2026 Flinn Foundation Bio Capital Conference

March 5, 2026
Creighton University Health Sciences Campus
Phoenix

Save the Date. Registration opening soon.

The Flinn Foundation Bio Capital Conference will return in 2026 to the Creighton University Health Sciences Campus at Park Central in Phoenix.

Join bioscience founders, investors, ecosystem partners, and service providers on March 5 for a full day of learning and networking.  

The Flinn Foundation, in collaboration with the Risk Capital Project Team of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, looks forward to seeing you.

If you have any questions about the upcoming conference or are interested in becoming a sponsor, contact Mary O’Reilly, Flinn Foundation Vice President, Bioscience Research Programs, at [email protected].

Here is a look back at 2025:


2025 Agenda

7:45 – 8:45 a.m. 

Registration and breakfast

8:45 – 9:05 a.m. 

Welcome and opening remarks

Helen Goldstein, Procopio; Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix 

9:05 – 10:00 a.m. 

THE BIOSCIENCE/LIFE SCIENCE FUNDING LANDSCAPE 

Life Sciences and Healthcare Services Group, J.P.Morgan 

BREAK

10:15 – 11:00 a.m. 

MANAGING GROWTH & CAPITAL NEEDS AS YOU SCALE

Chris Yoo, Ph.D., Xcellerant Ventures; Louis Breton, Rampart Bioscience 

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. 

THE MONEY IS IN, WHAT’S NEXT? 

Donald Laughlin, White Mountain Economic Development; Paul Johnson, Procopio 

11:45 a.m. – Noon

2025 BIOSCIENCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM AWARDS 

Tammy McLeod, Ph.D., Flinn Foundation; Joan Koerber-Walker, AZBio 

Noon – 1:30 p.m. 

LUNCH (Curated Networking; Storytelling with your VC in Mind) 

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 

GROWING YOUR TEAM AS YOU SCALE 

Stan Nowak, HCIT Entrepreneur; Michael Gorton, Teladoc; Helen Goldstein, Procopio 

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 

HOW VCs ASSESS COMPANIES/INVESTMENTS PART 1

Janelle Goulard, Pangaea Ventures; Chris Yoo, Ph.D., Xcellerant Ventures; Vikram Chaudrey, General Inception & Genoa Ventures; Scott Whyte, Health Enterprise Partners

BREAK

3:30 – 3:45 p.m. 

HOW VCs ASSESS COMPANIES/INVESTMENTS PART 2

Janelle Goulard, Pangaea Ventures; Chris Yoo, Ph.D., Xcellerant Ventures; Vikram Chaudrey, General Inception & Genoa Ventures; Scott Whyte, Health Enterprise Partners

3:45 – 4:30 p.m. 

KEYNOTE | NAVIGATING THE BIO FRONTIER: A FOUNDER’S JOURNEY THROUGH GROWTH AND CAPITAL

Michael Gorton, Teladoc and Serial Entrepreneur 

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Helen Goldstein, Procopio 

4:45 – 6:30 p.m. 

RECEPTION


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Questions 

Contact Mary O’Reilly, Flinn Foundation Vice President, Bioscience Research Programs, at [email protected].



Creighton University Health Sciences Campus–Phoenix
3100 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix

Past Conferences

Managing Growth and VC Capital As You Scale

Thriving in a Challenging Economy 


Risk Capital: Getting to Yes!


Spring into Commercialization