BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2007@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260127T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260127T090000 DTSTAMP:20260109T002907Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/azbiopeers-key-takeaways-from-jpm-2026 SUMMARY:AZBioPEERS: The Buzz at JPM 2026 - - 27 Jan 26 08:00 DESCRIPTION:\nJoin AZBioPEERS for a JPM recap.\n\n Gain insight on \; trends \; shaping the year ahead for life science companies.\n Explor e upcoming conferences and other opportunities for early-stage life scienc e companies\n Get tips for adjusting your fundraising strategy in today ’s market\n\nThis discussion is designed to provide actionable insights to help companies navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead in 2026 and beyond.\n\nTuesday\, January 27\, 2026\n\n8:00 am - 9:00 am AZ\n\non Z oom\n\n \;\nRegister Here\n \;\nThis Special JPM edition of AZBioP EERS features a fireside chat with\nthe one and only Sara Demy!\n\n\n\nSar a Jane Demy\, Founder &\; CEO\, Demy-Colton\n\n\n\n\n\nSara is one of t he most influential networkers and connectors in the Life Sciences industr y. As CEO and Founder of Demy-Colton\, she brings decades of experience in launching\, developing\, and shaping high-profile investor and business d evelopment conferences in the healthcare industry.\n\nIn 2008\, Sara found ed Demy-Colton\, a company dedicated to facilitating growth in Life Scienc es and TechBio\, through the creation of compelling industry conferences a nd virtual events. She is committed to fostering the support and advanceme nt of entrepreneurs and companies that are focused on bringing innovative new therapies to improve patient lives and care.\n\nDemy-Colton’s portfo lio includes Biotech Showcase™\, BioFuture™\, the Global Biotech CEO S ummit\, and virtual events designed to keep life sciences professionals co nnected year-round.\n\nSara is an advocate for diversity in all forms to i mprove the development of new therapeutics. As a Co-Founder of Biotech Sho wcase\, she made a commitment to ensure gender and diversity on all panels as early as 2014. She just did it because it was simply the right thing t o do. \;\n\nPrior to founding Demy-Colton\, Sara was Vice President fo r Business Development and Investor Relations at the Biotechnology Innovat ion Organization (BIO). During her tenure\, she led the launch of the BIO CEO &\; Investor Conference\, BIO Investor Forum\, BIO Asia\, regional investor forums\, and the Business Forum at BIO’s annual meeting. She ex panded BIO-Europe\, helped launch BIO-Europe Spring and Bio€quity\, and led the team that developed the partnering system\, which has become an es sential component of all biopharma business development meetings.\n\nSara also served as the Director for Foreign Investment at the Empire State Dev elopment Corporation\, which has the mission of making New York a location of choice for international companies. One of her clients was Beecham Pha rmaceuticals\, now a part of GSK\, which was looking to build a 600-person ethical research facility. It was through her work with Beecham that she was introduced to the then nascent biopharma industry and ultimately\, BIO . Sara holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Albany University.\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Education,webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250127T080000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR