Innovators and Investors: The Journey from Entry to Exit
Breakfast Buffet, Hot Lunch, and Free Parking are included.
The Life Sciences Collaborative is proud to invite you to our 7th annual conference at USciences in Philadelphia.
Along with a breakfast buffet, lunch, networking with peers/influencers, and free parking, our program will include:
Philadelphia is consistently ranked in the top 10 life sciences clusters in the country, due to our proximity to Big Pharma, excellent research institutions, and robust talent pool. Venture capital funding of Philly-based life sciences companies, while still trailing Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, and others, has grown significantly in the last several years. With our maturing eco-system, now is a great time to start or grow a life sciences company in the region.
However, we realize that emerging life science companies in our region face a lot of challenges. These challenges include navigating the balance between building a business and optimizing scientific progress, sourcing and working with investors, and entering into commercialization.
Come join the Life Sciences Collaborative for our 7th annual conference to hear from both innovators and investors on their journeys to building sustainable and profitable life sciences businesses.
During the program you will hear from experienced founders who will share stories from the trenches on how they started and seeded their business, what they experienced during growth and how they took their company public or exited. We will also hear how investors recognize and decide on when and what to invest in, and who they want to engage with as partners.
The Life Sciences Collaborative would like for you to engage and learn from this year’s event about the challenges and successes of others, while networking with fellow life science colleagues. Whether your life science cycle is set, or you need to redefine how you prepare your business for the future, this event’s objective is for you to learn, share and develop relationships with others within this ever-evolving life sciences landscape.
We look forward to you joining this esteemed group of speakers in what proves to be a great event for learning, engaging and networking.
Individual Presenters
Chris Cashman
Chairman, MBF Therapeutics
Louis P. Kassa III, MBA
Executive VP & COO, Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks Co, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute & Hepititis B Foundation
Adam Lohr
Partner & Senior Analyst, RSM US LLP
J. David Owens
Biopharmaceutical Executive, Entrpreneur, Angel Investor, Board Member
Licensing Panel
Ihor Terleckyj (Moderator)
CEO, CuRAGE Therapeutics
Ahmet Hamdi Cavusoglu, Ph.D.
Director, Academnic Venture Exchange
Michael Poisel
Executive Director, PCI Ventures
Steve Nappi
Associate VP of Technology Commercialization & Business Development, Temple University
Paul Jeffrey
Partner, BusStim, Virtual Biotech Accelerator
Pricing Panel
Amy Williams (Moderator)
President and Managing Partner, SageWorks Rx LLC
Shekhar Yerramilli
Founder & CEO, The Guiding Start
Joshua Parks
Founder, Chiral Logic
Dr. Maria Lopes
Former Chief Medical Officer, MagellanRx
Maximilian Vargas, PhD, MBA
Senior Director, US Access Strategy and Account Management, Certara
Funding Panel
Dennis Steadman (Moderator)
President, Steadman Consulting, LLC & Steadman Capital, LLC
Anthony P. Green, PhD
Vice President, Science and Technology, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southern Pennsylvania
Daron Evans
Managing Director, PoC Capital
Susan Dillon, PhD
Co-Founder, President and CEO, Aro Biotherapeutics Company
Andrew Olsen
Principal, Boathouse Capital
Exits Panel
Ryan Udell (Moderator)
Partner, Corporate and Securities Group, White and Williams
Adele Oliva
Founding Partner, 1315 Capital
John Gregg
CEO, BalinBac Therapeutics
Matt Steere
Managing Director, Canaccord Financial
Robert P. Ryan, PhD, D.A.B.T.
President & CEO, Innova Therapeutics, Inc.
Hourly Schedule
Full Agenda
- 07:00 - 08:00
- Registration, Breakfast and Networking
- 08:15 - 08:30
- Welcome from LSC’s Founder & Co-Chair, Steve Kantor (EVP KEH Insurance Agency)
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Speakers:
Paul Katz, Steve Kantor
- 08:30 - 09:00
- Opening
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Speakers:
Chris Cashman
- 09:05 - 10:00
- Panel #1: Raising Capital – Real World Lessons
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Speakers:
Andrew Olsen, Anthony P. Green, Daron Evans, Susan Dillon
- 10;00 - 10:25
- Break
- 10:30 - 11:25
- Panel #2: Pricing
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Speakers:
Dr. Maria Lopes, Joshua Parks, Maximilian Vargas, Shekhar Yerramilli
- 11:30 - 12:00
- Continue..
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Speakers:
Lou Kassa III
- 12:00 - 12:55
- Lunch & Networking
- 01:00 - 01:55
- Panel #3: Great Expectations: The Real World of Licensing
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Speakers:
Ahmet Hamdi Cavusoglu, Michael Poisel, Paul Jeffrey, Steve Nappi
- 02:00 - 02:55
- Panel #4:Exits
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Speakers:
Adele Oliva, John Gregg, Matt Steere, Robert P. Ryan
- 03:00 - 03:15
- Break
- 03:15 - 03:40
- Continue..
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Speakers:
Adam Lohr
- 03:40 - 04:05
- Continue..
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Speakers:
J. David Owens
- 04:05 - 04:10
- Closing Remarks & Break for Networking
Speakers
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Adam LohrPartner & Senior Analyst, RSM US LLP
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Adele OlivaFounding Partner, 1315 Capital
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Ahmet Hamdi CavusogluPh.D.; Director, Academnic Venture Exchange
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Andrew OlsenPrincipal, Boathouse Capital
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Anthony P. GreenPhD; Vice President, Science and Technology, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southern Pennsylvania
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Chris CashmanChairman, MBF Therapeutics
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Daron EvansManaging Director, PoC Capital
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Dr. Maria LopesFormer Chief Medical Officer, MagellanRx
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J. David OwensBiopharmaceutical Executive, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Board Member
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John GreggCEO, BalinBac Therapeutics
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Joshua ParksFounder, Chiral Logic
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Lou Kassa IIIMBA Executive VP & COO, Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks Co, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute & Hepatitis B Foundation
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Matt SteereManaging Director, Canaccord Financial
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Maximilian VargasPhD, MBA; Senior Director, US Access Strategy and Account Management, Certara
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Michael PoiselExecutive Director, PCI Ventures
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Paul JeffreyPartner, BusStim, Virtual Biotech Accelerator
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Paul KatzMD, President of USciences
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Robert P. RyanPhD, D.A.B.T.; President & CEO, Innova Therapeutics, Inc
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Shekhar YerramilliFounder & CEO, The Guiding Start
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Steve KantorCo-Founder of the Life Sciences Collaborative Executive Vice President, KEH Insurance Agency
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Steve NappiAssociate VP of Technology Commercialization & Business Development, Temple University
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Susan DillonPhD; Co-Founder, President and CEO, Aro Biotherapeutics Company