Ohio Bioscience Education Summit (Webinar)

September 16, 4pm - 5:15pm

A free webinar to follow last fall's in-person BioOhio Education Summit that brought together Ohio educators, administrators, career counselors and workforce professionals to discuss the quality, comprehensiveness, and challenges of bioscience education in Ohio’s middle and high schools.

More info: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/720976442



BioOhio Annual Conference: Innovation Road Show

September 28, Northeast Ohio/Independence
October 28, Central Ohio/Dublin
November 17, Southwest Ohio/Mason

This year we're taking the annual conference networking and learning experience around the state. At each 1-day event the focus will be on innovation... defining it, discussing it, debating it, and understanding how essential  it is from R&D through commercialization to market. Full agenda details are still being cooked, but we couldn't be more excited about the major speakers we've set up:
 
In Cleveland/Independence in September: Frank Douglas, President & CEO, Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron and Jay Mazelsky, Senior Vice President, Philips Healthcare (click here for full 9/28 agenda). In Dublin in October: Christine Poon, Dean of Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, and former Worldwide Chairman of Medicines & Nutritionals of J&J. In Mason in November: Thomas Fogarty, MD, Vascular Surgery Pioneer, Inventor, Professor, and Cincinnati native. So save-the-dates and spread the word, or better yet, go ahead and register under early bird rates ($55 for members, $90 for non-members, $45 for students).
 
To register for NE Ohio on September 28, click here.
To register for Central Ohio on October 28, click here.
To register for SW Ohio on November 17, click here.
 
Each event will kick off around 10, include a great lunch, wrap-up around 4:30, and then capped off with a networking reception.



Medical Device Bootcamp

September 8-10, Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center

The University of Cincinnati, in collaboration with industry experienced leaders and entrepreneurs, is offering a three day medical device innovation bootcamp aimed at providing a deep dive experience for attendees in the entire life cycle of a medical device.

Agenda and registration details, click here.



Biomedical Funding Opportunities with U.S. Dept. of Defense

October 5, 8am - 11am, TechColumbus, 1275 Kinnear Rd.

Coordinated by BioEnterprise with BioOhio's support, the seminar will cover an update on DoD funding trends, benefits and challenges of securing DoD funding to develop new medical products, how military needs differ from other markets, identifying the best DoD agency to approach, introducing new healthcare technologies to the military marketplace and an overview of the federal appropriations process. Presented by Martin, Blanck & Associates and G2G Consulting. FREE for BioOhio members, $10 for non-members.

To register, click here.

Bioforum Professional Training Programs

Beginning October 2010

Training programs in Ohio for the Medical Device and Pharmaceutical industry professionals. The first course of the 14 lined up for Fall 2010 is scheduled to open on October 18th. BioOhio members get a 2 for 1 discount through the end of the year.

Details here: www.bioforumint.com



Third Annual Personalized Health Care National Conference
Advancing Predictive, Preventive, Personalized, and Participatory (P4) Medicine

October 14-15, The Ohio State University Medical Center

Join Dr. Leroy Hood and a host of academic leaders, industry experts, government policy makers, and healthcare providers as they discuss in greater detail the impact of P4 Medicine and its role in creating a value-based, patient-centric healthcare system. BioOhio members get 20% off registration by entering "member" in the discount code box on the first page of registration after selecting the "external" option.
 
For info and registration: www.ced.osu.edu/PersonalizedHealthCare/index.html



Rubber Expo and Advanced Materials in Health Care

October 11-13, I-X Center, Cleveland

Organizers are expanding the Rubber Expo to include advanced materials such as biopolymers in the health care industry and more. BioOhio is happy to be a supporting partner for this event occurring in Ohio.

Details here: www.rubber.org/rubber-expo-2011



Nanomedicine Summit 10

October 18-19, Intercontinental Hotel, Cleveland

The 2010 Cleveland NanoMedicine Summit, with a focus on translational research and clinical applications of nanomaterials, will be co-hosted by the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University.

For more info: www.nanomedicinesummit.org



2010 World Stem Cell Summit

October 4-6, Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan

www.worldstemcellsummit.com
 


Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit

November 1-3, InterContintental Hotel, Cleveland

8th Annual event to focus on Obesity, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Crisis.

For specifics: www.clevelandclinic.org/INNOVATIONS/SUMMIT/default.htm