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Medtech Insight and Windhover Information's 2006 ``Investment in Innovation (In3) Europe: A Preview of Emerging Medical Technologies'' Premier Partnering Event for International Biotech.


NORWALK, Conn. -- September 21-23, 2006, Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Brussels City Center, Belgium

The 2006 "Investment In Innovation (In3) Medical Device Summit" Conference, sponsored by Medtech Insight, a division of Windhover wind·hov·er  
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 Information, is now accepting registrations for the event, which will be held Sept. 21-23 in Brussels, Belgium.

In3 Europe is the industry's most efficient strategic partnering and investment meeting for the international medtech development community. The program will feature over 50 emerging medical technology companies from around the world seeking funding, acquisition and/or strategic partnership. The audience will be comprised of hundreds of senior-level decision-makers from most of the major medtech companies and healthcare investment firms worldwide, representing most of the major dealmakers in the medical technology industry.

Planned coverage includes presentations on a range of advanced technologies and clinical areas, including biomaterials, cardiovascular diagnostics and therapeutics, emergency medicine, drug delivery, imaging, interventional cardiology interventional cardiology Cardiology The subspecialty of cardiology dedicated to the diagnosis, medical and mechanical therapy, pre- and post-procedure management of adult patients with acute and chronic forms of cardiovascular disease amenable to catheter-based , neurological disease Noun 1. neurological disease - a disorder of the nervous system
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, and many more, spanning device, biotech and other industry segments.

The forum will provide focused overviews by a senior executive from each presenting company, followed by the opportunity to meet one-on-one in private breakout rooms. Also featured will be keynote presentations, on-stage interviews, and interactive, in-depth industry panel discussions covering a variety of topics impacting medical device innovation and investment on both sides of the Atlantic.

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, Partner, of VC company 3i; and David Cassak, Managing Partner, Windhover Information/Medtech Insight. A variety of topics will be covered, such as "What Makes Israel Such a Dynamic Device Company Developer?" and "Medtech Investing in Europe: the 3i Perspective."

More than 5,850 industry leaders and senior executives from the top medical technology and investment firms have attended a Medtech Insight conference over the past five years, with more than 650 innovative early-stage presenting companies. Participating companies send multiple attendees, including company presidents, CEOs, partners, and VPs for business development, marketing, acquisitions, corporate development and R&D.

Past presenters have included Berlin Heart AG, Biomedix, Cambridge Scientific Inc., CardioLa Ltd., Cell Robotics International, Densys Ltd., Derma der·ma
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Past attending companies have included 3M, AG Edwards, Arthur Andersen, Bayer, Boston Scientific, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, C.R. Bard, Cordis, Edwards Lifesciences, Eli Lilly, Ernst & Young, FibroGen, Glaxo Smith Kline, The Gray Sheet, Guidant, Hologic Inc., Integra Life Sciences. Johnson & Johnson, Karolinska Investment Fund, Kimberly-Clark, Krauth Medical, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , Medtronic, Morgan Stanley, NASDAQ NASDAQ
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, Novartis, Procter & Gamble, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Tenex, Yale University School of Medicine, and ZEVEX International.

To register, call Kristy Grimes of Medtech Insight at 480-985-9512, or 888-202-5939 toll-free in the U.S.; e-mail kristy@medtechinsight.com; or register on the In3 Medical Device Summit website at www.meddevicesummit.com.

About Medtech Insight

Medtech Insight, a division of Windhover Information Inc., is the leading provider of business information and market intelligence for the medical technology marketplace. For more on the company's products and services, please see www.medtechinsight.com.
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