ROUNDTABLE
leaders
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FINDING
INVESTORS
AND
CAPITAL
TO
MATCH
YOUR
GOALS
By
E.
Miseta
B Y E D M I S E T A
Finding Investors
And Capital To
Match Your Goals
It's a nagging uneasy feeling that consumes anyone who's ever
developed a new pharmaceutical or launched a new pharma or
biopharma company. You need to raise money. You need capital.
Otherwise, your company may never get off the ground, or that
scientific breakthrough you've been dreaming of will remain just that
— a dream. And by the time a molecule is discovered that may hold
some potential, putting more money into the company to optimize
manufacturing capabilities is not always the first thing on the mind
of investors. In fact, landing any type of venture funding, at any time,
can be a difficult endeavor.
That's why we asked six venture-funding experts to give their advice
on how best to pursue the capital that will help your company grow
and manufacture your product the way you want it made.
Our roundtable panel included
the following funding experts:
Chris Achar, CEO and founder,
Genzum Life Sciences
Tiba Aynechi, principal, Novo
Ventures
Kevin Judice, CEO and founder,
DiCE Molecules
Julie Papanek, principal, Canaan
Partners
Jaisim Shah, CEO and board
director, Semnur Pharmaceuticals
Mahendra Shah, venture partner,
Vivo Capital