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The Program |
Thirteen companies
were accepted for MarketReach America
Life Sciences and Medical Devices 2007.
See the participating
companies.
In Israel: Presentation Coaching Workshop
July 9, 2007 in Tel Aviv. This
half-day presentation review and small-group
coaching session is led by MarketReach
America’s business development consultants
from The Trendlines Group.
In America: Strategic Partnering
and Investment Conference (Johns
Hopkins University campus, Baltimore, Maryland).
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Day 1 (evening of July 25, 2007)
Cocktail Reception & Gala Networking Dinner (Woodholme Country Club)
Honoring Hanan Sibel, founding chairman of the Maryland/Israel
Development Center (MIDC); featuring Maryland Governor Martin
O’Malley; Maryland
Congressman Dutch
Ruppersberger; Israel’s Ambassador
to the U.S. Sallai
Meridor; and other senior Maryland public figures.
Each
Israeli participating company
will introduce itself
to the audience, which will
include Maryland's top businesspeople.
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Day
2 (July 26, 2007)
Conference (Johns Hopkins University Campus, Baltimore)
8:30-9am Opening Remarks
Lester Crawford, former commissioner, FDA
9-10am "Strategic Perspective U.S. Market
Penetration: Regulations, Reimbursement and Distribution”
PANEL
DISCUSSION with senior
representatives from private
industry and regulatory agencies
Moderator:
Lynn
Shapiro Snyder, director of
the health care practice at
Epstein Becker and Green
Panelists include --
• Tom
Moran, President,
Access Therapeutics, consultant,
importer, distributor of
biologics
• Stuart Portnoy, M.D., PharmNet,
former FDA examiner
• Pat Rodemers, Senior Business
Development Director, Novation
• Rob Wanerman, Epstein, Becker
and Green, reimbursement
specialist
10:15-11:30am
"Strategic Partnering: How To Do Business
with Major American Life
Science Corporations"
PANEL DISCUSSION, including the following panelists --
• BD Technologies (formerly known as Becton
Dickinson), Al Lauritano, Director of Business
Development
• Martek Biosciences representative
• MedImmune/Astra Zeneca, Ravi Venkataramani, Ph.D., Associate Director, Business
Development
• Medtronic, Trevor Gunn, Director of International Business
• Novation, Pat Rodemers, Director, New Business Development
11:30-12:30pm Corporate
Partnering
Short rotating meetings
with corporate representatives
in a lively "speed
dating" format (each
Israeli company will be
set up with its technology/
product(s) presented
in a poster or tabletop
format).
12:30-2pm Lunch
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: John
Jacobs, Executive
VP Financial Products
& Marketing, Nasdaq
2-3:00pm "Raising
Money in America"
PANEL DISCUSSION with life
science investors
Moderator: Stuart
Kurlander, Latham
and Watkins
Panelists include --
• Dr. Gary Applebaum, Nobska Ventures
• Josh
Fidler, Boulder Ventures
• Dr.
Ken Goldman, Stockton
Partners
• John Jacobs, Nasdaq Executive VP
• Abner Mhashilkar, Toucan Capital
• Jeff
Sledge, Cornell Capital
Partners
• Matt
Zuga, Red Abbey Ventures
3:15-5:15pm Company
Investment Presentations
10-MINUTE PRESENTATIONS to
a wide variety of investors
(VC, angel, corporate). See
a partial list of participating
investors below.
5:15-6:30pm One-on-One
Meetings and Cocktail Reception
Opportunity for investors
and Israeli companies to
approach each other for clarifications
and follow-on discussions.
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List of Participating Investors & Corporations
2007* |
*Note: This list is subject to change.
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| What the Program Offers |
"MarketReach
America has given us 'orientation' — where
we want to go, who we need to go to, and
how we need to get there. It has gotten our
journey off on the right foot."
Noam Hadas, CEO,
SLP Ltd. |
MarketReach America introduces your company successfully
into the American market.
MarketReach America participants receive one
year of ongoing business development support
through MIDC's extensive network of strategic
and investor contacts starting with participation
in this year's conference.
Program highlights:
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Presentation coaching by MarketReach America’s
business development professionals (from the
Trendlines Group) in Israel
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Strategic partnering and VC conference
in Baltimore, Maryland
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Presentations on regulatory issues, reimbursement,
and clinical trials from industry professionals
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Small-group
sessions and one-on-one meetings with
business development executives from
leading
life science and medical device companies
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Small-group
sessions on raising money in the United States
with teams of corporate investors,
angels, and
VCs
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Investment
presentations and one-on-one meetings
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Networking
reception with members of the Maryland business
community
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| Why Maryland? |
Although MarketReach America will be drawing
industry and investment participants from all
over the United States, here are some of
the reasons why Maryland is the natural venue
for a life sciences conference:
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Maryland has the fastest growing bioscience
cluster in the United States. Each year, more
than $9 billion in federally funded R&D is
conducted in Maryland.
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Ranked second in the States in biopharmaceutical
innovation.
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Home to 350 bioscience companies conducting
biopharmaceutical discovery, developing new devices,
diagnostics and research tools, and breaking
new ground in bioinformatics. Some well-known
Maryland companies: MedImmune, Human Genome Sciences,
Advancis, GenVec, Martek, Shire U.S. Manufacturing,
and Gene Logic.
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Home to key federal agencies, such as the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), and National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST).
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World-class research universities, such as
John Hopkins University and the 11-campus University
of Maryland system.
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| Who Should Apply? |
MarketReach America Life Sciences
& Medical Devices 2007 targets innovative
Israeli companies seeking to penetrate the American
market with —
Products
or services that are ready to sell,
in advanced development, or “strategic-partnering” ready
Qualified management to undertake international
business development
Priority will be given to applicants with the
greatest potential for success.
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| Fees |
Companies pay
a one-time $950 registration fee, travel expenses,
and a limited success fee. (The
fee includes all meals.) Additional attendees
pay $250 each.
Fee includes one-year
membership to the Maryland/Israel Development
Center, which provides access to
MIDC's extensive network of strategic and investor
contacts starting with participation in this
year's conference. Efforts will be made to
arrange one to two targeted meetings before
or after the conference.
Participants are responsible
for all travel costs and accommodations. (A special
group rate will be available.)
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"The feedback we received from our advisors at the Maryland conference surpassed anything we imagined. They understood our industry and our concerns and addressed our marketing issues."
Feri Ehrenfeld, VP Marketing, WizCom Technologies
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| For Information |
For more information, contact Tina
Ornstein, managing director,
The Trendlines Group
Shorashim | M.P. Misgav 20164
| Israel | Tel: +972.4.958.3323 |
www.trendlines.com
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| Our Sponsors |
MarketReach America is a partnership
of
with the generous support of
The Marvin Schapiro Family Foundation and The Straus Family Foundation.
See our other sponsors.
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