AGENDA 2018
11:30-12:00
INSCRIPTION | REGISTRATION
12:00
Mots d'ouverture |Opening remarks
Perry Niro, President, Pharmed Canada, Executive Director, Quebec Center for Biotechnology Innovation
12:10 - 13:00
Déjeuner conférence | Luncheon Conference
The Power Of Persistence!
Dr. Sheldon Elman
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & FOUNDER, MEDISYS HEALTH GROUP
FOUNDING PARTNER, PERSISTENCE CAPITAL PARTNERS
%20-%20head%20shot_j.jpg)
13:15 - 14:00
Alternative Financing Models in Life Sciences
Moderator: Andreanne Auger, Senior Patent Agent, BCF Legal Services
Super Angel Funds: The BCF Ventures Investment Model
George Korkejian, Investment Counsel, BCF Ventures
Impact investment in Life Sciences: the Neomed case study
Pierre-Yves Desbiens, Chief Operating Officer, Néomed
Update on CED’s New Business Assistance Program for Start-Ups
Jean-Phillipe Charbonneau, Advisor, Greater Montréal Business office, Economic Development Canada
14:00 - 15:00
Fireside talk - The Journey of Successful Life Science Entrepreneurs
Moderator: Anthony Ferrara, Associate Vice President, Life sciences and Health - Business Banking, National Bank of Canada
Speakers
- Roberto Bellini,President & CEO, Bellus Health
- Martin Leblanc,President & CEO, Caprion
- Pierre Lemieux, COO, Acasti Pharma
- Serge Verreault, President & CEO, Crescita Therapeutics
Topics
- A bit of background on the entrepreneur’s story
- What drives you to keep going when it's really tough
- The challenges you faced, the solutions you built
- The importance of maintaining activities in Quebec
15:00 Networking Break
15:20 - 15:50
Life Sciences Stock Exchange & Public Market Overview
Moderator: Lolita Guerrera, Associate Vice-President, RBC Royal Bank
Market Review in Life Sciences
Douglas Miehm, Managing Director, Global Research, Healthcare,
RBC Capital Markets, Toronto
15:50 - 17:15
Dragon Den's Start-Up Pitch
Four companies will make a 5 minutes pitch to our panels of investors. The panelists will be invited to comment on the presentation, give some advice and share some insight. Following these presentations, participants will be invited to vote on the best presentation.
The winner will receive a package of professional services.
This year's Dragons are:
1. Jean-Francois Pariseau, Co-Founder and Partner, Amplitude Ventures
2. Pierre Beauparlant, Venture Partner, Sanderling Ventures
3. Sheldon Elman, Founder and Partner, Medisys / Persistence Capital
4. Michael Mee, Senior Associate, Flagship Ventures
5. Stefan Larson, Partner, Sectoral Asset Management
Our participants this year are:
- Jeremi Lavoie, Co-Founder & CEO, Arctic Fox AI
- John Gillard, Vice President Drug Development, Kalgene Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Alain Rheault, Executive Vice President & CFO, StemAxon
- Yvan Beaudoin, President & CEO, THORASYS Thoracic Medical Systems Inc.
17:15
Closing Remarks & Networking Cocktail
15:00
Closing & B2B Meetings