BioEntrepreneur Bootcamp & Pitch Contest 2018

BioEntrepreneur Bootcamp & Pitch Contest 2018

presented by MassBio & SR One

November 27, 2018

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

300 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA

Join us for a one-day crash course in entrepreneurship:

Hear from industry experts how to employ the essential elements of a successful startup

Polish your pitch for the chance to win multiple prizes

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.

Agenda:

8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration 8:30 am - 8:45 am Opening Remarks 8:45 am - 9:30 am Keynote Presentation: Ron Renaud, CEO, Translate Bio 9:30 am - 10:15 am Company Story: MindChild Medical Adam Wolfberg, Co-founder & CMO 10:15 am - 10:30 am 30-second Audience Pitches with Judge Feedback 10:30 am - 10:45 am Coffee Break and Pitch Revision 10:45 am - 11:30 am Company Story: ImmunsanT Leslie Williams, Co-founder & CEO 11:30 am - 11:50 am 60-second Audience Pitches with Judge Feedback 11:50 am - 12:30 pm Company Story: Pandion Therapeutics Tony Coyle, Co-founder & CEO Alan Crane, Co-founder & Chairman Jo Viney, Co-founder & CSO 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch Break and Pitch Revision 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm

5-minute Audience Pitches with Judge Feedback

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Company Story: Praxis Precision Medicines Kiran Reddy, President & CEO Stuart Chaffee, CBO Bernard Ravina, CMO 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Transit to Catalyst & Judge Deliberation 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Award Presentation and Closing Remarks 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm Networking Reception

Esteemed Judges:

• Leslie Cousens, Associate Director, Translational Medicine, AstraZeneca
• Stephen Curtis, Principal, MPM Capital
• Rosamon Deegan, President & CBO, Bicycle Therapeutics
• Brian Gallagher, Partner, Abingworth
• Brian Goldstein, Business & Technology Group Co-Chair, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
• Vikas Goyal, Principal, SR One
• Luba Greenwood, Strategic Business Development & Corporate Ventures, Verily
• Sree Kant, VP Business Development, Life Biosciences
• Catherine Nuccio, Senior Associate - Science & Technology, Alexandria Venture Investments
• Chandra Ramanathan, VP and Head East Coast Innovation Center, Bayer US
• Jason Ruth, Associate, 5AM Ventures
• Uciane Scarlett, Associate, Atlas Venture
• Michael Shinall, Intellectual Property Group Attorney, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
• Zach Shriver, CSO, Visterra

With thanks to our sponsors: