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Contact: Robert Albright |
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Final Application Deadline Approaching for SEBIO 2003 Conference
Aug. 5 is Final Deadline for Life Science Companies to Apply to Participate
What: The 5th annual Southeastern BIO Investor Forum (SEBIO) will showcase the Southeast region's critical mass and broad range of life science investment opportunities.
Event Date: November 10-11, 2003
Location: Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC
Final Application Deadline: August 5
Application Details: SEBIO will select 15-20 biotechnology companies from seven southeastern states through a regional selection process. The selected companies will present their business plans to an audience of venture capital firms, investment funds and angel investors on November 11. SEBIO will also feature an Early-Stage Program for pre-investment stage biotech companies. This half-day program includes one-on-one meetings and group seminars with an advisory panel of venture fund and business mentors. The SEBIO application for company participation is available online at www.sebio.org/2003/companies.
About SEBIO 2003: SEBIO 2003 is presented by SELSA, the Southeastern Life Science Association, a regional collaboration of leading organizations from life sciences, entrepreneurship and venture capital, from both the public and private sector. States represented at the conference include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The annual conference brings together biotechnology executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and other industry professionals. In addition to highlighting the Southeast's life science investment opportunities, the conference will also explore research, market and financing trends with nationally recognized leaders from the investment and bioscience industries. www.sebio.org
About SELSA: The Southeastern Life Science Association (SELSA) is a public/private partnership formed in 1999 to promote the growth of the life sciences economy in the Southeast. SELSA is committed to developing programs and events to further that goal, including the SEBIO conference. Today, the Southeast is recognized as one of the fastest growing life sciences regions in the United States, and home to more than 350 life sciences companies.
About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a member of SELSA and is an organizational sponsor of SEBIO 2003. CED is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
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