Editor’s note: Joan Siefert Rose is CEO of LaunchBio.

DURHAM – We close 2018 with gratitude to you for helping LaunchBio advance its mission of building a stronger community for life science innovators. During our first full year of programs in North Carolina, San Diego and Boston, we served:

  • More than 4,000 people who attended our monthly networking events

  • More than 1,000 entrepreneurs who participated in our educational programs and workshops

  • More than 100 students who engaged with our STEM education initiatives

  • More than 20 nonprofit partners who presented their unique contributions to our community

Let’s Keep a Good Thing Going!

If you would like to help support our work, please consider joining us as a LaunchBio booster. For a $200 contribution that qualifies as tax-deductible, you can become a supporter and join us for a special event. Click here to learn more and make an online donation.

You may wish to become a business sponsor of LaunchBio. We have a variety of packages in each local market, and across our growing national network, which will include Cambridge, New York, and additional west coast locations in 2019. Please contact me at joan@launchbio.org for information on how to join us as a corporate partner.

New for 2019

We get off to a strong start with our first Larger Than Life Science program January 3 at the Chesterfield in Durham. The theme is “New Frontiers” and will include the latest information on the state of industrial hemp and technologies that aim to commercialize cannabis-based products in North Carolina. We’ll also have a separate panel introducing some new resident companies in the BioLabs co-working space, and you can sign up here.

In San Diego, the January 15 program is a co-production with UC-San Diego, featuring the story of how Lumena Pharmaceuticals built a great team and exited, and how that team has now launched 2 new startups.  The conversation will dive into how more women can participate in life science startups, and you can sign up here.

All of us at LaunchBio wish you a happy holiday season and a great start to the new year!

 

Best Wishes,
Joan Siefert Rose, CEO