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BioForum 2011: Creative Financing for Early Stage Life Science Businesses in Corvallis
The Oregon Bioscience Association invites you and your colleagues to join the ongoing conversation about funding opportunities for early stage businesses. This session will not only offer networking opportunities, but will also provide guidance to early stage businesses about the available options for creative financing in addition to more traditional funding sources. Speakers and attendees will explore government funds, foundation grants, and other creative strategies. The speakers provide a wealth of experience in and working with companies seeking funds at various stages. Refreshments will be served.
Participants can take away innovative strategies to find and maximize new sources of funding. Speakers include key experts who bring broad knowledge in fund development:
- Jeff S. King, Ph.D., is chief operating officer at Virogenomics, a biotechnology development company, and is a board member with the Oregon Bioscience Association.
- Caroline Cummings is an entrepreneur, public speaker, advocate, and philanthropist. She has led global technology management initiatives for Bristol-Myers Squibb pharmaceuticals. She has recently been the CEO of her own Web 2.0 Internet start-up OsoEco, where she helped raise half a million dollars from Oregon angel investors.
- Mark J. Ahn, Ph.D. is principal at Pukana Partners, Ltd. which provides strategic consulting to life science companies; and associate professor, Global Management at Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University and Creighton University.
About the Speakers
When: Tuesday, April 5, 2011; 4 -6 p.m.
Where: Room 213, Memorial Union, Oregon State University Campus, Corvallis OR
Cost: $20.00 for members, $30.00 for non members, and $10.00 for students
Click here to register