ADVISORY/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UC Davis Health System Convene 1st Annual Healthcare Technology Summit in San Francisco, November 7 and 8, 2000.

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1st Annual Healthcare Technology Summit

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Nov. 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT: Members of the media are invited to a summit meeting devoted to
technology development in the biotech and medical technology fields. The Summit
is the first such annual event hosted by the Industry Partners Consortium
(IPC), formed recently by scientists, researchers, and clinicians at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of California, Davis,
Health System. The IPC, which leverages research, intellectual property, and
clinical capabilities at the two institutions in cooperation with the private
sector, is dedicated to streamlining and accelerating the pace of
commercialization in areas that will have a direct impact on human health. The
Summit will enable the press to meet with key personnel at Livermore and UC
Davis who have been instrumental in forming the IPC, as well as to hear
principal investigators talk about their ongoing work. Featured presentations
focus on the following topics: -- Advances in the detection and treatment of
cancer -- Gene regulation and small-molecule therapeutics -- Protein and
gene-based diagnostics -- Microfluidics -- Bio-MEMS (micro electro-mechanical
systems) for drug delivery systems and advanced catheters    -- Telemedicine
technologies and applications -- New approaches to detection and treatment of
stroke -- Advances in imaging technologies WHEN: Tuesday Nov. 7, 2000, 8:30
a.m. and continuing throughout the day, with a 4:40 p.m. Q&A with leaders of
the IPC. Reception at 5:30 p.m. features a demonstration of Vertical*i, a
web-based collaborative platform for technology developers to be used by the
IPC. Reconvenes 8:30 a.m. November 8. WHERE: Laurel Heights Conference
Facility, 3333 California St., San Francisco