Sam Spade's San Francisco

Across the Valley of Death:
Biotech innovation bridges the gap in early-stage funding

Join San Francisco Business Times for a conversation with the leaders of several of the region's leading life science research institutes, who will discuss new research focuses, challenges and opportunities. They will discuss the changing role of institutes like theirs in the financing and other processes at work in bringing new therapies to market. These leaders will talk about how academia is becoming more attuned to the needs of industry while still maintaining the independent inquiry that is vital to the field.

Speakers:

Robert Mahley, M.D., Ph.D., President, The J. David Gladstone Institutes, UCSF

James Kovach, M.D, J.D. President & COO, Buck Institute for Age Research

Gail Maderis, M.B.A., President & CEO, FivePrime Therapeutics, Inc.

More Info: Call 8am-5pm Monday-Friday or email

Register: online here.