Is my company big enough for professional services? This panel at the the 2024 Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit presented by BioUtah has the answers. Moderated by BioUtah’s president and CEO Kelvyn Cullimore, the panel included Jeff Burton of Halia Therapeutics, Heather Allen of Tanner & Co., Mark Bonham of Mayer Brown […]
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Venture Capital Resources in Utah
Investment capital is the gas that fuels the engine of innovation. Some believe that gas must be sourced out of state and brought in. However, this panel reveals that life sciences investors are alive and well in the Beehive state. Presented on March 14, 2024, this panel featured Ryan Morley of Springtide Capital as moderator, […]
CEO Panel at the 2024 Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit
CEO Insights: Building a Life Sciences Company Panel from the 2024 Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit: CEO Insights: Building a Life Sciences Company featured Nathan Robinson of Wilson Sonsini, Ciara Kennedy of Sorriso Pharma, Fred Lampropoulos of Merit Medical, Clark Turner of Turner Innovations and Myles Greenberg of Lucent Biomedical. Presented by […]
E&I Summit Recap
It was another banner year for the Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit (E&I Summit), presented by BioUtah and the University of Utah Technology Licensing Office. The 2024 E&I Summit, held, March 14 at the Sheraton in Salt Lake City, provided a forum where Utah’s healthcare entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and the investment community […]
Beyond VC Panel
The 2023 Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit attracted local and national investors who a lot to say about the state of venture capital in the life sciences industry. A panel, focused on financing beyond venture capital, included MODERATOR: Nola Masterson with Science Futures Management, and PANELISTS: Chris McFadden with KKR, Geoffrey Loos with CapM […]
Early Stage Financing Options Panel
The Early-Stage Financing Options panel turned out to be a very popular panel. In front of a standing room only crowd, the panel talked about very specific issues surrounding early stage funding. The panel was lead by Marcia Nelson of Freedom Capital, who also was the Finance Track sponsor. Panel members included Bruce Roberts of […]
The State of Venture Capital in the Life Sciences
The State of Venture Capital in the Life Sciences A highlight of the 2023 BioUtah Entrepreneur & Investor Summit was a panel of local and nationally recognized venture capitalists who shared their expertise and outlook for life sciences investment. The panel, included Karey Barker, founding managing director of Cross Creek; James Buxton, principal of NEA; […]
CEO Panel from the 2023 Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit
CEO Panel from 2023 E&I Summit One of the most popular panels every year at the Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit (E&I Summit) is the CEO panel. This year was no exception. This panel features executives who have had experience bringing a company to market and faced the realities of not only […]
Utah’s New Innovation Fund Featured at the E&I Summit
This year’s Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur and Investor Life Sciences Summit featured a panel titled “Driving Innovation in Utah: The Utah Innovation Fund”. Featured on the panel was Keith Marmer, chief Innovation and economic engagment officer at the University of Utah; Jefferson Moss, House Majority Whip and associate commissioner for innovation with Utah’s System of Higher […]