Apply for SDEE’s Investor Day with Vida Ventures

Pitch Your Healthcare Startup and Network with Other CEOs/Founders

Submissions due by June 7, 2018

Event Sponsor:

Arjun Goyal, M.D., Co-founder and Managing Director, Vida Ventures

Vida Ventures is a next-generation life sciences investment firm founded in 2017 by a group of scientists, physicians, entrepreneurs and investors passionate about building and funding breakthroughs in biomedicine. Together they form an independent, bold investment group bound together by a simple word – life. Its mission is to bring science to life and advance transformative biomedical innovations that have the potential to make a meaningful difference for patients. Vida has a bicoastal presence and currently manages approximately $295 million.

To be considered for this event, please submit a single page executive summary, or non-confidential slide deck (less than 25 slides) by June 7, 2018 via email to: dhayes@sdentrepreneurs.org

You will be notified by June 14 if your company has been selected for a 1:1 meeting. ALL APPLICANTS are invited and encouraged to attend the networking breakfast and introduction & discussion with Illumina Ventures. The event is only open to SDEE members.

(Join here: http://www.sdentrepreneurs.org/join_sdee)

Arjun Goyal, M.D., M.Phil, M.B.A

Arjun Goyal is a Co‐Founder and Managing Director of Vida Ventures.

From 2014 through 2017, Arjun was an investment professional at 5AM Ventures, a life science focused venture firm. Arjun was a Board Observer at Aprea AB, Spyryx, Pear Therapeutics, Portal Instruments, Entrada, and Homology Medicines (NASDAQ: FIXX). At 5AM Ventures, Arjun was part of the founding team of Homology Medicines, a genetic medicines company and he also served as Acting VP of Business Development at Pear Therapeutics. Prior to joining 5AM Ventures, Arjun was Co‐Founder and CEO, Foresight Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing hormonal treatments for infectious diseases.

Arjun received his B.S. in Medical Science, Diploma in French and his M.D. degree from the Universities of Melbourne and Oxford. He completed his postgraduate medical training in Internal Medicine at the University of Sydney. He received his M.Phil. in Bioscience Enterprise from Cambridge on a Commonwealth Scholarship and his MBA from Harvard Business School. Arjun has received several awards for his work including the American Australian Association Education Fellowship, Robert Kaplan Life Science Fellowship, Oxford Clarendon Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Scholarship and Reg Waite Award for Young Australians. He is a co‐inventor on one patent and has served on the editorial board of an international scientific journal.

Arjun is a Board Observer at Pionyr Immunotherapeutics and serves on the Committee for the American Australian Association Education Fellowship and LifeTech Advisory Board of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, and was on the 2016 NCI Review Committee for SBIR grants.

Come network with your fellow San Diego entrepreneurs at Happy Hour held at the New English Brewing Company in Sorrento Valley. This month's Happy Hour is sponsored by member companies Medical Minds and Certara. SDEE members - stop by the SDEE table first, make a name tag, then exchange your business card with the sponsors for one free drink ticket and one free food ticket. This month's food vendor is Street Chef California food truck. They'll be serving gyros, burgers, vegetarian and more!

You must be a member to receive the food and drink tickets. Everyone is welcome and the registration is free! SDEE members get a 10% drinks discount. Not a member yet? Ask for details and member perks at the SDEE table.

SDEE at JLABS: The Art of Effective Negotiation

David Johnson, JD, JSM

Lecturer, Stanford Law School and Stanford d. School

Thursday, July 12, 2018 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Location:

JLABS San Diego

3210 Merryfield Row

San Diego, CA

Sponsored By:

Agenda:

5:00 PM | Registration & Networking Reception*
6:00 PM | Presentation & Case Study 
8:00 PM | Q&A 
8:30 PM | Program Close 
*Hors d'oeuvres provided 

SDEE members          $25

Non-members            $45

JLABS members        free (sponsored by JLABS)

This workshop will give you skills to apply directly to improve outcomes of all types of negotiations. Whether you are negotiating a founders’ agreement, an investor term sheet, corporate partnership, or a new hire, you will come away with useful techniques and insights. Negotiation is part of everyday life, though most people have not had access to the knowledge and training in this important skill. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of successful negotiation and have the opportunity to practice using an engaging case study. Join us for an informative and interactive workshop with David Johnson.

David is an experienced negotiator and has lectured annually at the Stanford Law School since 2006.  He also a lecturer at the d.school where he teaches  Negotiation by Design. David has had a full-time law practice since 1996. In addition to negotiation, he has expertise in corporate governance, strategy, IP, litigation, employment, and compliance.

David also has substantive experience in several other areas including biotech, design and innovation, software, strategic analysis and decision-making. He served as Deputy General Counsel for Xenogen and Caliper Life Sciences, and held executive roles at other companies.  In Silicon Valley, he has litigated scores of patent, copyright, trade secret, antitrust, and business cases, and worked on corporate transactional and governance matters. 

He currently serves on the California State Bar Executive Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, and its subcommittee on Education and Inclusivity. David is a regular speaker at conferences, seminars and panels on various subjects in law, science and technology, as well as negotiation. 

Register for this event here.

Come network with your fellow San Diego entrepreneurs at Happy Hour held at the New English Brewing Company in Sorrento Valley.

Everyone is welcome (registration is free!), SDEE members get 10% drinks discount.

Come network with your fellow San Diego entrepreneurs at Happy Hour held at the New English Brewing Company in Sorrento Valley.

Everyone is welcome (registration is free!), SDEE members get 10% drinks discount.

Come network with your fellow San Diego entrepreneurs at Happy Hour held at the New English Brewing Company in Sorrento Valley.

Everyone is welcome (registration is free!), SDEE members get 10% drinks discount.

Come network with your fellow San Diego entrepreneurs at Happy Hour held at the New English Brewing Company in Sorrento Valley.

Everyone is welcome (registration is free!), SDEE members get 10% drinks discount.

Come network with your fellow San Diego entrepreneurs at Happy Hour held at the New English Brewing Company in Sorrento Valley.

Everyone is welcome (registration is free!), SDEE members get 10% drinks discount.