MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum: Presenting Companies

Presenting Companies

On October 1-2, 2008, Mid-America Healthcare Investor’s Network (MHIN) and International Business Forum are partnering to present the 6^th Annual MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum at the Westin Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. This year’s forum is targeted to investment firms interested in funding privately held companies from start-up to later-stage focusing in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical devices, and industrial biotech.

The following firms are involved in the selection process for the company showcase at the 6^th Annual MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum. They are also representative of the quality of venture firms that will be in attendance at this two-day event:

Apjohn Ventures
Arboretum Ventures
Baird Venture Partners
Charter Life Sciences
CID Capital
Midwest Venture Partners
Prairie Gold Ventures

Procter & Gamble Health Care
Prolog Ventures
River Cities Capital Fund
RiverVest Venture Partners
Thomas McNerney Partners
Triathlon Medical Ventures
Venture Investors

We encourage your company to consider presenting at this forum. Companies applying to present should not pay the presentation fee until notified of acceptance. Once accepted, there is one time presentation fee of $1,000. This fee includes: one registration pass, a presentation slot, and a company profile in the conference workbook. Should additional colleagues from your company want to attend the forum, there is a discounted registration fee of $695. Selected companies are responsible for any additional expenses incurred to attend the forum in addition to the special package and additional registrations (ie: hotel/flight).

To qualify and submit an application, the company must meet the following criteria:

MidAmerica based company with a product or service in either biotech, pharma, medical devices, or industrial biotech.
Company is currently or will be seeking a round of financing within 6 months of the conference.

The following must be identified in a 2-page executive summary:

Market Opportunity
Partnerships
Business Platform
Competitive Advantages

Intellectual Property
Exit Strategies
Quality and experience of senior management

Apply for presenting company showcase

Application form and 2-page executive summary must be submitted no later than September 9^th to:
Carissa Stavrakos
Executive Producer
International Business Forum, Inc.
Phone: (516) 765-9005 Fax: 516-765-9015
Email: Carissa@IBFconferences.com

If you believe your company meets the criteria you may fill out the application. It is important to be as thorough and complete as possible when filling out the form.

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Company Name

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NOTE: Once you have submitted the online application form, in order to be considered to present you MUST email/fax a 2-page executive summary no later than September 9^th, 2008

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