2020 Life Sciences & Healthcare Nonprofit Pitch Challenge - Brought to you by MassBio and Life Science Cares

November 4, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Add to Calendar 11/4/2020 3:00:00 PM 11/4/2020 4:30:00 PM 2020 Life Sciences & Healthcare Nonprofit Pitch Challenge - Brought to you by MassBio and Life Science Cares

The application period has ended. Please still register to join us for the event!

A Pitch Event for Life Science and Healthcare Non-profits in Massachusetts Designed to Stimulate Innovation, Visibility and Connections

  • Meet members of the local life sciences and healthcare non-profit ecosystem
  • Learn how non-profit organizations are fueling our biotech and healthcare cluster’s growth
  • Hear pitches from five non-profit innovators on how their mission is impacting the future
  • Discover how your organization can benefit from non-profit partners

Be sure to join us for this unique event as five finalists pitch their nonprofit organization to our expert panel of judges. 

Not sure if this event is for you? Hear what our previous winner Dr. Laura Kleiman of Reboot Rx (formerly Cures Within Reach for Cancer) has to say on how the 2018 Nonprofit Pitch Challenged helped her move forward the organization’s mission to find cures for cancer through drug repurposing.

Still wondering how this event will be of benefit to your organization? The first prize winner will receive a one-year MassBio nonprofit membership and a $2,500 cash award courtesy of Life Science Cares. First and second runners-up will receive gift cards of $250 and $150 respectively. All the finalists will also be offered free professional coaching on how to structure and deliver their pitch prior to the event.

Who should attend? This event will be engaging for everyone, from those interested in supporting and growing our local life sciences and healthcare nonprofits, to those who would like to launch a nonprofit of their own!


Non-profit Pitch Agenda:

3:00pm – 3:10 pm:          Introductory remarks/rules of the road/introduction of judging panel

3:10pm – 4:00 pm:          Pitch competition—5 pitches, 5 min presentation + 5 min for questions from judges

4:00pm – 4:15 pm:          Break while judges deliberate to select competition winner

4:15pm – 4:30pm:           Winners announced
 

Sponsored by MassBio, our Nonprofit Forum Working Group, and Life Science Cares. Special thanks to Life Science Cares for their partnership and support.

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Executive Coach, FocalPoint Business Coaching - and Nonprofit Pitch Challenge Coach
Marc Cote is an entrepreneur, a business/executive coach and area representative with FocalPoint Business Coaching. Marc is also a former corporate executive and leverages his coaching program materials and his 30 years of business experience to help entrepreneur, business leaders and executives raise money, improve their effectiveness, develop their people and enhance the performance of their teams and companies. Marc is the son of a second-generation business owner with a deep-seated passion for business and helping others succeed. He was also a co-founder and the COO of Accellient Partners LLC, a drug development consulting firm, Synchroneuron Inc, a venture-backed biotech where he helped raise over $25M and Ternus Pharma, Inc, a seed-stage start-up pharma company. Marc continues to focus much of his coaching practice supporting those in the life sciences arena. Marc was also previously the COO of Aptuit Consulting, a global biotech practice where he was responsible for managing all operating, financial & business development activities. Prior to Aptuit, Marc was with Dunkin’ Brands and had vice president roles across multiple functions. Marc started his career in the Entrepreneurial Services Group at EY, he received a BS in Accountancy from Bentley College, summa cum laude, and earned his CPA certificate in MA where he was a licensed CPA for 17 years Marc is a member of Boston Harbor Angels and Sky Ventures where he is an active investor and also maintains a Board role on select portfolio companies. Marc is also a Co-Chair of Mass Bio's Entrepreneur University and the Boston Chapter of The Financial Executives Networking Group.