Archive: 2015 Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation Day

June 2, 2015
Harvard Club of Boston
374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

View the 2015_Notebook for detailed information about the Conference Agenda, Speaker Biographies, Sponsor Information, Company Profiles, and Exhibitors.

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The 8th Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation (MALSI) Day was the biggest day for life sciences startups and innovation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This was 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.

Our theme was “Weathering Healthcare Climate Change” – the environment in which new inventions are commercialized and start-ups are created is constantly and radically changing so how do you make sure that your commercialization plan is robust enough to weather all of the changes that may impact your plan.  Changes in healthcare policy, the economy, available financing, regulatory approvals, and reimbursement all impact a business as it grows.  With so many unknowns, how does the entrepreneur take a best guess at the environment they will be operating in when their new product is ready for market in five, ten or fifteen years.  During 2015’s Mass Life Sciences Innovation Day, our keynotes and panels explored the Healthcare Climate Changes that are likely to impact technology development and commercialization and how you can respond.

The conference featured Keynotes, Panels, Innovators’ Marketplace, Networking Reception with leading life sciences CEO’s , and Poster Competition.

Panels and Discussion Sessions will included:

  • The Nuts and Bolts of what to do after you have cashed your first investor check
  • If you build it will they come – creating a compelling value proposition for your idea
  • Early risk reduction of your technology in the lab
  • Health policy and how its changing and how it will shape the life sciences sector
  • If had only I known – things your VC never told you …. and why you should have listened to your Mother
  • How to get funded – where is the money, what are investors looking for, and how can you secure it for your start-up

It was 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.

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