AllThingsLifeSciences/CleanTech: 2010

Springboard's 20th Venture Forum Program

About AllThingsLifeSciences/CleanTech: 2010

AllThingsLifeSciences/CleanTech: 2010, Springboard's 20th venture forum, showcased 20 investment ready high-growth companies in biotech, biopharma, health IT, healthcare, medical devices, and diagnostics to an audience of corporate, angel and venture investors. All companies were screened, selected and coached by a committee of over 200 investors, business development professionals, and sector experts during an eight-month period.

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Supporting Organizations

Forum Committees

Investor Committee

Alumnae Committee

• Rajni Aneja, zuChem, Inc.

• Anne Marie Biernacki, AdhereTx Corporation

• Rebecca Braun, JumpStart Inc.

• Rachel Braun Scherl, Semprae Laboratories

• Judy Britz, Maryland Biotechnology Center

• Kathleen Callender, PharmaJet

• Anne-Marie Corner, ProTem Pharma

• Elizabeth Donley, Stemina Biomarker Discovery

• Joan Fallon, Curemark, LLC

• Lisa Beth Ferstenberg, Accelovance

• Lauren Flanagan, Phenomenelle Angels Fund

• Barbara Fox, Avaxia Biologics

• Julie Goonewardene, Purdue Research Foundation

• Alexandra Graham, LaGray Chemical Company

• Helen Greiner, CyPhy Works

• Barbara Handelin, BioPontis Alliance LLC

• Aassia Haq, Babson

• Jane Homan, ioGenetics LLC

• Irene Hrusovsky, EraGen Biosciences, Inc.

• Veronica Jordan, Golden Seeds

• Tanya Kanigan,  Interdisciplinary Scientist

• Elaine Kant, SciComp Inc.

• Summer Knight, Sandata Technologies, Inc.

• Cynthia Lander, Moerae Matrix

• Roberta Lee, Manoa Medical, Inc.

• Hollis Leech, Leech Inc.

• Donna Lencki, Geneia

• Louise MacDonald, SANOSTEC

• Pam Marrone, Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.

• Deborah Mash, Ibogen, Inc.

• Sharon Mates, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.

• Jennie Mather, CanFel Therapeutics

• Senia Maymin, Positive Psychology News, LLC

• Christine Meda, Arcxis Biotechnologies

• Patricia Meisner, AdhereTx Corporation

• Carol Nacy, Sequella, Inc.

• Nancy Parenteau, Parenteau BioConsultants

• Aprile Pilon, Clarassance, Inc.

• Diana Pliura, The Health Technology Exchange

• Heather Potters, PharmaJet

• Sue Preston, Arriva Pharmaceuticals

• Amy Ravi, ExtendMed

• Bonnie Reinke, Eso-Technologies, Inc.

• Nancy Rosenzweig, The Natural Dentist

• Mira Sahney, Smith and Nephew Endoscopy

• Ginette Serrero, A&G Pharmaceutical

• Alexis Traynor-Kaplan, ISM Therapeutics

• Liat Tsoref, Slender Medical Ltd.

• Joan Vrtis, Kemeta, LLC

• Mary Wallace Jaensch, Semprae Laboratories

• Michelle White, Michelle's Miracle, Inc.

• Patti White, RS Medical

• Gervaise Wilhelm, Closys Corporation

Screening Committee

• Jahan Ali, NYC Investment Fund

• Jack Ahrens, TGap Ventures

• Rajni Aneja, zuChem, Inc.

• Sylvia Aruffo, Communication Science

• Carole Bellis, Wilson Sonsini

• Karen Bixby

• Rachel Braun Scherl, Semprae Laboratories

• Manny Cho, Aon

• Corinne Bright, ONSET Ventures

• Kirstie Chadwick, Growth Innovators

• Ellen Corenswet, Covington & Burling LLP

• Christian Cortis, ATV Capital

• Jacqueline Crespo, Cassidy & Associates

• Kathleen DeRose, Golden Seeds

• Ann Dewitt, Flagship Ventures

• Mike Diem, SR One

• Ted Driscoll, Claremont Creek Ventures

• Teresa Esser, Capital Midwest Fund

• Bill Fair, Ajax Ventures

• Joan Fallon, Curemark, LLC

• Pete Farner, TGap Ventures

• Lauren Flanagan, Phenomenelle Angels

• Barbara Fox, Avaxia Biologics

• Sara Frankel, Consultant

• Jennifer Friel Goldstein, Pfizer Venture Investments

• Ann Gaddy, Life Science Angels

• Gary Gamerman, Seraphim Life Sciences

• Jan Garfinkle, Arboretum Ventures

• Annette Gilchrist, Midwestern University

• Stephanie Grossman, Digital & Media Executive

• Elma, Hawkins, Biotechnology Consultant

• Diana Hoffman, Hoffman Management Consulting

• Karen Hong, ProQuest Investments

• Mary Howard, Design Technologies, LLC

• Nigel Howard, Covington & Burling LLP

• Kef Kasdin, Battelle Ventures

• Stephen Kraus, Bessemer Venture Partners

• Reid Leonard, Merck & Co., Inc.

• Roberta Lee, Manoa Medical, Inc.

• Donna Lencki, Geneia

• Ellen Lubman, Bristol-Meyers Squibb

• Carol Marino, Syngenta Venture Capital

• Deborah Mash, Ibogen, Inc.

• Patricia Meisner, AdhereTx Corporation

• Dan Meyer, Point Judith Capital

• Jessica Milner, Covington & Burling

• Arikha Moses, The Vertical Group

• Catherine Mulligan, William Gallagher Associates

• Carol Nacy, Sequella, Inc.

• Mike O’Donnell, Wilson Sonsini

• Anjali Oberoi, NewSeed Advisors

• Jill Osur, Blend Tech Solutions

• Catherine Oyler, Johnson & Johnson

• Nancy Parenteau, Parenteau BioConsultants, LLC

• Ann Partlow, Earthrise Capital

• Amy Ravi, ExtendMed

• Ingrid Rechtin, Covington & Burling

• Karen Spilizewski, RiverVest Venture Partners

• LeAnne Tourtellotte, Illinois Technology Association

• Liat Tsoref, Slender Medical Ltd.

• Mary Wallace Jaensch, Semprae Laboratories

• Sue Washer, Applied Genetic Technologies

• Yael Weiss, Merck & Co., Inc.

• Patti White, Medical Technology

• Gervaise Wilhelm, Closys Corporation

• Donna Williams, Ceres Venture Fund

• Alex Zisson, Thomas, McNerney & Partners

• Diane Zuckerman, Evidence-Based Solutions

CoachingCommittee

• Milena Adamian, Easton Capital

• Jack Ahrens, TGAP Ventures

• Jahanara Ali, NYC Investment Fund

• Rajni Aneja, ZuChem

• Elizabeth Bailey, Commons Capital

• Leslie Bane, National Semiconductor

• Susan Berland, Consultant

• Carlos Berland, Grant Thornton LLP

• Anne Marie Biernacki, AdhereTx Corporation

• Kevin Bitterman, Polaris Ventures

• Rachel Braun Scherl, Semprae Laboratories

• A.G. Breitenstein, Humedica

• Corinne Bright, ONSET Ventures

• Candice Brown Elliot, Nouvoyance Inc.

• Mike Bunker, Early Stage Partners

• Kerry Burke, Covington & Burling LLP

• Chris Byrd, Wilson Sonsini

• Amanda Cashin, Alexandria Real Estate Equities

• Maria Casini, Guard Dog Brand Development

• Vita Cassese, Exigen Capital

• Maxine Champion

• Terry Chase Hazell, Texas State University

• Manny Cho, Aon

• Amy Chu, Tiger Advisors LLC

• Martha Connolly, Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute

• Ellen Corenswet, Covington & Burling LLP

• Christian Cortis, ATU Capital

• Suzanne Cross, Johnson & Johnson

• Cynthia Curtis, CA Technologies

• Bruce Deming, Covington & Burling LLP

• Camille DeSantis, Guard Dog Brand Development

• Ann Dewitt, Flagship Ventures

• Brendan Doherty, CA Technologies

• Ted Driscoll, LSA Member, Claremont Creek

• Suzette Dutch, Triathlon Medical Ventures

• Teresa Esser, Capital Midwest Fund II

• Lauren Flanagan, Phenomenelle Angels

• Carmen Fonda, Venable LLP

• Barbara Fox, Avaxia Biologics

• Jennifer Friel Goldstein, Pfizer Venture Investments

• Andrew Friendly, ATV Capital

• Oren Fuerst, Tevel Angels

• Angela Garcia-Lopez, Grant Thornton LLP

• Megan Gates, Mintz Levin

• Judy Giordon, NCIIA

• Julie Goonewardene, Purdue Research Foundation

• Robert Gottlieb, RMG Associates LLC

• Karin Gregory, Furman Gregory Deptula

• Colleen Grimm, William Gallagher Associates

• Liz Groover

• David Guin, Withers Bergman

• Cal Hackeman, Grant Thornton LLP

• Jessica Hall Harrington, Broadview Ventures

• Elma Hawkins, Consultant

• Sarah Hoagland, Covington & Burling LLP

• Diana Hoffman

• Karen Hong, ProQuest Investments

• Mary Howard, Design Technologies LLC

• Nigel Howard, Covington & Burling LLP

• Dave Hsu, Consultant

• Eva Jack, MedImmune Ventures

• Sven Jacobson, Carrot Capital

• Christine Janis, Grant Thornton LLP

• Elaine Jones, Pfizer Inc.

• Veronica Jordon

• Tanya Kanigan

• Kef Kasdin, Battelle Ventures

• Dr. Hollis Kleinert, KSC Life Science Advisors

• Stephan Kraus, Bessemer Venture Partners

• Roberta Lee, Manoa Medical

• Donna Lencki, Geneia

• Ron Lennox, CHL Medical Partners

• Emily Leonard, Covington & Burling LLP

• Reid Leonard, Merck & Co., Inc.

• Scott Levy, Grant Thornton LLP

• Emily Levy, Synergy Partners

• David Lewandoski, Grant Thornton

• Debra Liebert, Domain Associates

• Ellen Lubman, Bristol-Meyers Squibb

• Joan Lyman

• Michael Lytton, Biogen Idec

• Rob Mashal, Alinea Pharmaceuticals

• Andrea McCormick

• Chris Meda, Arxis Biotechnologies

• Kevin Mendelsohn, Jumpstart, Inc.

• Dan Meyer

• Jessica Milner, Covington & Burling LLP

• Pat Morand, Southwest Michigan First

• Todd Morrill, Bio-Rad Laboratories

• Toby Moskovits, Heritage Equity Partners

• Catherine Mulligan

• Michael Murdoch, Aon

• Nalini Murdter

• Carol Nichols, vcfo

• Dana Ono, VIMAC Ventures LLC

• Jill Osur, Blend Tech Solutions

• Cat Oyler, Johnson & Johnson

• William Paiva, Seven Rosin Funds

• Ann Partlow, Earthrise Capital

• John Perchorowicz, Triage Masters LLC

• Amy Ravi, Extend Med

• Lisa Richardson

• Carey Roberts, Covington & Burling LLP

• Paul Rogers, Covington & Burling LLP

• Susan Rohrer, Merck & Co., Inc.

• Lisa Russell, Grant Thornton

• Mira Sahney

• Ginette Serrero, A & G Pharmaceutical

• Christy Shaffer, Inspipre Pharmaceuticals

• Stefanie Shelley

• Emily Sheridan, Alexandria Real Estate Equities

• Scarlet Shore, Alexandria Real Estate Equities

• Lauren Silverman, Novartis Venture Capital

• JC Simabana, SVB Capital

• Brenda Simensky, Withers Bergman

• Karen Spilizewski, RiverVest Venture Partners

• Richard Stuebi, Early Stage Partners

• Alison Taunton Rigby, RiboNovix Inc.

• Lee Tiedrich, Covington & Burling, LLP

• Alison Tjosvold, Grant Thornton LLP

• Amy Toro, Covington & Burling LLP

• Effie Toshav, Wilson Sonsini

• Alexis Traynor Kaplan

• Liat Tsoref, Slender Medical

• Misti Ushio,  Harris & Harris Group Inc

• Geeta Vemuri, Quaker BioVentures

• Becky Voorheis

• Catherine Vorwald, Wexford Science & Technology

• Joan Vrtis, Kemeta

• Mary Wallace Jaensch, Semprae Laboratories

• Yael Weiss, Merck & Co Inc

• Patti White

• Amy Wildstein, Boldcap Ventures

• Donna Williamson, Ceres Venture Fund

• Jeff Wu, Covington & Burling LLP

• Alex Zisson, Thomas McNerny & Partners

• Diane Zuckerman, Evidence-Based Solutions