May 10th: Venture Philanthropy and new funding approaches to accelerate innovation

[IBEN Steering]

Quick note: April's PPT from Tom Walsh at Ice Miller is available on
our website: http://indianabionetwork.org
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Suzanne Clifford, President of Inspiring Transformations, will
highlight innovative funding and patient engagement approaches for
early stage innovations. She will lead a dialogue about new trends in
venture philanthropy and highlight successful partnerships between
patient advocates and life science entrepreneurs. Come ready to
discuss innovative ways to collaborate, involving critical
stakeholders and access funding.

Speaker: Suzanne Clifford, President of Inspiring Transformations

When: May 10th, 2011 5-7pm

Where: Riley Outpatient Center

This event is at Riley Hospital at the IU Medical Center. There is an
attached parking garage just south of the building. After exiting the
parking structure at ground level on the north side (past the
elevators), entering the main hallway, there is a stairway down about
100 feet on the left hand side (a protective gate is at the top) to
the auditorium. This stairway is past the information desk.

RSVP: https://www.formstack.com/forms/?998004-5CIlxUOPrZ

Suzanne Clifford is President of Inspiring Transformations, a life
science and healthcare innovation consulting practice. Her
specialties are creating innovative funding strategies, developing
high impact market-driven business plans, mobilizing critical
stakeholders and conducting due diligence. Prior to consulting, two
governors appointed her as the Director of the Indiana Division of
Mental Health and Addiction where she ran six hospitals and
coordinated prevention and treatment programs in 92 counties. Suzanne
was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash which was the highest honor
bestowed by an Indiana governor. Prior to her government service, she
worked for over ten years at Eli Lilly and Company in numerous
management positions focused on diabetes care, women’s health,
neuroscience, infectious diseases, oncology and cardiovascular
disease.