SATURDAY EXCHANGE: Medical Device Companies - Past, Present & Future in Florida (Saturday, September 8th)

THE SATURDAY EXCHANGE: Medical Device Companies - Past, Present & Future in Florida Where are we going? And how should we position ourselves?

WHEN: Saturday, September 8th TIME: 8:30 AM - Noon   COST: $15 BioFlorida Members & $20 Future Members *Please note, there will be an additional $5 charged for walk-in registrations. WHERE: UM Life Science & Technology Park   1951 NW 7th Avenue Miami, FL 33136

Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration & Networking Coffee and continental breakfast will be served 9:00 - 9:10 AM Welcome: Greg Nelson, Partner, Novak, Druce + Quigg and Lori Burke, Principal, Strategion Consulting 9:10 - 9:40 AM Rudy Kranys, Past President, Cordis Angiographic Products Division 9:40 - 10:00 AM Break 10:00 - 10:30 AM Helen Cauthorn, Life Science Specialist, Chubb 10:30 - 10:50 AM Break 10:50 - 11:20 AM Mario Martinez, Partner, Tecnix, LLC 11:20 - 11:25 AM Closing Remarks Rick Hall, ACC Hall/The BioInsure Program 11:30 - Noon Additional Networking

Speaker Bios

Rudy Kranys Rudy Kranys is past president of Cordis Angiographic Products Division in Miami (now part of J&J), founder of Medrad in Pittsburgh PA (now part of Bayer), partner of Syntheon and advisor/mentor to many other medical device start-ups. Rudy had a very successful career at the helm of Cordis, increasing revenue twelve-fold. Under his leadership, Cordis became number one or number two in every product line. To be this successful, you must drive innovation and new product at a fast pace and stay ahead of the next company. Rudy will discuss the keys for doing this and how a medical device company should position itself for success in the future. Helen Cauthorn Helen Cauthorn is a Life Science Specialist at Chubb in Tampa. Much of the future of a medical device company depends on operating in the global economy. Helen will offer a plan to mitigate the risk of lawsuits as you navigate the international landscape. There are potential minefields when looking at the range of laws, quality of manufacturing, patient care, ways of doing business and insurance available from country to country. This discussion includes what to look out for when setting up foreign subcontract manufacturers and foreign clinical trials. A special focus will be on Latin American countries. Mario Martinez Mario Martinez is a partner at Tecnix, LLC, a private equity firm specializing in Latin America business development. South Florida has a rich history of medical device innovation; however, many of these companies have been lost to acquisitions and entrepreneurial brain drain. Mario will explore the history of this dynamic industry and why South Florida's best days may be ahead if it can focus on its strengths. Mario's background is diverse. He has been a serial entrepreneur, he has been issued patents for medical devices, and he has been a corporate officer in four initial public offerings. Most recently, Mario was an executive at Smith and Nephew in charge of Latin America. Mario has his roots in South Florida where he has served as an engineer for Dade Reagents and Key Pharmaceuticals, Manager of Manufacturing and Systems Engineering for Coulter Diagnostics, Manager of Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Development for Cordis and President of Heartware.

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Driving Directions

The UM Life Science & Technology Park, Research & Development Building 1, is located on the Northeastern section of the Miami Health District at the intersection of NW 20th Street and NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136. Its central location makes it ideal for businesses, less than 10 minutes to both the business district of downtown Miami and the Miami International Airport. From I-95, from points North: Exit I-95 at SR 836 West, exit number 3-A. Exit SR 836 at NW 14th St. Head West to NW 9 Ave (Bob Hope Road). Turn right on 9th Ave North to NW 17th Street. Turn right on 17th St. East to NW 7th Ave. Turn left on NW 7th Ave. Head North on NW 7th Ave., entrance to park Leasing Office will be on the right after NW 17th St. directly off of 7th Avenue. From I-95, from points South and East: Exit I-95 at SR 836 West. Exit SR 836 at NW 12th Ave. and turn right onto NW 12th Ave. Turn right at NW 14th St. Head East to NW 7th Ave. Turn left at NW 7th Ave. Head North on NW 7th Ave. and entrance to park Leasing Office will be on the right after NW 17th St. directly off of 7th Avenue. From SR 836 (Airport), and from points West: Take SR 836 East and exit at NW 17th Ave., North. Take the Hospitals and Civic Center Exit, which is at the far right toll booths. Follow signs and turn right at the stop sign on NW 17th Ave. Head North and turn right at NW 14th St. Head East to NW 7th Ave. Turn left at NW 7th Ave. Head North on NW 7th Ave. and entrance to park Leasing Office will be on the right after NW 17th St. directly off of 7th Avenue.