Who participates in Springboard forums?
Companies invited to participate in the Springboard Forums are survivors of a careful vetting process by a committee of over 200 life science business executives, investors and industry experts. The selected women business leaders then participate in a two-day boot camp in Washington, DC, after which they are paired with a team of sector experts who work with each entrepreneur to hone her pitch to investors. Laura Strong, President and Chief Operating Officer at Quintessence Biosciences, is one of the women entrepreneurs selected to present at the venture forum in Madison. Her opinion of the boot camp was that it was really interesting…they put you in front of video cameras, really preparing you for how to give a pitch (to investors) how to work on your style of presentation as well as content. Strong’s advisory team consists of what she characterized as some heavy hitting industry experts who provided her with fantastic feedback. She is looking to raise up to $20 million to support
