The Life Cycle of an Emerging Company

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

2:30 PM-4:00 PM

BIOMED Seminar

Title:
The Life Cycle of an Emerging Company
    
Speaker:
Michael S. Harrington, Esq., JD
Partner
Duane Morris LLP

Details:
Start-up and emerging companies in the technology, medtech and biotech space are unique companies that differ in many important ways from a more traditional company. These companies generally are driven by intellectual property and are developing innovative solutions to meet unmet or poorly addressed market needs. They have high growth potential and must move forward rapidly in order to get to market and take advantage of the market opportunity before a competing technology or company arrives.  These companies usually require significant outside capital to finance and support their activities in order to accomplish this rapid growth.

This presentation will explore the five stages of growth experienced by these emerging companies—the Concept stage, the Development Stage, the Commercialization Stage, the Growth Stage, and the Exit Stage—and will address the different challenges and opportunities presented by each stage in order to better equip early stage entrepreneurs to successfully proceed through these stage and accomplish the ultimate goal—a successful exit. If you are an early stage entrepreneur, an innovator, a student interested in this space, or an advisor to emerging companies, this presentation is for you.

Biosketch:
Michael S. Harrington, Esq., JD, has been advising start-up and emerging growth companies in the technology, medtech, and biotech spaces for more than thirty years. He advises these companies on all aspects of growth beginning with structuring and forming the company, to raising capital, to attracting and retaining key executives, advisors and employees, to developing and protecting the company’s intellectual property, to commercializing and scaling on the market, and to exiting successfully in a strategic sale, IPO or other monetization event.

Michael is a partner at Duane Morris, LLP, one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious law firms. At Duane, Michael is a leader in the firm’s life sciences, emerging companies, and venture capital practice.

Contact Information

Carolyn Riley
cr63@drexel.edu