BioHouston is sponsoring a boot camp for anyone interesting in learning how to start a life sciences company. The event is on November 5, the day before BioHouston’s annual Texas Life Science Conference.
The agenda for the BioBoot Camp is:
12:00pm‐ 12:15pm
Welcome and Update on Houston’s Life Science Industry12:15pm‐ 1:00pm
The Scientist’s Role in Successful Company Creation
Jacqueline Northcut, President & CEO, BioHouston
Casey Cunningham, M.D., Santé Ventures1:00pm‐2:00pm
Resource Panel: How to Turn a Discovery into a Business: Cammie Edwards, Ph.D., DNA Gateway International
How to Interface with Technology Transfer: Bruce Butler, The University of Texas Health Science Center
SBIR Funding and the Emerging Technology Fund: Deborah Mansfield, Houston Technology Center
Angel Funding: Leo Womack, Chairman, Houston Angel Network2:00pm‐ 2:15pm
Break2:15pm‐3:15pm
Investor Panel:
Joseph Lovett, Louisiana Fund I
Gino Di Sciullo, Ph. D., Charter Life Sciences
Chad Souvignier, Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
Michael Wasserman, H.I.G. Ventures3:15pm‐4:15pm
Industry Panel
This panel will consist of representatives from pharmaceutical, biotech and device companies.
The event is free for academics and $95 for everyone else. For more information and to register, click here.


