The Life Sciences Technologies
stream at the 2011 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.