Applications to present will be accepted based on the availability of presentation slots.

Now in its fourth year, the Mid-America VentureForum is the only event of its kind that specifically highlights Midwest bioscience, medical device and medtech companies to a national audience of venture capitalists and other early-stage investors. Speaking engagements and workshops add invaluable insight to the conference, more specifically to the presenter’s company, and play a primary role in educating the conference attendees about the future of the highlighted company.

Participating in presentation opportunities will allow you to network with hundreds of the most influential individuals in the national life sciences and private equity community. You can potentially secure funding for your company or cultivate valuable relationships leading to future funding opportunities. Companies that presented at the 2005 event, held in Minneapolis, attracted a combined total of over $119 million in venture capital. Click here for a list of venture capitalists firms and life science companies that attended last year's event.

If you’d like to apply for the opportunity to showcase your research and business plan to an audience of venture capitalists, angel investors, and researchers, as well as executives from some of the world’s largest bioscience, pharmaceutical, medical technology and agribusiness companies, please apply.

Listen to Inhibitex, Inc CEO Bill Johnston describe how a past BIO VentureForum helped him attract venture capital.

PR Newswire is the official news service for the 2006 BIO Mid-America VentureForum and is hosting the Online News Center, which is available on all PR Newswire Web properties. Presenting companies can take advantage of discounted domestic newslines, multimedia news releases, online press kits and specialized targeted distribution circuits to deliver news to key audiences. For information on how to use PR Newswire's services and take advantage of special discounts for the event, please call your PR Newswire account manager. You may also contact PR Newswire's information line at 800-858-7057, or via e-mail at information@prnewswire.com.