October 30 - November 1, 2012
The Breakers
Palm Beach, Florida

Investor Forum Co-Chairs

David Day
University of Florida

Mike Gutch
MedImmune Ventures

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About the Southeast BIO Investor Forum

The 14th Annual Southeast BIO (SEBIO) Investor Forum will be held October 30 – November 1, 2012 at The Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Recognized as the Southeast region's premier life sciences and medical technology investor conference, this event connects emerging companies with potential investors and partners in a forum that provides meaningful networking opportunities. A testament to the quality of our companies, SEBIO's past presenting companies have raised more than $2.5 billion collectively in private and public funding since the inaugural conference in 1999.

This event is expected to draw nearly 400 attendees, including investors representing more than 30 regional and national venture funds. The SEBIO Investor Forum also draws representatives from the region's top research universities and institutes, features an online partnering system to help conference attendees arrange meetings with one another, and offers investors the opportunity to hear from senior business development executives of major pharma/biotech and medical device companies who are invited to present their strategic partnering goals. Past SEBIO conferences have featured speakers and sessions from key industry leaders including Fred Eshelman, founder and Executive Chairman of PPD; Jim Mullen, CEO of Patheon, John Martin, CEO of Gilead Sciences; Andrew von Eschenbach, in his role as Commissioner of the FDA; and Matthew Emmens, in his role as CEO of Shire Pharmaceuticals, among many others.

Nearly 600 biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies are headquartered or have operations in Florida and they employ nearly 28,000 people, according to Enterprise Florida's online market report. Florida's 11 public and 29 independent colleges and universities, as well as world class hospitals and research institutes, serve as catalysts for the advancement of the life sciences. The momentum generated by The Scripps Research Institute has brought other distinguished organizations such as the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, SRI International, the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, and the Max Planck Institute to Florida. Florida is also home to the Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator, which was recognized as the #2 incubator for technology in the world in 2007 by the National Business Incubation Association.

The SEBIO Investor Forum has rotated around the Southeast over the years: 1999 – Atlanta, GA; 2000 – Chapel Hill, NC; 2001 – Birmingham, AL; 2002 – Atlanta, GA; 2003 – Pinehurst, NC; 2004 – Miami, FL; 2005 – Charleston, SC; 2006 – Atlanta, GA; 2007 – Pinehurst, NC; 2008 – Palm Beach, FL; 2009 – Charleston, SC; 2010 – Atlanta, GA, and 2011 – Durham, NC.