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October 2, 2024 at 10:49 am
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NJEDA to Host Life Sciences Panel on Alternative Funding Opportunities at New Jersey Bioscience Center


TRENTON, N.J. (October 2, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will host a panel discussion focused on alternative funding opportunities to help advance New Jersey-based life sciences companies. Attendees will hear from industry leaders on how to secure funding from non-traditional sources, how the next generation of drugs, diagnostics, and devices will be funded, and ways to fund early and emerging commercial biomedical research.

WHEN:           Thursday, October 24, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

WHO:              Josh Barer, Managing Director at Hibiscus BioVentures
Kathleen Coviello, Chief Economic Transformation Officer, NJEDA
Rik Mehta, Cofounder and CEO of Lactiga US, Inc
John Pennett
, Partner, Life Sciences and Technology Group, Eisner Advisory Group LLC
Jorge Ramirez, Vice President, M&A and Business Development, Quest Diagnostics.
Judith Sheft, Executive Director, New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology

WHERE:         New Jersey Bioscience Center
675 U.S. Highway 1
North Brunswick, N.J.

PRESS:            OPEN; press wishing to attend should RSVP to media@njeda.gov.

Members of the public can register to attend here.

To learn more about NJEDA resources for businesses, call NJEDA Customer Care at 844-965-1125 or visit https://www.njeda.gov and follow @NewJerseyEDA on FacebookTwitterInstagram, and LinkedIn.

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