Medical Device Matchmaking Event
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rhode Island Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
One Davol Square, Second Floor
Providence, RI  02903
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Attendance at this event is complimentary, however registration is required. 
Registration for this event is closed

Rhode Island is rich in manufacturing capabilities and home to world-class research institutions, such as Brown University, Care New England, Lifespan and the University of Rhode Island.  This first-ever event will target researchers and advanced manufacturers, providing opportunities to explore potential partnerships through panel discussions, open networking sessions and one-on-one conversations.

At this event you will:
-Meet with a pre-selected, qualified group of advanced manufacturers that can help determine your product's marketability
-Find new partners and resources from across Rhode Island with product ideas that could diversify your line and make use of unused shop capacity
-Learn the keys to a successful partnership between the academic and private sector

Presenters include:
-Joseph Crisco, Henry Frederick Lippitt Professor of Orthopaedic Research and Director, Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School, Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital 
-Roger Darois, VP, Research & Advanced Technologies, Davol Inc., a division of CR Bard Inc.
-David Durfee, CEO & Chief Scientist, Bay Computer Associates
-Steven Fielding, President, Fielding Manufacturing
-Katherine Gordon, Managing Director, Technology Ventures Office, Brown University
-Jason Harry, Founder & CEO, Lucidux Corporation
-Helen Huang, Assistant Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biological Engineering, University of Rhode Island
-Stephen Lane, CEO & Co-Founder, Ximedica
-John Mills, President, Kineteks
-Jeffrey Morgan, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Bio Med Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology & Biotechnology, Brown University
-Robert Rabiner, President & CEO IlluminOss Medical
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This event will include light breakfast, mid-morning snack and lunch.
This event is for researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs and manufacturers and is by invitation only.

This event is funded in part by a grant from the Providence Economic Partnership and is sponsored by Brown University Center for Biomedical Engineering; RI Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship; RI Economic Development Corporation; RI Manufacturing Extension Services; RI Science & Technology Advisory Council; and RI Small Business Development Center.
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