Organization: SOUTHEAST BIO INC
Mission: SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities: INVESTOR FORUM: THE ORGANIZATION (SEBIO) HOSTS A LIFE SCIENCE-FOCUSED INVESTOR CONFERENCE ONCE A YEAR. THE CONFERENCE ROTATES BETWEEN SOUTHEASTERN STATES EACH YEAR AND TYPICALLY DRAWS BETWEEN 200-400 ATTENDEES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO ENCOURAGE NETWORKING AMONG THE KEY MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHEAST'S LIFE SCIENCE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THOSE LOOKING TO DO BUSINESS IN THE REGION, IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT EMERGING SOUTHEAST-BASED COMPANIES. ATTENDEES TYPICALLY INCLUDE VENTURE CAPITALISTS, ANGEL INVESTORS, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVES, ENTREPRENEURS, UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. A PRIMARY AND IMMEDIATE GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO SHOWCASE EARLY-STAGE LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES TO INVESTORS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS WHO MAY BE(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) (CONT'D) INTERESTED IN FUNDING THEIR NEXT PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT. SINCE THE INVESTOR FORUM BEGAN IN 1999, OVER 200 COMPANIES HAVE PRESENTED AT SEBIO AND 180 HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE EARLY/STAGE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES COMPANIES WITH ONSITE MENTORING FROM EXPERT ADVISORY PANELS. PAST PRESENTING COMPANIES HAVE GONE ON TO RAISE MORE THAN $3.5 BILLION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDINGS SINCE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AT THE INVESTOR FORUM. IN ADDITION, THE CONFERENCE OFFERS MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS RELEVANT TO EMERGING LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES. A LONG TERM GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO STRENGTHEN AND GROW THE REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCE INDUSTRY BY ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT IN AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOUTHEAST-BASED COMPANIES.
NTEE category: Science & Technology
Secondary category: Medical Research