Venture Capitalists

Now in its third year, the Mid-America VentureForum is the only event of its kind that brings together biotechnology and medical device companies from across the Midwest. Last year’s event drew over 450 attendees from across the U.S. and beyond, over 70 presenting companies, and resulted in more than $89 million in venture capital investments. With a track record of connecting the crème-de-la-crème of the life sciences and investment communities, the Mid-America VentureForum has quickly become a “must attend” event for some of the nation’s largest VC firms from both the East and West coasts.

Why should I attend?

• You will learn firsthand about dozens of the nation’s most promising life sciences companies at a single event.
  
  
• You will gain access to the Midwest’s thriving medical device community – one of the fastest growing sectors in this part of the country.
  
  
• You will have the opportunity to network and cultivate relationships with companies in all stages of development in order to identify valuable investment opportunities.
  
  
• You will be able to attend insightful workshops, plenary sessions and keynote addresses highlighting important trends in the financial and life sciences communities.

What have past attendees said about the BIO Mid-America VentureForum?

• “The Midwest has a high concentration of innovative life sciences companies, especially in the medical device field, and the BIO Mid-America VentureForum is the single largest event bringing together dozens of the best companies from this region. I continue to attend the BIO Mid-America VentureForum because the event consistently provides the opportunity to learn about some of the highest quality investment opportunities out there, network with others in the life sciences and investment communities, and cultivate valuable relationships.” - Bernard Cambou, Ph.d; Partner, Birchmere Ventures
  
  
• "For life science investors, the Mid-America VentureForum is one of the most important meetings of the year.  It is clear from the last two forums that the quality of the presentations is outstanding and the deals are every bit as exciting as those on the coasts." - Brian Clevinger, Managing Director, Prolog Ventures
  
  
• “Given the amount of capital that many of these ventures require, it is imperative that deals be syndicated by multiple firms. This conference is tremendously valuable because it gets all the prospective syndicate partners and all the prospective investments in the same place at the same time.” - Scott Zajac, Managing Director, Advantage Capital Partners

The Midwest is home to a thriving life sciences community, including some of the world’s leading medical device companies. This event enables you to learn firsthand about innovative companies in all stages of development, hand-selected by an advisory board that consists of other venture capitalists.

The BIO Mid-America VentureForum is focused on providing you with a closer look at the active Midwest life sciences scene and a solid foundation on which to build successful relationships and investment opportunities.