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.

REGISTER»

 

Agenda

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

Click here to meet the participating investors and apply for partnering.

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

1:30 – 1:45 pm | Welcome Remarks

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.

2:30 – 2:50 pm | Break

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

4:00 – 4:20 pm | Break

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

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

*Participation is contingent on mutual meeting acceptance.

Now Accepting Applications: CLS Partnering Forum

We are accepting pitch applications from California-based life sciences startups to meet with a curated group of investors prior to the CLS Innovation Showcase on December 10. Each participating investor will select up to six (6) companies for 20-minute in-person conversations. Meetings will be held from 10:00am—Noon at the Lighthouse in South San Francisco.

Confirmed Investors:

  • AbbVie Ventures
  • Astellas Venture Management
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
  • Chiesi Global Rare Diseases
  • Civilization Ventures
  • Remiges Ventures
  • Servier Pharmaceuticals
  • Xontogeny

Learn more about the investors and apply to meet with them BEFORE October 15.

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