LifeX Startup Summit
LifeX Startup Summit is a day dedicated to founders working in life sciences and health tech. This year's theme, Building with the Customer in Mind, centers on the questions that shape every early customer relationship: what do your customers actually need, how do they make decisions, and how do you get your product into their hands?
The day is an interactive working session. Founders will hear directly from health system leaders and corporate strategics, workshop how they find the right customers and validate their needs, and leave having evolved both their business and their skills as leaders.
8 AM to 1 PM is reserved exclusively for founders. Sessions from 1 PM to 5 PM are open to the broader community.
FOUNDERS-ONLY MORNING (8 AM to 1 PM)
8 AM: Check-in, Breakfast, & Networking
8:45 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
9 AM: "Pitching the C-Suite: How Health System Leadership Actually Buys & Adopts"
Featuring:
Dave Hall: Chief Growth Officer, Emerus Holdings, Inc.
James Solava, DO, MMM, FACP: Medical Director of Population Health, North Region, WVU Medicine
Gena Marie Walker, MD: Associate Chief Medical Officer, St. Clair Health
10:30 AM: Commercialization Breakdown: Founder Workshop
12 PM: Ask the Experts: Lunch Office Hours
Clinical and Regulatory Strategy: A well-orchestrated dance
Life Science Patent and IP Strategy
Legal and IP Strategy for Health Tech Startups
HR & Insurance Basics for Startups
Accessing and Building with Real World Data
Working with CROs and other Vendors
Banking 101 for Startups
Operations for Scaling
FOUNDERS & OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY (1 PM to 5 PM)
1 PM: "How I Built This: A Founder's Journey"
2 PM: Innovating with Strategics Reverse Pitch
Featuring:
Matthias Baumann: AI Center of Excellence Leader, Philips
Amanda Hercules-Smith, MD, CPE: Medical Director, Urgent Care, St. Clair Health
Jennifer Quigley: Head of Precision Health & Partnerships, BioNTech SE
3:30 to 5 PM: Community Connections Networking Reception
Who should attend?
Founders (full day, 8 AM to 5 PM): Leaders of early- to growth-stage health tech and life science companies who are actively pursuing, or preparing for, customer acquisition, pilots, and sales into health systems or the healthcare industry.
Community members (1 PM to 5 PM): Health system administrators, corporate strategics, students, and university and ecosystem partners who want a front-row seat to emerging innovation and a chance to directly shape and support the next wave of startups.