VITALS 2021 — Rise and Recover: Thriving in a New Healthcare Reality

  EVENT   VITALS 2021 — Rise and Recover: Thriving in a New Healthcare Reality Friday, February 19, 2021 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST VITALS is the premier university-led event in the Southern California region for students, professionals, and academics focused on the healthcare industry. The conference offers ample opportunity for healthcare leaders throughout the UCLA community to collaborate with industry leaders and form lasting relationships.The day-long event will feature three keynote speakers and multiple interactive panel discussions exploring the most relevant aspects of healthcare today and in the future. We expect the 7th Annual Healthcare Conference to attract over 300 attendees. REGISTER

UCLA Biodesign Fireside with Stephen K. Ralph and Maria Miller from WL Gore

Stephen K. Ralph, MSc is an award-wining Executive Influencer and leader with passion for crafting and delivering strategic solutions that catalyze revenue growth, accelerate sales, and disrupt markets with innovative technology. Stephen brings a wealth of hands-on expertise in exceeding expectations and “moving the needle” within the medical device space in acute care, physician’s office, and day surgery center environments. By leveraging strong clinical insight, Stephen has evangelized cardiovascular, cardiometabolic, cardiac surgery, heart failure, and digital health device innovations from conception to global commercialization. Through a series of rapid promotions, Stephen’s career has evolved within the medical device and healthcare industry, focused on innovation and commercialization. Stephen is currently the Divisional Marketing Leader Product Innovation with W. L. [...]

LAMedTechWeek

The Greater Los Angeles Metro Region is an undisputed global leader in medtech and medical devices. Home to major players like the Alfred Mann Foundation, Edwards Lifesciences, and Masimo, the region also boast significant operations of Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. And, in July 2020, LA-based MedTech Innovator was recognized as the largest accelerator of medical device companies in the world! LA MedTech Week creates new opportunities for national and global investors and partners to visit our region, connect with research institutions and entrepreneurs, while building lasting connections. As part of LA MedTech Week, UCLA Health and UCLA Biodesign will be hosting two panels March 10th, 8:30am-10:00am PST. 8:30am-9am: An Introduction from UCLA Health Leadership [...]

9th Annual UCLA MedTech Partnering Conference 2021

  EVENT & PITCH COMPETITION   9th Annual UCLA MedTech Partnering Conference 2021 Tuesday March 9, 2021 from 10am to 6pm UCLA Technology Development Group, in partnership with MedTech Innovator, is proud to host the 9th Annual UCLA MedTech Partnering Conference on Tuesday March 9, 2021 from 10am to 6pm. While presented virtually this year, the conference will continue to provide a unique opportunity for inventors, investors and industry executives to establish new relationships for furthering innovation in this field. The conference will feature exciting panels that highlight recent developments and cutting edge technology, there will be a demo track highlighting local innovations in medtech and partnering opportunities that will allow attendees to set up meetings with each [...]

MDMA’s 2021 FDA Forum

 Registration is now open for MDMA's 2021 FDA Forum (held virtually). Designed specifically for medical device regulatory professionals and executive decision makers, this conference will deliver key regulatory insights and preview trends that will impact your regulatory and business strategies. CDRH Office of Product Evaluation and Quality (OPEQ) Director, William Maisel, is already confirmed for MDMA's 2021 FDA Forum which will feature a number of senior officials from FDA and industry. This event will focus on the critical regulatory issues impacting the medical devices industry. Topics will Include: FDA's Response During COVID-19 Navigating 510(k), De Novo & PMA Programs Digital Health Best Practices for Pre-submission Meetings EUAs and Pre EUAs Much More! https://www.medicaldevices.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1470971

USD595

Fireside Chat with Founder & CEO of Lark Health Julia Hu

UCLA Biodesign's Hub for Digital Health and Medtech Innovation - Women in Healthtech Leadership Series A Fireside Chat with Founder & CEO of Lark Health Julia Hu In collaboration with ScaleHealth, DIY Girls, Center for a Competitive Workforce (CCW), Los Angeles Economic Development Group (LA-EDC), and The Valley Economic Alliance, the UCLA Biodesign Medtech and Digital Health Hub is excited to welcome Lark Health CEO Julia Hu as our Fireside Chat guest on March 25th, 4PM-4:45PM PST. Since its founding, Lark Health has helped nearly 2 million patients overcome their health challenges through what the team has pioneered as Compassionate Artificial Intelligence. Lark Health has raised over $100M in equity and debt financing to date, has received numerous [...]

Fireside Chat with Katie Szyman, Corporate Vice President, Critical Care at Edwards Lifesciences

UCLA Biodesign's Hub for Digital Health and Medtech Innovation - Women in Healthtech Leadership Series A Fireside Chat with Katie Szyman, Corporate Vice President, Critical Care at Edwards Lifesciences   Join Katie Szyman for a conversation about her career journey, lessons learned across corporate leadership and how she and her teams are shaping the future of AI and Predictive Medicine. Katie Szyman has been corporate vice president since 2015 and is currently responsible for the company’s global critical care and vascular business. Prior to joining Edwards, Szyman held a variety of roles with increasing levels of responsibility for more than 20 years at Medtronic. She served as president of Medtronic’s global diabetes business for five years, overseeing research, [...]

VALUE ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP

The Value Assessment Workshop is designed to help companies better assess the value of a medical technology for coverage and reimbursement planning using AdvaMed’s Value Framework. This workshop will provide multiple sessions that feature industry experts who will explain how to leverage the Value Framework to advance discussions with key stakeholders, including patients, providers, payers, investors and potential buyers. Whether you are a small company in need of this outside expertise or a large company launching a new product, the Value Assessment Workshop provides invaluable content and the opportunity to make new connections with experts in the field of health economics and reimbursement strategy.   https://www.advamed.org/events/value-assessment-workshop-0

USD1300

SBIR / STTR Workshop

UCLA Biodesign's Medtech & Digital Health Innovation Hub welcomes two program directors - Xing-Jian Lou, PhD & Nancy Kamei, PharmD, MBA - from National Cancer Institute's SBIR and STTR Programs to share about common pitfalls and tips when applying to SBIRs/STTRs and will have a live Q&A for new and repeat applicants and those considering applying for these incredible non-dilutive funding opportunities.

Fireside chat with Surbhi Sarna: From Patient to Impatient Entrepreneur to a $275m Exit

Join Surbhi Sarna as she sits down with UCLA Biodesign's Medtech & Digital Health Innovation Hub to share her entrepreneurial journey from a healthy, young adolescent to a patient to an impatient entrepreneur to a $275MM exit. When she was 13, Surbhi was a patient. It was then that she realized she wanted to fill the void in female-health related innovation. She attended UC Berkeley, where she studied Molecular and Cell Biology and conducted extensive research in Bioengineering. Once graduating, she worked as an engineer for Abbott Vascular and then another device start-up. Finally, she decided to tackle some of the issues she witnessed in women’s health and became CEO and founder of nVision Medical. nVision developed a [...]

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