focus on how major pharmaceutical companies evaluate and invest in early stage life science companies, both through corporate venture capital arms and internal investment units.

In this panel, corporate VC and major pharmaceutical investors will discuss the types of companies they’re interested in investing in, and how they structure these opportunities to achieve their strategic aims. Panelists will provide advice on how entrepreneurs can engage with a corporate investor, and what to expect from an investment relationship with a large pharmaceutical company.

Moderated by Edward Hu, CFO & CIO of WuXi AppTec, the audience will hear from:

  • Carolyn E. Green, Executive Director, Strategic Investments, Worldwide R&D, Pfizer
  • Geeta Vemuri, Vice President, Head, Baxalta Ventures
  • Hakan Goker, Senior Investment Director, MS Ventures
  • Ilan Zipkin, Senior Investment Director, Takeda Ventures

If you’re a fundraising entrepreneur seeking strategic investments with a major pharmaceutical company, this panel is not one you want to miss. RESI San Francisco is already the largest RESI yet with over 700 attendees. This will be a great opportunity to expand your network in the life science space, so register now before it’s too late.

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Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) Conference: Healthcare IT Investors Panel

17 Dec

By Shaoyu Chang, MD, MPH,  Senior Research Manager, LSN

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At the intersection between life science and computer science, healthcare IT continues to attract strong interests from both camps. VC funds, big pharmas, and tech corporates are all actively seeking the next big thing in HCIT that would transform healthcare fundamentally.

Some of the biggest players in HCIT investment will speak at RESI San Francisco to share their expertise and advice with entrepreneurs. Moderated by Anne DeGheest, Founder of HealthTech Capital, the panel will feature:

This panel will provide fundraising entrepreneurs with an inside peak into the strategy of these HCIT investors – How do you make your company stand out in this crowded marketplace? What do investors see as the most high-potential fields of innovation in healthcare IT? How do you demonstrate to an investor that your product has the potential to succeed?

If you’re interested in listening to this panel live at RESI, you can register for RESI San Francisco now. RESI provides a great opportunity to expand your network in the life sciences and to get a better understanding of fundraising process, and January 12th will be our largest gathering yet.

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RESI Panel Announcement: Diagnostic Investors

3 Dec

By Nicholas Civitarese, Research Analyst, LSN

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The amount of capital being invested in medical technology and diagnostics is at its highest point since 2008. However, companies in the diagnostics space face some unique challenges in the fundraising landscape.

To inform your fundraising campaign’s direction, Life Science Nation is pleased to announce a panel of six investors with expertise in the diagnostics space for RESI San Francisco on January 12th. Moderated by Akhil Saklecha, Partner at Artiman Ventures, the panel will feature:

This panel will provide fundraising entrepreneurs with an inside peak into the strategy of these diagnostic investors – including best practices for building relationships with diagnostic investors as well as advice on making sure your diagnostic company is positioned as a strong investment opportunity.

If you’re interested in listening to this panel live at RESI, you can register for RESI San Francisco now. RESI provides a great opportunity to expand your network in the life sciences and to get a better understanding of fundraising process, and January 12th will be our largest gathering yet.

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RESI SF Panel Annoucement: Big Pharma

25 Nov

By Lucy Parkinson, Director of Research, LSN

One of the key shifts in the life science product development landscape in recent years is that big pharma companies are increasingly looking outward for innovation. Pharma corporate development groups are deploying an array of means to source, evaluate and invest in assets discovered or developed by biotech entrepreneurs.

At RESI San Francisco, the Big Pharma panel will explore the shifting dynamic between big pharma and small biotechs. What can you expect from a pharma company’s evaluation process, and what can you do to position your startup to make a deal?  Panelists will answer these questions and provide their advice on how entrepeneurs can take align themselves with the firms that they represent.

Moderated by Kevin Lynch, Vice President, Scientific Assessment, AbbVie, the panelists are:

If you’d like to hear this panel live at RESI and meet with investors from the pharma world and beyond, you can register for RESI San Francisco now.

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