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Our center is the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art laser and cosmetic skin surgery center in the world. Over the past 30 years they have contributed to the development and testing of many devices, fillers and treatments that are now commonly used throughout the world. 

Launchpad Venture Group, a Boston-based angel investment group, provides funding and advice to early-stage companies. Launchpad looks for innovative, technology-driven startup companies addressing a significant market opportunity where our investment can make a difference. We introduce entrepreneurs to potential investors through business plan presentations at monthly meetings. Launchpad Venture Group consists of individual angel investor members interested in achieving superior returns by financing privately held companies at an early stage of development.

Life Science Nation (LSN) was founded by Dennis Ford, CEO, in 2012 to bring a better sales and marketing awareness to the life science community. LSN’s goal is to educate scientists in the basic skills required to brand, message, and market their companies.

Before LSN, Dennis was the CEO of a company that pioneered a system for uncovering global institutional investors and gauging their appetite regarding investing in hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital (VC) funds. The methodology used to capture and curate this valuable data was developed in part by a research team that would cold call and canvass these investors. The team would conduct a one-on-one interview with each investor that uncovered any current investment mandates they had. This allowed them to identify exactly where the capital was and specifically who had the mandate to deploy it.

After working with fundraisers in the alternative finance space for six years, Dennis wanted to bring his expertise to the life sciences and channel this fundraising experience toward the goal of moving science forward. Dennis knew from his experience in the alternatives field that many institutional investors and family offices were starting to withdraw capital from funds due to a decade of sub-par returns, initiating a trend of direct investment. This dovetailed with an accelerating trend of philanthropic investment and a desire among many investors to eradicate diseases affecting their family, friends or other groups that they have an affinity towards.

Identifying who has capital and is a fit for your company is the conundrum of the life science arena. The life science industry is poised at the entryway of a new golden age.  The one factor holding back the life science explosion is lack of capital. Dennis’s vision led him to believe that LSN could expedite the capital-raising problem by identifying active life science investors seeking emerging biotech and medtech companies and creating in-depth profiles that detail their specific preferences.  This would allow scientist-entrepreneurs to identify investors based on fit for their stage and sector, thus greatly enhancing the results of their outbound fundraising campaigns.

Dennis sought to create a match.com-like sourcing platform for the life sciences.  He knew that he needed not only current, accurate, and actionable information on both of the constituent groups who would use the platform, but also a home for the data he had started to gather on early stage life science investors.

Today's life science industry is changing rapidly. Adapting to ensure continued success challenges business of all sizes. Small and medium-sized biotech companies are creative, efficient, energetic, and flexible. However, they are usually challenged by limited resources in the areas of discovery and development, legal support, finance, and commercialization. These can become barriers, impeding continuous growth and greater success. Life Science Quest, with experience and resources across a broad spectrum of fields in life sciences, provides high quality, results-oriented services to help businesses overcome barriers and maximize their potential. 

Mission Statement 

Through our unique platform and high quality services, Life Science Quest promotes innovative technology, unlocks global market potential, and empowers overall business growth for bio-pharmaceutical, medical device, and other life science ventures.

Life science business advisory, Match seeker(s) and solver(s) to find solutions for the most challenging scientific or business issues of life science companies

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The Madison County Economic Development Authority, or MCEDA as we are known locally, offers a broad array of economic development, business development, and corporate site location assistance services to new and expanding businesses and industry. 

MCEDA owns the newly created Mississippi Bio-Medical Business Collaboratory. A 60,000 square foot office and educational services facility for bio-medical and medical related companies. We are seeking new tenants for the facility. Current tenants include: TeleHealthOne (telemedicine provider), Xerox, Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the Global Training Institute (a brand new state-of-the art Surgical and Medical Simulation Center).

Masonic Medical Research Laboratory is a not-for-profit institute dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for all. The Laboratory's primary mission is to conduct high quality basic and clinical research aimed at generating knowledge and information necessary for development of medical cures and treatments of tomorrow. The Laboratory is also committed to providing education and training to basic scientists, clinical researchers and students who will perpetuate and extend the fight against disease.

The Laboratory's primary focus is on basic medical research in the fields of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics.