2016 EVENT REVIEWS

"The right people in the right place at the right time. New York is on the verge of exploding and this is the conference that puts all the pieces together"

“ A lot of positive feedback! Terrific brand recognition. We also had loads of people requesting free access to the portal we’re marketing here today ”.

“ The star power – with people like Jeremy Levin, Deerfield, Spark Therapeutics etc. was a real draw. The discussions I heard were very informative – I learned quite a few new things. The networking opportunity was also really above my expectations. Very pleasantly surprised. That was very powerful. Looking forward to the next one! Outstanding ”.

“ I now have appointments and a great opportunity to work with a new partner on this big pilot we are planning. The learning about fund raising was also great. This was a great environment for that”.

“ The networking, meeting people informally outside of the panel sessions, was particularly useful ”.

“ The most valuable thing for me are the contacts from the 1 on 1 partnering meetings. We are expecting follow on opportunities from those initial contacts”.

“ The first session about why biotech in New York, what could be done better, what has been a success. I think that was very valuable”.

“ Organized well. I particularly enjoed interesting panels plus there was lots of opportunity for networking! ”.

“ Great speakers and topics! ”.

“ Attracting very high level speakers and facilitating engagement and interactions. I thoroughly enjoyed direct access to important attendees via 1-on-1 partnering meetings and additional key opinion leaders via the engaging panel and roundtable sessions”.

“ Good focus on money, with candid tidbits of what investors are REALLY looking for. Great networking too.”.

“What this congress does really well is 1X1 meetings”.

“Great keynotes from fantastic organizations, small, big and emerging. Great content and speakers”.

“ Nice, broad mix of speakers and good networking. A good local conference for me!”.

“Roundtables are a terrific idea. More, please. ”

“It was the right size for effectively connecting and interacting with members of the biotech community.”

“ Brings people together in an informal way. Met many important people otherwise I would not have met. ”

“ I made very good connections to companies!”.

“ Good selection of moderators, panelists and topics ”.

“The blend of science and commercial thinking was excellent. The speakers were able to speak about relevant topics in the life sciences industry in an objective and well informed manner.”

“ Very effectively communicate all the issues surrounding how an early-stage company obtains funding and what obstacles lie in the path to overcome. Speakers were extremely well versed in the real problems affecting early-stage companies. What can take years to amass in terms of what and how to do it, is communicated to you in a few hours.”

“Brought in some very cool players from the pharma industry. Met a lot of great people from the local area.”

“ Great event to network with NYC local area industry participants.”

“ The highlight for me was VC and big pharma business development people sharing their policy .”

“ This was a great conference with the appropriate amount of investors, companies and other inter- ested sector players that allowed networking and learning opportunities.”