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Get Your Ticket to LSTCONLSTCON 2019 will take place Nov. 14 in downtown Nashville. Stay tuned for compelling speaker and panel announcements that address the hottest issues shaping our industry. Our 2018 program featured panels and workshops on advances in personalized medicine, ways to grow the life science workforce, tips for building medical device companies and more.
Be part of the largest gathering of life science leaders and innovators in the state.
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New Patents2Products Fellowship ProgramThe University of Memphis and Epicenter have partnered to create a new program designed to hire post-doc fellows to start businesses, using patented intellectual property developed both in Memphis and across the United States. Starting this fall, Patents2Products Post-Doc program creates a two-year funded position for research entrepreneurs and provides them with the necessary tools for a launching a successful startup.
For more information about the program and to apply, click here.
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Last Chance to RSVP for The Networks Mentor MixerLaunch Tennessee, in partnership with Life Science Tennessee and the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council, cordially invites you to an evening of networking in appreciation of your generous service to the Mentor Networks.
The evening will include heavy hors d'oeuvres, drinks and networking. Have friends or colleagues interested in becoming mentors themselves? They’re also encouraged to attend!
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LST Member Opportunities
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- SBIR Virtual Road Tour: On July 8–12, Launch Tennessee is kicking off a virtual SBIR Road Tour. In 1:1 meetings with federal agency program officers, Tennessee entrepreneurs will receive individualized guidance on applying for Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) grants. If you're interested in scheduling a 15-minute meeting, fill out this form.
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- Genetic Technologies for All Classrooms (GTAC): GTAC is a five-day national professional development academy at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology that prepares science educators to address high school level genetics, genomics, and biotech content such as cancer and clinical genomics, common complex disease, and agricultural genomics. The 2019 GTAC: National will be held July 22-26. Register now.
- 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival: 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival brings together the best innovators and difference-makers for two days of networking, programming, and entertainment on the latest in technology and entrepreneurship. By design, 36|86 is a launching point to greater things for you and your business. Join us in downtown Nashville, Aug. 28-29, and make your next move. Get your ticket today.
- The MedTech Conference: From Sept. 23-25, more than 3,000 of the world’s top medtech executives will gather in Boston, MA, for the leading event in our industry—the MedTech Conference. Featuring world‑class plenary speakers, cross‑cutting educational programming, valuable networking and business development opportunities, The MedTech Conference is a must‑attend event for the industry’s prominent and most promising companies. Register now.
- SEBIO Forum: The Southeast BIO (SEBIO) Investor & Partnering Forum will be held Nov. 6-7 at The Biltmore in Miami-Coral Gables, FL. The conference provides an unparalleled opportunity to meet key decisionmakers in the regional and national life science and medical technology communities. Register today.
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LST News
David A. Owens, a leading thinker on innovation and new product development and Owen Graduate School of Management faculty member, has been named the Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond’ry. Owens is a professor of the practice of management and innovation and succeeds Robert Grajewski, the Wond’ry’s inaugural director. Grajewski is concluding his three-year term having launched the Wond’ry in 2016 as Vanderbilt University’s center for innovation, creative collaboration, design and entrepreneurship.
Biotechnology venture capital firm Third Rock Ventures has raised $770m for its fifth fund, a sign that investor interest in funding early-stage science continues unabated despite volatile public markets. The investment vehicle, the largest ever raised by Third Rock in its 12-year history, will support investments in 10 to 12 companies. The Boston-based firm's new fund came together quickly. With Fund V, the firm will continue to execute on its strategy of discovering, launching and building innovative life sciences companies that have the potential to transform the lives of patients and their families.
Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on behalf of the industry regarding the Administration’s proposed tariffs on products imported from Mexico. “AdvaMed strongly opposes tariffs on medical technologies that save and improve countless lives every day. We’ve been engaged with the Administration and Congress regarding the proposed tariff increases on products from Mexico to make sure our views are known,” Whitaker said in a statement.
Trump to sign executive order to streamline biotech regulations amid US-China trade war
President Donald Trump on Tuesday was expected to sign an executive order meant to streamline regulations and cut costs associated with biotechnology, the White House announced. The order would pressure international trading partners—including China—to lift barriers in the biotech industry, which creates products such as pesticides and genetically engineered plants bred to resist diseases, three sources told CNBC. Officials from the White House and relevant agencies—the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency—briefed affected companies on a call earlier Tuesday, according to three participants.
Cumberland Emerging Technologies Welcomes Launch Tennessee’s Margaret Dolan as New Board Member
Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc. (CET), an incubator of early-stage life science companies, announced today the addition of Margaret Dolan to its board of directors. Dolan is the president and CEO of Launch Tennessee, a public-private partnership that supports entrepreneurs from ideation to exit. She previously served as a principal with independent consulting firm neil Strategies, LLC and was president and CEO of LocalShares and Saint Thomas Health Foundations. A certified public accountant, she began her career at KPMG, LLC before working for over two decades in various positions at Ingram Industries Inc.
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