The OneMedPlace 2008 Finance Forum has organized panels focused on funding the growth of healthcare and life science companies. These panels will include:
Negotiating the Venture Term Sheet
This panel will examine the core principals of the term sheet and strategies for negotiating term sheets that make sense for both investors and the company. The law firm of Dorsey & Whitney will lead panel.
State Sponsored Venture Capital
Increasingly governments and regional economic development groups are hungry to attract the high wage jobs and are offering considerable incentives including venture Capital along with rich tax incentives and venture to attract healthcare and life science companies. A discussion of these opportunities will include a profile of programs in the State of Texas.
All about PIPES
Private Investments in Public Equities can play an important role in providing capital to the emerging healthcare or life science company. Recent regulatory changes has made this financing vehicle to gain more credibility and popularity. Case studies of several PIPE transactions will be examined. Barry Grossman of Ellenhoff Grossman & Schole, a firm specializing in this area will lead the discussion.