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Calling All Academic Alliance MembersTo provide additional value for our Academic Alliance members, Life Science Tennessee is in the process of creating an online directory to be featured on our website. The directory will include an AA member's current affiliation and industry area of interest, among other details, and will serve as a recruitment tool for our mentors and life science industry professionals looking for top talent. Only members can be a part of the directory so we encourage all graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to become official AA members today! If you are not yet a member, join now for just $25.
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Knoxville Holiday Party
Don't miss the last opportunity this year to connect with life science executives at our holiday parties. Join us tomorrow at the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Click here to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you! Happy Holidays!
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Save the Date: Life Science Day on the HillOn February 20, we will host our annual state advocacy day at the Cordell Hull State Office Building in Nashville. Join Life Science Tennessee and member companies as we meet with legislators and policy leaders for a day of education and networking. You can also start networking at the Innovation Reception co-hosted with Launch Tennessee the night before on Tuesday, February 19. Registration to come in January!
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Speak at a Major Industry EventThere are great opportunities next year for you and your company to get the platform you need to take your business to the next level. Read on for speaking and presentation opportunities at two of the largest industry gatherings: BIO and the MedTech Conference. Where: Boston, MA When: Sept. 23-25, 2019 Open Call for Sessions – AdvaMed is seeking session proposals for The MedTech Conference 2019. Organizations from or affiliated with the medtech industry are welcome to submit session ideas dealing with the latest trends, advancements and critical issues in our field. Session proposals are due February 1, 2019. Learn more.
MedTech Innovator – Applications are now being accepted for the MedTech Innovator 2019 Competition, Showcase & Accelerator. This is a unique opportunity for start-ups and emerging growth medical technology companies to gain access to industry leaders. MedTech Innovator awards up to $500,000 in non-dilutive cash prizes and in-kind awards during the 2019 competition. The deadline for applications is January 25, 2019. Learn more. Where: Philadelphia, PA When: June 3-6, 2019
The Start-Up Stadium was designed to provide start-up companies with the opportunity to engage key members of the investment community, venture philanthropy groups, and BIO attendees. This area in the BIO Exhibition provides an exciting and interactive experience where investors provide live feedback and judge six-minute pitches presented by start-up biotech companies. Selected companies get discounted registration that also includes one-on-one partnering.
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Scipreneur Challenge 2019The first event in the Memphis Scipreneur Challenge will kick off in early January. Memphis Scipreneur Challenge is an initiative of LST's Mid-South Academic Alliance in collaboration with Memphis Bioworks, University of Memphis (UofM), University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (SJCRH).
On January 10 (in lieu of our Memphis Beer & Biotech that month), we encourage you to attend the IP Parade. The region’s top research institutions will present the technologies that they are making available for the program at the IP Parade. Ultimately, these technologies are turned into mock companies that are ready for investment and commercialization by the end of the six-week program. It is interesting to be a part of this process at the beginning and to watch students take these promising technologies and make them mock companies. It is also a great opportunity to learn about some of the most promising technologies available for commercialization out of these research institutions. - What: IP Parade of Memphis Scipreneur Challenge
- When: January 10, 2019 from 5:30-7:30pm CT
- Where: Memphis Bioworks (20 Dudley St., #900)
The final pitch will be held on March 7. Learn more about the Memphis Scipreneur Challenge and stay tuned for other events!
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January Beer & Biotechs In January, we'll resume our monthly Beer & Biotech networking events. Because of Memphis Scipreneur Challenge (see above), our first official event will be held January 10 in Nashville followed by Knoxville on January 17 and Chattanooga on January 24. Stay tuned for speaker announcements. If you're planning to join us, RSVP below!
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2019 BIO Convention Discount As a valued LST member, we're offering you the opportunity to lock in a significant discount on two premier registration packages for the 2019 BIO International Convention in Philadelphia, June 3-6: Convention Access and Convention Access & Partnering.
Click here to complete the form and access your discount code.
Registration for BIO 2019 is not required at this point. Simply complete the form, and you will be sent your discount code prior to registration opening in early January 2019.
BIO Members receive complimentary session recordings following BIO 2019—a $300 value!
Complete the form by Friday, January 18 to receive your discount code.
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LST News
NIST recommends improvements for federal tech transfer, seeks comments
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a paper making recommendations to improve federal technology transfer. Recommendations are organized around five topics: regulation and administration, private-sector engagement, R&D workforce, tech transfer tools, and metrics and benchmarks. These recommendations—and the responses they generate—are expected to lead to regulatory and legislative proposals over the course of the next two years. The FDA has finalized its guidance on the agency’s breakthrough device designation—and has pitched a new pathway to reward devices that innovate on safety first, before any major gains in efficacy. The new Safer Technologies Program, or STeP, was first outlined this past April in the FDA’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan, with the goal of encouraging development of safer technologies.
Tennessee ranks 39th among the Fifty States in a new Science & Technology Index from the Milken Institute, up one notch from two years ago but still well within the bounds of the 35th- to 41st-place rankings the state has earned since 2010. On the "Technology Concentration and Dynamism" component of its overall ranking, Tennessee rose to 29th rank from 41st rank in 2016.
About a month after returning from the “InnoSTARS Competition” held in Suzhou, China, Eric Mayer, Chief Executive Officer, says the company has been invited to join the BioX Acceleration Program offered through Biohub International and focused on business opportunities in the Asian country. In addition, EDP BioTech and US Capital Global Securities, an affiliate of US Capital Global, are announcing today that the latter is offering to accredited investors a $5 million preferred equity investment in the privately-held medical device company. Amgen is paying Molecular Partners $50 million (€44 million) upfront for global rights to preclinical anti-cancer immune cell activator MP0310. The partners will test the 4-1BB-FAP bispecific molecule in combination with Amgen drugs including its bispecific T-cell engagers.
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Renew Your Membership Today
It's almost time to renew your membership to Life Science Tennessee. If you are interested in renewing your membership before January, please contact Danielle Johnson at djohnson@lifesciencetn.org. If you are not yet an LST member, learn more about our benefits and join today!
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