Financing BioTech Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities
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Wed, Mar 25, 2026
2 PM – 6 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Fisher Colloquium, Hariri 490
3700 O St NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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Keynote: Michael McDonnell (B’86, P’18, '21), former chief financial officer, Biogen
Chip Baird (SFS'93), CEO, Poplar Therapeutics
Ali Behbahani, partner and co-head of healthcare, NEA
Mitchell Chan, chief financial officer, REGENXBIO Inc.
Peter N. Crnkovich (B’78, P’11, ’13), senior advisor, Riboscience LLC
Gregg Gilbert, founder, GG Advisory Group
Evan Seigerman, managing director, head of healthcare research, and senior biotechnology and pharmaceutical analyst, BMO Capital Markets
Graig Suvannavejh (C'92, MS'93), managing director, Mizuho Americas
Joe Todisco (C'98), CEO, CorMedix
2:00 p.m. Welcome Remarks
2:15 p.m. Keynote Address: Managing Shareholder and Patient Priorities for Biotech Firms
3:00 p.m. Panel: Investor Insights: Valuation, Policy, and Pipeline Pressure in Biotech
3:45 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Panel: Navigating Risk and Reward: Raising Capital in Biotech
4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
5:00 p.m. Reception
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Fisher Colloquium, Hariri 490
3700 O St NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States