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BIOINVEST 2017:
Industry experts turn mentors
for young entrepreneurs!
The Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) held its flagship annual
conference ‘BioInvest 2017’ in Bengaluru with prominent industry experts and
fresh startups discussing the roadmap for investments into the sector
BY RAHUL KOUL IN BENGALURU
The Association of
Biotechnology Led
Enterprises (ABLE), an
apex body of the biotech
sector in India has
successfully concluded
its flagship annual
conference ‘BioInvest
2017’ on 4th April at
Bengaluru. The event
witnessed intense
discussions among
prominent industry
experts, investors, and
startups on the need
for investments in the
biotechnology sector.
This year the event saw
the industry stalwarts
expressing a keen
interest in capitalizing
on investor confidence.
‘BioInvest 2017’ addressed
the critical barriers in
the biotech funding
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ecosystem through its
theme, ‘Discover What
When How Where to
Invest’ and provided a
platform to discuss the
related critical issues and
more. The audience at the
event comprised mostly
the eminent industry
experts, investors, venture
capitalists, young and
aspiring entrepreneurs.
The event started with
the introduction of the
theme by Mr Narayanan
Suresh, Chief Operating
Officer, ABLE. In his
introductory remarks,
Suresh welcomed the
delegates and expressed
hope that the exchange of
ideas at the platform will
benefit both the investors,
startups as well as the
fresh graduates who were
selected through the
national level competition.
In his talk, Dr P M
Murali, President,
ABLE congratulated his
team for successfully
organising the current
and all the past editions
of the event. He said:
“BioInvest has been a
great forum for many
aspiring entrepreneurs to
connect with investors.
There are many success
stories that received
initial ignition here.
Have been a part of the
program since inception
and have seen so many
examples being set.”
Dr Murali also talked
about the recent report
of ABLE which revealed
that fresh 1022 startup