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SUMMARY:Next-Level Life Sciences
DESCRIPTION:fund & grow your Life Sciences company\n\nFinding resources to fund and grow your life sciences company can be one of your greatest challenges. This half-day workshop connects life sciences start ups with experts to help you get to the next level.\n\n \n\n\n \n\naccessing state resources & funding available for R&D and start-up companies\nPresenters: Brian Somers\, USTAR and Clark Calhoon\, GOED\n\n \n\nTax credits and incentives for life science start-ups and small businesses\nPresenter: Shawn Marchant\, SMARTAX Pro\n\n \n\nWhat Every Entrepreneur Should Know about Forming and Growing a Life Science Company\nPresenter: Mark Bonham\, Sam Gardiner and Scott Young\, Stoel Rives LLP\n\n \n\nsharpen your company's message to investors\, partners\, media and patients\nPresenter: Jessica Yingling\, Ph.D.\, Little Dog Communications\n\n\n \n\nPresenters Bios\n\nBrian Somers\, USTAR\nBrian joined USTAR as managing director in May 2017.  Brian came to USTAR from the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts (DHA)\, where he served as the deputy director. At DHA\, he oversaw management\, operations\, policy\, and legislative issues for the department and its six divisions.\n\n \n\nClark Cahoon\, Governor's Office of Economic Development\nClark manages the Technology Commercialization & Innovation Program (TCIP) at the Governor's Office of Economic Development. There he oversees the competitive grant process which awards teams who have developed new and innovative technologies throughout the state to commercialize and go to market.\n\n \n\nShawn Marchant\, SMARTAX Pro\nShawn has been advises clients regarding federal and state tax credits and incentives\, primarily in the areas of research credits\, domestic production activities deduction\, and lobbying expense analysis. His experience ranges from initial scoping through project implementation\, project management\, and audit support.\n\n \n\nMark Bonham\, Stoel Rives LLP\nMark serves as an Of Counsel attorney in the Salt Lake City office\, focusing his practice on providing corporate legal counsel to technology\, life sciences\, software\, internet-based\, electronics\, venture capital\, and investment banking companies and emerging businesses.\n\n \n\nSam Gardiner\, Stoel Rives LLP\nFor nearly 20 years\, Sam has been a trusted advisor to his clients in a full range of transactional matters. His M&A experience includes counseling buyers or sellers in financial or strategic transactions involving private or public companies in a wide variety of industries.\n\n \n\nScott Young\, Stoel Rives LLP\nScott is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Technology & Intellectual Property groups. His practice focuses on the development and commercialization of technology and on the marketing and distribution of products and services.\n\n \n\nJessica Yingling\, Little Dog Communications\nJessica founded Little Dog Communications in 2011 to help life science companies tell their stories to all their relevant audiences\, including investors\, partners\, media\, and patients. Little Dog clients represent the full range of biotechnology companies.\n\n \n\n\n \n\nSponsors
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="padding:5%\;">\n<h1 style="margin: 0px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: 'Futura PT'\,sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 134\, 170)\;text-transform:uppercase\;">fund &amp\; grow your Life Sciences company</h1>\n\n<p>Finding resources to fund and grow your life sciences company can be one of your greatest challenges. This half-day workshop connects life sciences start ups with experts to help you get to the next level.</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<hr style="border:1px dashed #e6e6e6" />\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h1 style="margin: 0px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: 'Futura PT'\,sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 134\, 170)\;text-transform:uppercase\;">accessing state resources &amp\; funding available for R&amp\;D and start-up companies</h1>\nPresenters: Brian Somers\, USTAR and Clark Calhoon\, GOED\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h1 style="margin: 0px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: 'Futura PT'\,sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 134\, 170)\;text-transform:uppercase\;">Tax credits and incentives for life science start-ups and small businesses</h1>\nPresenter: Shawn Marchant\, SMARTAX Pro\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h1 style="margin: 0px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: 'Futura PT'\,sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 134\, 170)\;text-transform:uppercase\;">What Every Entrepreneur Should Know about Forming and Growing a Life Science Company</h1>\nPresenter: Mark Bonham\, Sam Gardiner and Scott Young\, Stoel Rives LLP\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h1 style="margin: 0px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: 'Futura PT'\,sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 134\, 170)\;text-transform:uppercase\;">sharpen your company&#39\;s&nbsp\;message to investors\, partners\, media and patients</h1>\nPresenter: Jessica Yingling\, Ph.D.\, Little Dog Communications\n\n<hr style="border:1px dashed #e6e6e6" />\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h1 style="margin: 0px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: 'Futura PT'\,sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 134\, 170)\;text-transform:uppercase\;">Presenters Bios</h1>\n\n<h2><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/BCSHeadshot.jpeg" style="height: 100px\; float: left\; margin: 10px 20px\; width: 117px\;" width="117" />Brian Somers\, USTAR</h2>\nBrian joined USTAR as managing director in May 2017.&nbsp\; Brian came to USTAR from the Utah Department of Heritage &amp\; Arts (DHA)\, where he served as the deputy director. At DHA\, he oversaw management\, operations\, policy\, and legislative issues for the department and its six divisions.\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/Headshot-ClarkCahoon.jpeg" style="width: 100px\; height: 100px\; float: left\; margin: 10px 20px\;" width="100" />Clark Cahoon\, Governor&#39\;s Office of Economic Development</h2>\nClark manages the Technology Commercialization &amp\; Innovation Program (TCIP) at the Governor&rsquo\;s Office of Economic Development. There he oversees the competitive grant process which awards teams who have developed new and innovative technologies throughout the state to commercialize and go to market.\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/marchant.jpg" style="width: 81px\; height: 100px\; margin: 10px 20px\; float: left\;" width="81" />Shawn Marchant\, SMARTAX Pro</h2>\nShawn has been advises clients regarding federal and state tax credits and incentives\, primarily in the areas of research credits\, domestic production activities deduction\, and lobbying expense analysis. His experience ranges from initial scoping through project implementation\, project management\, and audit support.\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/Bonham.Mark.jpg.png" style="width: 78px\; height: 100px\; float: left\; margin: 10px 20px\;" width="78" />Mark Bonham\, Stoel Rives LLP</h2>\nMark serves as an Of Counsel attorney in the Salt Lake City office\, focusing his practice on providing corporate legal counsel to technology\, life sciences\, software\, internet-based\, electronics\, venture capital\, and investment banking companies and emerging businesses.\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/GardinerSamhires.jpeg" style="width: 79px\; height: 100px\; margin: 10px 20px\; float: left\;" width="79" />Sam Gardiner\, Stoel Rives LLP</h2>\nFor nearly 20 years\, Sam has been a trusted advisor to his clients in a full range of transactional matters. His M&amp\;A experience includes counseling buyers or sellers in financial or strategic transactions involving private or public companies in a wide variety of industries.\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/Young.Scott_026.jpeg" style="height: 100px\; width: 78px\; margin: 10px 20px\; float: left\;" width="78" />Scott Young\, Stoel Rives LLP</h2>\nScott is a partner in the firm&rsquo\;s Corporate and Technology &amp\; Intellectual Property groups. His practice focuses on the development and commercialization of technology and on the marketing and distribution of products and services.\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h2><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/Yingling_LITTLEDOG_2016300MB.jpeg" style="width: 150px\; height: 100px\; margin: 10px 20px\; float: left\;" width="150" />Jessica Yingling\, Little Dog Communications</h2>\nJessica founded Little Dog Communications in 2011 to help life science companies tell their stories to all their relevant audiences\, including investors\, partners\, media\, and patients. Little Dog clients represent the full range of biotechnology companies.\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<hr style="border:1px dashed #e6e6e6" />\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h1 style="margin: 0px\; font-size: 20px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: 'Futura PT'\,sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 134\, 170)\;text-transform:uppercase\;">Sponsors</h1>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<div style="width:25%\;text-align:center\;float:left\;"><img alt="" height="50" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/DJPLogo.jpg" style="width: auto\; height: 50px\;max-width: 100%\;max-height:100%\;" /></div>\n\n<div style="width:25%\;text-align:center\;float:left\;"><img alt="" height="50" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/stoel-rives-logo_stacked_highres_RGB1.jpg" style="width:auto\; height: 50px\;max-width: 100%\;max-height:100%\;" /></div>\n\n<div style="width:25%\;text-align:center\;float:left\;"><img alt="" height="50" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/Centennial_Red_RGB_logo.jpg" style="width: auto\; height: 50px\;max-width: 100%\;max-height:100%\;" /></div>\n\n<div style="width:25%\;text-align:center\;float:left\;"><img alt="" height="50" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9284/Image/Squire-logo-tagline.png" style="width: auto\; height: 50px\; border-width: 0px\; border-style:0\; max-width: 100%\;max-height:100%\;" /></div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Durham Jones and Pinegar\, P.C. 111 S Main Street\, Suite 2400 Salt Lake City\, Utah
UID:e.9284.1519
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DTSTAMP:20260409T150754Z
URL:https://members.bioutah.org/events/details/next-level-life-sciences-1519
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