ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest (GLEQ) and Southwest Michigan First will sponsor the discussion "Business Development for the Life Sciences" as a part of their joint program to encourage and support Michigan entrepreneurs.

Join Michael Kurek, Thomas Collet and Shelby Solomon in this roundtable discussion about gaining your first sales in the Life Sciences industry. Sales cycles, multiple decision makers & influencers, product approvals and regulatory constraints all combine to make selling your first product or service one of the biggest hurdles in reaching commercialization success. This discussion will help all in the Life Sciences industry as well as any company challenged to get their first customer.

    *  For the past 20 years, Kurek has held senior management positions in
       marketing, sales and business development for a number of life science
       companies -- two of which completed successful initial public stock
       offerings on the NASDAQ exchange.
    *  Cumulatively, Mr. Collet's companies have raised approximately $16
       million in seed and early stage capital since 2001.
    *  Mr. Solomon has extensive sales experience in the Life Sciences and
       technology-based companies holding senior executive positions at
       MedStat and ETAS.

    WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This informative seminar and panel discussion will prove invaluable not only to current entrepreneurs and startup teams, but also to individuals in established companies or research institutions who focus on developing new internal or spin-out ventures.

    Specific topics addressed will be relevant for
    - Startup entrepreneurs
    - Aspiring entrepreneurs
    - Small company executives
    - Service providers
    - Established company new-business-development executives
    - University researchers or technology-transfer officials

    Event Details:
    "Business Development for the Life Sciences"
    Date: October 10th, 2006
    Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
    Location: Southwest Michigan Innovation Center
              
    Admission: Free with pre-registration (required) on http://www.gleq.org

Details and directions to the above mentioned sites are located online at http://www.gleq.org . All sessions are free and open to the public, regardless of intention to compete in the GLEQ business plan competition.

To register for training classes and learn more about the GLEQ's program for entrepreneurs -- please visit http://www.gleq.org .

SOURCE Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest