Monthly Listing of Events
10/31/12 (W) - 11/1/12 (TH)
New York City
JOIN KEY OPINION LEADERS from industry, academia, medical research foundations, and other major stakeholders as they explore partnerships that will bring the next-generation of therapeutics to market. The Summit features more than 100 emerging companies and breakthrough technologies that collectively represent the future of the industry.
Click here to see information from the 2011 summit and updates for 2012
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10/01/12 - 10/03/12 (M-W)
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
AdvaMed 2012 offers engaging, insightful, and relevant educational content. Designed for busy MedTech executives, and featuring experienced industry CEOs, experts, regulators and others — AdvaMed’s world-class program addresses the latest and most important issues MedTech professionals MUST know about.
For the first time ever, AdvaMed 2012:The MedTech Conference, will take place in Boston, one of the largest MedTech clusters in the world. Building on the success of our first five years in Washington, DC, international MedTech executives with regulatory, reimbursement, business development, legal, IP, marketing, quality, compliance, and other key responsibilities will meet in Boston to attend AdvaMed 2012. Along with industry leaders, business development professionals, investors, policy-makers, members of the media, legal experts, consultants, distributors, and other important stakeholders will attend this international conference.
Whether you want to network, share insights, do business with, gain access to capital or learn, no other industry gathering hosted in North America brings together more of the people you want to see.
More information and registration >>
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9/12/12 - 9/14/12 (W-F)
Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia is home to some of the most influential thought leaders in modern history, making it the ideal setting for the AUTM 2012 Eastern Region Meeting: Revolutionary Ideas and Liberating Collaborations.
Technology transfer professionals will meet to discuss practices and strategies for industry-academia partnerships, culminating in successful company formation or product commercialization. We will also discuss and showcase successful practices and new strategies to help weather complicated economic times.
Registration for the AUTM 2012 Eastern Region Meeting will begin in late June, 2012.
More information
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7/17/2012 - 7/21/2012 (T-S)
Grand Hyatt Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
Offered by:
The Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice (ACE)
Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN)
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Apply evidence and build science to improve care and patient outcomes. Experience a full immersion in the latest advances in healthcare improvement. Take advantage of back-to-back institutes to improve care and patient outcomes, from research to implementation to outcomes.
To register or submit abstracts, click here
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5/30/12-6/01/12 (W-F)
Park Hyatt, Washington DC
The Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) is THE VOICE representing entrepreneurial, innovative medical technology companies.
The 2012 MDMA Annual Meeting will provide the definitive opportunity to learn how the United States can remain the global leader in med-tech innovation, and how we can all play a role in shaping the regulatory and legislative agendas.
Attendees will hear from a diverse group of expert panelists on numerous issues, including:
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The Impact of Health Care Reform, Changes at FDA, Comparative Effectiveness and other pressing topics
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First-hand updates on the latest news and trends from leading med-tech CEOs, Venture Capitalists and government officials
Attendees also get a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with Congressional leaders and staff to address regulatory and policy concerns.
Click here to register now at medicaldevices.org
MedTech Members may register at the discounted rate of $945: Click here for details
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5/21/12 (M) - 5/24/12 (TH)
Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
Find new ideas and insights from industry experts at the MD&M East Conference. With 16 full-day conference programs, we offer customizable programs to get you the timely solutions you need to develop your next-generation medical products within a robust quality management system. Join medical device leaders, innovators, industry’s premier instructors, and representatives from the Food and Drug Administration as they discuss the following:
Approvable submissions
Process Validation
Human Factors
Medical Polymers
CDRH/District FDA Update
Design Controls
Design for 510(k)
Product Development Process
Materials Processing
Compliance
Design Tools
Applying Risk Management
IEC 60601
Product Lifecycle Management
Beyond Basic Risk Management
Global Quality
Click here for more information and to register
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5/7/12/ (M)
Yale University West Campus. 137-141 Frontage Road Orange, CT
On May 7th, 2012, the U.S. Commercial Service, Yale University and Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro will co-host Europe: Your Gateway to Trade Opportunities. This one day conference will focus on the European economy and business opportunities for US companies, with a specific focus on the Aerospace/Defense and Medical Sector. During this conference European regional experts will discuss topics that include: Market Entry Strategies, Export Financing, Standards & Regulations, and U.S. Export Controls.
Europe: Your Gateway to Trade Opportunities can assist your company discover untapped opportunities in Europe and is an exclusive occasion to hear directly from U.S. Commercial Service Senior Officers serving throughout Europe. Concurrent panel sessions will be offered on a variety of country and industry specific topics. Additionally, participants will have the chance to meet one-on-one with Senior Commercial Service Officers and Commercial Specialists. Pre-registration is REQUIRED and meetings are available on a first-come, first-served basis for qualified U.S. companies. We will do our best to accommodate your meeting request(s).
Senior Commercial Officers from the following countries will attend:
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Austria
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Belgium
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Bulgaria
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Croatia
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Ireland
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Italy
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Kazakhstan
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Netherlands
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Norway
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Poland
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Portugal
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Romania
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Russia
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Serbia
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Slovakia
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Spain
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Turkey
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Ukraine
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United Kingdom
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Panel sessions and one-on-one meetings will also be available with representatives from the following:
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U.S. Commercial Service Perspective: Medical Sector Opportunities Panel Session: Laurie Farris (Belgium), Stu Schaag (Czech Republic), Thomas Brennan (Austria)
· Learn from the Best – How to Export your Medical Device to Europe: Moderated by BEACON Biomedical Alliance. Presenters: DYMAX; Robinson & Cole law firm; Foster Corporation.
· An Overview of the EU Medical Device Directive and Requirements for Clinical Evidence: Fred Tobia, Director of Regulatory and Clinical Services, Medical Device Consulting Inc. Moderated by Reed Exhibitions.
One-on-one meetings will be available with representatives from the aforementioned companies.
To register for Europe: Your Gateway to Trade Opportunities contact:
Melissa Grosso-860-638-6955, Melissa.Grosso@trade.gov
Or
Anthony Sargis-860-638-6954, Anthony.Sargis@trade.gov
Once your registration has been processed you will be given the opportunity to sign up for one-on-one and panel session meetings with Senior Commercial Service Officers and Commercial Specialists.
Due to the high demand of One-on-One meetings, each company can request meetings with up to five (5) countries.
Cancellation Policy: Registration fee is 100% refundable if cancellation is received by April 20, 2012.
Fee: $225 per company, $100 for each additional company representative
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5/1/12 -5/2/12 (T-W)
Washington, DC | Renaissance Washington DC Dupont Circle Hotel
This annual conference, co-sponsored by FDA and AdvaMed-MTLI, brings together leading authorities from FDA, industry, and academia to address statistical issues specifically related to medical technology.
Co-sponsored by:
TESTIMONIAL
“This continues to be very useful for me as it is the only conference that brings FDA and industry together specifically in the medical device arena. It is relevant content and great for networking. If I can make only one conference in a particular year it will be this one.”
Who Should Attend
Statisticians and clinicians involved in the pre- and postmarket assessment of medical devices and diagnostics.
Registration
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$695.00 | |
AdvaMed EGC Member Registration (< $30 Million gross sales) |
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$0.00 | |
AdvaMed Staff Registration |
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$1,095.00 | |
AdvaMed Member Registration |
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$0.00 | |
Speaker Registration |
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$695.00 | |
Government and Non-Profit Registration
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More information and registration
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May 2012 (TBC)
Senegal, Africa
Strengthening Partnerships between Africa's Health Communities and International Health Care
SAVE THE DATE for Corporate Africa National Business Association Partnerships for Prevention & Care Africa Health Conference - coming May 2012
About the Partnerships for Prevention and Care
As well as providing an engaging environment to connect businesses and healthcare in Africa with investors and prospective business partners from countries across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas, the annual Partnerships for Prevention and Care Health Conferences actively promote private public partnerships, which encourage transfers of investments and technical expertise into African and international health and Medicare, bringing additional value and capacity.
The Partnerships for Prevention and Care health supplements and conferences advances the cause for existing and new projects that contribute towards preventative healthcare in Africa and international health and Medicare industries.
The Partnerships for Prevention and Care Africa Health Conferences are initiated by the private sector to build opportunities between international investors and domestic participants in African health and Medicare, and to engage in collaborations leading to tangible results. Key sponsors include BD, Novo Nordisk, and members of the Global Business Coalition on HIV AIDS, TB and Malaria. The project offers an excellent environment for governments and businesses to match their health programmes and projects with enquiries from investors and other prospective business partners.
For more information, visit http://www.corporatehealthfoundation.org/
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4/30/12-5/04/12 (M-F)
Boston, MA
Cambridge Healthtech Institute is proud to present the Eighth Annual PEGS, protein engineering summit. This comprehensive event encompasses 12 tracks, 15 short courses, and a pre-conference partnering forum for showcasing early stage companies. Topics span from early stage discovery of new methods for protein expression and antibody engineering, to improved analytical techniques, and clinical results in the most promising areas of biotechnology. There is tremendous momentum and investment in biologics, and the PEGS conference offers an unparalleled view of the field. Make plans to join us this April in Boston.
Please click here for more information.
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