KALAMAZOO ? How to gain your first sales in the Life Sciences industry is the topic of a joint program on Oct. 10 co sponsored by Southwest Michigan First and the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest.
Join Michael Kurek, Thomas Collet and Shelby Solomon in this roundtable discussion about gaining your first sales in the Life Sciences industry. Sales cycles, multiple decision makers and influencers, product approvals and regulatory constraints all combine to make selling your first product or service one of the biggest hurdles in reaching commercialization success. This discussion will help all in the Life Sciences industry as well as any company challenged to get their first customer.
For the past 20 years, Kurek has held senior management positions in marketing, sales and business development for a number of life science companies-two of which completed successful initial public stock offerings on the NASDAQ exchange.
Cumulatively, Collet?s companies have raised approximately $16 million in seed and early stage capital since 2001.
Solomon has extensive sales experience in Life Sciences and technology-based companies holding senior executive positions at MedStat and ETAS.
Business Development for the Life Sciences is scheduled for Oct. 10 from 6-8 pm at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center in Kalamazoo. The address is 4717 Campus Drive just off I-131.
Admission is free with pre-registration at GLWQ.Com




