JPM Week compresses a year’s worth of conversations into a few days. It’s a whirlwind of meetings, opportunities, and parties that pays dividends throughout the year.
Preparation is critical. Founders are expected to be fluent in science, capital markets, partnering dynamics, and narrative — often at the same time.
We want to help. We’ve pulled together NFX resources that are most useful in that context: fundraising guidance, platform thinking, partnering strategy, and lessons from companies that have navigated this stage before.
Below you’ll find key resources from our team on how to maximize your time, what a successful JPM looks like, and a list of events to help plan your week.
These resources are constantly being updated, check back for more events in the next few weeks.
Thank you to our friends Christopher Ghadban, Ines Ullmo, Isabel Zhang, and Natalie Ma for their help curating the events below.
Start Here:
Read our foundational essay on the 6 things you need to have prepared ahead of the JPM conference.
Next, Plan Your Week: The Comprehensive JPM Event Guide
Below you’ll find a curated list of high-quality events compiled by our bio team and our network.
If you’re hosting an event and would like to be added to our list, click here or scroll to the bottom and fill out the google form.
Find the full google sheet here.
Tactical Reading, Watching & Listening:
Below are our key essays on topics that are often discussed at JPM, and how to achieve your goals, from networking to business development.
On Business Development for TechBio Companies
- Deal or Die: Your 3-Part Guide to Business Development in Tech Bio
- Maximizing Tech Bio Deal Potential: Platform v.s. Asset Deals
- How to Prove Your Techbio Platform at Seed Stage
On Fundraising, Pitching, and VCs:
Be The Most Interesting Person in the Room:
You’ll spend a lot of your time at JPM talking about major trends in the techbio industry. If you want to succeed, you need to study.
Here’s a selection of our thesis pieces, and trend stories about the state of techbio today:
Theme 1: AI in Bio
AI is the biggest conversation topic of the year in every industry. Here’s our essential reading on what AI means for bio:
Theme 2: Longevity
This was a breakout year for techbio companies focusing on longevity. The idea of tacklig aging itself as a disease was once considered fringe, but has gained significant traction in among founders, drug companies, and policymakers.
- Why We Need Longevity Startups
- How Longevity Can Save America
- The Race to 160
- The Business Case for Longevity
Prefer video? Watch our mini-doc covering key startups and thought-leaders on front lines of the longevity revolution:
Theme 3: Women’s Health
There’s a strong argument that women’s health is the biggest undervalued market in healthcare.
When we published this essay back in August, we saw incredible response from stakeholders in this community. This is a market to watch.
Theme 4: Bioplatforms
The platform versus asset debate is a constant in the tech bio world. Prepare for that conversation with this essay:
Reaching the NFX Bio Team
If you’re a scientist-founder in town for JPM with amazing technology, a top team, and a clear vision for how you’ll tackle a huge market, we want to hear from you.
Reach our team below.
If you’re hosting an event and would like to be added to our list, fill out the form below:
As Founders ourselves, we respect your time. That’s why we built BriefLink, a new software tool that minimizes the upfront time of getting the VC meeting. Simply tell us about your company in 9 easy questions, and you’ll hear from us if it’s a fit.
