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This
two-day event highlighted emerging technologies being developed by
53 small, mostly privately-held medical technology
companies seeking
partnering and/or investment.
The
meeting drew an attendance of over 270 senior
executives from the investment community and major medical
technology, biopharmaceutical, biotech, and other companies.
The
forum
provided focused overviews by a senior executive from each company,
followed by the opportunity to meet one-on-one in private breakout rooms.
The presenting companies included:
AbbeyMoor
Medical, Inc. -- intraurethral devices to manage voiding
dysfunction and urine drainage
Adeptus
Corporation
–- point-of-care blood analyzer
Adiana,
Inc. -- non-surgical female sterilization
AFx,
Inc.
-- microwave ablation systems
APPRO
Healthcare, Inc. -- infusion therapy products Artemis Medical, Inc. -- minimally invasive surgical and
interventional treatment of breast and other cancers
AtriCure,
Inc. --
technology to eliminate atrial fibrillation
Autogenics,
Inc.
-- autologous tissue cardiac valves
BioDelivery
Systems, Inc. -- minimally invasive delivery systems
customized for the placement and retention of biologic or highly viscous materials
BioLuminate,
Inc.
-- disposable Smart Needle device for early breast
cancer detection
BIOMEC, Inc. -- biomedical product development and commercialization
Biophan
Technologies, Inc.
-- MRI-compatible cardiac pacemaker
Capistrano
Labs, Inc.
-- vascular imaging technology
CardialCare, Inc. -- ventricular assist
system and minimal invasive intra-ventricular
temporary blood pump
CardioFocus,
Inc. -- photonics-based cardiovascular devices
CardioNow,
Inc. -- hospital web-based cardiology networks CHF
Solutions, Inc.
-- technology to manage fluid overload in congestive heart failure patients
Cimex
BioTech, L.C.
-- cryosurgical unit for outpatient office use Computerized
Thermal Imaging, Inc.
-- non-invasive, painless breast cancer detection
Confluent
Surgical, Inc. -- in-situ-polymerized biomaterials therapy
for the prevention of post-surgical adhesions
DermaHealth
Systems Corporation -- minimally invasive surgical system and ice
particle device for multiple cosmetic and clinical applications Electrical
Geodesics, Inc.
-- dense-array EEG system for functional brain imaging
Endologix,
Inc.
-- minimally invasive technologies for the treatment of
cardiovascular disease
Endotex
Interventional Systems
-- self-expanding stent systems for the treatment of carotid and peripheral arterial diseases
ESTECH,
Inc. -- least invasive cardiac surgery technology for atrial
fibrillation
FzioMed,
Inc. -- bio-absorbable products for adhesion prevention
Genomic
Profiling Systems, Inc. -- rapid microbial analysis
technologies
HaptoGuard,
Ltd.
–- diagnostic haptoglobin test to inform diabetic patients of their
predisposition to diabetes-related complications
IDev
Technologies, Inc. -- minimally invasive interventional
radiology/vascular surgery technologies
Inlet
Medical, Inc. -- laparoscopic procedure kits for pelvic
reconstructive surgery
InSound
Medical, Inc. -- minimally invasive and extended wear hearing
devices
Integrated Medical Systems, Inc.
-– LSTAT, portable intensive care unit in a
5" thick patient-care platform
IntraLase
Corporation -- femtosecond laser for refractive surgery
IntraLuminal
Therapeutics, Inc.
–- Optical Coherence Reflectometry (OCR) technology for passage through total occlusions
Islet
Sheet Medical, LLC
-- bio-artificial pancreas
LifeSpex,
Inc.
-- biophotonic technology for early cancer detection
M-Biotech,
Inc.
-- glucose biosensors for continuous monitoring of glucose
levels in diabetic patients MedLink
Europe, BV --
medical device supply chain management
Medlyte,
Inc. -- sphingolipid-based therapeutics to treat
cardiovascular diseases
Mekanika,
Inc. -- integrated system of spinal diagnostic, spinal
surgical, and spinal fixation products
Microsono
Technologies, Inc. -- portable, point-of-care, diagnostic
ultrasound device Neutron
Therapy and Imaging (NTI),
Inc.
-- in situ radiation devices for the treatment of cancer
and cardiovascular disease
OmniCorder
Technologies, Inc.
-- biomedical infrared imaging system
Orqis
Medical Corporation -- less
invasive device for the treatment of acute or congestive heart
failure
SagaX,
Inc.
-- embolic protection device
Spine
Solutions, Inc.
-- mechanical prosthetic solutions for the lumbar and cervical spine
Starion
Instruments
Corporation -- surgical instrumentation for sealing and
cutting tissue
StemSource,
Inc. -- cell therapy and tissue engineering
Symbiotech
Medical, Inc. -- intravascular stent technology and
catheter-based diagnostic applications for coronary heart disease
Triage
Medical, Inc. --
surgical fixation devices for orthopedic,
oral-maxillofacial, and podiatric applications
Verimetra,
Inc.
-- MEMS technologies for biomedical and minimally invasive
devices
Visionary
BioMedical, Inc.
-- high-resolution, flexible fiberscopes and steerable catheter
systems for orthopedics
VitaGen,
Inc. -- external artificial human liver
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