2. Johnathan M. Holifield, Esq.
Co-founder, The America21 Project
Dear Sponsor,
Thanks for your support of the Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference
(MBEC). Your participation is demonstrable evidence of your strong support of an
outreach that seeks to expand the number of minority entrepreneurs in the
biomedical space. The MBEC is part and parcel of America21’s overall Inclusive
Competitiveness strategy.
Minorities are severely under-represented in the biomedical industry as both job
seekers and job creators. The MBEC is the nation’s first national conference
devoted directly to addressing this problem. We’re proud to partner with
Bioenterprise in producing this historic event.
We are already connecting with a fragmented field of professionals, educators,
entrepreneurs and investors who are excited to be a part of new opportunities.
Across the biomedical landscape there is a consensus of concern for the future of
opportunities for minorities in the space. America21 is the leading visionary voice
resonating within the heart of the concerned: professional associations,
universities, corporations, small businesses, entrepreneurs and investors.
Come to Cleveland and meet those who support the MBEC’s inaugural effort to
develop future access channels of entrepreneurial opportunity.
May 21-22 We truly appreciate your support of this historic event.
Cleveland, Ohio Johnathan Holifield, Esq.
3. Baiju R. Shah
President & CEO, Bioenterprise
Dear Sponsor,
We appreciate your support of this timely initiative. This first-ever
Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference begins to tackle the
many challenges for minority entrepreneurs in the biomedical industry.
At the conference, attendees will find mentoring opportunities,
entrepreneurship education and practical advice on starting and growing
a biomedical company. Panelists and speakers include seasoned minority
biomedical investors, executives and entrepreneurs who will share
insights and provide guidance on how to turn a great idea or technology
into a successful biomedical start-up.
With its rapidly growing biomedical industry and nationally recognized
research, clinical and educational institutions, Cleveland is the ideal
location for this first-ever Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship
Conference. The entrepreneurial environment is one that embraces and
provides an unparalleled support network to biomedical innovators.
We thank you for your support and welcome you to the first Minority
Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference.
May 21-22 Baiju R. Shah
Cleveland, Ohio President & CEO, BioEnterprise
4. Inclusive
Competitiveness
Connect & Collaborate
African Americans and Latino Americans – are severely under-
represented in biomedical innovation. MBEC is a national
conference focused on increasing minority participation and
MBEC will expand competitiveness in the biomedical industry.
opportunities and MBEC organizers are reaching into professional peer networks,
develop networks of universities, affinity groups, corporate, entrepreneur and
investor networks, government and small business
access that strengthen
environments … we are doing the hard work of finding and
the biomedical industry connecting with those who are fragmented and underserved.
Your support of the MBEC is a major step toward connecting
more minorities to your company and to opportunities in
today’s biomedical innovation economy.
Competitiveness in U.S. Biomedical Industry
Whites 84%
Asians 10%
Blacks 4%
May 21-22 Hispanics 2%
Cleveland, Ohio
5. NATIONAL SCOPE
NATIONAL EFFORT
REACHING MINORITIES THROUGH NETWORKS
• National Black Data Processing Associates (NBDPA)
• National Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Association (NBPA)
The logos of Gold & • National Organization for Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBBCHE)
Platinum Sponsors • National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE)
will be promoted in • National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
our weekly newsletter • Black MBA
distributed through • Black Ivy Alumni League
MBEC national • BIO - Biotechnology Industry Organization
partner groups & • PhRMA - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing Association
targeted media • Women in BIO
• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
• Listos America
Distribution
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
6 weeks prior
• American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Weekly
6 weeks following
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Newsletter
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) updates targeted
• American Society for Virology lists on industry
May 21-22 • American Society for Neurobiology (ASN) news and MBEC
Cleveland, Ohio • Nature Biotechnology
6. NATIONAL SCOPE
NATIONAL EFFORT
MBEC
NEWSLETTER
Welcome section with
brief updates weekly
The logos of Gold &
Platinum Sponsors Static MBEC promotional
will be promoted in content with links
our weekly newsletter
distributed through Newslink / Information
MBEC national section 1 (photo option)
partner groups
Newslink / Information
section 2 (photo option)
Distribution
6 weeks prior
Sponsor logo / info area
6 weeks following
Links to sponsor site
May 21-22
Cleveland, Ohio
8. SELECT SPEAKERS
Dr. Frank Douglas President, Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron
Dr. Douglas serves as day-to-day chief strategist for the Austen BioInnovation
Institute in Akron, a new biomaterials institute built on a unique collaboration of
five leading medical and educational institutions. Dr. Douglas was formerly
executive vice president, chief scientific officer, and a member of the board of
management of Aventis, where he headed drug innovation and approval, with
global responsibilities for R&D, and regulatory and marketing support.
Ron Foy, Managing Director, Cambria Capital Partners
Mr. Foy is currently Managing Director of investment banking in the San Francisco
office of Cambria Capital, LLC, a multi-office investment banking and merchant
banking firm. Cambria provides a broad spectrum of capital raising and M&A
advisory services to microcap and small cap publicly-held companies as well as
privately-held emerging growth companies.
Darrin Redus, Chief Economic Inclusion Officer, Jumpstart
JumpStart is a nationally renowned venture development organization. Darrin
Marriott Hotel Ballroom Redus oversees JumpStart’s inclusion efforts and ensures that staff, programming
and business practices reflect and engage the rich diversity of skills and talents of
a multicultural society. Darrin joined the JumpStart team after serving as Founder
and Chief Executive Officer of Redus Small Business Advisors LLC, a strategic
planning and management assistance firm he established in 2003.
Reserved for luncheon keynote
May 21-22
Cleveland, Ohio
9. “At first, I didn’t even know what GQ was …”
Dr. Frank Douglas, GQ Rock Star of Science award recipient
Frank L. Douglas, MD, PhD, ‘Rock-Star’ Physician Scientist Leads ABIA
January 2012
As a renowned leader in healthcare, pharmaceutical research, biotechnology and
entrepreneurship, Frank L. Douglas, MD, PhD, is accustomed to receiving awards —
among them the Louis B. Russell Memorial American Heart Association Award, the
National Organization of Chemists and Chemical Engineers Lifetime Achievement
Award, and the Medal of Honor from the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University in
Frankfurt, Germany.
But of the many prizes and accolades the innovative president and CEO of the
Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) has received, the 2010 “Rock Star of
Science” award, one of 17 given nationally by the Geoffrey Beene Foundation
and GQ Magazine, was the only one for which he himself needed some additional
explanation.
“At first I didn’t even know what GQ was,” muses the 68-year-old Dr. Douglas. “I had
to call my daughter and ask her.”
The annual award pairs scientific heroes with celebrity musicians in a campaign to
raise awareness of the role of science in society and to highlight global champions of
medical research. It is a fitting tribute to a man who has devoted his entire life to
the pursuit and practical application of life-saving pharmacological and technological
breakthroughs.
“This is a fantastic effort to bring awareness to the vital role of science and medical
research in an engaging way,” says Ohio’s only ‘rock star’ recipient. “I am delighted
to be involved.”
A Rising Star … (read rest of article here)
10. DAY 1
MBEC Registration 10 am – 6 pm
Marriott Hotel Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Workshop 1 – 4 pm
Downtown Cleveland
Cocktails / Networking 6 – 7 pm
Welcome Dinner + Keynote Speaker 7 – 8:30 pm
May 21-22
Cleveland, Ohio
11. DAY 2a tentative
Breakfast + Morning Remarks 7:30 – 8 am
Panel: Emerging Opportunities in Healthcare 8 – 9 am
Marriott Hotel Panel: Starting & Running Biomedical Ventures 9 – 10 am
Downtown Cleveland
Break: Company Showcase 10 – 10:30 am
Commercializing HBCU Intellectual Property 10:30 – 11:15 am
Establishing Universities as R&D
& Clinical Champions 11:15 – Noon
May 21-22 Lunch + Keynote Speaker Noon – 2 pm
Cleveland, Ohio
Keynote: “Silver Buckshot: Minority STEM Education + involvement in the BioSciences”
13. MBEC PLATINUM SPONSOR
Contribute to the nation’s first Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference
PLATINUM • Host Opening Reception or Dinner – May 21st
• Opening or Closing remarks
• Facilitate introduction with select conference delegates
• 10 Complimentary registrations
• LOGO promotion in Weekly Newsletter
• Full page color ad in MBEC program book*
• Exclusive access to attendee contact list
• Platinum includes most Gold benefits
$15K * MBEC program book closes May 1
14. MBEC GOLD SPONSOR
Contribute to the nation’s first Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference
• Host of one of the following meal functions:
GOLD
Host the Breakfast – May 22nd
Seated + Served Luncheon – May 22nd
Closing Reception – May 22nd
• Opening or Closing remarks at meal functions
• Table top exhibit space
• 8 Complimentary registrations
• 25% VIP discount for additional tickets
• LOGO promotion in Weekly Newsletter
• Corporate logo and profile in MBEC program book*
• Gold includes most Silver level benefits
$10K
* MBEC program book closes May 1
15. MBEC SILVER SPONSOR
Contribute to the nation’s first Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference
SILVER
• Choose one of the following:
Notepads and pens printed with company logo, placed
at each place setting
Lanyard
Tote Bags printed with company logo, given to each
attendee upon registration.
Morning networking / Refreshment Break – May 22nd
• Corporate logo and profile in MBEC program book*
• Includes all Bronze benefits
$5K
* MBEC program book closes May 1
16. MBEC BRONZE SPONSOR
Contribute to the nation’s first Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference
BRONZE • 5 Complimentary registrations
• 15% VIP discount for additional tickets
• Signage in lobby/registration area with corporate logo
• Corporate logo on slide in meeting room
• Corporate logo in MBEC program book
• Inserts for Conference Totebag (provided by sponsor)
• Web site linkage on event page
$2,500
17. SBIR WORKSHOP SPONSOR
Contribute to the nation’s first Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference
workshop • Welcome or closing remarks
• Corporate logo and profile in SBIR Workbook
SBIR
• 5 Complimentary registrations
• 15% VIP discount for additional tickets
• Signage in lobby/registration area with corporate logo
• Corporate logo on slide in meeting room
• Corporate logo in MBEC program book*
• Inserts for Conference Totebag (provided by sponsor)
• Web site linkage on event page
$5K
* MBEC program book closes May 1
18. MBEC VIDEO SPONSOR
MBEC downloadable video will be featured online at conference website
VIDEO* 10-second pre-roll
BONUS!
First video
sponsor will
receive a full
color outside
back cover ad
in the MBEC
$15K program.
*Video sponsors also receive Silver benefits
19. Thank you for supporting America’s First …
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