The future of the Life Sciences Industry in Wilmington NC

5600 Marvin K Moss Lane,Wilmington NC 28409

10 November, 2022

Description

Half day event to promote the growth of the Life Sciences industry in Wilmington, NC. Sponsored by Kymanox, NC IDEA Engage Grant , JP Morgan Life Sciences and UNCW MarBioNC Center Master of Ceremony - Stephen Perry of Kymanox Panel One - Three Startups present and discuss what they are working on in Wilmington - STAR NA - UNCW professor with new tech for non cold storage of vaccines - Lab Logs - Modernizing the Lab Space equipment checkups (funded and has revenue) - Mystery Company (Sara Auld - UPPER Health - Moderator) Panel Two - A panel on alternative sources of funding such as SBIR grants - SBIR expert - Loleta Robinson - NIH (Entrepreneur in Residence) - NC Biotech Center - Mike Carnes (Senior Director of Investments) - First Flight Venture Center - Krista Covey (President) - OpiAid - David Reeser - Startup going through the SBIR grant process (Shep Moyle - Moderator) Panel Three - A Moderated Riverside Chat with investors How does Wilmington ecosystem need to support startups and How to attract funding - Arthur Pappas - Pappas Capital in RTP (confirmed) (($250 mm fund) - Michael Donlon - Local angel investor also involved in Seattle Life Sciences (Rob Cooley - Moderator)