[company_age]9.0[/company_age][employees]11-50 employees[/employees][description]Italian Angels for Biotech (IAB) is a non-profit organization that supports early-stage life sciences startups in Italy. IAB provides a unique platform for entrepreneurs to connect with investors, mentors, and other resources. The organization also invests directly in promising startups through its angel network. IAB's focus on the life sciences sector and its commitment to providing hands-on support to its portfolio companies sets it apart from traditional angel investors. IAB's mission is to help entrepreneurs build successful life sciences companies that can make a positive impact on the world.[/description][ps]IAB provides an environment that facilitates interactions between interesting start-up projects and its members. Our goal is to identify and nurture top talent entrepreneurs in the Life Sciences sector. We lead equity investments to help ideas and start-ups to reach key objectives. Our value is beyond financing, we do not provide just angel money. We bring mentoring and expertise to great ideas by becoming entrepreneur partners. Our added value is in networking: we connect start-ups with international venture capitals, Life Sciences experts, strategic partners, industry veterans as well as service providers such as law firms, as well as other advisors or service companies. We usually take board seats and work closely with entrepreneurs to maximize the chances of success.[/ps]