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Medical Technology Innovation

  • 1.  Medical Technology Innovation

    Posted 01-15-2011 12:53
    Apologies for cross-posting.

    Call for Participants
    June 10-11, 2011
    Richard Ivey School of Business
    The University of Western Ontario
    London, Ontario

    Join us in London, Ontario for the Ivey Medical Technology Innovation
    Conference (MTI 2011). A two day conference to explore the business and
    management issues related to the commercialization, innovation, and
    adoption of medical technologies, organized by the Ivey Entrepreneurship
    Cross-Enterprise Centre and the Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and
    Leadership. The program features keynote speakers Lawton Robert Burns
    (Wharton), Jeffrey Macher (Georgetown U), Jason Owen-Smith (U Michigan),
    and Manuel Trajtenberg (Tel Aviv U). Expected practitioner speakers include
    senior level managers and scientists from Ernst and Young, Robarts, Davol,
    MaRS Innovation, BDC, SciSense, LHSC, 3M Healthcare, GE Healthcare,
    Medtronic, HTX, and the Conference Board of Canada. MTI 2011 will offer a
    unique opportunity to: explore the entrepreneurial and strategic issues
    related to the commercialization and management of medical technologies;
    network with academic colleagues; and provide a forum for dialogue with
    practitioners.

    Conference Rate

    MTI 2011 will be held at the London Convention Centre. Registration fee
    will be $375 (CAD) for both days. The student rate will be $100 for both
    days. For overnight stay, the Hilton London has a reserved conference rates
    for $119 per night (available to April 1st).

    Registration

    Registration is found at http://blogs.ivey.ca/ichil/upcoming-events/medical-
    technology-innovation-mti-symposium/.

    A limited number of bursaries are available for Ph.D. students travelling
    more than 100 km to cover travel costs. To apply for the Ph.D.
    reimbursement, please email to the organizer (Dr. David Maslach:
    dmaslach@ivey.uwo.ca) a CV plus a short paragraph explaining why you should
    be selected.

    For questions, please contact MTI@ivey.ca.

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