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MedSuds™
980 Lake Susan Hills Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Phone: 1.612.605.5252
Fax: 1.612.677.3934 |
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Agenda Outline |
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8:30 am |
Name Badge Pickup and Same Day
Registration |
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9:00 am |
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Conference Welcome |
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Harlan Jacobs,
Conference Co-Chairman &
CEO,
Genesis
Business Centers
(MN) |
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Matt Noah, Conference Co-Chairman
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CEO,
MedSuds (MN) |
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9:15 am |
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Venture Capital &
Economic Development in Ohio
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this session we will explore the state of angel and venture
capital in Ohio, the Third Frontier Fund and economic development
in Ohio. Opportunities for Minnesota companies in Ohio will
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Karen Morgan,
Director,
Charter Life
Sciences
(OH) |
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Harlan Jacobs,
CEO,
Genesis
Business Centers
(MN) |
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Baiju Shah,
President,
BioEnterprise
(OH) |
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Ray Leach,
CEO,
JumpStart
(OH)
Lynn-Ann Gries,
Chief Investment Officer,
JumpStart
(OH) |
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10:15 am |
Break |
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10:45 am |
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From Research Concept
To Commercialization |
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David
Bowser,
VP, Technology Transfer & Academic Relations,
Johnson & Johnson
(NJ) He is responsible
for establishing a corporate presence for Johnson & Johnson at the
top-tier universities in the world; focusomg on identifying
early-stage transformational products and technologies within
research-intensive universities. An additional key role is to
identify emerging thought leaders and inventors throughout
academia. |
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11:15 am |
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Working With Giants:
How big medtech can work with emerging medtech |
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Charles L. Dennis,
VP, Business Development, Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management,
Medtronic
(MN) for the $5 billion
Cardiac Rhythm Management division of Medtronic. He is responsible
for global business development and management of intellectual
property. This includes managing acquisitions and start-up
investing, technology scouting, licensing, patent procurement,
intellectual property landscaping and analysis, and strategy
development. |
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11:40 am |
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How Health Care
Absorbs Medical Innovation |
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Perry Braun,
VP, Market
Leader, 100+ Commercial Market,
Medical Mutual of Ohio
(OH) is responsible for sale
and service to all customer groups of 100 or more, as well as the
State of Ohio government and retirement accounts. He served
5 years as Chief Marketing Officer and COO of Consortium Health
plans and 2 years as an independent consultant in the disease
management industry with PersonalPath, Inc. He is a member of the
Regional Growth Partnership Board in Northwest Ohio and formerly
served on the Alumni Advisory Board for Bowling Green State
University. |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
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2:00 pm |
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Exploiting Business
Opportunities in Minnesota and Ohio
- In this session we will examine joint ventures, economic
development programs and win-win synergies between Ohio and
Minnesota. |
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Howard Gudell,
Principal,
SGI Global Business Advisors
(OH) |
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Matt Noah, Conference Co-Chairman
&
CEO,
MedSuds (MN) |
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Bob Cohen,
Executive
Director,
Braintree
(OH) |
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John F. Lewis, Jr, VP,
Omeris
(OH) |
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3:00 pm |
Break |
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3:15 pm |
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Medtech & Biotech Company Presentations
- In this session, we will hear from
companies involved in medical, biotech of life science ventures.
Company size is unimportant. Innovation and growth are of
importance. |
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Mark Ungs,
President,
ACTx (MN) |
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Sally Hed, VP, Marketing,
Immunochemistry Technologies (MN) |
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Dan Miller, CEO,
Excorp Medical (MN) |
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Curt Kinghorn,
CEO,
Anoka
Biomedical
(MN) |
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4:30 pm |
Adjournment |
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