Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation Day

Date: 

Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Location: 

The Harvard Club of Boston

 The 7th Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation (MALSI) Day  is the biggest day for life sciences startups and innovation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This is a high-energy, hands-on event which brings together scientific leaders and business experts to mingle with scientists, post-docs, professors, entrepreneurs, innovators, and venture capitalists.

Can you still be creative? In every lab in every research institution and company, researchers are told that they should be creative.  But can researchers still be creative with the organizational and financial demands that are placed on research environments?  Do corporations and academic institutions still have the courage to allow their teams to be really creative? If you want to do interesting and exciting science can you still get the funding? How does business and finance leadership view creativity? Our speakers and panelists will discuss the current battle to create innovation friendly environments and its impact on entrepreneurs and young researchers finding jobs.

 

Opening Keynote by Mark Levin, Founder, Third Rock Ventures, LLC

Panels and Discussion Sessions will include:

  • Startups that got funded in the last 18 months
  • Creativity in picking indications
  • How to design experiments for maximum effect
  • Supporting and managing a creative research environment
  • How do post-docs and first time entrepreneurs break into the Venture Capital Club?
  • Developing your plan and pitching your idea
  • Creative financing - what types of funding is currently available for start-ups

The conference will also feature the Innovators' Marketplace, a Networking Reception with leading life sciences CEO's, and a Poster Competition - great prizes for 3 best posters!

Join us for the flagship event of life sciences in Massachusetts, jointly and actively put together by all the major organizations that are involved in starting and supporting the life sciences start-up ecosystem in the Commonwealth.

Click here to register for this event.

CONFERENCE FEES:

  • $200 - Academics/staff at MATTO member institutions and Members of MassBio
  • $250 -Non-members
  • $60 - Students and post-docs (ID's will be required at the event)
  • $550 - Innovators' Marketplace Exhibitor (includes two attendees).
  • $80 Reception only (5-7 pm)
    • Includes poster competition, CEO Reception and Innovators' Marketplace
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