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Tag Archives: BIO Investor Forum
BIO Convention Post-Con, Plus a Look Ahead
Last month, the biopharma community gathered for the industry’s largest event, the BIO International Convention. We hope the event was successful for everyone who attended. We know it was a busy time for folks, especially based on the numbers from the Partnering System! Here is a quick recap: BIO One-on-One Partnering Stats for BIO2013 A total of 25,537 One-on-One Partnering meetings were scheduled at the event, officially beating last year’s record! Partnering Meeting Requests increased Read More >
It Takes a Village: The New Pharma-VC Model for Biotech Investing
High-profile funding collaborations between pharmaceutical companies and traditional venture capital funds have made headlines in recent months, pooling resources and expertise in an attempt to source and develop the most successful drugs. BIO Executive Vice President Alan Eisenberg moderated It Takes a Village: The New Pharma-VC Model for Biotech Investing, a panel discussion about these new funding models, during the opening plenary session at the 2012 BIO Investor Forum. In the past, venture capital could Read More >
BayBio Op-ed featured in Xconomy
Gail Maderis, President & CEO of BayBio, recently discussed the strength of Northern California’s biotechnology industry and the BIO Investor Forum in Xconomy: With more than 850 biotechnology companies, the Bay Area is the oldest, largest and most productive life sciences cluster in the world, employing more than 125,000 people in the region. For more than 30 years, this region has led the world in researching and delivering new cures and treatments for debilitating diseases Read More >
Choose Your Own Adventure – The Private Biotech Crossroads
It is a known fact within the private company biopharma universe that the days of certainty for public exits, subsequent private financings, and even pharma licensing deals are over. IPOs have been out of favor for five years, venture firms are turning away from the sector, and fewer licensing deals are being cut. What is less understood about this uncertain environment is how it has forced management and their venture backers, to not only rethink Read More >
BIO Investor Forum – Raring to Go: The Race to Treat Ultra-Rare Diseases
The signing of FDASIA by President Obama in July reinforces the country’s commitment to fostering innovation for rare diseases. With a record 460 medicines in late-stage clinical trials, biopharmaceutical companies have embraced rare disease medicine and are rapidly developing the pipeline. In anticipation of an even more compelling opportunity, many companies are taking a step beyond and focusing on ultra rare diseases. Last week’s 11th Annual BIO Investor Forum in San Francisco hosted a panel, Raring Read More >
