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This
two-day event highlighted emerging technologies being
developed by 50 small, mostly privately-held medical
technology companies seeking
partnering and/or investment. The meeting drew an attendance of more than 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:
AbbeyMoor
Medical, Inc. --
intraurethral devices to manage voiding dysfunction and urine
drainage
Access
Bio, Inc. -- rapid, point-of-care in vitro diagnostics
AgaMatrix,
Inc. -- biosensor digital signal processing (DSP)
technology for blood glucose testing and other biochemical
sensing segments
Amidex,
Inc. -- real-time, noninvasive
identification of myocardial ischemia
BioCardia,
Inc. -- delivery of cells, proteins, genes, and controlled
release formulations to treat CHF, CAD, and restenosis
Biophan
Technologies, Inc. -- MRI-compatible cardiac pacemaker
CardioEnergetics,
Inc.
-- range of heart failure treatment devices
Cascade
Medical Enterprises, LLC --
Autologous Fibrin Matrix and growth
factors to fill bone and soft tissue deficits
Cell
Robotics International, Inc.
-- needleless capillary blood sampling system for both
clinical and home use
Celsion
Corporation -- focused heating technologies for use with
drug and gene therapies
CeMines,
Inc. -- early detection and treatment of breast, gi, lung, and
prostate cancer through precision molecular fingerprinting
Conor
Medsystems, Inc. -- drug-eluting stent technology
Corazón
Technologies, Inc.
--
devices to remove calcification in coronary and peripheral
arteries, aortic heart valves, and kidney and uretal stones
CryoCor,
Inc. -- cryoablation system to treat atrial fibrillation
and arrhythmias
DOBI
Medical Systems, Inc.
-- technology for optical imaging,
designed to identify vascular changes associated with cancer
Dynamic
Spine, LLC --
Intervertebral Prosthetic Disc (IPD), disc
replacement device
ElectroGene,
Inc. --
electrical stimulation of cartilage to stop the progress of
arthritis
EpiThera,
Inc. -- immune-based diagnostics and therapeutics for the
treatment of coronary artery disease
FlexAble
Systems, Inc. -- solutions for precision measurement by
combining smart sensors, portable and hand-held
microcomputers, and comprehensive software
Impres
Medical, Inc. --
new therapy for abnormal uterine bleeding called deactivation
Infinite
Medical Technology -- midstream urine catching device
InjectiMed,
Inc. -- needlestick protection technology and devices
Inner
Vision Imaging, LLC -- cellular level detail of tissues
and organs without the necessity to perform biopsies or organ
removals
Intellison,
Inc. -- artificial intelligence for medical imagery
iSense
Corporation -- minimally invasive continuous glucose
sensor
Islet
Sheet Medical, LLC
--
bio-artificial pancreas
Keimar
Corporation -- microsensors on a guidewire to continuously
measure blood gases in critically ill patients
M-Biotech,
Inc.
--
glucose biosensors for continuous monitoring of glucose levels
in diabetic patients
Medi-Globe
Corporation --
devices, catheters, and implants for vascular cardiology,
urology, gastroenterology, and wound care
MedPanel,
Inc. --
online market research and intelligence firm specializing in
cost-effective thought leader and community physician dialogue
Opus
Medical, Inc. -- arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
Ovion,
Inc. -- permanent contraceptive device
Pelikan
Technologies, Inc. -- diabetes monitoring
PrISMedical
Corporation --
disposable devices for point-of-use preparation and delivery
of fluid therapies
SCANIS,
Inc. -- computer-assisted detection health information
systems for medical imaging
Science
of Light, Inc. -- light depression therapy for treating
Computer Vision Syndrome and reducing the risk of 12 different
cancers
Starion
Instruments Corporation
--
open and endoscopic instruments that use heat and pressure to
seal and cut soft tissue
Tayside
Flow Technologies, Ltd. --
Spiral Laminar Flow (SLF)
technology for minimization of vascular occlusion following
surgical intervention
TheraCyte,
Inc. -- medical device implants for human therapeutic cell
delivery to treat chronic and/or deficiency diseases
TheraJect,
Inc. -- microneedle technology for drug delivery and
vaccinations
TheraNova,
LLC
--
therapeutic devices to treat multiple poorly managed
conditions including: obesity, ascites, aspiration
pneumonia, and osteoarthritis
Tissue
Transformation Technologies, Inc. -- cell-based in
vitro models for research, drug metabolism, toxicity, and
compound screening
TransVascular,
Inc. -- "cath lab bypass"/myocardial agent
delivery
Vasconnect,
Inc. -- automated anatomotic connectors for coronary
artery bypass procedures
Vector
II, Inc. -- handheld meter device for
Prothrombin INR technology, used for monitoring anti-coagulation therapy
Velocimed,
Inc.
-- PROXIS, embolic protection system
Visual
Pathways, Inc. --
ARIS, Automated Retinal Imaging System
VivoMetrics,
Inc. -- continuous ambulatory monitoring products and
services for the collection, analysis, and reporting of
physiologic data
Voxel,
Inc. --
three-dimensional imaging
Xitact
SA --
medical simulation platform technology
Keynote Presentation:
Daniel J. Sullivan, Co-founder of SRTI, Vascular Science,
Inc., and Atritech; Key Executive, Scimed Life Systems;
Positions on Numerous Boards
"Start-ups: If I Knew Then, What I Know Now"
Featured
Speakers:
David Cassak, Managing Partner
Windhover Information, Inc.
"State of the Industry of Healthcare Investing"
Nancy Teague, MPH, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Eminent Research Systems, Inc.
"An Insider's Guide to Designing Successful Clinical
Research Programs"
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