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This
two-day event highlighted
emerging technologies being developed by 48 small, mostly privately-held medical technology
companies seeking
partnering and/or investment. The
meeting drew an attendance of over 265 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:
Actuality
Systems, Inc. -- high-fidelity spatial 3D visualization
system
Agilex
BioSciences, Inc.
-- noninvasive technology to screen for diabetes and
nutraceutical products that help reduce the likelihood of
diabetes
Atlantis
Components, Inc. -- technology to manufacture customized
dental components using advanced computer modeling and
machining
Berlin
Heart AG
-- cardiac support systems including an axial pump and
pulsatile VAD system
Biomerix
Corporation -- device-drug therapeutics leveraging
bioactive polymeric materials
Biophan
Technologies, Inc. -- MRI-compatible cardiac pacemaker
Bioplex
Corporation -- nanocrystal-encoded microbeads for human
health applications, including drug discovery, drug
development, and clinical diagnostics
Biosensor
Systems Design, Inc. -- biosensor for the rapid detection of
anthrax spores, E-coli O 157, and influenza
BioStent,
Inc. -- bioabsorbable stents for cardiovascular
indications
Biowave
Corporation -- noninvasive electronic pain control
BTG
International, Ltd. -- Venox, a noninvasive oximetry
device which monitors oxygen saturation within the veins
Cambridge
Scientific, Inc. -- biopolymer-based orthopedic technologies
applicable to fracture fixation, spinal fusion, and bone
graft substitutes
CardioFocus,
Inc. -- photonics-based cardiovascular devices
CeMines,
Inc. -- early detection and treatment of breast, gi, lung, and
prostate cancer through precision molecular fingerprinting
CerBio
Tech AB -- chemically bonded bioceramics for injectable
biocements for osteoporosis and a new coating technology for
biocompatible surfaces
CryoCor,
Inc.
--
cryoablation system to treat atrial fibrillation and
arrhythmias
CryoVascular
Systems, Inc. -- catheter system to prevent post-
angioplasty/stent placement coronary artery restenosis
Elcare
Innovations, Inc. -- CPR assist device
ElectroGene,
Inc. --
electrical stimulation of cartilage to stop the progress of
arthritis
Emergency
Medical Technology, Inc. -- noninvasive device for the
treatment of congestive heart failure
Expressive Constructs, Inc. (ECI)
Biotech -- gene expression and bacterial detection
technologies for point-of-care diagnostic and therapeutic
applications
Genomic
Profiling Systems, Inc. -- rapid microbial analysis
technologies
HeartSTAT,
Inc.
-- practical blood flow and perfusion monitoring for
preventive care and cardiovascular disease management
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
Intellison,
Inc. -- artificial intelligence for medical imagery
IntraLuminal
Therapeutics, Inc. -- technology for chronic total
occlusions
LifeWave,
Ltd. -- ulcer wound closure, blood flow enhancement,
wound electrical diagnostics
N-Dia,
Inc. -- noninvasive detection of premature rupture of
fetal membrane
NovaMin
Technology Company -- technology that supplements teeth
remineralization
Photonify
Technologies, Inc. -- noninvasive diagnostic and
monitoring technologies
Physiometrix,
Inc. -- depth of consciousness monitor which enables
clinicians to assess brain state changes responding to drug
dose titration
Phytis
Medical Devices GmbH -- coated medical devices for
minimizing problems associated with minimally invasive
vascular surgery
Predictive
Technology, Inc. -- technology to predict respiratory
and cardiac diseases
Remon
Medical Technologies, Ltd. -- devices to monitor the
hemodynamic status of CHF patients and the pressure within
AAAs following an endograft procedure
RenalTech
International, LLC -- BetaSorb device to
treat chronic kidney disease patients in combination with
high-flux hemodialysis
Sleep
Solutions, Inc. -- sound analysis technology applied to
in-home patient monitoring systems for sleep-disordered
breathing
Sontra
Medical Corporation -- platform technology that applies
ultrasound to make the skin permeable for transcutaneous
drug delivery and diagnosis
Spectrasonics, Inc. -- high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
therapy and tissue parameter imaging
SpectRx
Noninvasive -- noninvasive cervical cancer detection device
Spine
Solutions, Inc.
--
mechanical prosthetic solutions for the lumbar and cervical
spine
TheraNova,
LLC -- Electromagnetic Induction Therapy (EMIT) aimed at
treating osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal pain
TransScan
Medical, Inc. -- noninvasive breast cancer detection
technology
TransVascular,
Inc. -- "cath lab bypass"/myocardial agent
delivery
Velocimed,
Inc. -- PROXIS, embolic protection system
Verimetra,
Inc. -- MEMS technologies for biomedical and minimally
invasive devices
Vertelink
Corporation -- percutaneous spinal fusion device
Zargis
Medical Corporation -- decision support solution for
cardiac auscultation
Keynote
Presentation:
Robert
A. Levine, M.D., Clinical Professor of Laboratory Medicine,
Yale University School of Medicine
"Rules
for Successful Inventing Using Biology as a Metaphor"
Featured
Speakers:
Carla
Kikken-Jussen, President
MediTech Strategic Consultants B.V.
"The
Key to Marketing in Europe"
Kevin
G. Connors, General Partner
Spray Venture Partners
"Keeping Your Med-Tech Company Financed in the
Current 'Deep Pockets...Short Arms' Financing Environment"
Industry
Panel Discussion:
"Near
Death Experiences for the Medical Technology Entrepreneur"
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