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IN SPINE & ORTHOPEDICS: 

Strategic Partnering and Investing in Musculoskeletal Technology”™
Frisco (North Dallas), Texas, November 2-3, 2005
- Program Agenda

 

 

This two-day, specialty-specific strategic partnering and investment conference featured presentations by 40 innovative, mostly privately-held spine and orthopedic companies at various stages of development. 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.

 

Presenting Companies
Locations

Technologies

3DM
Brookline, MA

PuraMatrix injectable synthetic nanofibrous hydrogels for bone, cartilage and soft tissue regeneration, and drug delivery

Acologix
Hayward, CA

Phase II drug/device combo product for bone regeneration in orthopedic and perio/oral surgery

Affinergy
Research Triangle Park, NC

site-specific delivery and recruitment of cells, proteins, peptides, and drugs

Andara Life Science
Indianapolis, IN

implanted oscillating field stimulation device which regenerates acute and sub-acute damaged spinal cord nerve tissue

Angstrom Medica
Woburn, MA

NanOss™ - structural nanocrystalline calcium phosphate based medical devices and injectable cement for spine and orthopedics

Axial Biotech
Salt Lake City, UT

gene-based products and fusionless instrumentation for the diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders

BioAxone Therapeutique
Quebec, Canada

Cethrin®, an Rho inhibitor for the promotion of axon re-growth in acute spinal cord injury

Biowave
Norwalk, CT

minimally invasive percutaneous neuromodulation pain therapy

Bone Solutions
Dallas, TX

magnesium-based compound that will attach bone to bone and ligaments and tendons to bone

CeraPedics
Lakewood, CO

P-15: a small peptide attachment factor for bone formation in orthopedics

CryoLife
Kennesaw, GA

BioDisc™, a nucleus replacement product based on a protein hydrogel technology

Cure Therapeutics
New York, NY

nitric oxide-based therapies to accelerate healing of tendon, bone, and other musculoskeletal tissue

Disc Dynamics
Eden Prairie, MN

Dascor Arthroplasty System, spinal implants technology

Gentis
Philadelphia, PA

DiscCell, a minimally invasive/percutaneous in-situ polymerizing spinal nucleus replacement or augmentation material

HydroCision
Andover, MA

Fluidjet devices for open/MIS spine procedures including fusion, discectomy, artificial nucleus, and disc procedures

Inion
Tampere, Finland

a CE-marked resorbable plating system for cervical fusions allowing for load sharing

Innovative Spinal Technologies
Plano, TX

minimally invasive fusion, tissue vaporization, and annulus access

K2M
Leesburg, VA

low-profile implants/less invasive surgical instruments to treat spinal disorders utilizing fusion and non-fusion technologies

Kensey Nash
Exton, PA

a biological and mechanical solution to annular repair and spine fusion

LDR Spine
Austin, TX

fusion technology platforms and second-generation artificial discs for the lumbar and cervical spine

Meditrac
Tel Aviv, Israel

noninvasive, ambulatory, portable, 3-D traction technology providing an effective and unique therapy for spinal disorders

MINRAD
Buffalo, NY

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

N Spine
San Diego, CA

lumbar dynamic stabilization with MIS compatibility and pedicle screws

Omni-Access Technologies
St. Paul, MN

rapid table-mounted retraction/surgical site access for MIS placement of hip/knee/shoulder/spine implants

ORTHOCON
Colts Neck, NJ

drug/device products for post-operative pain and orthopedic drug delivery indications using syntinate synthetic absorbables

OrthoMechanics
Misgav, Israel

stable and extractable self locking intramedullary nails and proximal femoral fixation

Ortho Sol International
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Emperor Mobile Spinal Disc, P.E.E.K Cages, Pedicle Screw System, and Saturn Hip Resurfacing

Paradigm Spine
New York, NY

posterior non-fusion spinal technologies

Pegasus Biologics
Irvine, CA

breakthrough technologies, producing and sterilizing intelligent bioimplants for spine, neurosurgery, and orthopedics/sports medicine

Ranier Technology
Cambridge, United Kingdom

compliant artificial lumbar disc with graduated modulus for restoration of normal spine biomechanics/enhanced durability

Scil Technology
Martinsried, Germany

orthopedic and dental bone and cartilage repair with human growth-factors combined with biodegradable carrier biomaterials

Small Bone Innovations
New York, NY

arthroplasty, fixation, and tissue technology single-source solutions for treating small bones and joints

Spinal Designs International
Minneapolis, MN

evidenced-based LIFEBACK™ spine programs for recovery from chronic non-surgical and post-operative back pain

Spinemark
San Diego, CA

clinical expertise, facility development, new technology, and business services including marketing and contracting

SpineVision
Paris, France

lumbar system for dynamic stabilization without fusion, artificial discs, and minimally invasive surgery systems

Spine Wave
Shelton, CT

multiple technology platforms for nucleus replacement, vertebral compression fracture, and interbody fusion

SurgiFile
Carlsbad, CA

shielded reciprocating tissue sculpturing instrument, able to navigate into neural foramen to relieve nerve compression

Triage Medical
Irvine, CA

minimally invasive dynamic stabilization device

Twin Star Medical
Minneapolis, MN

catheter-based technology for orthopedic trauma indications providing site-specific tissue drainage and drug delivery

US Spine
Boca Raton, FL

minimally invasive, rapid-delivery facet fixation via a disposable, trigger-operated gun; third-generation polymer artificial disc

 

Featured Speaker:

"Investing in the Spine and Orthopedic Space"

William J. Plovanic, CFA

Managing Director & Medical Technology Analyst, First Albany Capital

 

Featured Speakers:

"5 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid in IP"

Michael R. McGurk & Eric P. Raciti

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

 

Featured Speaker:

"Keys to Success in Cracking the European Marketplace"

Stefan Widensohler

President & CEO, Krauth Medical

 

Featured Speaker:

"Entrepreneurship and the Musculoskeletal Marketplace"

James E. Nicholson

Founder of OrthoPlex, Mitek Surgical Products, Innovasive Devices, and Cortek

 

Physician Panel Discussion

"Spine Surgery 2010:  Breakthrough Technologies or Back to Basics"

 

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