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The theme for the evening will be Life Sciences. Anupendra Sharma, partner at Siemens Venture Capital investing in healthcare (devices, diagnostics, software and services), will open up the evening with a discussion on his work with two Massachusetts organizations that he helped found that are geared towards helping start ups in Life Sciences and Technology. Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative (MALSI) - http://mastartups.blogspot.com - MALSI brings together all public and private groups in MA to improve the start-up ecosystem in life sciences through a series of initiatives. Anupendra founded the organization in 2007. The Leadership Program - www.startupleadership.com – The mission with this organization is to groom the next generation of startup CEO's and create a network that will have a significant impact on the global economy and community in the coming decades. Frank Reynolds will follow with a presentation on his work as CEO of emerging Medical Device Company, Invivo Therapeutics. InVivo has received numerous awards including $500,000 from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center as part of MLSC’s Accelerator Loan Program. Jon Mahoney (former Director of Life Sciences for the Massachusetts Office of Business Development) will moderate the event and questions will be taken from the audience. Start your fall networking off right with an evening of Life Sciences with BIBA. We look forward to seeing you on the 9th! About BIBA: As the premier Ireland-US networking organization of recent decades, the Boston Irish Business Association (formerly ICCUSA New England) is a player in Ireland's larger economic success. We are a non-profit membership organization with a clear focus on business and the development of economic, commercial and educational links between the United States, the island of Ireland and Europe. Our membership consists of a broad cross-section of businesspersons, professionals and entrepreneurs from Ireland, Northern Ireland and the U.S. BIBA is managed by a board of Directors selected from the membership of the group. About Anupendra Sharma: Anupendra Sharma is Partner at Siemens Venture Capital in Boston, investing in healthcare (devices, diagnostics, software and services). Prior to Siemens, Anupendra was an investment banker at JPMorgan and Citigroup, and was part of the team that set up Ford in India and China. He co-founded Mobile Medics, named the Most Innovative Social Venture of 2006 by the Global Social Venture Competition, which was taken over by Piramal Healthcare to form eSwasthya. Mobile Medics was the subject of an hour-long documentary by Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Anupendra also started a shrimp farm in Belize, Central America. He founded The Leadership Program to groom the next generation of startup CEOs, the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at BITS Pilani, and started of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Startup Initiative (MALSI) to accelerate the pace of startups in the Commonwealth. Anupendra holds an MBA from Cornell University, MS in Accounting & Finance from Manchester Business School, Masters in Economics and Bachelors in Instrumentation Engineering from BITS Pilani, India. About Invivo Therapeutics: InVivo Therapeutics Corporation is a Cambridge, MA medical device company focused on combining polymers and stem cells to restore function in individuals paralyzed as a result of traumatic spinal cord injury. The company was founded in 2005 on the basis of research initiated in the laboratories of Robert Langer, PhD, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jay Vacanti, MD, of the Massachusetts General and Children’s Hospitals in Boston, and Yang Teng, PhD, MD, of Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital.