EBD Group today announced the launch of EuroMedtech TM 2009, a new partnering conference focused on Europe´s fast–growing and highly innovative medical technology sector. EuroMedtech will be held at the Maritim Hotel in Duesseldorf, Germany June 3–4, 2009.
The new event is based on the same winning formula as EBD Group´s acclaimed biotech partnering conferences BIO–Europe and BIO–Europe Spring®, offering networking opportunities, workshop and panel participation, a high–level exhibition, and private, pre–scheduled one–to–one meetings powered by EBD Group´s partneringONE TM networking software.
According to Eucomed, the leading trade association and voice of the medical technology industry in Europe, European medtech is growing an average of 5% annually. Further, medtech is expanding at a very strong 8% in some of the continent´s innovation clusters such as Dortmund in Germany, Grenoble in France and Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
There are ample opportunities to leverage the growth of medtech in Europe. Hungry for fresh capital but facing challenges of raising funds in traditional markets, the small and medium–sized companies that comprise the majority of Europe´s 11,000 medtech businesses are turning to alternative models for financing and collaboration to advance their products and intellectual property.
Dedicated partnering conferences have proven an effective method for opening new markets, whether for straightforward licensing agreements, for joint ventures to extend development capabilities, or for venture capital to underwrite new programs and start–up companies.
"The EuroMedtech event is welcome news for the European sector," said Barnaby Perks, Medical Technology Director of ERBI (Cambridge, UK). "Use of the EBD Group partnering model at ERBI conferences has been an outstanding success in fostering collaboration and growth in the biotechnology and pharma industries. As the medtech industry is confronted with challenges and opportunities similar to those faced by biotech only a few years ago, the EuroMedtech partnering conference is arriving at exactly the right moment."
EBD Group´s partneringONE TM software has successfully powered partnering at the AdvaMed MedTech Conference held in the USA for the past two years. By enabling users to easily identify and meet with potential collaborators, partneringONE provides new and emerging companies, investors, regional and international trade officials and other key industry players the means to efficiently network and do business in the shortest possible time.
Ray Briscuso, Producer of AdvaMed 2008, commented, "EuroMedtech is a perfect companion event to the U.S. MedTech Conference, providing a forum to identify new medical technologies and business opportunities in Europe. As the medtech industry continues to globalize its intellectual assets, production and innovations, a partnering platform that spans the MedTech Conference in the USA and now EuroMedtech in Europe offers the industry an unprecedented opportunity to collaborate and develop tomorrow´s innovations."
The main media sponsor for EuroMedtech is Informa Healthcare´s Clinica World Medical Technology News, the world´s leading provider of medical technology news. Commenting on their involvement, Ashley Yeo, Editor, said, "Clinica is happy to be a supporter of the EuroMedtech. The essential requirement for a successful networking event is having the right people in the right place at the right time. EBD Group appears to have achieved this and in so doing secured EuroMedtech´s place on the annual medtech industry calendar."
"We are very excited about EuroMedtech and the role it will play in helping forge exciting collaborations between different segments of the medical technology industry," said Carola Schropp, President, EBD Group. "With a clear focus on harnessing the power of partneringONE to generate pre–arranged one–to–one partnering meetings for attendees, the EuroMedtech conference offers an unrivalled opportunity for participants to identify new opportunities and enter into strategic relationships."
About EBD Group
EBD Group is the leading partnering firm for the global life science industry. Since 1993, biotech, pharma and medical device companies have leveraged EBD Group´s partnering conferences, technology and services to identify business opportunities and develop strategic relationships essential to their success.
EBD Group´s conferences are run with the support of leading corporations and international trade associations and include:
- BIO–Europe and BIO–Europe Spring®, the world´s largest stand–alone life science partnering conferences, supported by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
- BioPharm America TM, EBD Group´s North American partnering event
- EuroMedtech TM, EBD Group´s new partnering event for the innovative medical technology industry
- Bio€quity Europe, the investor conference co–organized with BioCentury Publications and BIO
EBD Group´s sophisticated Web–based partnering service, partneringONE TM, is used as the partnering engine at numerous third–party events around the world. Outside of the conference format, EBD Group´s consultants provide hands–on assistance for firms seeking to in– or out–license products and technologies.
EBD Group has offices in the USA and Europe.
About Clinica
Clinica offers detailed insights into new technologies, companies and regulations that could spell opportunity or threat in a highly competitive industry. Weekly news briefings allow readers to identify potential partners and competitors through in–depth commentary on related joint ventures, merger and acquisition activity, start–up organisations and new senior appointments.
In an industry driven by innovation, Clinica keeps readers abreast of cutting edge medical device solutions as soon as new patents and new technologies are discovered.
A subscription to Clinica allows access to weekly newsletters, daily email alerts of breaking news and an online library and searchable archive dating back to 1995. Clinica´s team of industry experts provide thorough analysis of strategic issues from sourcing new technology to reimbursement, offering readers comprehensively researched intelligence, which can be trusted when making crucial business decisions.
For more information please visit www.ebdgroup.com.
