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Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals:
Great Opportunity and Great Challenges

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Saturday, March 13, 2010
at the California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. Baxter Lecture Hall
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall

Cost:
$40 on-line registration fee  $50 at-the-door.  $10 for students with full-time student ID and free for Caltech students (must show ID at door). Caltech students can now register online.
On-line Registration closes at 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 11, 2010. There are no refunds for no-shows.

“WOW!” Advances in biotech often bring such exclamations. The financial rewards from successful advances also often bring an exclamation of “$$WOW$$”. On the other hand, ventures in biotech involve risks and hurdles, which might also bring “$OHHH!$” rather than “$$WOW$$”.

Our program will explore the “wow” factor of cutting-edge medical devices that deliver pharmaceuticals with pinpoint accuracy to diseased locations within the body. We will discuss the progress-to-date, the promise for the future, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs. Our experts will also review the prospects for private capital to fund promising companies and the hurdles and risks such companies face. We will showcase two companies currently in the race who have both a “WOW” factor but also hopefully a “$$WOW$$” result.

PwC MoneyTree™ Report

Randy Churchill
Director of Business Development
PricewaterhouseCoopers
www.pwc.com

Mr. Churchill will be presenting the latest data for investments in biotech/ medical devices in Southern California from The PwC MoneyTree™ Report (www.pwcmoneytree.com).

Keynote Speaker

Tom Klopack
President and CEO
Automedics Medical Systems, Inc.
www.automedicsrx.com

Tom is an engaging and interesting speaker. He has been the CEO of several successful biotech companies. You will enjoy his depth of insight.

Company Presenters

Sean Caffey
MD, Chairman and CEO
Replenish Inc.
www.replenishinc.com

Replenish is developing a refillable and programmable pump that is implanted in the eye to feed medicine for glaucoma or for age-related macular degeneration.

Ray Cohen
CEO
CardioPolymers
www.cardiopolymers.com

CardioPolymers has developed novel biocompatible polymer implant therapies to prevent or reverse the progression of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients who have an enlarged left ventricle. Proprietary biocompatible polymers are injected into the heart tissue. The polymers gel and thicken, remaining permanently in the heart tissue to strengthen and shape the heart muscles.

Panelists

Stephen H. Watkins
Founding Partners
Arcturus Capital
www.arcturusvc.com

Stephen is an experienced venture capital investor.

Allison Shuren
Arnold & Porter
www.arnoldporter.com

Allison is an expert in FDA trials and licensing of biotech products.

Moderator

Russ Frandsen
Attorney at Law
The Business Legal Group
www.businesslegalgroup.com

Russ is an experienced attorney representing both companies and investors in biotech and other technology companies.

Producers

Russ Frandsen (Click to see bio)
Attorney at Law
The Business Legal Group
www.businesslegalgroup.com

Randy Churchill (Click to see bio)
Director of Business Development
PricewaterhouseCoopers
www.pwc.com

Stephanie Yanchinski (Click to see bio)
Founder and Partner
SCY Associates+

Date

Saturday morning, March 13, 2010

Location

Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. at Baxter Hall, Caltech
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Baxter Hall, Caltech

Cost

$40 on-line registration fee.  $50 at-the-door.  $10 for students with full-time student ID and free for Caltech students (must show ID at door). Registrations are taken on-line up to 5:00 p.m., March 11, 2010. There are no refunds for no-shows.

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Event Sponsor

Christie Parker Hale LLP

Founding Sponsors

Caltech Industrial Relations Center
Caltech Alumni Association
MIT Alumni Association

Operating Sponsor

Caltech Office of Technology Transfer

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V-cube Inc.

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