The inaugural BioDevice
Partnering 2006 conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland
from June 13 to 14 exceeded our expectations:
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330 international
decision makers from 214 companies representing
21 different countries from the Medical
Technology, Biotech/Pharmaceutical, Financial, Legal
and Consulting communities. |
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Selected
innovative companies presented their products/technologies
and corporate missions in 15 min presentations grouped
into different tracks based on business/therapeutic
focus. |
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High
level faculty on panels
in which industry experts provided updated analysis
of the sector and share their experience with
the audience. Topics covered partnering, finance,
regulatory and
other issues of importance to the industry. |
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State-of-the-art
partnering software that enables participants
to select the most suitable potential partners. The
system - industry-specific, web based and interactive
– is uniquely suited for the needs of the industry
and enabled 760 one-on-one meetings
to be held. |
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Leading attending companies
included
3i, Abbott, Abingworth Management, Baxter, Boston
Scientific,
CapMan Life Science, Cordis, DePuy, DSM, Earlybird
Venture Capital, Ethicon, Fuji Photo Film, GE Healthcare,
Heidelberg Innovation Fonds Management, Johnson
& Johnson, Medtronic, Merck, Novartis, Smith
& Nephew, Sofi nnova Partners, Sorin Group and
Zimmer |
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The introduction of organized
partnering to the medtech sector was enthusiastically
received and will of course be repeated at next year's
event. |
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