Benefits of Presenting
Applications to present will be accepted based on the availability of presentation slots.
Now in its fifth year, the Mid-America VentureForum is the only event of its kind that specifically highlights Midwest bioscience, medical device and medtech companies to a national audience of venture capitalists and other early-stage investors. Speaking engagements and workshops add invaluable insight to the conference, more specifically to the presenter's company, and play a primary role in educating the conference attendees about the future of the highlighted company.
Participating in presentation opportunities will allow you to network with hundreds of the most influential individuals in the national life sciences and private equity community. You can potentially secure funding for your company or cultivate valuable relationships leading to future funding opportunities. Companies that presented at the 2006 event, held in Cleveland, attracted a combined total of over $102 million in venture capital. Click here for a list of venture capitalists firms and life science companies that attended last year's event.
If you'd like to apply for the opportunity to showcase your research and business plan to an audience of venture capitalists, angel investors, and researchers, as well as executives from some of the world's largest bioscience, pharmaceutical, medical technology and agribusiness companies, please apply.
Listen to Inhibitex, Inc CEO Bill Johnston describe how a past BIO VentureForum helped him attract venture capital.