Funding a Life Sciences Company

Webinar Overview

This episode provides attorneys with a structured approach to guiding life sciences startups, offering legal insights into early-stage business decisions, securing IP, and preparing for future growth or exit strategies.

All startups fight to raise money, but Life Sciences companies have access to resources not necessarily available to other types of companies. We’ll tap our panel of experts for tips on what types of funding are available, when to tap into friends and family for funds, how to find early-stage funders, and when you’re ready to start seeking VC funding and how that works. This episode will also explore the mechanics of how these various funding mechanisms work. What does it take to apply for an SBIR? What other federal agencies tend to fund life sciences companies? How do you get those grants? What’s the difference between SAFE funding and convertible debt? How does preferred stock work? What are the benefits and pitfalls of teaming up with industry collaborators? In what ways can working with a VC backfire?

Other Webinars in this Series

• Life Sciences Startups – How to Begin (Premiered on July 29, 2025)
• Life Sciences Regulatory Overview (Premiered on June 10, 2025)
• Life Sciences Industry Basics (Premiered on April 29, 2025)