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Battlefield Healthcare : Combat Casualty Care - From the Front Line to CONUS
12/10/09-12/12/09 (Th-Sa)
San Antonio, TX
As we wrap up the sixth year of continuous operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the sustainment of substantial troop levels in asymmetric environments continues to claim our warfighters as combat casualties. IDGA’s 8th Battlefield Healthcare will focus on the multiple realities that face combat casualty care today: the continuous training of our caregivers, rehabilitation of those who have sustained life-altering injuries, and the continuum of care after the call of duty. Click here for more information on speakers and registration.
Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture Series
11/19/08 (TH) 4:00 - 5:00
NYS Center of Excellence In Bioinformatic & Life Sciences, 701 Ellicot Street, Buffalo NY
This lecture will feature Lee Henderson, Ph.D., CEO of Vybion, Inc. - a leading developer of human monoclonal antibody drugs for unmet needs with large markets.
To register for this event, please contact Renata Bator (
rmbator@buffalo.edu or 716.881.7588).
AllThingsLifeSciences New York City Venture Capital Forum
10/30 (FR) 9:00am-5:30pm
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP 300 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017
The New York City Forum will showcase 24 of the most unconventional investment-ready technologies being developed by emerging growth companies led by women. These companies were screened and coached by a committee of over 200 life sciences executives, investors, attorneys, industry experts, business development professionals, and seasoned entrepreneurs.
Investors and corporations seeking great deals or lucrative strategic partnerships shouldn't miss the opportunity to meet these impressive companies.
Register Now.
Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture Series - "A Profile of an Angel Investor"
10/29/09 (TH) 4:00 - 5:00pm
NYS Center of Excellence In Bioinformatic & Life Sciences, 701 Ellicot Street, Buffalo NY
Featuring Jack McGowan from the WNY Venture Association and a local WNY angel investor. Learn more about angel investing in WNY from the actual source - what to look for in a deal, advice for Buffalo entrepreneurs, and best practices toward becoming successfully funded. To register for this event, please contact Renata Bator (rmbator@buffalo.edu or 716.881.7588).
Partners HealthCare's 2009 Connected Health Symposium & Expo
10/21-22/09 (W-Th)
Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers
Up from Crisis: Overhauling Healthcare Information, Payment and Delivery in Extraordinary Times
Healthcare will have its renaissance when it moves beyond the hospital and clinic and into the day-to-day lives of patients and consumers. The Connected Health Symposium asks how information technology -- cell phones, computers, the Internet and other tools -- can help people manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness, and age with independence. Please come to Boston in the fall, as all of us join the issues of real change in 2009.
Get the MedTech "friends and family" discount, just use promotional code "MedTech" when registering.
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AdvaMed 2009
10/12-14/09
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC
North America's Premier Medical Technology, Business Development, Policy Forum and Capital Formation Event
In today's economic and political climate, AdvaMed 2009 is this year's can't miss MedTech event for networking; conducting partnering meetings; educating and influencing policy-makers and the media; and participating in educational panels. Whether you need to finance, partner, or license technology; learn the latest important developments in reimbursement, regulatory, legal, intellectual property, and other critical areas; or meet with and hear from leaders in the Obama Administration and Congress, AdvaMed 2009 is your introduction to key decision-makers.
AdvaMed 2009
Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture Series: The Passport of a Life Sciences Entrepreneur
9/24/09 (TH) 4:00 - 5:00pm
NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, 701 Ellicott Street, Buffalo
Featuring Shreefel Mehta, Ph.D., MBA
From Academia to High-Tech Business World - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Paper Battery Company, Myomatrix Therapeutics, Cytopia and MORE!
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- Founding CEO, Paper Battery Company (Voted “Most Promising Energy and Clean Technology Company” at Rice Alliance Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum)
- Executive-in-Residence, Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Received Kauffman grant May-09 for educational resource section on Entrepreneurship.org)
- Co-founder and CEO, Myomatrix Therapeutics - acquired by Australian public biotech Cytopia (Instrumental in developing partnership with Novartis resulting in the largest biotech deal in Australia to date)
- Awarded the New York capital region’s Future Business Leaders ’40 under 40’ Award in 2006
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To register, please contact Renata Bator at 716-881-7588 / rmbator@buffalo.edu
Win Dr. Mehta's acclaimed book 'Commercializing Successful Biomedical Technologies', a leading MBA textbook currently being used across the United States, directly following the lecture!
Join us also at Ulrich's Tavern from 5-7PM for free beer and wings while networking with researchers, entrepreneurs, and medical professionals from the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
HOSTED BY:
- BUFFALO BIOSCIENCES
- THE NEW YORK STATE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BIOINFORMATICS & LIFE SCIENCES
- UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO CENTER FOR ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL AND BIOENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (UB CAT)
www.bioinformatics.buffalo.edu
The IP Factor for Life Sciences Companies
9/23/09 (w) 1:00 - 2:00pm
Web Conference
A life sciences company’s value in its early stages is tied to its IP, its protection, and its freedom to operate (FTO). It is critical that life sciences company founders and managers understand that decisions made about IP positioning, timing, and protection can affect the prospects for raising capital.
Please join Foley & Lardner LLP and Springboard Enterprises for our upcoming Legal:GPS Web conference, The IP Factor for Life Sciences Companies. During the seminar, speakers will address key issues, including:
- What IP defense types are available?
- What strategy should you follow?
- How can you exclude competitors from the marketplace?
- What can potential investors uncover during the due diligence and FTO analyses?
Speakers
Julie Goonewardene, Director of Business Development, Purdue Research Foundation & Discovery Park
Michele M. Simkin, Partner and Chair, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice, Foley
When
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Central
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Pacific
Attending Legal:GPS is complimentary; simply log on to attend from the comfort of your own office. Specific instructions for accessing the program will be provided upon registration.
Legal:GPS is a series of one-hour Web conferences designed to assist women entrepreneurs and business owners in navigating the challenges they face while managing and growing their businesses. The programs feature case studies presented by women entrepreneurs along with insights and recommendations from Foley women attorneys.
2009 Health Technology Investment Forum
9/22/09 (T) 8:00 - 5:15pm
New York City
An aging population, the explosive growth of technology and over 45 million Americans uninsured equals crisis in healthcare circles. With crisis comes opportunity and significant ongoing opportunities for those dealmakers who can get it right. The healthcare technology sector represents a wide variety of opportunities for growth, driven in large part by aging boomers who are living longer than ever before and a laggard industry adoption of information technology.
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ICBO: International Conference on Biomedical Ontology
7/24/09 (F)
Marriott Buffalo Niagara, 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst
July 24-26 -
Dr. Harold "Skip" R. Garner, Jr., of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. His lecture will focus on
"Identifying Relations in Text: Applications to Generating and Verifying Hypotheses in Drug Discovery." For more
information and registration details, please visit
ALL DAY Marriott Buffalo Niagara, 1340 Millersport Hwy, AmherstThis conference will include featured sessions, poster presentations, software demonstrations and Keynote Speaker,icbo.buffalo.edu or contact Barry Smith at phismith@buffalo.edu.