*This event is reserved for Life Sciences Pennsylvania Core Member Companies. This invitation is only for those who serve in the capacity of chief executive officer, chief financial officer and/or VP of Finance of a Core member company. If you are not sure of your eligibility, please contact Patrick Hayakawa, Director of Member Relations, [email protected].
*There is no registration fee. The cost for this event is fully underwritten by our generous sponsors. However, space is limited and you must register for this event if you plan to attend
Join us at St. Davids Golf Club for a relaxed evening to meet new colleagues, reconnect with those familiar, and to hear our guest speaker.
Where: St. Davids Golf Course
When: Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Ketan Patel, M.D., Partner, F-Prime Capital Partners
Ketan Patel is a Partner with F-Prime Capital and has worked in the healthcare sector as an investor, consultant, and physician. Prior to joining F-Prime Capital in 2007, Dr. Patel advised biopharmaceutical and medical device companies on brand strategy, clinical development plans, and business development activities in the corporate consulting division of Leerink Swann & Company. Dr. Patel served as a physician at the VA Boston Healthcare System and at Weill Cornell Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where he completed his internal medicine training.
Dr. Patel focuses on investing in therapeutics and medical device companies and has served as a director or board observer of Aclaris Therapeutics, Acorn Cardiovascular, Amphora Medical, Bioconnect Systems, Eywa Pharma, Ivenix, Laurus Labs, Medwell Ventures, Menlo Therapeutics, NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Vicept Therapeutics, and Xcyton Diagnostics.
Dr. Patel is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, where he received both his MD and MBA as part of that institution’s Healthcare Management Program and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his undergraduate studies in biology and economics with highest honors at Rutgers University.
