Grzegorz Gromada - chairman and investment partner of MCI.Bioventures fund, who will present the possibility of seed funding and venture capital acquisition by life science companies will participate in the lecture. Moreover, he will go into detail on various factors which have impact on start-up success. During the meeting, examples of success stories of Polish companies founded by Polish scientists (which were established thanks to seed capital) will be provided. Time for discussion and possible questions is also planned.
Participation in BioForum is a great opportunity to speak directly with fund representatives and discuss in detail the conditions on which financial support can be obtained. It concerns not only members of biotechnological companies but also scientists who plan to commercialize their research – says Grzegorz Gromada.
MCI.BioVentures supports and participates in BioForum since 2008. Currently MCI.BioVentures is also a Partner of BioForum 2011.
MCI BioVentures is a biotechnological fund, being a part of MCI Management - part of leading group Private Equity and Venture Capital in Central Europe. MCI.BioVentures invests in innovative companies which operate in sectors like: healthcare, pharmacy and biotechnology at the early stage of development. Currently the fund has six companies in its portfolio.
This year, BioForum – Central European Forum of Biotechnology and Innovative BioEconomy will have its tenth edition. The event focuses on gathering representatives of science and business from the biotech sector, as well as on promoting the great potential of innovative biotech companies from the CE region. BioForum helps in translating R&D projects into start-up companies, which enables R&D teams to become active participants of the bioeconomy. More and more biotech companies are founded this way in CE.
BioForum Central European Business Forum of Biotechnology & Innovative BioEconomy along with satellite events will take place
May 11-12th 2011 in the Business Conference Centre of andel’s hotel in Lodz.
More: www.cebioforum.com
