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Advocate for Life Sciences in DCLife Science Tennessee's Day in D.C. offers our members the opportunity to engage the Tennessee delegation to the U.S. Congress. At a pivotal time in the industry, we strongly encourage LST members to join us and talk about the innovations that are growing Tennessee's economy and providing life-saving drugs and therapies that will heal, fuel, and feed Americans. We'll hold a member briefing on April 3 to present our federal policy agenda and attend BIO's reception at night. On April 4, we'll host a breakfast for the Tennessee delegation and proceed to a full day of meetings.
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Memphis Scipreneur Final Pitch Tomorrow The last event in the nine-week Memphis Scipreneur Challenge, the Final Pitch, will be held tomorrow night at Memphis Bioworks. At this event, the participating teams, comprising of research scientists, business students, clinicians, and mentors, will present a business plan and compete to win prizes, judged by the Memphis business community. RSVP here!
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RSVP for Beer & Biotechs Next week, we will resume our Beer & Biotech events across the state. These are great networking opportunities for LST and Academic Alliance members. Our Nashville event will feature State Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro. Stay tuned for other speaker announcements and RSVP for an event in a city near you:
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Apply for the Life Science Mentor NetworkThe Life Science Mentor Network, now beginning its fourth year, is a partnership between Life Science Tennessee and Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN). The Network pairs seasoned mentors with early-stage companies, all while leveraging the wealth of knowledge available in our state’s accelerators. Currently, the program taps the expertise of more than 60 mentors who guide participating companies through a process that helps fine-tune specific areas of each company’s investor pitch including overall presentation, finance, marketing, business strategy, intellectual property, and other key aspects.
To graduate, companies must give a final presentation to an audience that includes investors. The goal of the program is to leverage the expertise of mentors and help these companies produce the best, most polished pitch possible.
If you are part of an early-stage company that wants to join the Network, apply here! And if you’re a seasoned life science professional interested in mentoring the next generation of innovators, learn more here.
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SBIR/STTR Workshops Across TN
Launch Tennessee will host a series of workshops over the next two months covering the full portfolio of resources available to early-stage companies commercializing technology in Tennessee. These workshops will provide an in-depth look at SBIR/STTR federal grant opportunities, plus an abbreviated version of the Resource Overview content.
Click here for a list of upcoming workshops with registration information.
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LST Member Opportunities
Attend - SEMDA MedTech Conference: Registration is now open for the SEMDA MedTech 2019 conference. This conference is the premier medical technology forum fostering business and educational opportunities for the medtech industry, including medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health. Take a look at the conference agenda and register today.
- 2019 BIO International Convention: The BIO International Convention (BIO) attracts 16,000+ biotechnology and pharma leaders for one week of intensive networking to discover new opportunities and promising partnerships. We bring together a wide spectrum of life science and application areas including drug discovery, biomanufacturing, genomics, biofuels, nanotechnology and cell therapy. BIO will be held June 3-6 in Philadelphia. Register now.
- 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.
Apply - SEMDA PitchRounds: Whether you are an early-stage company with seed funding or looking for expansion capital, the SEMDA PitchRounds program has a spot for you! SEMDA PitchRounds is held in conjunction with MedTech 2019. Companies will be divided into two groups: startup and seed companies; and later-stage companies. Regardless of the group, companies will present before investors and have additional exhibition and networking opportunities. Learn more about SEMDA PitchRounds and apply here by March 15!
- BIO Startup Stadium: The StartUp Stadium was designed to provide startup 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 startup biotech companies. Selected companies get discounted registration that also includes one-on-one partnering. Learn more and apply here by April 5!
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LST News
The United States leads the world in novel biomedical innovation, thanks in large part to its strong research universities, talented researchers, efficient drug approval processes, and a pricing system that enables companies to earn sufficient revenues to reinvest in future generations of innovation. Small biotech companies increasingly have the upper hand, as innovative technologies disrupt the competitor landscape and rich capital markets have lessened the necessity for deal-making. Lia Winter and her team captured the top prize and $15,000 in this past weekend’s annual “Brown-Forman Cardinal Challenge” hosted by the University of Louisville. More and more ailments are being treated these days with medical devices, including implants. And most of these medical devices, unlike pills in a medicine cabinet, don't go through human testing before being offered to patients.
A Memphis-based startup is targeting food deserts with its business concept, hoping to develop automated food stores to help bridge the gap between fast food and having access to healthy food options. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in first State of the State address: 'This is a remarkable state with remarkable people'
In his first State of the State address, Gov. Bill Lee unveiled a legislative agenda that called for investments to the state's reserve fund, and reforms to the state's criminal justice, health care and education systems — including his support for a $25 million school vouchers plan.
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