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TRENTON, NJ (April 20, 2023) - BioNJ's 13th Annual BioPartnering Conference took place on Tuesday, April 18, at The Palace at Somerset Park. It was a record-breaking day with more than 570 attendees from 18 states, D.C. and 7 countries. In addition to Tuesday's in-person partnering, 1:1 partnering meetings will continue virtually throughout the week – with over 400 meetings in total at the close of the meeting yesterday. The full-day program included more than 70 pitch presentations from innovative companies across life science, biotech, healthcare and digital health sectors; thought-provoking educational sessions; exhibits and lots of networking.
"We are thrilled to have developed this year's program in concert with our partners from J.P Morgan and Johnson & Johnson Innovation as well as our newest marquis sponsor Morgan Lewis," said BioNJ President and CEO Debbie Hart. "We are grateful for their time, expertise and thought leadership – which once again proved to be invaluable."
Hart added, "The BioPartnering Conference is about growing the ecosystem and partnering to bolster medical innovation. The energy throughout the day as new opportunities and business endeavors were discussed was absolutely palpable. We thank our speakers, sponsors, planning team, judges, coaches, reviewers, company pitch presenters and exhibitors for making this event such a success."
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Company pitch presentation awards were given in five categories: |
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Best Company Presentation:
Best Start-Up Pitch:
Paul Grimm, CEO, Myoptechs
Best Institutional Pitch:
Katie Silpe, Co-Founder, Bestmilk
Most Innovative Company:
Most Memorable Pitch:
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Best Company Presentation:
Greg Bosch, CEO,
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Best Institutional Pitch:
Katie Silpe, Co-Founder
Bestmilk
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Most Innovative Company:
Shailja Dixit, M.D., CEO
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Also featured in photos from left to right: Steve Cohen, Partner & Chair, Emerging Business Technology Practice, Morgan Lewis; Kathleen Addison, Exec. Director, Life Sciences, J.P. Morgan; Bobsled Olympian Lauren Brzozowski; John Underfer, President, Worldwide IP Solutions; Pavita Howe, VP, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, BioNJ; & Debbie Hart, President & CEO, BioNJ |
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A special shout out to our expert Judges: Josh Barer, Managing Director, Hibiscus Capital Management; Sam Bergen, Vice President, Frontcourt Group; Jay Bhatti, Co-Founder, 49 Alpha; Lexie Demirali, Senior Product Officer, New Jersey Economic Development Authority; Tony Dimun, Founding Partner; Nascent Enterprises, Jim Golubieski, President, Foundation Venture Capital Group; Michael Hadjiloucas, Partner in Charge, Corporate Tax Group, EisnerAmper; Mark Kolb, Partner, Tech Council Ventures; Carolyn Myers, Principal, BioEnsemble; Simon Nynens, Investor, NYNENS LLC; Winnie Sabbat, Managing Partner, Sabacica Capital; Squire Servance, Managing Partner, Syridex Bio; Elizabeth Sigety, Partner, Delaware Crossing Investor Group / Fox Rothschild; Jason Torres, Managing Partner, Sana Capital; Nishit Trivedi, Director, Life Sciences, Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, Emerald Asset Group; and Ido Zairi, General Partner, Israel Biotech Fund.
Additionally, to better serve BioNJ's start-up ecosystem, this year, we featured an Industry Connections Desk – featuring Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer – where attendees had the opportunity to discuss their innovations with or seek advice from these company representatives. The Industry Connections Desk – which was booked throughout the day – also provided these biopharma company representatives the opportunity to meet with a diverse group of emerging innovators representing new collaboration opportunities.
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Meanwhile, a special highlight included Olympic bobsled pilot for Team US, New Jersey girl Lauren Brzozowski (sponsored by BioNJ Member Worldwide IP Solutions), on hand with her bobsled for photos with attendees. |
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Media Contact
Randi Bromberg
Sr. Vice President, Communications and Marketing
O) 609-890-3185
C) 609-955-1067
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Thank You to Our Sponsors |
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Thank You to Our Supporting Partners |
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