Sunday July 15, 2012
Generously co-sponsored by Catalent
•Launch your innovations!
•Explore the hottest advancements!
•Come prepared to partner at the CRS Soapbox Sessions!
What is a Soapbox Session?
The Soapbox Session is an opportunity for an individual or company “to get up on your soapbox” to present new ideas, products, and services. This session is a very well-attended forum for telling and learning what’s new. Best of all, it is FREE!
Who attends?
Big Pharma, biotechs, product formulators and licensing officers, venture capitalists, technology transfer offices, universities – in essence, anyone and everyone who has an interest in exploring the hottest innovations and tools.
“This is where I come to find the freshest, most novel concepts in the industry before you see them anywhere else.” -- CRS Attendee
Who presents?
Entrepreneurial start-ups, industrial and academic, commercial and not yet commercial; young companies, university spin-offs, exhibitors – in essence, anyone with a great, new idea.
“ I couldn’t believe that many people came on a Sunday afternoon to hear our presentation instead of sightseeing!” -- CRS Soapbox Presenter
How does it work?
- Presentations are listed in the 2012 CRS Annual Meeting Program and publicized prior to the annual meeting.
- A session is made up of five to seven fast-paced presentations, five minutes or less in length
- Three to four sessions are planned
- Discussion breaks are scheduled between each session in order to:
- Allow speakers and audience members to meet informally after presentations
- Ask and answer questions
- Exchange greater detail about products and services
- Establish leads
- Make sales
- Get recognized
- Develop partnerships
- Secure financial support
Selection Criteria
Demand for the Soapbox Sessions is high, therefore applications with the best likelihood of acceptance will best meet the selection criteria. Priority will be given to:
- NEW and innovative technologies and tools
- Subjects highly correlated with the focus of the meeting
- Early-stage and/or under-funded companies
- First-time participating companies
- Organizations with no other participation in the CRS program
- Earlier submission dates
To Apply
Complete the following application. All Soapbox Session presenters are required to be registered as CRS annual meeting attendees and encouraged to participate in CRS Partnering. Registration opens March 2012.