The third annual BIOMEDevice Executive Forum will focus on convergence and cross-sector collaborations among biotechnology, medical device, IVD, and pharmaceutical companies.
Information from the BIOMEDevice website:
“This two-day conference will provide you with the resources you need to strengthen connections between key stakeholders involved in investing, partnering, licensing, and developing business opportunities in the rapidly growing market for innovative healthcare products.
Topics addressed at this year’s Forum will include:
* Regulatory & Reimbursement Issues
* Partnering & Collaborations
* Intellectual Property & Finance
* Technology & Innovation
Who Should Attend
Executives at biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies with responsibility for corporate management or business development; R&D executives from mature and emerging life sciences firms; investors in medical technology ventures, including angel investors, venture capitalists, and investment bankers; and industry analysts.”
Agenda
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
9:00 Chair’s Opening Remarks
Future
9:15-10:00 Investment in Research Leading the Way to the Future
10:00-11:00 Anticipating & Adapting for the Future
11:00-11:30 Networking Break
11:30-12:30 Direction of the Future: Industry Panel
11:45-12:30 Enabling Technology in Healthcare
12:30-2:00 Lunch
Innovation
2:00-2:45 Analyst Perspective: Top Trends
2:45-3:15 Networking Break
Funding
3:15-4:00 Finding Funding
4:00-4:45 Research and Development Credits for Convergent Technologies
4:45 Chair’s Closing Remarks
Thursday, December 10, 2009
9:00 Chair’s Opening Remarks
Regulatory and Reimbursement Issues
9:15-10:00 Keynote Presentation: FDA Policy Status Update
10:00-10:45 Experience Tested Regulatory Strategies
10:45-11:15 Networking Break
11:45-12:00 Key Regulatory Concerns in Marketing Combination Products
Business Solutions
12:00-12:45 Cross-Sector Collaboration: Business Models
12:45 Lunch
2:15-3:00 Personalized Medicine Improving Efficiencies through Cross-Sector Collaboration
3:00-3:34 Patents: What’s On the Agenda for 2010
3:45-4:30 Evaluating DTC Genomics
4:30 Chair’s Closing Remarks
For more information, please visit the BIOMEDevice website.
