HOUSTON, TX -- In a move to further support innovation and build stronger bridges for opportunities to life science entrepreneurs, the 2014 Texas Life Science Forum has introduced separate concurrent educational sessions to its annual conference, a comprehensive showcase of cutting edge research and innovative life science technology entrepreneurs in the region.
Led by industry leaders, the new educational sessions will focus on scientific, technical, business and regulatory issues such as proof of concept and conducting clinical trials to capital requirements and alternative financing. A sampling of the concurrent educational sessions scheduled include:
| SESSION | SPEAKERS |
| Project, Product or Company: Assessment & Qualification of Technologies as a Basis for a Startup | Imran Alibhai, Texas BioAlliance
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| Getting Started: Company Formation & Tax Strategy & Pitfalls | Cynthia Mabry, Mayer Brown
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| MedTech: Regulatory Planning, Clinical Development & The Implication for Strategy & Finance | Carla Kikken, MediTech
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| Intellectual Capital Management | Charlotte Rutherford, Acacia
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| Patent Strategy | Tamsen Valoir, Boulware & Valoir |
“The collection of top level practitioners we’ve gathered will provide invaluable insight and strategic advice that life science entrepreneurs need to stand out in a competitive business environment,” said Brad Burke, managing director of Rice Alliance.
The addition of these high caliber sessions will enhance the already robust agenda of new life science technology presentations, panel discussions by active early-stage life science venture capitalists, interactive sessions with researchers and one-on-one meetings between life science companies and investors.
The 2014 Texas Life Science Forum, a joint effort between the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, BioHouston, Texas Healthcare and BioScience Institute (THBI) and the Houston Area Translational Research Consortium (HATRC), will be held Thursday, February 20 from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the BioScience Research Collaborative located at 6500 Main Street.
Online registration is available by visiting www.alliance.rice.edu/2014_txlsvf.
About BioHouston
BioHouston, Inc. is a non-profit tax-exempt [501(c)(3)] corporation founded by Houston area academic/research institutions. BioHouston’s mission is to foster an environment that stimulates activities which make the Houston region a global competitor in the life science industry.
About the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) is Rice University’s nationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies.
Company Name: 2014 Texas Life Science Forum
Contact Person: Anna Drake
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Phone: 713.510.0500
City: Houston
State: TX
Country: United States
Website: http://www.txlifescienceforum.org
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