Held twice a year, the CLS Innovation Showcase brings approximately 200+ life science stakeholders, including biopharma representatives, investors, key advisors, expert service providers, together to foster connections and vital partnering conversations while spotlighting California’s robust innovation.

Fall Showcase, December 10 in South San Francisco

The next stop on your fundraising journey!

The Fall showcase will spotlight California’s emerging innovation while helping startups connect with investors, channel partners, and corporate business development and licensing collaborators.

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Tickets:

CLS Members and investors receive complimentary access to attend this event. Please contact [email protected] to receive your complimentary code.

Non-member life sciences company employee – $50

Non-member service provider – $150

Interested in becoming a member of CLS? Contact [email protected] to learn about applying your ticket cost towards yearly membership!

Agenda

10:00am – 12:00 pm | Partnering Forum*

Click here to meet the participating investors.

1:00 – 1:30 pm | Check-in/Registration

1:40 – 1:45 pm | Welcome Remarks

  • Mike Guerra, President & CEO, California Life Sciences
  • Kinkead Reiling, Founder & CEO, Bonneville Labs

1:45 – 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Navigating the Road to Success – Founders’ Perspectives on Creating, Building and Scaling Startups

Founders will share real-world experiences and advice on how they evolved through the different stages of company creation and growth.

  • Ashley Zehnder, DVM, PhD, CEO & Co-founder, Fauna Bio
  • Jonathan Romanowsky, MBA, CBO & Co-founder, Inflammatix, Inc.
  • Marco Lobba, PhD, CEO & Co-founder, Catena Bio. (Moderator)
  • Maria Soloveychik, PhD, CEO & Co-founder, SyntheX Inc.
  • Shelley Force Aldred, PhD, CEO & Co-founder, Rondo Therapeutics.

2:30 – 2:50 pm | Break

2:50 – 4:00 pm | Company Presentations + Investor Q&A

Track A – Therapeutic Pitch Session #1:

  • Cenos Therapeutics (Neuroscience), Presentation by: June Park, PhD
  • Reactosome: (Rare Diseases), Presentation by: Ksenia Burka
  • Olfera: (Neuroscience), Presentation by: Parnian Lak, PhD
  • Radar Therapeutics (Oncology), Presentation by: Sophia Lugo, MBA

Track B – Diagnostics & Precision Medicine Pitch Session #1

  • Lucidify (Neuroscience), Presentation by: Divya Chander, MD, PhD
  • Baltimore Respiratory Innovations (Pulmonary), Presentation by: Wilson Tang
  • iFocus (Neuroscience), Presentation by: Adi Diner, PhD
  • Alleo Labs (Neuroscience), Presentation by: JL Ross, PhD

4:00 – 4:20 pm | Break

4:20 – 5:30 pm | Company Presentations + Investor Q&A

Track A – Therapeutic Pitch Session #2

  • Voro Therapeutics (Oncology), Presentation by: Ugur Eskiocak, PhD
  • Sift Biosciences (Oncology), Presentation by: Yue Clare Lou, PhD
  • TippingPoint Biosciences (Oncology), Presentation by: Laura Hsieh, PhD
  • IHP Therapeutics (Rare Diseases), Presentation by: Rinko Ghosh, MBA

Track B – Diagnostics & Precision Medicine Pitch Session #2

  • CpG Diagnostics (Oncology), Presentation by: Bodour Salhia, PhD
  • Orbits Oncology (Oncology), Presentation by: Abraham Lin, PhD
  • Eximius Diagnostics (Oncology), Presentation by: Han-Yu Chuang, PhD
  • MeCo Diagnostics (Oncology), Presentation by: Adam Watson, PhD

5:30 – 7:00 pm | Networking Reception & Solutions Corridor

*Participation is contingent on mutual meeting acceptance.

CLS Partnering Forum

Selected California-based life sciences startups will meet with a curated group of investors at the CLS Partnering Forum on December 10. Each participating investor has selected six (6) companies for 20-minute in-person conversations.

Confirmed Investors:

  • AbbVie Ventures
  • Astellas Venture Management
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
  • Chiesi Global Rare Diseases
  • Civilization Ventures
  • Codon Capital
  • LDV Partners
  • LongeVC
  • Remiges Ventures
  • Servier Pharmaceuticals

Learn more about the investors.

See What You Missed at the Spring 2024 Showcase

CLS’s Spring Innovation Showcase was held June 25th at UC Berkeley’s Bakar Labs. The program included a panel discussion with corporate venture and institutional VCs, two pitch tracks featuring the Spring 2024 FAST cohort of more than a dozen therapeutic and medtech companies spotlighting California’s emerging innovation while helping startups connect with investors, channel partners, and corporate business development and licensing collaborators. We concluded with a networking reception and solutions corridor, featuring CLSAdvantage cost-savings partners.

View the digital program here.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the biannual Innovation Showcase? Contact Emily Morgan, Senior Director Marketing & Programs, to learn more.

Innovation Sponsor (Limited) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
Non-member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000 

◆ Opportunity to deliver brief remarks (3 minutes)
◆ One (1) full-page advertisement in the digital program: Digital program to be distributed as a supplement in CLS’ biweekly bulletin and bi-monthly Founders Channel newsletter
◆ Logo recognition as a supporter on event website, pre-event promotion including email and social channels, onsite signage and digital program
◆ Option to host tabletop display during networking reception

Pitch Session Sponsor (Limited) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000
Non-member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500

◆ Opportunity to provide opening remarks for specific pitch session
◆ Logo recognition as a supporter on event website, pre-event promotion including email and social channels, onsite signage and digital program
◆ One (1) half-page advertisement in the digital program: Digital program to be distributed as a supplement in CLS’ biweekly bulletin and bimonthly Founders Channel newsletter
◆ Logo recognition as a supporter on event website, pre-event promotion including email and social channels, onsite signage and digital program

Solutions Corridor Exhibitor (Limited) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500
Exclusive for California Life Sciences’ Service Provider Members

◆ Table-top display + opportunity to distribute branded promotional materials
◆ Access to the final attendee list for pipeline development
◆ Logo recognition as a supporter on event website, pre-event promotion including email and social channels, onsite signage and digital program

I&E Sponsors