10th Annual Massachusetts Biotechnology Investors Forum

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Why should you attend the 2008 MassBio Investors Forum?

• Expand your financing options by meeting with corporate venture capital, VCs, state and federal agencies and large pharma
• Venture philanthropists help validate your science thereby attracting other investors
• Disease foundations invested about $75 million in biotechnology companies in 2007, 10 times the amount invested in 2000
• To see all of the companies that will be there

Foundation Facts

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation invested over $300M in biotechnology companies over the past decade, investing over $48 million in 2007 -- 30 drugs under development received CFF financial support.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association are investing millions of dollars in early-stage science.

At the Investors Forum, emerging and established biotechnology companies will:

• Set up meaningful partnership opportunities with diversified sources of capital
• Learn from the companies that have successfully set the precedent
• Hear directly from investors - best opportunities

This one-day program features three concurrent activities - all with one fee!

• Panel discussions and keynote presentations
• Industry presentations - companies will have the opportunity to showcase their products and technologies to potential investors
• One-to-one meetings - powered by partneringOne software - you select who you want to talk to, maximize your time. This software will be the basis for scheduling all meetings.