Michigan Life Sciences Showcase

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

The Showcase brings together industry professionals, thought leaders, and changemakers from all Life Sciences sectors with patients and patient advocates, higher education and research professionals, services providers, students, and economic development and non-profit partners to promote industry connectivity, share best practices, and emerging trends insights, explore the changing healthcare landscape, and drive industry growth.

This event includes five MichBio’s signature events – Drug Discovery Symposium, Medical Device Summit, Digital Health Forum, Cannabis Science Symposium, and Patient Advocacy Forum – with dedicated tracks for each event, as well as an exhibit floor featuring suppliers and vendors serving the life sciences, research and technology presentations, and networking opportunities.

XLerateHealth’s Flagship Accelerator Bootcamp is now accepting applications for the 10th edition! If you’re a healthcare, bio-tech, or clinician founder looking to accelerate the development of your technology and bring it to market, apply now! 

The deadline for applications is June 2nd, and virtual sessions will run from July 7th to September 30th. 

XLerateHealth, a nationally renowned healthcare accelerator, is seeking early-stage companies and entrepreneurs who are addressing pain points in the healthcare industry. With a wealth of national collaborators, the XLerateHealth team has a unique depth of knowledge in successfully developing healthcare and life science startups. XLH focuses on helping early-stage healthcare companies validate their business model, build out their commercialization strategy, and get ready to attract funding. 

NEW R&D Tax Credit Offering for Members

ADP MEMBER BENEFIT

ADP is already providing MichBio members with HR and total employment solutions. Now, we are enhancing the partnership with a new R&D tax credit offering for MichBio members.

Are you claiming your R&D tax credit expenses? Unsure of what activities qualify? Reach out today for a free initial assessment performed by ADP tax professionals. If they find eligible expenses, they will guide you through the entire R&D tax credit process at a discounted rate. Get your free initial assessment today.

UPS Healthcare: Exact Science Case Study

MICHBIO MEMBER BENEFIT

When Exact Sciences created a revolutionary way to screen for colorectal cancer at home, they turned to UPS to handle the delivery of tests and the swift return of specimens.

What can UPS Healthcare do for you?

Visit michbio.org/membership/ for a full list of MichBio member benefits.

BIO and BBC Storyworks Partner for Second Video Series

NATURE’S BUILDING BLOCKS

Featuring world-first innovations and cutting-edge developments from recent years, this series is a showcase of what science can achieve, brought to life through beautiful, compelling, and often deeply personal stories of the people responsible for dramatic progress – and those who stand to benefit.

In Nature Positive, discover emerging and established biotech-based solutions that help to tackle the climate crisis. In Building Health you’ll learn about the technologies defining the present and future of medicine. Stopping the Blocks is a powerful set of stories about making therapies accessible to those previously missing from the conversation.

MICHBIO & MIDEVICE MEMBERS FREE*

Networking Mixer

May 24 – 5:00 to 7:00 pm – Grand Rapids, MI

MichBio and MiDevice are partnering to bring a networking event to Grand Rapids.

Life Sciences industry and academic professionals, students, and enthusiasts are invited to Thornapple Brewing for casual conversation and relationship building.

Drinks and Appetizers provided.

*MiDevice members contact alisha@michbio.org or elliotj@rightplace.org for coupon code.

Midwest Growth Capital Symposium

May 23&24 – Ann Arbor

This year the MGCS will feature up to 60 pre-selected Midwest companies seeking seed, series-A, and series-B funding that span the Life Sciences, Healthcare, Tech, Food & Agriculture, and Energy sectors. Additionally, the Big 10’s Tech Transfer Pitch Track will highlight 15-20 companies. Attendees will have the chance to connect with early-stage companies, angel investors, venture capitalists, technology transfer professionals, and leading entrepreneurs from the Midwest and beyond. Stay connected, find resources, and see what keeps attendees coming back – in person or online – year after year! 

RESI Conference

June 5-7 – Boston, MI

The Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) conference series connects start-ups and early-stage investors and strategic channel partners. RESI maximizes fundraising companies’ efforts to find partners who are a fit for their technology and stage of development.

BIO International Convention

June 5-8 – Boston, MA

Stand up for innovation. Stand up for truth. And stand up for science. It’s time to inspire, honor, and recognize the true value of the breakthrough work biotech performs for society. Today. And every day. Well into the future. 

It’s never been more important to stand up for science, for biotech, for innovation. Join us June 5-8, 2003, in Boston for four days to explore the hottest industry topics, a vibrant exhibit floor, networking, BIO One-on-One Partnering^TM, and much more.