March 15, 2012 - "Who is Catalyzing Life Science Startups? New Opportunities for Funding"

It’s becoming a more frequent occurrence that investors and drugmakers are getting involved in building companies from the ground-up.   Third Rock Ventures has a renowned model for “launching” new ventures and Johnson & Johnson’s COSAT program sets out to “identify and nurture promising technologies”.  There are also a few firms that have been successful in raising new funds, most recently Canaan Partners, a Menlo Park based firm raised $600M, a third of which will be dedicated to healthcare companies.   The BioCenter and Orrick are therefore bringing together key players involved in building and funding start-ups for a panel discussion.

TBD - "Building a Financial Foundation – A Blueprint for Taking the Right First Steps"

With increased pressure to deliver value efficiently and effectively, startups need all the help they can get. Accurate, comprehensive operational management from the start is a crucial first step to the success of any business. Join us for a one hour interactive session on how you can best manage your operations resulting in maximum time spent on value creation and minimum time spent on developing and maintaining back-end policies, procedures and operational infrastructure.

  INVESTOR FORUM

NCI SBIR INVESTOR FORUM

Prescience produces an Investor Forum series with partnering organizations, such as the National Cancer Institute, that give a valuable opportunity to connect with the biotech investment community, discuss collaboration opportunities, and potentially secure the necessary funding to advance your technology to the commercialization stage. In 2010, the National Cancer Institute Investor Forum was a huge success and of great value to the presenting companies. One-third of the presenting companies have already been successful in leveraging Investor Forum contacts to complete large-scale deals with investors or strategic partners. » more info

"Your vision, strategic planning, creativity, and persistence were all key to making this event a big success…You and your team are the best kind of partner that we can have. I'm really looking forward to continuing to work together on next steps."
- Michael Weingarten, Program Director, National Cancer Institute, SBIR

Upcoming Open House Tours

The Open House Tour is an opportunity for anyone interested in the BioCenter to tour the facility and the Core Labs, to meet the management, and learn more about the BioCenter history and its clients. The Tour starts at 2:30 and lasts around an hour depending on attendance and how curious you are!

• Wednesday, January 4, 2012
• Wednesday, February 1, 2012
• Wednesday, March 7, 2012 [Register Here]
• Wednesday, April 4, 2012 [Register Here]
• Wednesday, May 2, 2012 [Register Here]
• Wednesday, June 6, 2012 [Register Here]
• Wednesday, July 4, 2012
• Wednesday, August 1, 2012
• Wednesday, September 5, 2012
• Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Wednesday, November 7, 2012
• Wednesday, December 5, 2012

This event is free of charge. RSVP now»

Upcoming Internal Events

These events are free and reserved to BioCenter Internal Clients (Residents and Affiliates).

Company Training Events:

2012

January
5^th : Safety Meeting (11am to 12noon) Mandatory attendance by Safety Officers.
19^th :Bloodborne Pathogen Training (10:00am to 1:00pm) This is mandatory attendance by all SJBC badge-holders.

February
2^nd : Safety Meeting (11am to 12noon) Mandatory attendance by Safety Officers.
16^th : First Aid / CPR Training (Time TBD)

March
8^th : Safety Meeting (11am to 12noon) Mandatory attendance by Safety Officers.
22^nd : eWaste /Universal waste training (10:00am to 12:30pm)

April
5^th : Safety Meeting (11am to 12noon) Mandatory attendance by Safety Officers.
19^th : Safety training / TBD (10:00am to12:30pm)

Legal Office Hours
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP provide BioCenter Clients with pro-bono office hours. This is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to meet with experts in IP, regulatory, and corporate law. In addition to usual legal advices, Orrick and Townsend's relationships create a web of resources for the BioCenter clients. Their lawyers have relationships with hundreds of venture capital firms that have funded Orrick and Townsend’s clients. But the network doesn't stop there: Orrick and Townsend lawyers have strong ties with many investment banks and accounting firms, national laboratories, universities, private equity funds and public companies. They put their network to work for BioCenter Clients, be sure to secure a spot to increase you visibility and outreach.

Pitch Practice
Whether an entrepreneur is pitching an investor, customer, or other stakeholder, these sessions provide valuable feedback from experienced pitch coaches, former CEO's, investors, and mentors. We have selected mentors from our pool who have relevant experience assessing start-up companies and organizations. We will select the appropriate mentors based on who signs up and what kind of pitch you want to practice.
Each session is 1 hour and includes 3-4 mentors giving their undivided attention to one entrepreneur or company.
You can practice whatever pitch you want: elevator pitch, customer pitch, 20 minute investor pitch, 2 minute investor intro... If we have time, you can practice more than one! We highly recommend that you attend one of these sessions if you are going to pitch potential clients or investors. We will be brutally honest about whether we think you are ready.
This event is an on-demand event for BioCenter Internal Clients only.