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Proceedings Now Available from BioMedGPS’ JointVentures All-Orthopedics and Spine Strategic Partnering and Investment Conference |
| Posted by JointVentures on Jun 30 2010 |
IRVINE, CA – (June 30, 2010) – BioMedGPS, LLC, the developer of the SmartTRAK Online Business Intelligence system, is pleased to announce that the proceedings are now available from its JointVentures Strategic Partnering and Investment conference, that was held on June 14th and 15th at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, IL, prior to OrthoWorld’s OMTEC 2010 conference. The event was designed to provide expert viewpoints and opinions on trends currently impacting all players in the ortho/spine space, as well as a forum for connecting ortho/spine dealmakers with promising new companies.
The proceedings from this well-received all-musculoskeletal day-and-a-half investment event include a DVD containing audio and PowerPoint slides from 16 of the early-stage orthopedics and spine companies that presented in Chicago, all seeking investment and/or partnership, industry expert guest speakers, insightful Venture Capital and Regulatory/Reimbursement panel discussions, plus the conference notebook containing detailed executive summaries on all 20 start-up orthopedics, orthobiologics, spine and pain management companies that presented at the event. To read testimonials from participants at this event and past BioMedGPS conferences, please visit http://jointventuresconference.com/pages/testimonials.php.
The approx. 8 hours of coverage on the DVD includes a 45-minute keynote presentation by Dane A. Miller, PhD, Co-Founder of Biomet, Inc., who shared his experience and perspective on “Starting Biomet, Then & Now,” and an informative 45-minute presentation by Stan Mendenhall, Editor and Publisher of Orthopedic Network News, entitled “Device Prices and Hospital Payment: Trends and Challenges.” Also included is an insightful one-hour Venture Capital Panel Discussion, “Changing Times Means Changing Funding Strategies,” moderated by Matt Steere, Managing Director, Life Sciences Investment Banking at Canaccord Genuity. The line-up of expert participants on this panel included Tim Berkowitz, President and Managing Director, HealthPointCapital; Dave Stassen, Managing Director, Split Rock Partners; Hal Mathews, MD, Spine Surgeon and VP Clinical and Medical Affairs, Medtronic Spinal & Biologics; Mike Sherman, Partner, MB Venture Partners; Dave Hood, President, DH3 & Associates, and Former Senior Advisor for the Principal Assistant for Acquisitions, US Army MRMC; and Anthony Viscogliosi, Chairman and CEO, Small Bone Innovations, and Principal, Viscogliosi Bros.
The DVD contains a second one-hour panel, entitled "From Here to Device Commercialization: Regulatory/Reimbursement Challenges and Opportunities," in its entirety. This educational panel, moderated by Janet Webb, President/Founder of MEDVantage, included the candid perspectives of Glenn Stiegman, VP, Regulatory Affairs, and Charles Schneider, VP, Reimbursement, Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers (MCRA); Thomas Novelli, Director of Federal Affairs, Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA); and Neal Defibaugh, VP Clinical & Regulatory Affairs, AxioMed Spine.
The JointVentures conference featured presentations by 20 early- to late-stage ortho/spine companies, including: Accelalox, Articular Engineering, Bone Biologics, CoreSpine Technologies, Echometrix, Innovative Medical Device Solutions, Life Spine, LifeModeler, MTF Sports Medicine, NociMed, ORTEQ Bioengineering, OrthoCor Medical, OrthoPediatrics, OrthoX, ProChon Biotech, Small Bone Innovations, Soft Tissue Regeneration, SpineAlign Medical, SpineFrontier, and TissueGene. Detailed executive summaries for these companies are included in the conference notebook that comes as part of the proceedings package, with technology descriptions for each company posted on the JointVentures website, at http://jointventuresconference.com/pages/presenting-companies.php.
JointVentures 2010 sponsors included Medmarc and its strategic alliance partners The Hartford and Biomedic-Insure, MCRA, P&M Corporate Finance, OrthoWorld and their OMTEC 2010 conference, the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), and Marketwire.
Founded by Sharon O'Reilly, Founder and former CEO of Medtech Insight and the In3 conference series, BioMedGPS provides online business intelligence and dynamic decision-making tools specifically designed for life science executives. Visit the BioMedGPS website for an online tour of the Company’s new SmartTRAK Online Business Intelligence platform, or call to schedule a live demo with your team.
Sharon O’Reilly or Tracy Neilssien
949-559-5511
info@biomedgps.com
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