Utah life sciences leader and Hatlia Therapeutics CEO, David Bearss, PhD, provided an inspiring luncheon keynote address as part of the 2026 Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit, presented by BioUtah and Brigham Young University’s Tech Transfer Office and College of LIfe Sciences. Bearss shared lessons learned from his own journey in biotechnology, […]
The VC Panel from the 2025 Wilson Sonsini Entrepreneur & Investor Life Sciences Summit presented by BioUtah and the Technology Licensing Office at the University of Utah was presented March 13, 2025 in Salt Lake City. Moderated by Ernst & Young’s Kurtis Parker, panelists included Matt Dormer of Stephens, Inc., Ian Robinson of JP Morgan, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]