[bioundgrd] "Essentials of a Sucessful Biotech Startup" is on March 8 not March 6

[Janice Chang]

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>>Ever wanted to know to how to start your own company?  Want to know 
>>the pitfalls before you begin? 
>>Come on March 8 to hear Alain Hanover, Senior Managing Director and 
>>CEO of Navigator Technology Ventures talk about his experiences and 
>>hear his advice on what to do and not to do when beginning your own 
>>biotech company. 
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>>As always, cookies, coffee and soda will be provided before the lecture.
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>>March 8, 2006 (Wednesday).
>>Lecture at 7:00 pm.
>>Refreshments at 6:30 pm.
>>Room 66-110.
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>>Essentials of a Successful Biotech Startup
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>>Alain Hanover
>>Senior Managing Director and CEO
>>Navigator Technology Ventures
>>Cambridge, MA
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>>About the Lecture:
>>Navigator Technology Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that 
>>specializes in bringing electronics-based technologies to market, 
>>from Technical Software to Medical Devices.  One third of its 
>>portfolio are Biotech companies.  For these investments, NTV seeks 
>>out companies that will best mitigate the 7 major risks they face: 
>>people risk, market risk, development risk, financial risk, 
>>regulatory risk, reimbursement risk, and acceptance risk.  Mr. 
>>Hanover will discuss these issues and elaborate on how some 
>>start-ups address these various risk factors in order to make 
>>themselves more attractive to investors and increase their chance 
>>of success.
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>>About the Speaker:
>>Prior to becoming a Venture Capitalist, Hanover was co-Founder, 
>>President and CEO of InCert Software Corporation between 1997 and 
>>2000. He raised $9M in venture funding for InCert, and was 
>>responsible for its strategic direction and the launching of 2 
>>products. Incert was sold to Veritas. Before joining InCert, 
>>Hanover was founder, CEO, President and Chairman of ViewLogic, a 
>>leading electronic design automation software company from 1984 to 
>>1997. Hanover led ViewLogic from its inception to sales of more 
>>than $150M and 700 employees, prior to its sale to Synopsys in 
>>1997.  He raised $16.5M in venture capital and took it public in 
>>1991.  In 1993, he was named Entrepreneur of the Year.  Prior to 
>>Viewlogic, Hanover held senior executive and engineering positions 
>>at Digital Equipment Corporation, Dymo, Xylogics and MIT Lincoln 
>>Laboratory.
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>>Please forward to those who might be interested.
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>>co-sponsored by the IEEE EMBS, Boston Chapter.
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