Drug|Device Summit 2006
Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, San Diego, CA
December 4 - 5, 2006
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and BIOCOM, in partnership with Windhover Information, Inc. and Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), will bring together the key stakeholders in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies working to develop combination products and therapies, as well as leading investors in the industry. The conference will showcase up to 40 private and public company presentations to leading North American investors and prospective partners at the intersection of drug development and medical device technologies. Plenary sessions will be offered on trends in the healthcare convergence industry, with special focus on successful partnering strategies, criteria for strategic and corporate investors and modernization in the combination product approval process. In addition, there will be formal and informal networking opportunities with industry CEOs, investors and prospective partners.
To ensure high quality selection of presenting companies, an advisory board made up of leading venture capital firms will review and evaluate the corporate profiles of companies through an application process.
Who Should Attend
- Venture capital investors
- Institutional investors
- CEOs and other senior biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industry executives
- Other professionals and experts who are stakeholders in the drug|device convergence industry
Organizing Partners
- Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) - U.S. national biotechnology industry association.
- BIOCOM - Life sciences industry association representing San Diego and Southern California.
- Windhover Information, Inc. - Healthcare industry company providing analysis and commentary on health care business strategy, industry dealmaking, marketplace trends, and the world of medical start-ups.
- Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) - Industry association for medical devices, diagnostic products and health information systems.
For general conference information please call Greg Butera at 202-312-9262 or
e-mail gbutera@bio.org.
For sponsorship questions please call John Sloan, BIO at 202-962-9506 or
e-mail jsloan@bio.org or Cory Dunn, BIOCOM at 858-455-0300 x105 or
e-mail cdunn@biocom.org.
For information on last year's conference in Pittsburgh, PA, click here.