12th World Congress Program - 6 June, 2015 Innovations Preconference
With the theme "The Challenge of Reimbursement: Can We Do This Smarter?", the "Innovations in Neuromodulation" preconference offers an audience of some 200 investors, entrepreneurs, device company executives, and medical professionals a day to network and hear presentations by entrepreneurs, representatives of early–stage companies, and venture capitalists.
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| SATURDAY 6 JUNE |
Innovations in Neuromodulation: Jolliet-Duluth-Mackenzie Room
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| 7:00-7:45 |
Breakfast |
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| 7:45-7:55 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Drs. Simon Thomson, Elliot Krames and the Canadian Neuromodulation Society |
| 7:55-8:15 |
Introduction and Neuromodulation Market Overview |
Rami Elghandour, MBA |
| 8:15-8:45 |
Innovation Phase |
Mir Imran, MS |
| 8:45-9:35 |
Emerging Company Panel |
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CorTec |
Dr. Martin Schüttler, Chief Technology Officer, CorTec |
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FemPulse LLC |
Alexandra Haessler, MD, Founder and President, FemPulse LLC |
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Lungpacer Medical Inc. |
Dr. Andy Hoffer, President and CSO, Lungpacer Medical Inc. |
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Q&A |
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| 9:35-10:05 |
How to Procure Financing |
Brad Vale, PhD, DVM, former Head of Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) |
| 10:05-10:35 |
Networking Break |
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| 10:35-11:25 |
Emerging Company Panel |
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BlueWind Medical |
Roy Katz, Vice President Business Development, BlueWind Medical |
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MicroTransponder |
Frank McEachern, Chief Executive Officer, MicroTransponder |
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Neuronano AB |
Jens Schouenborg, Principal Inventor, Member of the Board, Neuronano AB |
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Q&A |
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| 11:25-11:55 |
TBA |
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| 11:55-13:15 |
Lunch & Lecture: Supporting Innovation and Guiding Early Commercialisation |
Vaishali Kamat, Head of Digital Health, Cambridge Consultants |
| 13:15-13:45 |
Neuromodulation study design: Science, regulation, and reimbursement |
Richard North, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (ret.) Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 13:45-14:25 |
Emerging Company Panel |
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Neuros Medical, Inc. |
Jon J. Snyder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Neuros Medical, Inc. |
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SPR Therapeutics |
Mark Stultz, Senior Vice President Market Development, SPR Therapeutics |
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Q&A |
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| 14:25-14:55 |
Reimbursement Phase |
TBA |
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Venture Capital Panel |
Kadir Kadhiresan, VP Venture Investments MD & D, JJDC Investors; J&J Innovation
Tony Borowicz, Vice President of Business Development, Greatbatch |
| 16:05-16:35 |
Networking Break |
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| 16:35-17:05 |
The Big Picture |
J.P. Errico, PhD, Chairman, Founder, Principal Investor and Chief Executive Officer of electroCore |
| 17:05-17:55 |
Emerging Company Panel |
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Medtronic Eindhoven Design Center, formerly Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation B.V |
Michel M.J. Decré, PhD, Research and Technology Director, Sapiens co-founder and CTO |
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WISE Srl |
Luca Ravagnan, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, WISE Srl |
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Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. |
Raymond W. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, Axonics Modulation |
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Q&A |
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| 17:55-18:05 |
Closing Comments |
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