``Southeastern Angel Investors Symposium'' to Connect and Educate Angel Investors Interested in the Life Sciences Across Region on December 1 in Charleston, S.C.WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Southeast BIO bi·o n. pl. bi·os Informal 1. A biography. 2. A biographical sketch or outline. (SEBIO) and the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. ) are partnering to host the first "Southeastern Angel Investors An individual who invests his or her own money in a private company, which is typically a startup. An angel investor is not an employee or member of a bank, venture capital firm or other financial institution that normally makes such investments. Symposium" at the Seventh Annual Southeastern BIO Investor Forum on December 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, S.C. The SEBIO Investor Forum is the Southeast's premier life sciences venture capital conference. SEBIO and CED are presenting the Angel Investors Symposium in conjunction with Charleston Angel Partners and the Florida Angel Investment Alliance. The Angel Investors Symposium will offer networking and educational opportunities for active, accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. angel investors across the Southeast. Accredited angels are high net worth individuals (such as successful entrepreneurs, retired doctors and executives, and other wealthy professionals) who provide start-up capital to young companies to help them get off the ground. "While we are seeing increased activity in the entrepreneurial sector today, many start-ups in the region struggle to secure seed-stage capital to get their company off the ground," said Monica Doss, president of CED. "Angel investors play a vital role in the Southeast's future because they can meet seed-financing needs by jump-starting the growth of entrepreneurial companies." "SEBIO features some of the region's best life sciences deals," said Rebecca Kaufman, SEBIO 2005 co-chair and an attorney with King & Spalding in Atlanta. "Providing exclusive educational content and networking opportunities for angels is a great way to attract this important group to the SEBIO Investor Forum to learn more about participating companies." Arthur Klausner, partner, Pappas Ventures, will keynote the Angel Investors Symposium. Mr. Klausner will speak about "Early-Stage Biopharmaceutical Investing in a Late-Stage-Biased Climate." Prior to joining Pappas Ventures, Mr. Klausner was with Domain Associates from 1990 though February 2004 serving as a general partner from 1997 through February 2004. During that time, he was a board member of Domain portfolio companies such as Santarus, X-Ceptor, and Altea Therapeutics therapeutics Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include drugs, surgery, radiation therapy, mechanical devices, diet, and psychiatry. , and he was a board observer for Peninsula Pharmaceuticals. In addition to Mr. Klausner's keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. , the Angel Investors Symposium will feature panel discussions on the following: How Early Is Early?; Do you want to dance? Who will lead? Who will follow?--Creating Relationships with Fellow Angel Investors; Seed Investing: Who, How, and Why?; and Syndicating Deals in the National VC Market. Panelists on the Seed Investing panel include four experienced investors: --Mark Cochran, Ph.D., Managing Director, NeuroVentures Capital (Charlottesville, VA) --Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D., Partner, Intersouth Partners (Durham, NC) --Tony Natale, M.D., Venture Partner, MDS MDS, n See temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome. MDS 1 Maternal deprivation syndrome, see there 2 Myelodysplastic syndrome, see there Capital (Nashville, TN) --David Scheer, President, Scheer and Company (Branford, CT) The day will culminate culminate, in astronomy, the maximum height in the sky reached by a celestial body on a given day. At the culminate the body is crossing the observer's celestial meridian and is said to be in upper transit. with an Early-Stage Company Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. . Four of the top early-stage companies will present their opportunity to the entire conference, and a panel of celebrity judges will select an overall winner. The day will culminate with a Kick-Off Reception at the South Carolina Aquarium The South Carolina Aquarium, located in Charleston, South Carolina, opened in May of 2000 on the historic Charleston Harbor. It is home to over 10,000 plants and animals including river otters, loggerhead sea turtles, alligators, Venus flytraps, great blue herons, hawks, owls, sea . Accredited angel investors who are interested in attending the Angel Investors Symposium should contact Jayne Milnamow via phone (910.452.0006) or e-mail (jayne@sebio.org) for registration details. Due to space constraints, registration is available on a limited basis for active investors only. About SEBIO: Southeast BIO (SEBIO) is a regional nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that fosters the growth of the life sciences industry in the southeastern U.S. through efforts that promote entrepreneurship and bring together companies, investors, universities, and support organizations active in the development of the industry. Today, the Southeast is recognized as one of the fastest growing life sciences regions in the U.S. and home to more than 220 life sciences companies. A public/private partnership formed in 1999, SEBIO is committed to conducting activities that create regional leverage and facilitate the common interests and goals of constituents in the life sciences industry. The geographic footprint of SEBIO presently includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Tennessee, and Virginia. For more information on SEBIO, go to: www.sebio.org. About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, headquartered in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. with a divisional office in Wilmington, is a private, nonprofit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in various North Carolina innovation centers. In July 2005, Wilmington's Coastal Entrepreneurial Council merged with CED to create CED-Coastal, a divisional office focused on entrepreneurial development in Wilmington and throughout North Carolina's entire coastal region. CED provides education, mentoring, and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops, and programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest and oldest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing over 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. For more information on CED, go to www.cednc.org. |
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