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The Reflector, March 2022
Entrepreneurs’ Network – 7:00PM, Tuesday, March 15
Build Your Company with Strategic Alliances Location: Online Webinar This event is FREE, however, registration is required 7:25 pm - Expert Panel - 4 expert speakers on the https://bostonenet.org/events/build-your-compa- night’s topic 8:10 pm - Q & A - Moderator and Audience Q & A with ny-with-strategic-alliances/ the speakers Being a successful entrepreneur often takes a special 8:30 pm – Networking - Panelists will be available afterkind of person. An inventor, innovator, willing to work ward for responses to individual questions. hard, long hours to build an idea, a dream, into a comRachele Ryan - Director of Partnerships, pany. It would be a mistake, though, to assume that enLabCentral trepreneurship means a solo slog through a long, lonely Rachele Ryan is the Director of Partnerpath to success. Building and growing a company genships at LabCentral, a Massachusetts non erally requires considerable expertise and resources -profit organization, founded in 2013 as a that go well beyond invention. Assuming proper steps launchpad for high-potential life sciences have been taken to secure Freedom to Operate, idenand biotech startups. In this role she is retify a suitable gap in the competitive landscape, plot out a business strategy, and generate specifications for the sponsible for business development strategy, resident product candidate/prototype, the work is not done. De- company growth and development, and leading entrepending on the complexity of the specific asset, product preneurship programming for LabCentral’s newest inidevelopment can be a years-long process, requiring tiative, LabCentral Ignite. specialized expertise, including process manufacturability and scaling, quality control, raw materials sourc- Rachele’s professional career has revolved around ing and supply chain logistics, applicable regulatory connecting startups to the Boston/Cambridge innovacompliance, distribution, pricing, marketing, sales, and tion ecosystem. Prior to joining LabCentral, Rachele led the MassCONNECT mentoring program at MassBio, the list goes on. the Massachusetts biopharma industry association. In While a truly gifted entrepreneur certainly can build a that role, she matched life sciences entrepreneurs and successful company organically, hiring the right exper- founders with seasoned life science professionals to tise at the right time, and essentially going it alone, Stra- catalyze and commercialize innovation. Previously, as tegic Alliances can be leveraged to speed the process, a part of the International Business Development team and can even be an integral part of the product moneti- at the Consulate General of Canada in Boston, she aszation strategy. Whether the goal is speed to market by sisted Canadian companies with their expansion efforts securing specialized expertise and resources, tapping into New England and supported fast-growing startups established regulatory infrastructure and distribution participating in the Canadian Technology Accelerator in channels, or paving a path to a lucrative financial exit, Boston (CTA@Boston). well considered collaborations can nicely complement Rachele holds a BA from College of the Holy Cross and a brilliant entrepreneur’s innovative thinking. an MA from Middlebury College. She currently serves Tonight’s panelists will share their stories about their re- as an Advisory Board member for the digital-health fospective organization’s approaches to catalyzing suc- cused accelerator PharmStars. cess with strategic alliances. Anh Hoang - Founder of Sofregen Medical Anh Hoang is the founder of Sofregen MedEvent Schedule: ical, a company that is re-inventing ancient 7:00 pm – Introduction - ENET Chairperson’s ansilk technologies for medical treatments. nouncements At Sofregen, Anh operates as the chief 7:10 pm - eMinute Pitch - Up to 3 Startup pitches
