The Life Sciences Technologies stream at the 2010 Banff Venture Forum will focus on emerging companies developing and marketing cutting edge life sciences, biotechnology, medical devices, industrial life sciences and agricultural biotech products and services.
The Life Sciences Technologies Stream was a new addition for the Banff Venture Forum in 2008, which also marked the Forum’s 10th anniversary. The Life Sciences Stream was originally started in 2005 by the Alberta Life Technologies Forum (ALTIF) to address the need for access to capital for life technologies companies in Alberta. ALTIF was originally run as a one-day forum, showcasing companies in the life technologies sector, to demonstrate the range of Alberta-connected investment opportunities from start-ups to mature companies looking to raise additional investment capital. ALTIF provided a unique opportunity for companies, primarily in Alberta's biotechnology and the medical devices technology sectors, to network with investors from across Canada.