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LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICAL DEVICES 2008
The Program
Participating Investors & Corporations (2007)
What the Program Offers
Who Should Apply?
Why Maryland?
For Information
Sponsors
Additional Sponsors
 

The Program
In Israel: Presentation Coaching Workshop
20 August 2008 (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. (This session is for
MarketReach America participating companies only.)

In America: Strategic Partnering and Investment Conference (Johns Hopkins University campus, Baltimore, Maryland).

Day 1 (10 September 2008)
Afternoon

Meet and greet with Johns Hopkins University life science faculty and researchers

Evening
Gala Reception and Banquet

Reception and banquet honoring the family of the late Marvin Shapiro, sponsors of MarketReach America

Each Israeli participating company will introduce itself to the audience, which will include Maryland's top businesspeople.

Day 2 (11 September 2008)
Conference (Johns Hopkins University Campus, Baltimore)


8:30-9:00 Opening Remarks
Abba Poliakoff, chairman, Maryland/Israel Development Center

9:00-9:45 "Raising Money in America for Biomedical Technology Companies”

Investor panel discussion with senior representatives from private industry and regulatory agencies

9:45-11:45 Company Presentations
Strategic partners, along with corporate, VC, and angel investors will be in attendance

11:45-12:45 Networking Lunch

12:45-13:00 Break

13:00-14:00 Introductory Meetings
One-on-one, prescheduled meetings with strategic partners

14:00-15:00pm "How To Do Business with Major American Life Science Corporations"
Strategic partner panel discussion. Participating panelists (partial) --
• Medtronic, Trevor Gunn, Director of International Business
• Novation, Pat Rodemers, Director, New Business Development

15:00-15:15 Break

15:15-16:15 "Strategic Perspective on U.S. Market Penetration: Regulations, Reimbursement and Distribution"
Panel discussion moderated by Lynn Shapiro Snyder, director of the health care practice at Epstein Becker and Green

16:15-17:15 B2B Networking Reception

   

For U.S.-based participants only:
See registration information for the MarketReach America gala reception/ banquet and conference.



"We got more than just an investment at MarketReach America. Every time I attend MarketReach America I get a detailed update of the medical device industry in the United States as well as an opportunity to meet outstanding business and thought leaders. We also met great potential strategic partners.

So MarketReach gave us more than just an investment, it gave us important information on how to use the investment wisely. MarketReach is a complete package."
Harold Jacob, CEO, NanoVibronix

 


 
Partial List of Participating Investors & Corporations 2007
  Cammebys MedImmune  
ANGLE Technology Ventures CIBC Medtronic Red Abbey
Anthem Capital Cornell Capital Partners New Markets Growth Fund Stockton Partners
AstraZeneca Evergreen Capital LLC New Vantage Group Toucan Capital
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) Greenspring Ventures Nobska Ventures Valhalla Partners
Boulder Ventures Maryland Venture Funds Novation Yorkville Advisors


What the Program Offers
"MarketReach America gives an inside look at advanced technologies. The MarketReach America program proves that development of breakthrough products is alive and well in Israel."
Angel investor from Maryland
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
Presentation coaching by MarketReach America’s business development professionals (from the Trendlines Group) in Israel
Strategic partnering and VC conference in Baltimore, Maryland
      Presentations on regulatory issues, reimbursement, and clinical trials from industry professionals
      One-on-one meetings with business development executives from leading life science and
     medical device companies
      Small-group sessions on raising money in the United States with teams of corporate investors,
     angels, and VCs
      Investment presentations and one-on-one meetings
      Networking reception with members of the Maryland business community

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:
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.
Ranked second in the States in biopharmaceutical innovation.
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.
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).
World-class research universities, such as John Hopkins University and the 11-campus University of Maryland system.

Who Should Apply?
MarketReach America Life Sciences & Medical Devices 2008 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.

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.


MarketReach America is heavily subsidized by its founders and others. Because the MarketReach America program aims to become self-sustaining, each participating company will be required to pay a limited success fee. This fee will be calculated as 2.5% of any revenues or investments derived from introductions made during the MarketReach America program. The fee will be payable on all revenues or investments received for a period of five years from the start of the program.

  "The Maryland/Israel Development Center’s MarketReach America program offers an exciting opportunity to meet with entrepreneurs and executives of innovative Israeli companies developing the next generation of biomedical products and technologies."
Pat Rodemers, Director, New Business Development, Novation
For Information
For more information, contact Tina Ornstein, managing director, Trendlines International
Shorashim | M.P. Misgav 20164 | Israel | Tel: +972.4.958.3323 | www.trendlines.com

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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