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  <title><![CDATA[Georgia Tech Life Sciences Investor Forum]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p><br>**<em><strong>Registration is by invitation only.</strong></em><br><br><a href="https://epay.gatech.edu:443/C20793_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=6329"><strong>Investor Registration Portal</strong></a><br><br><strong>AGENDA</strong><br>7:30 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Check-in<br>7:40 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Continental Breakfast | Networking<br>8:15 a.m. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Welcome - Andrés García, Executive Director, IBB<br>8:20 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<em><strong>Keynote Presentation</strong></em> <strong>- "From a Lab Bench to 100,000 Patients Worldwide"</strong> - Chris Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Huxley Medical<br>8:40 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Principal Investigator Panel</p><ul><li>Faculty Serial Entrepreneur Panelists: Andrei Fedorov, David Ku, Mark Prausnitz</li><li>Moderators: Harold Solomon, Principal, Quadrant-i, Emily Yan, Graduate Student, Masters of Biomedical Innovation and Development</li></ul><p>9:20 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<em>Break</em><br>9:30 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Pitch Round #1</strong> - 5 Companies | 10-minute Pitches + 3-minute Q&amp;A each<br>10:35 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Break</em><br>11:00 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Pitch Round #2</strong> - 5 Companies | 10-minute Pitches + 3-minute Q&amp;A each<br>12:05 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lunch | Networking<br>1:00 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Closing Remarks + Group Picture | Adjourn</p><p>Investors are invited to the inaugural GT Life Sciences Investor Forum, hosted by Georgia Tech's Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (<a href="https://research.gatech.edu/bio">IBB</a>) and&nbsp;<a href="https://quadrant-i.gatech.edu/">Quadrant-i</a>. This event connects GT alumni entrepreneurs and investors in the life sciences with faculty, trainees, industry partners, and commercialization experts.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Ten</strong> biotech, diagnostic and medical device startups - ranging from early-stage to those seeking expansion capital - will present updates and fundraising status. IBB drives interdisciplinary solutions to life science challenges, while Quadrant-i helps research teams launch startups.</p><p>The keynote will feature <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lee-20995922/">Chris Lee</a>, CEO and co-founder of Huxley Medical. A panel with renowned serial entrepreneurs <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrei-g-fedorov-0790091/">Andrei Fedorov</a>, <a href="https://research.gatech.edu/people/david-ku">David Ku</a>, and <a href="https://research.gatech.edu/people/mark-prausnitz">Mark Prausnitz</a> will follow. Join us to see how GT research is transforming discoveries into game-changing innovations.</p>]]></body>
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