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Who should attend?

This conference will benefit venture capitalists and angel investors who are interested in early-stage life sciences companies. Key attendees will be business development and senior executives from biotech, pharmaceutical and biomedical companies.

Why attend?

Be among the first to see a range of new companies spun off from Massachusetts research institutions, and see new technologies that are available for commercialization through licensing agreements and the creation of new companies.

Can I present my company/technology at the conference?

MTTC will be glad to consider you as a presenter. To see detailed eligibility criteria and to apply please download the LS 2010 Presenter Application.

Can I exhibit my company/technology at the conference?

MTTC will be glad to consider you as an exhibitor. To see detailed eligibility criteria and to apply please download the LS 2010 ExhibitorApplication

    Early-Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference VI:

    April 6, 2010, 1:00-7:00 pm
    Merck Research Laboratories
    33 Avenue Louis Pasteur
    Boston, MA 02115

    The 6th Early-Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference is an opportunity for research institutions and recently formed Massachusetts companies to present their life sciences technologies to an audience of angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate investors.


    Agenda:

    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Registration and Dessert Bar
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Welcome and Keynote
    2:30 PM - 3:20 PM Company presentations - Session One
    3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Coffee Break
    3:35 PM - 5:15 PM Company presentations - Session Two
    5:15 PM - 7:00 PM Networking Reception and Poster Session


    Pitch Presenting and Exhibiting

    The Early-Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference is an annual showcase for platform technologies developed at the research institutions, hospitals and universities of Massachusetts and for recently formed Massachusetts companies.  Presenters will include founders of new Massachusetts companies and faculty of Massachusetts institutions with technologies that could be the basis of a start-up or license.  The Forum is an opportunity for these companies and faculty to present to an audience of angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate investors.

    Pitch Presenting

    Presenters will be able to give 10-minute presentations on their business opportunity to an audience of angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate investors. In addition presenters will be given a poster board to exhibit during the conference.

    In order to present, you must complete Pitch Presenter Application form and submit it to the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center to jgoldberg@umassp.edu by February 21, 2010

    To be eligible to present at the program you must meet the following criteria:

    You must have recently formed a MA based company which has the following characteristics:

    1. The company must be developing biotechnology products, related services or commercially applicable technologies;
    2. The company must not have yet received professional venture capital - the company may have received grant funding or angel investments;
    3. The company must be actively looking for either capital investment or a corporate partnership or both.

    Or

    You must be a PI or Technology Transfer Officer at a Massachusetts based research organization and have a technology that could be the foundation for a new start-up company.

    Exhibiting

    Exhibitors will be given a poster board to exhibit during the conference.
    In order to exhibit, you must complete Exhibitor Application form and submit it to the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center to jgoldberg@umassp.edu by February 21, 2010

    To be eligible to exhibit at the program you must meet the following criteria:

    You must have recently formed a MA based company which has the following characteristics:
    You must be a PI or Technology Transfer Officer at a Massachusetts based research organization and have a technology that could be the foundation for a new start-up company.
    Or
    1. The company must be developing biotechnology products, related services or commercially applicable technologies;
    2. The company must not have yet received professional venture capital - the company may have received grant funding or angel investments;


    Registration:

    • MATTO members, academics/staff at MATTO member institutions, MBC members, and Presenters - $90.00
    • Non-member - $130.00

    Click here to Register


    Sponsorship Information:

    $3,000 Sponsorships Available

    Sponsorship benefits:

    • Three complementary conference registrations
    • Recognition in pre-event advertising
    • Designation as sponsor in event signage
    • Opportunity to display sponsor literature on literature table
    • Name and/or logo on printed conference materials and Web site
    • One-page service description and contact information in conference book
    • Acknowledgment and thanks at beginning of meeting
    • Early notification of sponsorship opportunities for future events

    For sponsorship information, please contact:

    Abigail Barrow
    (617) 287-7071
    abarrow@umassp.edu


     

     

     

     

     


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