OttawaMEDTECH Breakfast – September 9, 2008

Leveraging the NIH and NRC for Research,

Development and Commercialization


GUEST SPEAKERS

Ajoy Prabhu
Marketing Group Leader, Office of Technology Transfer
National Institutes of Health (USA)

Judith Young
Executive Director, Central Business Support
National Research Council Canada

Session Overview
Are you developing a medical device? Interested in accelerating its development and commercialization? Join us as Ajoy Prabhu and Judith Young explore how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Research Council Canada (NRC) can help to accelerate the development of medical devices. Topics discussed will include how the NIH and NRC enable innovation and competitiveness; how to access world class scientists, research facilities and capabilities of the NIH and NRC; utilizing the intellectual property of the NRC and NIH to accelerate product development; and case studies of successful collaborations which have led to the commercialization of a product.

This session will be of interest to medical technology entrepreneurs; Presidents and VPs of medical technology companies; medical technology researchers and students; venture capitalists; and VPs of Research from photonics, ICT and other technology companies.

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Date
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Time
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. – Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. – Keynote Presentation

Location
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel
Rideau Room, 2nd Floor
150 Albert St.

Cost
Early Registration (received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2008)
$50.00 - OCRI members (plus 5% GST)
$70.00 - Non-members (plus 5% GST)

Late / On-Site Registration
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$80.00 - Non-members (plus 5% GST)

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