Workshop outline
Dates
May 4 and 5, 2012
OR
June 1 and 2, 2012
Venue
- Venture Center, 100, NCL Innovation Park, Pune – 411008
Target Audience:
- Scientists and researchers from public sector labs and other research organizations who are actively involved or plan to involved in healthcare related product development
- Entrepreneurs from start-up companies based in incubators including Venture Center and others
- Industry experts from current medical device manufacturers.
- Officials from medical device regulatory entities in India and abroad
- Consultants for CE/FDA etc approval procedure; other service providers/ partners relating to trials, testing etc.
- Medical practitioners such as orthopaedic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons etc and medic inventors
- Medical device distributors
- Investors, funding sources
Key Topics
- Biomed (focus on devices) industry and market overview - India, Emerging opportunities; Pressing Indian needs/ affordability.
- Accessing biomed R&D , technology and capabilities/talent in publicly funded institutions and medical institutions
- Commercializing biomed products - technology development, protecting intellectual property, prototyping, testing.
- Commercializing biomed products - regulatory requirements and processes, practical strategies, managing time cycles, trials, manufacturing.
- India
- USA/ NA
- UK/ EU
- Commercializing biomed products - supply chains and distribution channels/ issues.
- Funding (public and private) options for biomed products technology developers/entrepreneurs; strategic alliances and partnerships
- Case studies and entrepreneur show case – real cases of biomed entrepreneurs
