BioEntrepreneur Bootcamp with MassBio, SR One and Pepper Hamilton
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LabCentral
700 North, Main Street Cambridge, MA 02139Description
BioEntrepreneur Bootcamp and Pitch Contest presented by MassBio, SR One, Pepper Hamilton, and LabCentral
Please join us at LabCentral on Tuesday, October 18th for a one-day crash course in life science entrepreneurship. Learn from industry veterans how to employ the essential elements of a successful start-up and polish your pitch for the chance to win a grand prize including pro bono consultations from Pepper Hamilton and McKinsey, admission to an EBD Group conference, and 6 months access to Evaluate Pharma. Whether you are an established entrepreneur or are inspired to become one, this program will fill the knowledge gap to provide attendees with actionable steps to take their innovations forward. This full-day event will feature panels, fireside chats, and an audience pitch contest, concluding with a networking reception.
Our esteemed judges for the pitch events include:
Kiran Reddy, Venture Partner, Clarus Ventures
David Lucchino, CEO, Frequency Therapeutics
Brian Gallagher, Partner, SR One
Michael Gilman, former CEO, Padlock Therapeutics; Stromedix
Alicia Irurzun-Lafitte, Principal, M Ventures - Merck Ventures BV
Reza Mollaaghababa, Partner, Pepper Hamilton
Maia Harris, Partner, Pepper Hamilton
Tom Engellener, Partner, Pepper Hamilton
Carolyn Green, Executive Director, Strategic Investments, Pfizer Worldwide R&D, ERDI
Roopom Banerjee, President and CEO, RainDance Technologies
Agenda:
8:00am-8:30am Registration
8:30am-8:45am Opening Remarks, Gene Barton, Partner, Pepper Hamilton
8:45am-9:15am Company Story - Elizabeth O'Day, CEO of Olaris Therapeutics
9:15am-9:30am 30-second Audience Pitches with Judge Feedback
9:30am-10:15am Company Story - Jonathan Thon and Sven Karlsson, co-founders of Platelet Biogenesis
10:15am-10:35am Coffee Break and Pitch Revision
10:35am-11:20am Fireside Chat with Vikas Goyal of SR One and Praveen Tipirneni, CEO of Morphic Therapeutic
11:20am-11:45am 60-second Audience Pitches with Judge Feedback
11:45am-12:30pm Company Story - Jens Eckstein, SR One and Jim Broderick, Chairman and Co-founder, Ra Pharma
12:30pm-1:15pm Lunch Break and Pitch Revision
1:15pm-2:00pm Company Story - Rosanna Kapeller and Don Nicholson of Nimbus Therapeutics
2:00pm-2:45pm Fireside Chat with Terry McGuire, founder of Polaris Partners and Tillman Gerngross, Associate Provost of Dartmouth's Office of Entrepreneurship & Technology Transfer and Co-founder of GlycoFi, Adimab, Arsanis, Avitide, and Alector
2:45pm-3:30pm 5-minute Audience Pitches with Judge Feedback
3:30pm-3:45pm Break and Judge Deliberation
3:45pm-4:15pm Closing Keynote - Michael Gilman, former CEO, Padlock Therapeutics; Stromedix
4:15pm-4:30pm Award Presentation and Closing Remarks, Steve London, Partner, Pepper Hamilton
4:30pm-6:00pm Reception
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