This two-day event highlighted emerging technologies being developed by 60 small, mostly privately-held medical technology companies seeking partnering and/or investment. The meeting drew an attendance of over 390 senior executives from the investment community as well as 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:

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. -- polyester knitted fabric device designed to support the ventricles in heart failure patients

Actuality Systems, Inc. -- globe-shaped visualization system compatible with 3D DICOM data for angiography, catheterization, CT, PET, and MRI

AgaMatrix, Inc. -- ultra-low volume biosensor test strip and DSP technology for lancet-based and one-step glucose testing

Agentase, LLC -- composite enzyme polymer fabrics for detection and detoxification of hazardous chemicals and target chemical analytes

ALung Technologies, Inc. -- artificial lung delivers O² and removes CO² through a catheter inserted into the vena cava

Andromed, Inc. -- noninvasive Piezo contact acoustic sensor for acquisition and processing of biological acoustic sounds

Angiogene, Inc. -- endovascular radio-therapeutic device for the treatment of aneurysms

Aquamer, Inc. -- minimally invasive injectable modalities for dermatology, urology, and gastroenterology

Biointerface GmbH -- lifetime biocompatible coatings for coronary, micro, and peripheral stents with optional drug-eluting capabilities

Biophan Technologies, Inc. -- technology to resolve MRI safety issues and improve image quality of metal implants/interventional medical tools

Biowave Corporation -- pain management therapies

BodyMedia, Inc. -- continuous wearable body monitor for accurate, unobtrusive body state tracking for healthcare and wellness applications

CardioFocus, Inc. -- lasers and catheters for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Coapt Systems, Inc. -- bio-absorbable implants for use in soft tissue fixation

Comedicus, Inc. -- devices that access the pericardial space creating a new pathway to treat/diagnose heart disease

Confluent Surgical, Inc. -- in-situ-polymerized biomaterials therapy for the prevention of post-surgical adhesions

Cylex, Inc. -- tools for physicians to assess the immune system for optimizing and individualizing therapy

Design & Performance Canada, Inc. -- Coronary Over and Under Bovine Pericardium covered stent for treating saphenous vein grafts, aneurysms, and perforations

Devax, Inc. -- bifurcation stent for coronary and peripheral vascular use

Disc Dynamics, Inc. -- Dascor arthroplasty system, spinal implants technology

Endius, Inc. -- minimally invasive spine surgery technology and devices for fusion, decompression, and delivery of spine implants

Expressive Constructs, Inc. (ECI) Biotech -- bacterial detection technologies for point-of-care diagnostics and therapeutic applications

Genomic Profiling Systems, Inc. -- rapid microbial detection for pharmaceutical, personal care products, food, and beverage manufacturing quality control

Glucose Sensing Technologies, LLC -- ocular hydrogel sensors that quantify glucose concentration in tear in vibrant colors spanning the visible spectrum

Hamilton Thorne Biosciences, Inc. -- simplified technology to amplify, detect, and quantify nucleic acids with many diagnostic applications

Harbinger Medical, Inc. -- system analyzes a patient's susceptibility to cardiac arrest and consequent need for implantable defibrillator

IDev Technologies, Inc. -- minimally invasive interventional radiology/vascular surgery technologies

ImageGuide, Inc. -- real-time, CT-guided, robotically controlled needle drivers for minimally invasive cancer therapy

Impliant, Ltd. -- cushion-bearing orthopedic and spine implants designed from elastomeric materials

Integrated Endoscopy, Inc. -- single-use rigid endoscopes with superior image quality at a reduced per use cost

Intelligent Medical Devices, LLC -- real-time, noninvasive monitoring of blood loss, anemia, and other vital blood measurements

Interventional Imaging, Inc. -- technology to prevent heart attacks through detection/treatment of vulnerable plaque in the coronary arteries

IntraLuminal Therapeutics, Inc. -- Optical Coherence Reflectometry (OCR) technology and RF micro ablation for passage through total occlusions

Light Sciences Corporation -- Light Infusion technology for localized destruction of pathological tissues in cancer, eye, and cardiovascular diseases

Medihale, Ltd. -- inhalation drug delivery technology

MINRAD, Inc. -- real-time image-guidance technology with an FDA-accepted accuracy claim of +/-1mm at 1 meter

MINRAD, Inc. -- technology for inhalant analgesia delivery to shorten recovery times in outpatient interventions

mnemoScience GmbH -- Shape-Memory-Polymer (SMP) technology platform for bioresorbable and biostable medical implant products (e.g., stents, suture materials, etc.)

MR Instruments, Inc. -- MRI technology that creates a better image, more applications, lowers costs, and improves patient outcomes

N-Dia, Inc. -- accurate, rapid, and noninvasive detection of premature rupture of fetal membranes, a common pregnancy complication

ORTHOsoft, Inc. -- total hip and total knee replacement software for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery

Percardia, Inc. -- VCAB Surgical Delivery System/VSTENT Myocardial Implant for myocardial revascularization

Physiometrix, Inc. -- level of sedation monitor enabling clinicians to titrate drugs in the OR, ICU, and Outpatient Surgery

Power Medical Interventions, Inc. -- digital and wireless medical technology for advanced minimally invasive procedures

Primus Medical, Inc. -- emergency treatment of ischemic stroke through the mechanical removal of occlusions, restoring blood flow

QuestStar Medical, Inc. -- oxygen textured biosensors for rapid, low-cost testing of glucose, cardiac enzymes, and other blood components

Science Medicus, Inc. -- technology for next generation treatment devices to control/regulate body functions using actual neurological signals

SleepUp, Ltd. -- devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

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) ablation therapy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Spineology, Inc. -- Optimesh, used in minimally invasive treatment of vertebral body compression fractures and degenerative disc disease

Supertron Technologies, Inc. -- enhanced MRI imaging using superconducting multi-channel array coils

Tayside Flow Technologies, Ltd. -- Spiral Laminar Flow (SLF) technology for minimization of vascular occlusion following surgical intervention

Thermedical, Inc. -- enhanced RF ablation technology for treating liver cancer and ventricular tachycardia

Verimetra, Inc. -- MEMS blood velocity sensors embedded at the distal end of extremely small catheters

Vertebron, Inc. -- spinal orthopaedic implants, spanning fusion (pedicle screws, cervical plates, interbody), and motion preservation (artificial discs)

VMBC, LLC (The Vasclip Company) -- less invasive alternative to vasectomy that eliminates cutting, suturing, and cauterizing the vas deferens

Xeno Medical, Ltd. -- device for incontinence patients obviating the need for a separate bag - giving greater independence

Xilas Medical, Inc. -- medical device products that address the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diabetic foot pathology

Xillix Technologies Corporation -- endoscopy systems allowing physicians to see very small, early-stage cancer and subtle pre-cancerous lesions