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MedTech Members Holiday Soiree
12/09/09 (W) 4:00pm - 7:00pm
235 Harrison St., The Technology Garden, Syracuse NY
You're invited to revel with biosciences colleagues and peers, and to meet prospective member organizations, in a social and festive atmosphere. We invite you to send three representatives to the soiree and to personally invite prospective members that you feel would benefit from joining the MedTech community.
The evening's complimentary festivities include cocktails, Hors d'Oeuvres and entertainment.
Voices from the Middle Kingdom: IP Opportunities and Challenges in China
11/19/08 (TH) 3:30 - 6:00
Carestream Health - 150 Verona Street, Rochester, 14608
In 2008, the Chinese People’s Courts heard more intellectual property (IP) cases than courts in the United States, and China became the most IP litigious country in the world. China’s National IP Strategy calls for rapid and widespread additional change, not just to IP laws and regulations, but also to the way Chinese companies think about IP. In this country infamous for IP infringement, it is vital for US businesses to understand how the rapidly changing IP landscape in China will play out.
Elliot Papageorgiou, a leading Global Intellectual Property Lawyer from Rouse’s Chinese offices, joins us to discuss IP enforcement and litigation for technology companies doing business in and with China. In this timely seminar, we will discuss the roles of the Chinese bureaucracy and judiciary and why understanding these relationships is crucial to rights owners doing business in China. We will also explore examples of how Chinese companies are responding to the new National IP Strategy and how the government aims to foster their progress ‘up the value chain’. The program will conclude with a panel discussion among Upstate New York companies, which will share their IP concerns and experiences from China and the strategies they are shaping to protect technology in this growing market.
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Converting Technology to Cash
11/18/09 (W) 10:00am - 3:00pm
Lennox Technology Center Multimedia Room, 150 Lucius Gordon Drive, West Henrietta, NY 14584
Workshop Session for Accurate Sales Forecasting of Early-Stage Technology
& Using the USA National Innovation Marketplace
This workshop guides participants through a process to describe their product or early stage technology in terms that will be used to generate a 4-5 page sales forecast and innovation status report using Merwyn Business Simulation tools. Participants will also receive training in the use of the National Innovation Marketplace, an internet-based service for connecting products, services, and technologies with customers.
Over the past 10 years, Merwyn has been used to test over 20,000 innovations ranging from industrial products to consumer products and services. Merwyn Business Simulations are effective for forecasting future sales of products and services that are early in development where there is significant uncertainty.
The market price for a Merwyn Business Simulation is $2,000 and this fee will be waived for participants that complete this workshop. This event is part of the NIST National Innovation “Road Show” which enables us to make this special offer now. If you would like to review a sample Merwyn business simulation report, please contact Jackie Spiro at the address below.
The workshop will be lead by John Steele, HTR/MEP Growth Services Manager. John is one of the few NIST/Manufacturing Extension Partners in the country to be fully trained in both the use of Merwyn Business Simulation tools as well as the National Innovation Marketplace.
This workshop is open to all companies and individual inventors in the Rochester region that have an early-stage technology product or service that could benefit by having a proper sales forecast and deeper insight of its potential market value.
NO CHARGE FOR ADMITTANCE—REGISTRATION REQUIRED
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 45 PARTICIPANTS--PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!
A light lunch will be available
Please register by contacting
Jackie Spiro at or call 585 413-9060 by November 16, 2009
Lennox Technology Center is located at 150 Lucius Gordon Drive, West Henrietta, NY 14584. The facility is just south of the RIT campus, off of Bailey Road.
AAMI Training and Certification: Quality System Requirements & Industry Practice
11/09/09 - 11/13/09 (M-F) 8:00 - 5:00pm
Onondaga Community College - 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse
This intensive one-week course provides the basic knowledge and skills needed to develop and maintain a quality system program that conforms to the FDA's Quality System regulation. Course content is the culmination of almost two years of consensus development on the part of a respected group of more than thirty quality system experts from the Medical Device Industry. Instruction will be provided by experts in the field who were instrumental in developing the program. The course is designed for professionals directly involved in meeting FDA's Quality System requirements or those who are ultimately responsible for compliance; a basic understanding of the FDA quality system requirements, including direct work experience, is strongly recommended. An optional 2.5 hour exam will be administered on Friday to test mastery of the materials and ability to interpret the regulation correctly. Those who pass the exam will receive a certificate of achievement directly from AAMI. The registration rate includes all course materials, meals during the day, and exam/certification expenses. Registration is limited and the course is expected to fill quickly; register online to reserve your place.
Rochester BioVenture Center Roundtable: "Brand and Market Presence Strategies for Growth"
10/14/09 (W) 12:00 - 1:30pm
Rochester BioVenture Center - 77 Ridgeland Road, Rochester
Communicating new products and technologies to prospective collaborators, partners, and buyers in the life science industry requires hitting the sweet spot where customer needs, your organization’s strengths, and your competitors’ weakness meet. Branding and positioning can make or break a company even at the earliest stage of its life.
This session will provide insight from three area companies that have found that sweet spot for their company and a branding strategist will help show you how you can do the same for your organization. The presenters will explain what the critical components of branding are for a life science company and how each contributes to building brand awareness and product preferences. Tools for supporting sales productivity and lead generation will also be discussed.
Presenters for the event include:
> Sue Kochan: CEO, Brand|Cool
> David Glocker: President, Isoflux BioMed
> Tom Shone: Former President, CooperVision U.S.s.
Early-stage companies, inventors, and medical researchers who are considering developing new medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or biologics are encouraged to participate.
Registration is free, but space is limited and a light lunch will be provided. Please register by contacting
Jackie Spiro.
MEDTECH 09 Prescription for Change: Technology, risks, economics and reform in the global healthcare market place
10/5/09 (M) 8:30am - 5:00pm
The Lodge, Skaneateles
MedTech’s annual fall conference and member meeting will bring together professionals from across the Upstate New York biosciences community to explore trends, issues, and best practices in new product development, managing risk, and growing biosciences companies, particularly in light of the current economic, regulatory and business environment. Particular emphasis will be given to the role that international markets, creative approaches, partners, and new technologies have in shaping this landscape. For more information
This event is sold out and registration is now closed.
Rochester BioVenture Center Roundtable: "Materials for the Future"
9/21/09 (M) 12:00 - 5:00pm
Rochester BioVenture Center
We are planning to kick-off the Fall season with a lunch time roundtable session featuring the latest news about SBIR/STTR and other grants followed by several presentations related to new biomaterials and bio-imaging capabilities that are now available in the Upstate Region. The session on grants will run from
noon to 1:15 p.m. and sessions on biomaterials and bio-imaging will run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Pre-Seed Workshop
8/20, 21, 28/09 (TH, F, F)
Technology Garden, Syracuse
MedTech, together with the Syracuse Technology Garden, is hosting a Pre-Seed Workshop for budding entrepreneurs. The Pre-seed Workshop (PSW) is a systematic process to help scientists and researchers evaluate the commercialization potential of an invention. Through the PSW, participants receive essential input from the venture capital and business communities that will assist them with launching a start-up company. PSW is designed to take a raw idea from a university lab or company and investigate its marketplace viability using a preliminary commercialization plan that is developed during the workshop. PSW also includes activities to help researchers decide if the idea should move forward as a start-up company and tests the start-up fortitude of the researchers themselves. This workshop will include teams from Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, and Sensis Corporation. Organizations interested in fielding teams or contributing business expertise for future workshops throughout Upstate New York are encouraged to contact Heather Erickson.
Round Table Discussion Series: Molecular Diagnostics
6/18/09 (TH) 10:00 - 2:30pm
Lennox Tech Center, Multi Media Room, Rochester
Molecular diagnostics can detect many types of diseases at the earliest stages and are expected to be among the highest growth opportunities within the larger field of In-Vitro Diagnostics. Clinical use of these tests promises to improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs. Yet, molecular diagnostics for clinical use are only now emerging and many factors are interacting to both advance and delay the adoption of these innovations in clinical practice.
The presentations and panel discussions will explore many factors related to the wider adoption of molecular diagnostics. We will hear differing perspectives and engage in discussions with: researchers, clinicians, medical device manufacturers, healthcare insurers, and companies that are investing in break-through molecular diagnostic technologies. The topics and presenters for this event include:
Clinical and Business Cases for Molecular Diagnostics
Robert Johnson – Program Administrator Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center
Paul G. Rothberg, Ph.D. – Director of the Molecular Diagnostics Section of the Strong Health Clinical Laboratories
Anne Marie Mullin—Vice President, Business Development and Marketing at the Laboratory Alliance of Central New York
Bharat Kohli, MD, MBA—Chief Medical Officer, AHRM (Applied Healthcare and Resource Management)
Assessing and Advancing Molecular Diagnostic Technologies
David Eilers – Vice President, Blue Highway LLC, a subsidiary of Welch Allyn
John Backus, Ph.D. – Group Director, Diagnostic Biomarker Evaluation, Johnson & Johnson Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
New Technologies & Innovative Companies Addressing Molecular Diagnostics
Jeff Helfer—CEO, Diffinity Genomics
Jason Springs—Co-Founder & CEO, Geneweave BioSciences
Chris Strohsahl, Ph.D.—CTO, Lighthouse BioSciences, Inc.
Thomas Gaborski—COO and VP Life Sciences, SiMPore
Joel Grover – Co-Founder & President, Thermal Gradient
Early-stage companies, medical device inventors, and medical researchers that are considering developing new medical devices are encouraged to participate
NO CHARGE FOR ADMITTANCE—REGISTRATION REQUIRED
SPACE IS LIMITED--PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!
A light lunch will be available
The Lennox Technology Center is located at 150 Lucius Gordon Drive, West Henrietta, NY 14586
south of the Rochester Institute of Technology campus.
Medical Device Industry: Past, Present, Future
6/17/09 (W) 4:00pm
Queensbury Hotel, 88 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
CURRENT PANELISTS
SAVE THE DATE: MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Jan Keltjens
President and Chief Executive Officer
AngioDynamicsPresident and Chief Executive Officer Jan Keltjens joined AngioDynamics on March 1, 2009. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Mr. Keltjens has a master’s degree in physics from the University of Eindhoven and more than 20 years of successful medical industry leadership experience.
Mr. Keltjens most recently served as President and CEO of CryoCath Technologies Inc. – a leader in cryotherapy products for treating cardiac arrhythmias that was recently acquired by Medtronic Inc. – before joining AngioDynamics.
He also previously served in various leadership positions at Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson company, including Worldwide General Manager of Cordis Neurovascular. He first joined Cordis in 1995 as Vice President and Managing Director responsible for international manufacturing and distribution operations, as well as research and development. He was promoted to Vice President of European Marketing and Vice President of Worldwide Strategic Marketing for Cordis Cardiology.
Before joining Cordis, Mr. Keltjens led research and development departments at Unilever and was Managing Director of a group of small high tech companies.
Heather Erickson
President
MedTech
A not-for-profit association focused on connecting the Upstate New York biosciences community and facilitating the commercialization of new medical products. Members include technology developers and manufacturers, research institutions, and professional services firms and economic development agencies located throughout the region. These organizations share an interest in collaboratively developing technologies, products and services for the global healthcare marketplace. Erickson was formerly Senior Consultant at the
San Francisco headquarters of Edgar, Dunn & Company, an international strategy consulting firm. At Edgar Dunn she managed a senior executive benchmarking program representing more than 70% of the consumer credit industry, in addition to developing business plans and new product development strategies for her clients. She has also worked with the genomics research group at Chiron Corporation, now part of Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, and researched synthetic protein function in the Pathology Department at Yale Medical School.
Len FosbrookPresident
EDC, Warren County
EDC is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of residents in Warren County, NY, by helping business and industry grow, prosper, and create quality employment opportunities. Len Fosbrook has been president of the organization, which has more than 130 private-sector members, since 2001. He leads a group of dedicated economic development specialists who assist local companies looking to expand and new enterprises seeking to locate in Warren County with a range of services, including regulatory, financial, and technical assistance. EDC also administers the county’s Empire Zone Program, which is a state economic development initiative that provides tax credits and other benefits for qualifying businesses. Fosbrook is a member of the board of directors of the Saratoga-Warren-Washington Workforce Investment Board, a key workforce development initiative designed to strengthen the connection between business, education, and training. Prior to joining EDC Fosbrook held positions as Vice President of Marketing for Namic, now Navilyst Medical, and Universal Medical Instruments and also consulted to the medical industry which covered a span of 20 years of Medical Device experience.
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