Bio Connect is Venture Café’s annual conference bringing together entrepreneurs and experts innovating in the areas of life sciences, digital health, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and bio technologies. This year, we will discuss recent developments for disease treatment, trends in research and device development, technologies facilitating major breakthroughs, and opportunities for startups. The second part of the event will focus on funding biotech ventures, featuring local accelerators and incubators in a discussion of technologies and solutions that are currently and prospectively, have a higher likelihood to obtain funding. During the Shark Tank session, five local startups will have an opportunity to pitch a panel of local investor judges. This event will also feature a series of Industry Insights addressing virtual fundraising strategies for entrepreneurs, portfolio management tools for investors, and individual technologies that are disrupting life sciences.