Biotech Venture Capital

Event details
In the last few years, biotechs and academia have been the prime sources of innovation in the pharmaceutical space. Appropriate funding - often granted by venture capitals (VC) or large pharma, is vital to fuel their innovation engine.

At the same time, VC receives thousands of funding requests every year - so how can one Biotech really differentiate from others? Which ideas are VCs willing to invest on? How do they make funding decisions?

The objective of this HBA event is to create a platform bringing together entrepreneurs from life science/biotech companies and representatives of venture capital funds to discuss the challenges and opportunities of fund raising, including perspectives on future scientific innovation areas, VCs portfolio management and decision-making approach, and how to shape successful interactions between a biotech and VC.

Learning objectives
1. Connect VC fund companies and local Biotech companies
2. Understand VCs perspective on future trends and where innovations will lie
3. Gather insights on VCs approach and criteria to decision making for portfolio management

Agenda
5.30 PM - 6.00 PM   Registration
6.00 PM - 6.10 PM   HBA introduction
6.10 PM - 6.30 PM   Topic introduction
6.30 PM - 7.30 PM   Panel discussion
7.30 PM - 8.30 PM   Networking/apero

Event location
transBARent
Viaduktstrasse 3
4051 Basel
0041 061 222 21 31

Directions

Speakers
Valentina Sartori, PhD
McKinsey and Company

David Karabelnik, PhD
Breslin

Christoph Esslinger, PhD
Memo Therapeutics

Marc Gitzinger, PhD
BioVersys

Markus Hosang, PhD
BioMedPartners

Registration information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online Registration deadline: November 17, 2014
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed

Member rate:
$30 until November 17, 2014
$35 after November 17, 2014

Nonmember rate:
$35 until November 17, 2014
$40 after November 17, 2014

Capacity
Is capacity limited? Yes
Space is limited to 70 registrants.

Cancellations/refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes
If yes, must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by November 14, 2014; no refunds are available after this date.

Event questions/support
- Program contact for event details: Contact email stancicmirjana@yahoo.com and/or phone 0041799147510
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 1
- Trouble with online registration: events@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 3

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Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
Regular Registration	€30.00 / $35.00	€34.00 / $40.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

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