--- title: Demy-Colton Virtual Salon What's on the Horizon description: "2024: What’s on the horizon? will discuss the investment and deal-making climate as well as the challenges the industry faces. The session will be moderated by Karen Carey, Managing Editor, BioWorld." image: https://conference.demy-colton.com/hubfs/VS-whats-on-horizon-previewgraphic%20(1).png --- [Skip to content](https://conference.demy-colton.com/increasing-stakes#main-content) [![Demy-Colton](https://conference.demy-colton.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Demy_Colton-color-tag-vector.png?width=400&height=64&name=Demy_Colton-color-tag-vector.png "Demy-Colton")](https://demy-colton.com/) ![VS-landing-page](https://conference.demy-colton.com/hubfs/VS-landing-page.png "VS-landing-page") **Increasing The Stakes: Creating and Selling Your Valuation Story in Changing Times**   Immune therapies and obesity treatments are getting lots of attention, and many pundits would tell you platform strategies and gene therapies have fallen out of favor. And while the Biotech Index has rebounded almost 50% from its October 2023 low, many companies are still struggling to fundraise. Our outstanding group of panelists will help distill myth from reality as they discuss how they convey their valuation story, and how they have drawn on their commercial launch experience to successfully raise capital through changing cycles and changing times.  ***Date:*** Wednesday, May 15th, 2024    ***Time:*** 11:00AM-12:15PM (ET), including Q&A *CO-MODERATORS: * [**Ted Haack**,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-haack/) Vice President, LatticePoint Consulting [**Andrea Sotak**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-r-sotak/)[,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-r-sotak/%20%20%20%20/) Founder & CEO, Foray Healthcare Advisors *SPEAKERS:* [Rachelle Jacques,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachellejacques/) Former CEO, Akari Therapeutics [**Nicolas Koebel**,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-koebel-8757a51/) CEO, EpilepsyGTx *This Salon is Sponsored by:*  [![Lattice Point Logo](https://conference.demy-colton.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lattice%20Point%20Logo.png?width=118&height=118&name=Lattice%20Point%20Logo.png)](https://latticepointconsulting.com/) [WATCH THIS SALON ON DEMAND](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQGwnSgCJPE&t=3s) ![Virtual Salon](https://conference.demy-colton.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VirtualSalon-2024%20Increasing-The-Stakes-2-1.png?width=800&name=VirtualSalon-2024%20Increasing-The-Stakes-2-1.png "Virtual Salon") --- [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-jane-demy-2454695/) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/demycolton) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKnl9XMj5PgLAQKWNFY-Uw) [![](https://conference.demy-colton.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Demy_Colton-wht.png?width=300&height=300&name=Demy_Colton-wht.png)](https://demy-colton.com/) ```   ``` 99 Madison Ave., Suite #5011, New York, NY, 10016  Copyright ©2026