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This
two-day event highlighted
emerging technologies being developed by 55 small, mostly privately-held medical technology
companies seeking
partnering and/or investment. The
meeting drew an attendance of over 300 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:
Advanced
BioSensors, Inc. --
minimally invasive percutaneous, continuous glucose
monitoring device
Angiometrx
Inc. -- balloon catheter system used to precisely
measure arterial lumen size and wall characteristics
during interventional treatment of coronary and
peripheral artery disease
Bacchus
Vascular, Inc. -- catheter-mediated technology for
debulking of the vasculature and pharmaco-mechanical
systems for the dissolution of occlusive material
Barrx,
LLC -- device for
the treatment of Barrett's esophagus
and prevention of esophageal cancer
BioArtificial Gel Technologies
-- skin care, wound care, skin delivery system
BioDelivery
Systems, Inc. -- minimally invasive delivery systems
for the placement and retention of biologic or highly
viscous materials
Biophan
Technologies, Inc.
-- MRI-compatible cardiac pacemaker
BTG
International, Inc. --
ophthalmic drug delivery device
Capnia,
Inc. -- local drug delivery using therapeutic gases for
faster, safer treatment
Cardiosonix,
Ltd. -- blood flow measurement devices for
neurosurgery and cardiovascular surgery
CerBio
Tech AB --
chemically
bonded bioceramics for injectable biocements for
osteoporosis and a new coating technology for biocompatible
surfaces
Copharos,
Inc.
-- radiolabeled Vitamin B12 analogues for cancer
diagnosis and therapy
CryoCor,
Inc. -- cryoablation system to treat atrial
fibrillation and arrhythmias
Cybersensors,
Ltd. -- remote wireless diagnostic technologies
Electrical
Geodesics, Inc.
-- dense-array EEG system for functional brain imaging
ElectroGene,
Inc. -- electrical stimulation of cartilage to stop
the progress of arthritis
EndoVasix,
Inc. --
minimally invasive device for the treatment of ischemic
stroke
Fascia
Biosystems, LLC --
fascia grafts for tissue augmentation
findtheDOT,
Inc. --
technology to reduce medication errors in hospitals
Genomic
Profiling Systems, Inc. -- rapid microbial analysis
technologies
Hemonix,
Inc. -- noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring
ImagSurg
-- MRI-controlled percutaneous surgery
InjectiMed,
Inc. --
needlestick protection technology and devices
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
LifeSpex,
Inc.
-- biophotonic technology for early cancer detection
Light
Sciences Corporation
-- Light Infusion technology for localized
destruction of pathological tissues in cancer, eye, and
cardiovascular diseases
L.O.M.
Medical International, Inc. -- retractable syringe
M-Biotech,
Inc.
-- glucose biosensors for continuous monitoring of glucose
levels in diabetic patients
Medennium,
Inc. -- ophthalmic materials and devices
Medical
Ventures Corporation -- bovine pericardial tissue technology to
treat cardiovascular disease
MedOptix,
Inc.
-- optical blood glucose measurement device
MedPanel,
Inc. --
online market research firm specializing in thought leader access
MicroSense
International, LLC
-- micro-invasive glucose detection
MicroSolutions,
Inc. -- drug delivery technology to improve chronic
disease management
Microvision,
Inc. -- scanned beam imagers for endoscopic
applications
MindGuard
Medical Device,
Ltd.
-- devices for the treatment and prevention of
cardiovascular diseases
Neutron
Therapy and Imaging (NTI),
Inc.
-- in situ radiation devices for the treatment of cancer
and cardiovascular disease
Ortheon
Medical, LLC --
Teno Fix
technology for hand, Achilles, and shoulder tendon repair
OsteoBiologics,
Inc. -- bioabsorbable tissue-engineering scaffolds
for the repair and replacement of musculoskeletal
tissues
Percutaneous
Valve Technologies,
Inc. -- percutaneously implantable heart valve
Spine
Solutions, Inc.
-- mechanical prosthetic solutions for the lumbar and cervical spine
Surgical
Sealants, Inc.
-- dural, lung, lymphatic, and vascular tissue sealants
ThreeWire,
Inc. -- direct-to-patient marketing platform
for medical device companies
Tissue
Transformation Technologies,
Inc. -- cell-based in vitro models for research, drug
metabolism, toxicity, and compound screening
TransScan
Medical, Inc. -- noninvasive breast cancer
detection technology
Transurgical,
Inc. -- therapeutic ultrasound
for minimally invasive procedures, aiming at
incision-less surgery
Transvivo,
Inc. -- in vivo plasma filtration technology
for the treatment of chronic and acute fluid overload
Ultrasonic
Cardiac Output Monitors (USCOM), Pty., Ltd. -- noninvasive cardiac monitoring
Vasconnect,
Inc. -- automated anatomotic connectors for coronary artery
bypass procedures
Veinomed,
Ltd. -- hand-held noninvasive device to locate ideal veins
for blood taking
Vertelink
Corporation
-- percutaneous spinal fusion device
Volcano
Therapeutics, Inc. -- thermal-sensing catheter for
the detection of vulnerable plaque
Zargis
Medical Corporation
-- decision support solution for cardiac auscultation
ZR-Operculum,
Inc. --
utero-tubal occlusion device for female sterilization
Keynote
Presentation:
Thomas Fogarty, M.D.; Partner,
Three Arch Partners
"Current Barriers to Innovation"
Featured
Speakers:
Jack
Lasersohn; Chairman, NVCA - Medical Industry Group and
General Partner, The Vertical Group
"Venture
Capital Investing in Medical Device's Current Environment
and Future Prospects"
Lauren M. Michals, Esq., Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison,
LLP
and Genese Dopson Smith, Esq., Genese Dopson
Smith & Associates
"Product Liability Pitfalls and How to Minimize the
Risk"
Industry
Panel Discussion:
"War Stories for the Medical Technology Entrepreneur"
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