Wilson Sonsini is proud to support LaunchBio for its next Larger Than Life Science event. This event will feature a two-part program exploring practical strategies for designing a financial roadmap that keeps a start-up's science moving forward while also satisfying investors. The discussion will be followed by a happy hour, networking, free professional headshots, and tours of Longfellow’s brand-new BioTerra campus, a state-of-art life science campus newly opened this fall.

Agenda:

4:00 – 4:30 PM | Registration & Welcome Reception

4:30 – 5:15 PM | Budgeting for Biotech: Building a Financial Roadmap That Matches Your Science --Warren Browne of Brown Consulting

• Break down R&D, G&A, and people costs
• Use visual tools to track progress and communicate milestones
• Adjust plans as your science evolves
• Turn financial planning into a strategic advantage

5:15 – 5:45 PM | Fireside Chat with Jeremy Caldwell of Red Tree Venture Capital

• How a companies numbers connect to real scientific impact
• What sets RedTree's investment strategy apart and what biotech start-ups they're backing right now
• How founders can position themselves for success in today's evolving funding landscape

5:45 – 7:30 PM | Happy Hour

• Free Professional Headshots (space is limited – please sign up when you arrive at the registration table)
• Tours of BioTerra with Longfellow
• Two Scientists Walk into a Bar with Kokila Shankar (Neuroscientist) and Steve Engleman (Environmental Engineering) — ask them anything!
• Food & drinks provided

LaunchBio is a nonprofit organization that delivers programming designed to connect life science entrepreneurs and investors with knowledge, capital and talent. Our work strengthens ecosystems, increases connectivity and promotes access to community resources. LaunchBio has a presence in Durham, San Diego, Dallas, Cambridge, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Haven.