Highlighting the health tech industry and innovation in New York.
Join us to explore heath tech innovation and investments with panels on investor perspectives, founder stories and resources for entrepreneurs in the health sector. Meet startups, founders and investors on March 14 at Pat’s Barn in Rensselaer, NY.
The event includes:
Startup Showcase with the latest in tech from New York.
Conversation with corporate venture capital investors to discuss the challenges and opportunities in innovation.
Quality networking with investors and industry experts
Apply to Pitch
Are you running a health startup and considering raising capital? We’re looking to select a number of startups and invite them to pitch. We want to meet you!
We’ve got preferences, but not hard requirements:
Tech-enabled & defensible market position (intellectual property and market traction all count)
Some (or lots) of proven product/ market fit
Raised some outside capital (ideal though not necessarily required)
Companies that are selected will be invited to join an invitation-only CEO Roundtable in advance of the event.
Registration
Who Will Be There?
Future of Health will be attended by startup entrepreneurs and innovators, experienced executives, active investors and professionals in the health technology industry.
Future of Health Startup Showcase Startups innovating in New York around HealthIT, medical devices and life sciences pitch to a panel of investors.
Jennifer Tegan
Managing Director, New York Ventures at Empire State Development
Jennifer Tegan has been the Managing Director of Empire State Development’s New York Ventures since April 2020. In that role, Tegan oversees and leads the activities of the NYS Innovation Venture Capital Fund (New York’s $100M venture investment fund) as well as the Technology Commercialization Fund, Innovate NY Fund and Minority-and Women-Owned Business Investment Fund, fund of funds programs. She also lead the recent efforts to create a pre-seed and seed fund as well as a fund to support emerging and regional managers across the state. New York Ventures invests in diverse entrepreneurs and high growth companies with a goal of building and maintaining a robust startup ecosystem across New York State.
Prior to joining Empire State Development, Tegan spent 18 years as a partner with Cayuga Venture Fund (CVF), a venture capital fund based in Ithaca, NY that invested over $70 million in technology startups. As an innovation ecosystem champion, Tegan served on the board of the National Venture Capital Association from 2017-2022 and has regularly met with leaders on Capitol Hill to advocate for greater access to capital across all regions of the US. She also serves on the boards of Tompkins Financial Corporation (NYSE: TMP) and its affiliated bank, Tompkins Trust Company, as well as the Upstate Capital Association of New York, a membership-based association focused on increasing access to capital in the Upstate NY region.
Tegan received her BA from Smith College, MS in Geology from University of Cincinnati, and her MBA from Cornell University and currently resides in Ithaca, NY.
Investor Perspective: AB Magnitude Ventures with Dr. Yibing Shan
Building Upstate Life Sciences Companies
Sree Kant
Founder and CEO of BAKX Therapeutics
Sree Kant is the Founder and CEO of BAKX Therapeutics, and an experienced biotech executive and company builder with more than 20 years in life sciences and healthcare. At BAKX Therapeutics he has raised $25M to develop the therapeutic potential of the apoptosis pathway, in addition to securing a collaboration with Ipsen Pharma on BAKX’s lead program. “At BAKX we are working on the fundamental mechanisms governing cell life and death to create targeted therapies. I strongly believe in the potential of our science and our team to deliver significant gains in the fight against Cancer and Neurodegenerative disease.
Managing Director, New York Ventures at Empire State Development
Jennifer Tegan has been the Managing Director of Empire State Development’s New York Ventures since April 2020. In that role, Tegan oversees and leads the activities of the NYS Innovation Venture Capital Fund (New York’s $100M venture investment fund) as well as the Technology Commercialization Fund, Innovate NY Fund and Minority-and Women-Owned Business Investment Fund, fund of funds programs. She also lead the recent efforts to create a pre-seed and seed fund as well as a fund to support emerging and regional managers across the state. New York Ventures invests in diverse entrepreneurs and high growth companies with a goal of building and maintaining a robust startup ecosystem across New York State.
Prior to joining Empire State Development, Tegan spent 18 years as a partner with Cayuga Venture Fund (CVF), a venture capital fund based in Ithaca, NY that invested over $70 million in technology startups. As an innovation ecosystem champion, Tegan served on the board of the National Venture Capital Association from 2017-2022 and has regularly met with leaders on Capitol Hill to advocate for greater access to capital across all regions of the US. She also serves on the boards of Tompkins Financial Corporation (NYSE: TMP) and its affiliated bank, Tompkins Trust Company, as well as the Upstate Capital Association of New York, a membership-based association focused on increasing access to capital in the Upstate NY region.
Tegan received her BA from Smith College, MS in Geology from University of Cincinnati, and her MBA from Cornell University and currently resides in Ithaca, NY.
