Medtech Insight and Windhover Information's 2006 Investment in Innovation (In3) East: ``A Preview of Early-Stage Medical Technology Companies''.NORWALK, Conn. -- Huge Array of Technologies to Present at Premier Partnering Event; October 18-20, 2006; Westin Copley Place Copley Place is an enclosed shopping mall located in the Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of a complex that includes office buildings, two hotels, and a parking garage. , Boston, MA The 2006 Investment In Innovation (In3) East Conference, sponsored by Medtech Insight, a division of Windhover wind·hov·er n. Chiefly British A kestrel. Information, is signing up exciting new presenting technologies daily, ranging from bone preservation to insomnia treatment to 80-lead ECG ECG electrocardiogram. ECG abbr. 1. electrocardiogram 2. electrocardiograph ECG Also called an electrocardiogram, it records the electrical activity of the heart. technology. A number of key industry leaders will also speak at the conference, which is scheduled for Oct. 18-20 in Boston, MA. Windhover is currently accepting registrations for the event at http://www.medtechinsight.com/confregister-IN3-18A.html. Windhover has confirmed 34 presenters in a wide array of therapeutic areas from around the world, all of them emerging medical technology companies seeking strategic partners and/or investment. More than 50 presenting companies will ultimately be signed up for the event. For a complete list of presenters and their technologies, go to http://www.medtechinsight.com/in3-18.html. The two-day forum, the largest strategic partnering meeting on the East Coast, will provide focused overviews by a senior executive from each company, followed by the opportunity to meet one-on-one in private breakout rooms. Huge range of technologies to be presented The newest presenting companies added to the agenda are:
Afferent, Providence, RI
(technology description available soon)
Bioconnect Systems, Ambler, PA
Minimally invasive technology for improving vascular access in
dialysis patients
Catheter Exchange, Encino, CA
(technology description available soon)
ConforMIS, Foster City, CA
MRI/CT 3D-sized MIS implants maximizing bone and cartilage
preservation, retaining all future surgical options
Consolidated Research, Euclid, OH
Chronic insomnia treatment using single-channel EEG-based
technology, enabling improved in-home delivery of cognitive
behavioral therapy
Diagnostic Devices, Simsbury, CT
Full body scan Using FLIR sensors with FLIRBDSCAN
Heartscape Technologies, Columbia, MD
80-lead ECG technology identifies 18% of ST-elevation MIs that are
missed by traditional 12-lead ECGs
Ideal Implant, Dallas, TX
Breast implant with the natural "feel" of silicone gel, but with
only saline inside
Magenta Medical, Sudbury, MA
(technology description available soon)
Morris Innovative Research, Bloomington, IN
Vascular access sheath with pre-mounted re-absorbable closure
device
Nanomix, Emeryville, CA
The Sensation(TM) nanoelectronic detection platform enables a
product portfolio of high-value medical and biomolecule
applications
PortaScience, Moorestown, NJ
(technology description available soon)
For a complete list of presenting companies, visit http://www.medtechinsight.com/in3-18.html. Intriguing agenda will complement presenters and partnering In3 East will open with a pre-conference panel discussion titled "The Seven Drivers of Value: Optimize Your VC Funding and Exit," hosted by Christopher J.P. Velis, Chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Medical Capital Advisors. Other sessions include: --"A Workshop on Reimbursement" with David Gregory David Gregory may refer to:
EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition , Presscott Associates --"IP Due Diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. Perspective From Both Sides of the Fence" with Michael McGurk and Eric Raciti, patent attorneys for Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner --"Venture Capital Investing in Medical Technology Companies - 2006 State of Affairs" with Allan Ferguson, Senior Partner, 3i For complete information on the keynote speakers and conference agenda, visit http://www.medtechinsight.com/in3-spkr-panel.html. A must-attend event for medtech, investment executives More than 6,100 industry leaders and senior executives from the top medical technology and investment firms have attended a Medtech Insight conference over the past five years. Participating companies send multiple attendees, including presidents, CEOs and partners, as well as VPs/directors of business development, marketing, technology, corporate development, acquisition, and research & development. Windhover's conferences have drawn more than 700 innovative early-stage presenting companies over the past five years, making them the premier investment, partnering and networking events in the medical technology industry. Past attending companies have included 3M, Abbot Laboratories, AG Edwards, AdvaMed, Bayer, Berlin Heart, Boston Scientific The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) (abbreviated BSC), is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, , Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), colloquially referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company, founded in 1887 by William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers in Clinton, NY (both were , Cardiovascular Systems Inc., The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic (formally known as the Cleveland Clinic Foundation) is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Cleveland Clinic was established in 1921 by four physicians for the purpose of providing patient care, research, and medical Foundation, Credit Suisse The Credit Suisse Group (SWX:CSGN, NYSE: CS) is a financial services company, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the second-largest Swiss bank, behind UBS AG. , Cordis, DePuy International, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Eli Lilly Eli Lilly can refer to:
 To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite. , NASDAQ NASDAQin full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on , Novartis, Procter & Gamble, Roche Diagnostics, Siemans, Smith Barney, Stanford University, Stryker, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. This year's co-sponsors include 3i; AdvaMed; Battelle; Business Wire; Factory; Finnegan, Henderson, Farrabow, Garrett & Dunner; Medical Capital Advisors; Medmarc(R); Presscott Associates Ltd.; The Hartford; Ronald Trahan Associates; SterlingTech, Teledyne Microelectronic Technologies; The MedTech Group Inc.; and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. To attend this conference, you may register online at http://www.medtechinsight.com/in3-18, or call 1.949.219.0150 or 888.290.2225 (toll-free in the U.S.), or e-mail sales@medtechinsight.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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