Medical Device Investor day prior to IN3E (Investment in Innovation)

Vascular Device Forum (VDF) is excited about the upcoming Medical Device Investor day that is scheduled to precede Investement In Innovation East (IN3E). Held in Boston, this years IN3 event is billed

"As the largest East Coast strategic partnership and investment meeting for senior-level medical technology executives, hundreds of venture capital companies and medical technology companies gather each year to hear about the latest innovations and investment opportunities"

Specifically, the event features members of industry from:

Cardiovascular/Interventional Cardiology

Diagnostics

Drug Delivery

Imaging

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Nanotechnology

Neurostimulation

Orthopedics/Spine

Peripheral Vascular

Stem Cells

Stroke Management

Wound Management

Medical Device Investor Day occurs Oct 22, 2008,  prior to Investment In Innovation program. This is scheduled to be a full day of presentations by some of the most influential companies in the medical device space. Invited presenters include: Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Covidien, Abbott, Medtronic, Stryker, Zimmer, Edwards Lifesciences, Phillips Medical, BD, Hologic, GE, Baxter, St. Jude Medical, Biomet, and many others

Sample Agenda:

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Keynote Panel Discussion

Stories behind How Financing Deals got Done
• Why we invested in certain technologies/clinical spaces

• What kind of due diligence got done

• How valuations were determined

• What was the rationale behind the deal from an in investment point of view

Panelists:
David Milne, Managing Partner, SV Life Science Advisers LP
Kevin Connors, General Partner, Spray Venture Partners
Amir Nashat, General Partner, Polaris Ventures