Moonshot at NACET is pleased to produce our first Business of Bio Bootcamp
​—a virtual event held the week of April 19-23 during the Startup Together AZ statewide event. 

The Business of Bio Bootcamp is co-sponsored by
​the ​Arizona Commerce Authority & the City of Flagstaff.

What will attendees get out of our bootcamp?

This week-long bootcamp will walk bio start-up founders (and subject matter experts in the bio sciences sector) through the necessary steps and skills to transform technology and invention into a viable company. Attendees will develop the insight and energy required for entrepreneurial success as they learn about:

• How to Prepare Financials, instructed by John Kalinich  - Sponsored by Moonshot
• Accelerating Development and Manufacturing, instructed by Nathan Friedman  - Sponsored by W. L. Gore & Associates 
• Direct Sales vs. Distribution, instructed by Dan Kasprizyk - Sponsored by POBA Medical 
• Gorilla Hiring and Recruiting, instructed by Joe Mullings - Sponsored by The Mullings Group  
• Intellectual Property Protection, instructed by David Johns - Sponsored by W. L. Gore & Associates​​​​​

* See below for more detail on each workshop. 
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Who should attend this bootcamp?

The target audience for this event will be subject matter experts in the bio sciences sector who would like to start a company or launch a product. 
 

What are the dates and times?

• Workshop hours will be conducted at 3PM-4:30PM daily the week of April 19-23. 
• Attending all five workshops and two LIVE Q&A sessions enters you (into the drawing) to win a Moonshot Scholarship valued at $3000! 
• Keynotes + LIVE Q&A (during the week of April 19-23) will be given by:
  • Dave Engelthaler, PhD, TGen - APRIL 20, 2021 - 5:30pm-6pm -- see below for more info
  • Robert Kellar, PhD, Axolotl Biologix -APRIL 22, 2021 - 5:30pm-6pm  -- see below for more info
• ​​​If you attend either keynote, you're automatically ENTERED TO WIN a prize package. Prize packages include: Gift cards for Drinking Horn Meadery, Gift cards for Salsa Brava, Gift cards for Wanderlust Brewing, Gift cards for That Place Projects (Good at Tinderbox Kitchen, The Annex Cocktail Lounge, Tourist Home), and Summer gondola tickets to AZ SnowBowl.

Click the buttons below to learn more about each event...

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Registration Info: 

• Registration for access to all events during Biz of Bio Bootcamp is $10. 
  ​​Click the button below or click: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/141471122937. 
• Become eligible to win a scholarship from Moonshot, and more! See the registration page or see below for details.
• Upon registering, you'll receive links to all workshops, keynotes, and live Q&A sessions with keynote speakers.

• A drawing will occur following the week’s closing on Friday, April 23rd for an annual membership to the Moonshot at NACET incubator program. The scholarship is valued at $3,000.
  
  
• To qualify for the drawing, attendees must attend all 5 workshops and 2 LIVE Q&A sessions, and be present to win at the time of the drawing on April 23rd. The scholarship winner will receive a year of Moonshot mentoring and advising (which includes access to capital, customers and connections for scale and growth)and the ability to take Moonshot’s Pioneer Academy entrepreneurial Track 1 and 2 curriculum.
  
  
• Many thanks to the Flinn Foundation & City of Flagstaff for sponsoring this fantastic scholarship! 

Attending one or more keynote presentation with LIVE Q&A will automatically enter you into a drawing for (2) tickets to Snowbowl's Summer Scenic Gondola rides as well as gift cards for your favorite Flagstaff restaurants and breweries.