The Roundup – November 7, 2024

• AbbVie adds to T cell engager momentum, with EvolveImmune pact starting at $65M
• Connecticut Innovations Invests $19.4 Million in Early-Stage Companies in Q1 FY 2025
• MannKind to Present at 2024 UBS Healthcare Conference
• MannKind Successfully Completes Phase 1 Trial of Nintedanib DPI for Pulmonary Fibrotic Diseases
• UConn to receive $500K gift from Travelers to support downtown Hartford student housing

• Thetis Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Initial Results From Phase 1a Study of TP-317 in Healthy Subjects

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Register here for the BioCT Holiday Party and Yale PitchFest.

The Entrepreneur of the Year Award was established by BioCT and Shipman and Goodwin to acknowledge the importance of showcasing the unique accomplishments of entrepreneurs in our community. It recognizes individuals who are imaginative, passionate and game-changers in Connecticut life sciences.  This year’s award recipient will be announced at BioCT’s Annual Holiday Party. For details and a link to the nomination form, click here!

In the life sciences, Forvis Mazars delivers extensive resources to support each phase of commercialization, from pre-revenue companies seeking funding and navigating regulatory requirements to multinational pharmaceutical companies. Forvis Mazars brings a unique skill set in collaborating with companies to help empower insightful growth, risk management, and process enhancement.

For further details on Forvis Mazars’ life sciences practice, please click here. For personalized service, please reach out to Joseph Perfetto, Partner, at Joseph.Perfetto@us.forvismazars.com.

Join CLA on Dec 4 for the firm’s 2025 economic outlook offers essential insights to help you grow and safeguard your business and family, covering our perspectives on the economy, industry, policy, and markets and their impact to you in 2025 and beyond. For webinar registration and information on speakers, click here.

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BioCT is pleased to announce virtual office hours with two of CT’s well-established professional service providers. Now through the end of November, members of BioCT and the larger CT life sciences community are encouraged to sign up for free office hours here!

Provided by Wiggin and Dana LLP and Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP, a full-service law firm and an accounting firm, respectively.

Join Executive Women In Bio Connecticut on Nov 14 as three dynamic women executives with varying career paths share their success stories and valuable learnings that helped them along the way. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain critical insights and advice that will enable the achievement of your career objectives and propel the journey that is right for you! Click here for event registration and speaker information.

Join us on Nov 22 for our AI Summit, a groundbreaking event that will converge AI thought leadership, showcase innovation, and propel the state forward as a leader in AI.

​The conference will focus on the use of AI in healthcare navigation and patient empowerment, AI applications in Research & Development, Connecticut government, and Higher Education, and the responsible use of AI. For registration and more information, click here.

Women’s health might finally be getting the attention it deserves, according to an analysis of US health tech investment trends. This webinar brings together three FemTech and Women’s Health experts in a moderated panel discussion to discuss these opportunities.Connecticut Biotech Forum: Top Considerations when Engaging a Potential Strategic Partner
November 13, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
The next Connecticut Biotech Forum will be held at BioLabs New Haven. Executive-level life science colleagues and investors are invited to attend. RSVP directly to Wendy Nelson.

Connecticut Health AI Collaborative Prompt-a-Thon
November 14, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Located at UConn Business School, the AI Prompt-a-thon 2024 is set to bring together Connecticut’s brightest minds in AI and healthcare, providing a platform to catalyze groundbreaking ideas and solutions.

BioConnect Bash
November 20, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Get ready to mingle, network, and connect with fellow biotech and healthcare enthusiasts at our BioConnect Bash – it’s going to be a blast!

2024 Big Connect Expo
November 21, 7:00 am – 4:30 pm
Join the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce at the Omni Hotel for a day of innovation, growth, and unparalleled business opportunities, featuring over 70 business exhibitors and the 8th Annual Nonprofit Stars Align Awards Breakfast.

Collaborative Connecticut 
November 21, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
​​​Please join us at Via Gastrobar! As always, this casual networking event will feature a cash bar and appetizers generously sponsored by CDD Vault. ​Come to unwind and make new connections!

Registration Open!

AI Summit – Hosted by Boehringer Ingelheim 
Friday, November 22, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Join Boehringer Ingelheim and BioCT for our AI Summit, a groundbreaking event that will converge AI thought leadership, showcase innovation, and propel the state forward…

Abbratech Annual Biotech Bowling Mixer + Fundraiser 
Wednesday, November 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join Abbratech at AMF Circle Lanes in East Haven to raise money for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. Contact Greg Mirando for more information.

Yale Life Sciences Pitchfest + BioCT Annual Holiday Party Reception 
Thursday, December 5
This year’s event is held in conjunction with Yale Pitchfest: after a day of hearing about innovative technologies and sharing new ideas, join BioCT for our Annual Holiday Party reception…

BioCT‘s 2025 Legislative Breakfast
January 27, 2025, 8:00 am – 10:30 am
​The Legislative Breakfast is an annual gathering hosted by BioCT, focusing on the future of the life sciences industry in Connecticut. This  stakeholders to discuss key opportunities…

Save the Date!

JP Morgan Life Sciences Innovation Summit 
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
After hosting a successful inaugural 2024 event in Abu Dhabi, we are thrilled to announce our 2nd Life Sciences Innovation Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

BioCT Rare Disease Forum Co-Hosted with Jackson Laboratory 
Monday, March 10, 2025
Hosted at The Jackson Laboratory, Farmington, CT. More details to come…

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