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2009 BIO International Convention
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Super Models: The New Breed of Life Science Financing
Track : Finance
Program Code: 3878
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM  EST
Location: B314
SPEAKER (S):
Carl Goldfischer, MD, Managing Director, Bay City Capital LLC
Elaine Jones, PhD, Executive Director, Venture Capital, Pfizer, Inc
Carl Weissman, Chairman and CEO of Accelerator and Managing Director, OVP Venture Partners
Description
As capital efficiency is becoming increasingly important, venture capitalists are creating alternative investment vehicles to encourage portfolio companies to conserve capital and de-risk investments. In this panel we will discuss some of the models including increased focus on deal syndication, use of the Accelerator model to enhance management efficiency and partnerships with large pharmaceutical companies to enhance the chances of non-dilutive financings in the future.

• Accelerator Corp. enables companies and investors to be cash efficient
• Traditional venture capitalists are exploring new ways to de-risk investments
• Alternative venture capital financing vehicles are being developed


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