NEIBC Life Sciences Summit

July 18, 2012, category: biomed

NEIBC Life Sciences Summit Israel and New England are global leaders in innovation and entrepreneurship, with numerous mutual business relationships, scientific collaborations and investments. The 2012 Summit is the premier event in New England for Israeli and New England organizations, bringing together members of the life science industry, providers, academics, researchers, investors and government, to discuss some of the most important challenges affecting healthcare delivery in the 21st century, and to meet some of most promising Israeli pharma, biotech and medical device companies offering innovative technologies that address such challenges. The Summit will include:

• · Workshops with industry leaders on matters critical to adoption of new technologies by healthcare providers, the effect of healthcare reforms on new medical technologies, financing of advanced stage life science companies and more.
• · Corporate presentations by the visiting CEOs of Israeli companies
• · Networking among representatives of local life science companies, investors and research organizations.
• · Dinner event on November 5 with keynote address by Dr. Gary L. Gottlieb, President and CEO of Partners HealthCare.
• Partners HealthCare is the largest healthcare provider in Massachusetts, with over 5,000 physicians and a combined research budget of more than $1 billion. Partners
• HealthCare is the owner of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), the largest private hospital recipients of National Institutes of Health funding in the US.

Who should attend:

• · Executives in the life science industry (pharma, biotech, medical devices, IVD, Health IT, other)
• · Researchers
• · Healthcare providers
• · Senior members of the life science investment community (investment bankers, private equity, VCs, angels)
• · Government agencies and trade organizations interested in economic development in New England and in promoting trade with Israel
• · Service providers active in the life science industry
• · Members of the community interested in the life science industry in Israel

For more information, please contact Debbie Kurinsky from NEIBC: debbie@neibc.org