The 3rd Ningbo-Boston Life Science Networking & Pitch Competition,

About the event

                                                           -Healthcare Sectors- Program Overview: This program features 15-20 lightning pitches, from pre-venture and early-stage Life Science and Medical Device companies. Each pitching company will have 5 minutes to impress our investors with their value proposition, followed by a 3-minute Q&A session. There will also be a networking event afterward, with plenty of opportunities to meet with investors. Judges and Investors: 1. Mr.Steven Du Mr.Steven Du is experienced in the Pharmaceutical industry and clinical trial. He is the founder and CEO of Long Pharmaceuticals (www.linkedin.com/company/long-pharmaceuticals). He used to work for Genzyme as the global safety officer, for AMAG Pharmaceuticals as the senior director, and for KV Pharmaceuticals for the associate director and head.  2. Mr. Xiongwei Zhou Mr. Xiongwei Zhou is the founder of the Boston Angel Club (BAC), a Boston-based investment company. He has over 20 years of work and investment experience in the United States and has an in-depth understanding of the development of new technologies in the Greater Boston area. BAC invests in early-stage high-tech startups, serves as an incubator, and facilitates cross-border investment and transnational M&As. 3. Mr. Rohan Liu Mr. Rohan Liu is the partner of the Close A Ventures, a financial institution in China that involves angel investing, financial advisory for startups and M&A, as well as helping international companies find strategic partners in China. Rohan was the chief representative of the Royal Capital. Before that, he used to be the vice president of the ZD-Capital.  Pitching Companies: (Alphabetical order, not the presenting order)  1. 001Ai: The world leader in artificial intelligence and machine translation products, facilitating cross-border communication between doctors and patients, and greatly solving the problem of language in the treatment process. 2. Akelos: A research-based biotechnology company founded to address the opioid epidemic by developing non-opioid drugs specifically for the treatment of neuropathic pain and potentially other CNS disorders.  3. Axonis: Focusing on restore movement in paralyzed patients after spinal cord injury, Axonis is developing iPTEN, a breakthrough neuro regenerative gene therapy, induces the severed nerve connections between the brain and spinal cord. 4. Diversified Distribution: A premier supplier of Health and Beauty products for over 30 years. Diversified consistently develop unique and proprietary products. Their patented varies from 100% Made in the USA Blenders to award-winning skincare products. 5. EZ Sleep: A sleep health service company uses sleep repair health care products, fast drink products, sleep repair centers with sleep hotels as extension points, sleep bracelets, and community management as the core to help people with sleep problems. 6. Kinaptic: KinAptic wearable solutions deliver clinical quality diagnostic and treatment solutions to everyday garments, used for a variety of medical rehabilitation and Fitness. Haptic feedback coupled with Virtual Reality is proven effective for accelerating Stroke Rehabilitation.  7. Loro: A smart companion robot for wheelchair users. Loro is a plug-and-play intelligent robotic system, controlled by a user-friendly application for people with physical challenges, designed to provide users with safe navigation and social inclusion. 8. Mighty Well: Mighty Well creates innovative products in the Adaptive Wear market, expected to reach $393B by 2026 (CBS), for the 133 million Americans who live with a chronic condition, leading the global charge of helping patients and caregivers turn sickness into strength. 9. Myeloid: Myeloid is developing approaches that can be applied across multiple modalities (e.g., cell therapy, biological, mRNA) and inductions. The company’s lead effort is an autologous cell therapy for addressing the heavy unmet need in relapsing-remitting T cell lymphoma. 10. OmniVis: OmniVis handheld, smartphone-enabled technology detects cholera in water in under 30 minutes, accurately and affordably, empowering communities with their health. OmniVis’ data gathering & reporting tools provide insights over disease hotspots; enabling earlier warning before widescale outbreaks occur.  11. Puddingstone Place: Puddingstone Place provides world-renowned programming developed at Boston Children’s Hospital to enhance communication, support behavioral changes, and improve overall quality of life for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.  12. Sympal: A clear aligner company hoping to disrupt the orthodontic industry. SymTray straightens teeth, improves the patient`s facial profile, reducing sleep apnea and snoring and opening up airway, all non-surgically. Patients prefer clear aligners over braces and care about a better face structure more than just straight teeth. 13. TheraB Medical: TheraB Medical is the creator of SnugLit- the first completely wearable solution for infant jaundice designed with over 200 moms and nurses. The company is actively seeking the first round of funding to make it through the FDA approval process as a Class II 510(k) device. The Competition : The program includes a start-ups competition, held by Chinese Ningbo bio-industrial park, with the collaboration of Boston Angel Club (VC) and the Sino-US Cross Border Alliance. There will be five judges to comment and grade your presentations and projects. The top 10 pitches win the competition and can attend the final round in China if they desire. The Ningbo park will reimburse part of the travel fees.  There will be 40 startups participating in the final round, and the top 10 will receive the following rewards, upon settling down at the park. 1. $434,000 cash grant; 2. rent compensation of a 10,700 sq.ft office space; 3. upon raising another round, the park will provide another cash grant worth 30 percent of the money raised; 4. upon receiving the Class III medical device license in China, the park will provide an additional $290,000 cash grant and other compensations. 1) If you want to participate in the lightning pitches please order the 'Startups Presentation' ticket for free and fill out the brief application form here.  We will let you know within a few days if you have been selected to participate so you can begin working on your slides. The order of presentations is decided based on the time of registration. 2) If you want to attend the program and the networking event, please register for the event by clicking on the 'Early Bird Ticket' or 'Program Ticket' button. 3) If you want to list your Company and its offerings on our program, providing service information to startups or handing out product information to investors, please select the 'Onsite Sponsor' option and include a one-page brochure.

Why should you sponsor?

This event has 15 startups pitching, giving the sponsor a good chance to get direct connections to these companies. We provide several ways to introduce your company and services to all the attendees. Don`t miss this chance!

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Boston Angel Club is a US Venture Capital company investing in high-tech startups, with strong connections to both American and Chinese angel investors and VCs. Please visit our website at www.bostonangelclub.com for more information.

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