premier sponsors: Lindquist & Vennum Manitoba
 
LifeScience Alley® Conference & Expo
DECEMBER 8
MINNEAPOLIS
MINNESOTA
 
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Overview & Highlights
Conference Overview
LifeScience Alley® is an international leader in sharing best practices and expertise across the diverse life science industry. This Minnesota-based trade association represents organizations and institutions of all sizes that devote their efforts to the research, development and commercialization of the life sciences, as well as those in the health care delivery system. 
 
LifeScience Alley® acts as the industry’s central resource for fostering innovation, providing ongoing education and enabling collaborations. The annual conference brings together the medical device, health care, pharmaceutical, biopharma, renewable materials, and food and nutrition sectors showcasing widely respected speakers and world renowned companies and research institutions. 
 
It provides access to top industry leaders, opportunities to build business through education and high-level networking, and insights into current trends, regulations, research, and new technologies and therapies. Based on past history, this year’s conference is expected to draw more than 1,600 attendees from over 600 organizations and nearly 30 states and a dozen countries. 
 
Don’t miss your opportunity to participate in the largest convocation of the Life Science industry in the Upper Midwest...
 
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High Impact Format
swoosh HOT TOPICS – Seven eye-opening sessions will address pressing issues in the life sciences
swoosh Legislative Hearing offers state legislators a chance to hear key messages from Minnesota’s bioscience community members 
swoosh THREE General Sessions will be offered, pulling in industry leaders to inform on new policies and future trends
swoosh Seven Concurrent Tracks will each offer two seminar sessions to reflect the diverse life science industry plus a morning hot topic session
swoosh New Technology Showcase features highly innovative products and services from a variety of companies, located in the Exhibit Hall
swoosh Alley Chats Networking Reception
swoosh Student Research Poster Session – Continuing to expand the number of participating colleges and universities
Conference Highlights
   
Exhibit Hall 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  |  2:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
 

Over 150 organizations are represented in the Exhibit Hall to showcase their diverse expertise. This is a great opportunity to see the vast array of specialized resources assembled in one place, make valuable business connections and build your network with industry leaders.  Don’t miss out – check out our sponsor and exhibitor opportunities now! 

Innovation &
Collaboration Center		 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  |  2:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
 

Located in the heart of the Exhibit Hall, the Innovation and Collaboration Center encourages casual meetings and networking to take place during the day.

   
Legislative Hearing 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 
 

LifeScience Alley will coordinate a state legislative hearing - concurrent with the morning Hot Topic - to gather information from industry leaders on how Minnesota can even more effectively support growth in the competitive bioscience sector.  This provides Minnesota's State Representatives and Senators a unique chance to engage with the leaders and observe the industry at work during their annual conference.  The legislative committees represented at this year's hearing will be announced in the Fall.
Alley Chats
Networking Reception		 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
 

Continue your networking in the Exhibit Hall where you are encouraged to engage life science industry members in order to collaborate in sharing ideas and resources.  There’s no better place to learn about the breadth and depth of resources within LifeScience Alley than in the Exhibit Hall where over 150 organizations are on display. Exhibitors include companies representing the full breadth of the life science ecosystem. Alley Chats sponsors will be giving away some great prizes. Your registration automatically enters you for a chance to win. Meet new contacts and identify resources while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and a cocktail (cash bar available) at this closing reception for the Conference & Expo.
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