What Investors Want; What Entrepreneurs Need.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Creighton University
Health Sciences Campus
Phoenix
Check out the agenda below. Or download it here.
The Flinn Foundation Bio Capital Conference returns in 2026 to the Creighton University Health Sciences Campus at Park Central in Midtown Phoenix.
Join bioscience founders, investors, ecosystem partners, and service providers on Thursday, March 5, for a full day of networking and learning.
The Flinn Foundation hosts the event in collaboration with the Risk Capital Project Team of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee.
2026 Conference Agenda
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration and breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome and opening remarks
Helen Goldstein, Procopio and Co-chair, Risk-Capital Project Team; Jerry Gibson, investor/entrepreneur and Co-chair, Risk Capital Project Team
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
TURNING INSIGHTS INTO ADVANTAGE
Life Sciences and Healthcare Services Group, J.P.Morgan
BREAK
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE OF CARE
Moderated by Stan Nowak, HCIT entrepreneur, investor
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
INVESTING WITH IMPACT, SEED TO GROWTH CAPITAL
Moderated by Chris Yoo, Ph.D., Xcellerant Ventures
11:45 a.m. – Noon
ARIZONA HIGHLIGHTS
Mary O’Reilly, Ph.D., Flinn Foundation
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH AND CURATED NETWORKING
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
BUILDING BEYOND CAPITAL
Moderated by Nannon Roosa, Crescent Edge
2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN WITH INVESTORS, PART 1
Moderated by Janelle Goulard, Pangaea Ventures; Vikram Chaudhery, General Inception and Genoa Ventures
BREAK
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN WITH INVESTORS, PART 2
Moderated by Janelle Goulard, Pangaea Ventures; Vikram Chaudhery, General Inception and Genoa Ventures
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
KEYNOTE | BUILDING STRATEGIC SYNERGY AND GETTING TO YES
Helen Goldstein, Procopio and Co-chair, Risk-Capital Project Team, in fireside chat with Tari Suprapto, Ph.D., Senior Director, Head of Search, Novo Nordisk
4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Jerry Gibson, investor/entrepreneur and Co-chair, Risk Capital Project Team
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
RECEPTION
2026 Conference Sponsors
A look back at 2025
Questions
Questions about the upcoming conference or interested in sponsorship? Contact Mary O’Reilly, Flinn Foundation Vice President, Bioscience Research Programs, at [email protected].
Keep up by subscribing to Arizona Bioscience News, the Flinn Foundation’s weekly digest of the state’s bio sector news.
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
