LS@W Expert Classes are a series of targeted workshops organised in close collaboration with industry experts on relevant topics for Life Sciences and Medical Technologies Startups. The programme offers also 1-on-1 discussions and consultations with mentoring Expert and Alumni to help you out, by sharing their expertise. The Expert Classes will educate you on the specific stages of your startup. InnovationQuarter is also present at the Expert Class on December 13.

Expert Classes

The small-scale and personalized Expert Classes are specially organized for alumni and participants of the Venture Challenge, Expert Classes, Value Vouchers, MedtechPartners, BiotechPartner and Take off.

• Registration? Easy, send an email to Ellen de Waal dewaal@lifesciencesatwork.nl. Upon registration startups are asked to develop a pitch poster (view the template); deadline poster submittance (for production and preparation purposes) 6 December 2019.

• Who can attend? Expert classes are specially organized for  Venture Challenge and Value Centre alumni, as well as for Take off participants. Startups not (yet) part of the LS@W community but who are interested in participating can join, provided you match the community profile.

• What else can you do? Tell them what your specific interest is. The programme of each Expert Class is designed to match your needs on how to be lectured and informed. Share your questions and/or issues on the topics of above-mentioned Expert Classes with us.

Programme

11:00 Start Expert Class : Welcome and Who’s who: including 2-minute poster pitches startups

11:45 Keynote: Galapagos, The wild track of 20-year of funding a life sciences company
by Onno van der Stolpe (founder/CEO)

12:45 Networking with lunch & Reviewing startup-pitch-posters discussing funding needs

13:30 Funders expert panel: Regional – National – European – Global funding sources

14:45 Parallel Funding workshops: Drug Development – Medical devices – Diagnostics – White Biotech

16:30 Feed back session: Learning points

17:00 Funding partnering & Networking with drinks

18:00 Wrap up & The End