NOVEMBER 12, 2026

Second Annual Foley Hoag Colorado Life Sciences Summit

Join Foley Hoag and the Colorado Bioscience Association for a high-energy Life Sciences Summit—an afternoon of insights, networking and practical strategies—right before the 23rd Annual Awards Celebration. 

Connect with innovators, founders and industry leaders shaping Colorado’s life sciences future. 

Moderator

Matthew Jonsen

Partner at Foley Hoag

Panelist

John Francis

General Partner, Stout Street Capital

Panelist

Kendall Read

Principal Technical Program Manager – Ecosystem, Atom Computing

Panelist

Chris Erickson

Co-founder & Managing Partner, Range Ventures

Moderator

Brooke Fritz

Partner at Foley Hoag

External Panelist

Grant Petersen

Director of Innovation Strategy of CU Innovations, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Panelist

Mary Tapolsky, PhD

Managing Director of Innovation & Commercialization, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Moderator

Allie Clark

Partner at Foley Hoag

Panelist

Sally Hatcher

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Buff Gold Ventures

Panelist

Margo Harrison

Founder & CEO, Wave Bye

Eva Yao

 Founder & CEO, FLARI

Matthew Jonsen
John Francis
Kendall Read
Chris Erickson
Brooke Fritz
Grant Petersen
Mary Tapolsky, PhD
Allie Clark
Sally Hatcher
Margo Harrison
Eva Yao

Agenda

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM: Beyond the Horizon: Investing in Quantum, AI, and the Next Frontier of Life Sciences

3:35 PM - 4:15 PM: The UCHealth CARE Innovation Center — A Different Model for Industry Engagement

  • Brooke Fritz, Partner, Foley Hoag
  • Grant Petersen, Director of Innovation Strategy of CU Innovations, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 
  • Mary Tapolsky, PhD, Managing Director of Innovation & Commercialization, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

2:40 PM - 3:20 PM: Founder Follies: Lessons Learned Along the Way

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Networking Reception

Our Colorado Life Sciences Summit Team

Learn more about our cross-disciplinary team who are ready to talk all things life sciences in Colorado