BIO Announces Life Sciences Companies Selected to Present at the 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum
“Each year, the BIO Investor Forum attracts hundreds of venture and institutional investors who want to see a highly selective roster of private and emerging public life science companies that warrant financing” said Alan Eisenberg, executive vice president, Emerging Companies & Business Development at BIO. “Of particular interest for many venture investors, we have created a new Discovery Track of very early stage companies based on input from technology transfer offices, business plan competitions, and venture investors themselves. BIO believes this expanded forum addresses the current industry environment, in which many investors are looking at companies with demonstrable results as well as those much earlier in development.”
BIO and the conference advisory committee established the criteria for presenting companies. The advisory committee is comprised of members from top-tier firms focused on investing and banking in the life sciences industry in addition to executives from emerging and leading biotech companies. Following are the members of the 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum Advisory Committee:
· Guarav Aggarwal, MD, Managing Director, Panorama Capital
· Brian Atwood, Managing Director, Versant Ventures
· Hany Awadalla, Managing Director, Rodman & Renshaw, LLC
· Alexis Borisy, Entrepreneur in Residence, Third Rock Ventures
· Jim Healy, MD, PhD, General Partner, Managing Director, Sofinnova Ventures
· Michael King, Jr., Managing Director, Equity Research, Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences
· Ron Laufer, MD, MPH, Senior Managing Director, MedImmune Ventures
· John Leone, Partner, Paul Capital
· Evan McCulloch, Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Investments
· George Milstein, Managing Director, Life Sciences Mergers and Acquisitions, Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences
· David Mott, General Partner, NEA
· James Sapirstein, RPh, CEO & President, Tobira Therapeutics
The BIO Investor Forum will feature more than 140 private and public emerging life science company presentations representing new therapeutic and diagnostic companies from around the world.
The following companies will present at the 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum:
Advaxis Inc. ADXS
Affymax Inc AFFY
Alimera Sciences ALIM
Allon Therapeutics Inc. TSE: NPC
Allozyne, Inc.
Aradigm Corp. OTC: ARDM
BioRelix, Inc.
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. BPAX
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.
Cell Therapeutics Inc. CTIC
Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc.
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. CBLI
Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CorMedix Inc. AMEX: CRMD
Curis Inc. CRIS
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. CYCC
Cytos Biotechnology AG
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
FivePrime Therapeutics, Inc.
GlycoMimetics, Inc.
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. IDIX
Inimex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Living Cell Technologies Ltd. ASX:LCT
Mirna Therapeutics, Inc.
Nuon Therapeutics, Inc.
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ONCY
Palatin Technologies AMEX: PTN
PLx Pharma, Inc.
Relypsa, Inc.
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. RXII
Sangart, Inc.
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. SOMX
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SCMP
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tengion Inc. TNGN
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. THLD
Tobira Therapeutics
Tolerx
Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. OTC: TDLP
Virdante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
XOMA Ltd XOMAD
ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. ZIOP
This year’s BIO Investor Forum will also debut a special “Discovery Track” featuring young companies that have met the selection criteria established by BIO and the 2010 BIO Investor Forum advisory committee. The following companies will present on the Discovery Track:
Catena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ConjuGon Inc.
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC
Histogen, Inc.
MabVax Therapeutics, Inc.
Mithridion, Inc.
MedDEV Inc.
NanoCor Therapeutics, Inc.
Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NKT Therapeutics Inc.
Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG
Savara Pharmaceuticals
TxCell S.A
Zymeworks Inc.
Additional presenting companies are confirmed each day. For the most up-to-date list, please visit http://bio.org/investorforum. Registration is complimentary for qualified investors and members of the media.
About the 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum
The BIO Investor Forum is a national investor conference featuring private and emerging public companies. The meeting attracts healthcare venture capital and public market investors and research analysts. In addition, the BIO Investor Forum draws business development executives from global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
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