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Finding Balance through Innovation

2013 Medical Innovation Summit

October 14-16, 2013


2012 Summit Recap



Monday October 29th

11:30 – 1:30 P.M. Venture Luncheon – by invitation only
Six Continents Room

12:00 - 7:00 P.M. Registration

12:00 P.M. Exhibits Open - Light Refreshments
2nd and 3rd Floors

2:00 Welcome
Delos Cosgrove, MD, Chief Executive Officer and President, Cleveland Clinic

2:00 – 2:30 P.M.

21st Century Orthopaedics: Hands-On Perspectives from Clinical Leaders
Two renowned orthopaedists provide their unique outlook on the strengths and challenges in the orthopaedic field and how the climate for innovation holds the potential for extraordinary change

Joseph Iannotti, MD, PhD, Chair, Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Richard Parker, MD, Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

2:30– 3:30 P.M.

The State of Healthcare Innovation
Leaders of some of the most influential organizations in healthcare provide their unique outlook on the challenges facing the healthcare industry, where we are and where we're heading.

 Moderator: Mary Jordan, Editor, Washington Post Live

David Meeker, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Genzyme
Robert Moritz, Chairman and Senior Partner, US Firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Harry Rein, General Partner, Foundation Medical Partners
Kevin Sharer, Chairman, Amgen


3:30 – 4:30 P.M.

Returning to Work: Repairing Athletic Injuries Over the Decades
A lively discussion with world-class athletes whose stellar careers were derailed by injury and how, in some cases, innovative orthopaedic procedures restored them to competition

Moderator: Rowdy Gaines, Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Shannon Bahrke Happe, Three-time Olympic Skier & World Champion
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Retired NBA All-Star and All-Rookie MVP
Michael McBrayer, Senior Vice President, DJO Global
Richard Parker, MD
Mark Schickendantz, MD, Director, Sports Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
David Scott, U.S. Triathlete and Six-Time Ironman Triathlon World Champion


4:30 – 5:30 P.M.

Orthopaedics: Bull or Bear Market?
Uniformly optimistic or uniformly pessimistic? Six of the market's smartest thinkers debate the prospects for orthopaedic innovation in this challenging healthcare climate

Moderator: Matthew Herper, Writer, Forbes

James Capretta, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
David Cutler, PhD, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, Harvard University
Brian Donley, MD, President, Lutheran Hospital
Viktor Krebs, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Jeff Shuren, MD, Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration

5:40 – 6:30 P.M. Wine Tasting – Six Continents Room
Welcome Reception – Founders Ballroom Foyer

6:30 P.M. Dinner: Founders Ballroom

CEO One-on-One: Kevin Lobo, Chief Executive Officer, Stryker
Moderator: David Cassak, Elsevier Business Intelligence




Tuesday October 30th - Back To Top

7:00 A.M – 2:00 P.M. Registration

7:00 – 8:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast

7:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. Exhibits Open
2nd and 3rd Floors

7:55 A.M. Welcome
Chris Coburn
Executive Director, Cleveland Clinic Innovations

8:00 - 8:45 A.M.

Swifter, Higher, Stronger
The world was riveted by the London Olympic Games and the thousands of athletes pushing their bodies to new thresholds of speed, endurance, and stress. There were more than 1,000 U.S. Olympians, but for the first time in U.S. Olympic history, there were more female athletes than males. The average age of all Olympians was 26, but 187 competitors were 40 and older and 137 were younger than 15. Dr. Schamasch, one of the world’s leading sports medicine experts, along with two Cleveland Clinic pediatric and female sports medicine physicians, share their perspectives on the
Moderator: Scott Simon

Susan Joy, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Paul Saluan, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Patrick Schamasch, MD, Medical & Scientific Director, International Olympic Committee

8:45 – 10:00 A.M.

Great Expectations: The Future Wave of Orthopaedic Innovation
Leading orthopaedic experts review the greatest scientific advances and technologies that have dramatically changed the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of orthopedic disorders over the past two decades. They will also discuss the next wave of innovation expected in the coming years that will allow doctors to better treat their patients. The contrast between technologies of today and the projected medical miracles will highlight the importance of continued innovation.

Moderator: David Cassak, Elsevier Business Intelligence

Peter Brooks, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Joe Darling, President, ConMed Linvatec
David Jensen, President, Acumed
Jeffrey MCaulley, President, Reconstruction, Zimmer
Richard Parker, MD


10:00 – 11:15 A.M.

Joint Replacement State of the Art: Facts, Fictions, Futures
Leaders of the major orthopaedic device companies review the market dynamics of new technologies leading to more patients getting hip and knee procedures at younger ages and its implication on healthcare. A look at all of the materials being tested and used, computer-enhanced design for orthopaedic accuracy of each replacement and reasons for the move to overseas testing of new products.

Moderator: David Cassak, Elsevier Business Intelligence

Naseem Amin, Chief Scientific Officer, Advanced Medical Devices, Smith & Nephew
Andrew Ekdahl, Worldwide President, DePuy Reconstruction
Maurice Ferré, MD, Chief Executive Officer, MAKO Surgical
Mark Froimson, MD, President, Euclid Hospital
Gregory Gilot, MD, Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Weston
William Petty, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Exactech

11:15 – 11:35 A.M. Break

11:35 A.M. – 12:45 P.M. Concussion Detection & Management in Sports
Temporary traumatic brain injuries and their potential for serious long-term problems are now changing amateur and professional sports. Top concussion experts describe various devices now being put in place to protect athletes from injury

Moderator: Scott Simon, NPR

Jay Alberts, PhD, Center for Neurological Restoration, Cleveland Clinic
Art Chou, Senior Vice President, Rawlings Sporting Goods
Rick Figler, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Bill Moreau, Managing Director, Sports Medicine Clinics, U.S. Olympics Committee
Chris Nowinski, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at
Boston University School of Medicine; President, Sports Legacy Institute
Elliott Pellman, MD, Medical Director, NFL

12:45 – 2:15 P.M.

Lunch: Founders Ballroom

Welcome: Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson

Fireside chat with
Omar Ishrak, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic

The Chief Executive Officer of one of the world’s premier medical innovation companies will discuss his perspectives on the global healthcare environment. In his remarks and in a one-on-one conversation with National Public Radio’s Scott Simon, Mr. Ishrak will share his perspectives on significant global opportunities, overcoming barriers to access, and innovative approaches to addressing worldwide healthcare needs.

Moderated by: Scott Simon

2:15 -3:15 P.M.

Investing in Orthopaedic Technologies
Join leading experts to discuss investment perspectives in orthopaedics.

Moderator: Tom Salemi, Elsevier Business Intelligence

Teo Forcht Dagi, MD, HLM Ventures
Doug Kelly, MD, General Partner, Alloy Ventures
Justin Klein, Partner, New Enterprise Associates
David Roman, Vice President, Global Investment Research, Medical Devices, Goldman Sachs Group
Jonathan Schaffer, MD, Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Anthony Viscogliosi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Small Bone Innovations

3:15 -3:45 P.M.

CEO One-on-One

Moderator: David Ewing Duncan

Jeffrey Binder, Chief Executive Officer, Biomet

In the relatively short time since its founding in 1977, Biomet has grown to be an international leader in orthopaedic technologies with $2.5 billion in annual sales in approximately 90 countries. Mr. Binder has been a leading voice in advocating joint replacement procedures as a form of preventive care to prevent the personal pain and high health costs associated with osteoarthritis. Mr. Binder will share his perspectives on
the future of orthopaedics in a conversation with award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan.

3:45 -4:00 P.M.

Break

4:00 P.M.

Raffle Drawing: First of Two. One Medical Innovation Summit attendee will be selected at random to win a trip for two to Ireland. Must be present to win! Cleveland Clinic Employees are not eligible.

4:00 – 5:15 P.M.

Concurrent Sessions

- IBM Watson and the Future of Medicine
In the months since Watson's brief TV career, Dr. David Ferrucci and his team of researchers have been working to enhance the capabilities of Watson's Deep Question Answering technology for the area of medicine. Watson is moving beyond a single-sentence question to allow for analyzing rich case scenarios considering many independent factors. Dr. Ferrucci will demonstrate a new application that uses multi-step inference chaining, evidence building and collaborative dialog to deliver powerful decision support.

Moderator: Martin Harris, MD, Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Clinic

Mike Barborak, Manager, Natural Language Engineering and Frameworks, IBM
Eric Brown, PhD, Research Staff Member and Senior Manager, IBM Research
David Ferrucci, PhD, Vice President and Principal Investigator, DeepQA/Watson Project, IBM Research
Eric Jelovsek, MD, Education Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Neil Mehta, MD, Education Institute, Cleveland Clinic
James Stoller, MD, Chair, Education Institute, Cleveland Clinic
James Young, MD, Executive Dean, Education Institute, Cleveland Clinic

- Inflammation & Environment in Orthopaedic Disease
The role of inflammation on cartilage damage in arthritis and orthopaedic disease had been unclear, but significant progress has been made in recent years to assess its impact. Experts describe molecular pathways, drug therapies, and other research avenues that are leading to new treatment options.

Moderator: Pat Fortune, PhD, Senior General Manager, Cleveland Clinic Innovations

Abby Abelson, MD, Chair, Rheumatologic and Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic
David Ewing Duncan
Jeff Hersh, MD, PhD, Senior Medical Director, GE Healthcare
Elaine Husni, MD, Staff, Rheumatologic and Immunologic Disease

- Regenerative Medicine: Overcoming Challenges to Replace, Repair, or Promote Tissue Regeneration
Corporate leaders of leading edge companies provide their unique insights on how regenerative medicine will change how orthopaedic injuries are treated.

Moderator: Tom Salemi

Frank Barry, PhD, Scientific Director Remedi
Dan Grande, PhD, Orthopaedic Research, North-Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
George Muschler, MD, Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Mitch Seyedin, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, ISTO
Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD, DSc, Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Bruce Stroever, President and Chief Executive Officer, Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Laurence Tarrant, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer and Founder, Histogenics

- Innovating on a Deadline: Breakthrough Orthopaedic Technology in a Short-Cycle Environment
Experts describe tactics needed for success in today's market, including being prepared to meet tighter FDA approval regulations, showing a differentiation from what already exists, having surgeons on board, addressing the economics of orthopedic surgery, and showing advantages for patient care.

Moderator: David Cassak

Wael Barsoum, MD, Orthopaedics, Cleveland Clinic
Kenneth Greene, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Clyde Pratt, Chief Executive Officer, Kinamed, Inc.
Brady Shirley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Innovative Medical Device Solutions
Dennis Stripe, Chief Executive Officer, OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
Richard Wesorick, Partner, Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP

5:15 – 5:45 P.M. Networking Opportunity

6:00 – 9:00 P.M. Networking Reception and Dinner
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Musical Entertainment: Skin & Bones



Wednesday October 31ST - Back To Top

7:00 – 9:00 A.M. Registration

7:00 – 8:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast

7:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Exhibits Open
2nd and 3rd Floors

8:00 – 8:35 A.M.

CEO One-on-One
Moderator: David Ewing Duncan, Author & Journalist

David Dvorak, Chief Executive Officer, Zimmer

8:35-9:35 A.M.

New Imaging Modalities shaping Orthopaedics

Moderator: David Cassak

Tom Gentile, President & Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Systems, General Electric
Joseph Iannotti, MD, PhD
Tsuneo Imai, Senior Director and General Manager, Healthcare Solutions, Canon
Robert Morocco, Chief Executive Officer, Orthoscan
Greg Sorensen, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Healthcare North America
Hamid Tabatabaie, Chief Executive Officer, lifeIMAGE
Luc Thijs, President, AGFA Healthcare
Carl Winalski, MD, Diagnostic Radiology, Cleveland Clinic

9:35-9:50 A.M. Break

9:50-11:00 A.M.

Unlocking Value from Big Data

Moderator: David Ewing Duncan

Ashley Dombkowski, PhD, Chief Business Officer, 23 and me
David Ferrucci, PhD, Group Manager, Semantic Analysis and Integration, IBM Research
Jeffrey Gruen, MD, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Martin Harris, MD
Steve McHale, Chief Executive Officer, Explorys
Mark Smith, MD, Director, MedStar Institute for Innovation

11:00 A.M.

Raffle Drawing: Second Drawing. One Medical Innovation Summit attendee will be selected at random to win a trip for two to Ireland. Must be present to win! Cleveland Clinic Employees are not eligible.

11:00 A.M. – 12:15 P.M. "Top 10" Medical Innovations for 2013
Cleveland Clinic's Top 10 list of breakthrough technologies for the coming year has become an international sensation. Join us again as Dr. Mike Roizen and a panel of ten of the Clinic's physician leaders roll out these much anticipated selections.

Moderators:
James Merlino, MD, Chief Patient Experience Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Michael Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic

12:15 – 2:00 P.M.

Lunch: Founders Ballroom

CEO One-on-One
Jeff Smisek, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines

Moderator: Diane Eastabrook, Correspondent, Nightly Business Report

2:00 – 2:15 P.M. Wrap Up
Joseph Hahn, MD, Chief of Staff, Cleveland Clinic




Abby Abelson, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Jay Alberts, PhD

Cleveland Clinic

Naseem Amin, MD
Chief Scientific Officer, Smith & Nephew

Mike Barborak
IBM

Wael Barsoum, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Jeffrey Binder
Chief Executive Officer, Biomet

Peter Brooks, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Eric Brown, PhD
IBM

James Capretta
Ethics & Public Policy Center

Dick Cheney
Former U.S. Vice President

Kevin Lobo
Chief Executive Officer, Stryker

Art Chou
Rawlings Sporting Goods

David Cutler, PhD
Harvard University

Teo Forcht Dagi, MD
HLM Venture Partners

Joe Darling
President, ConMed Linvatec

Ashley Dombkowski, PhD
23 and me

Brian Donley, MD
Cleveland Clinic

David Ewing Duncan
Author & Journalist

David Dvorak
Chief Executive Officer, Zimmer

Andrew Ekdahl
Worldwide President, DePuy

Maurice Ferré, MD
Chief Executive Officer, MAKO Surgical

David Ferrucci, PhD
IBM

Rick Figler, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Mark Froimson, MD
Euclid Hospital

Tom Gentile
Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Systems, General Electric

Gregory Gilot, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Thomas Graham, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Daniel Grande, PhD
North Shore, Long Island Jewish Health System

Kenneth Greene, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Jeffrey Gruen
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Martin Harris, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Elaine Husni, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Joseph Iannotti, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic

Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Retired NBA

Tsuneo Imai
Canon USA

Omar Ishrak, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic

David Jensen
President, Acumed

Doug Kelly, MD
Alloy Ventures

Justin Klein, MD
New Enterprise Associates

Viktor Krebs, MD
Cleveland Clinic
James Merlino, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Jeffrey McCaulley
Zimmer

Steve McHale
Chief Executive Officer, Explorys

David Meeker, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Genzyme

Dane Miller, PhD
Biomet

Bill Moreau
U.S. Olympic Committee

Robert Moritz
Chairman and Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Robert Morocco
Chief Executive Officer, Orthoscan

George Muschler, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Richard Parker, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Elliot Pellman, MD
Former Medical Director, NFL

William Petty, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Exactech

Clyde Pratt
Chief Executive Officer, Kinamed

Harry Rein
Foundation Medical Partners

Michael Roizen, MD
Cleveland Clinic

David Roman
Goldman Sachs Group

Jonathan Schaffer, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Patrick Schamasch, MD
International Olympic Committee

Mark Schickendantz, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Dave Scott
U.S. Triathlete

Mitch Seyedin, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, ISTO

Kevin Sharer
Chief Executive Officer, Amgen

Brady Shirley
Chief Executive Officer, IMDS

Jeff Shuren, MD
Food & Drug Administration

Sue Siegel
Chief Executive Officer, healthymagination

Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD, DSc
Cleveland Clinic

Scott Simon
NPR

Jeffrey Smisek
Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines

Mark Smith, MD
MedStar Institute for Innovation

Gregory Sorensen, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Healthcare

Dennis Stripe
Chief Executive Officer, OrthoHelix

Bruce Stroever
Chief Executive Officer, Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

Hamid Tabatabaie
Chief Executive Officer, lifeIMAGE

Laurence Tarrant, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Histogenics

Luc Thijs
President, AGFA Healthcare

Anthony Viscogliosi
Chief Executive Officer, Small Bone Innovations

Richard Wesorick
Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino

Carl Winalski, MD
Cleveland Clinic


March, 2012: Cleveland Clinic Innovations Newsletter Lead the Way

VIEW HERE


October 4, 2011 The Washington Post
Immelt: 'Our job is to make our ideas his ideas'
Immelt likes equations almost as much as I like graphs. For health care, it's "cost = usage x price(inflation)." Implication: To tackle cost, you either need to get usage down, by making people healthier or restricting access, or get prices down, either through price controls or innovation.

October 3, 2011 Industry Week
FDA Regulations Stifle Medical Device Innovation
The rate of medical innovation in the United States has fallen behind global competitors as manufacturers and investors struggle to work through inefficient regulatory processes, said medical industry and manufacturing leaders speaking at a Cleveland Clinic conference Oct. 3.

October 2, 2011 Cleveland.com
Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit opens Monday
It's a gathering of technology, medicine and business that over the years has grown in international stature. Now in its ninth year, the assemblage will include machine matching wits with man and various arms of industry associations and competing businesses appearing -- in some cases, for the first time -- side by side.

November 10, 2010  Cleveland.com
The mobile healthcare revolution: better innovation, better solutions, better value, better health: William A. Hawkins III

November 6, 2010  blogspot.com
2010 Medical Innovation Summit
Attendee perspective

November 5, 2010 The Today Show, NBC
Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2011
Dr. Roshini Raj talks to TODAY's Ann Curry about some groundbreaking medical innovations for 2011, including drugs for cancer, hepatitis and multiple sclerosis

November 3, 2010 The Plain Dealer
Cleveland Clinic announces its top 10 medical innovations of the year
A radioactive dye that can detect and highlight brain plaques that signal Alzheimer's disease is the medical innovation of the year, chosen from more than 90 candidates by physicians at the Cleveland Clinic.

November 3, 2010 Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo
Eli Lilly Tackles Diabetes


The number of Americans with diabetes is expected to double or triple by 2050, with John Lechleiter, Eli Lilly chairman and CEO. .

November 3, 2010 The Plain Dealer
Lilly CEO Calls for a 'Wave of Invention' to Reduce the Toll of Diabetes


Lechleiter Addresses the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit

November 1, 2010 Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo
Stryker in Focus


Can biotech, pharma and device companies devise an innovative response to the diabetes epidemic and profit at the same time? Stryker CEO Steve MacMillan, discusses the topic with CNBC.

November 1, 2010 The Plain Dealer
2010 Medical Innovation Summit


Meeting to focus on need and opportunity of obesity, diabetes

September 21, 2010 Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Jeffrey Friedman Receives Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation announced today that Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator Jeffrey M. Friedman of Rockefeller University and Douglas Coleman of The Jackson Laboratory will share the 2010 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award.

July 7, 2010 MedCity News
Cleveland Clinic Innovations starts next decade with 33 companies
Cleveland Clinic Innovations - the corporate venturing arm of the nation’s top heart hospital - is entering its second decade with a first-of-its-kind venture ranking, a brand-new incubator building and a growing portfolio of spin-out companies.

June 25, 2010 MedCity News
Health IT’s a hot property at Cleveland Clinic Innovations
Health information technology is hot at Cleveland Clinic Innovations, these days.

June 21, 2010 MedCity News
Cleveland Clinic named to top corporate healthcare venturing list
Cleveland Clinic Innovations is the only corporate venture division on the list associated with a major academic medical center.

February 22, 2010 General Electric
Bringing World Class Innovation to Market
Marc Harrison MD Chief Medical Operations Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Chris Coburn, Executive Director of Innovations, Cleveland Clinic

December 5, 2009 The Jerusalem Post
Israeli Mini-Sleep Lab Cited
An Israeli-developed "miniature sleep lab" worn on the wrist and one finger to diagnose and identify the source of sleep problems has been named one of the 10 best medical innovations for 2010 by the Cleveland Clinic, one of the best-known medical facilities in the world.

October 08, 2009 Forbes
Medicine's Big Bottleneck
If healthcare companies and the U.S. government do not tread carefully, concerns about the cost of developing and providing treatments could derail medical innovation. That was the consensus among top industry and regulatory figures yesterday during speeches and interviews at the Medical Innovations Summit at the Cleveland Clinic.

October 08, 2009 Nasdaq
Doctors, Drug Executives Say Reform Won't Cure healthcare's Ills
Many attendees at the Cleveland Clinic's annual summit agreed that the latest reform proposals would help expand health-insurance coverage. But they're skeptical that reform, as outlined in legislation seen as having the best chance of passage, will directly lead to more efficient delivery of healthcare or to controlling soaring costs.

October 07,2009 The Plain Dealer
Cleveland Clinic summit names Top 10 medical innovations predicted for 2010
That's how it came to biomedical engineer Jay Alberts, whose research into treating Parkinson's Disease symptoms is being recognized today by the Cleveland Clinic as one of the Top 10 medical innovations for 2010.

October 07, 2009 The Wall Street Journal
Pharma CEOs: Tax Soda, Cap Malpractice, Pay for Prevention
Schering-Plough CEO Fred Hassan called for taxes on sugary soft drinks, and argued for higher payments from people with unhealthy behavior. "I feel if they're adding to the cost of the system, there has to be a level of responsibility," Hassan (pictured) said. (Here's more on the soda-tax debate, and on Coca-Cola's plan to put a calorie-count on the front of its packages.)

October 07, 2009 News Channel 5
Video Footage

October 07, 2009 AstraZeneca
Improving the prognosis: cancer cures through innovation
CEO, David Brennan, delivered a speech titled "Improving the prognosis: cancer cures through innovation" at the 2009 Medical Innovation Summit, a major industry conference run by the internationally renowned Cleveland Clinic.

October 06, 2009 MedCity News
Reporter's notebook: Cleveland Clinic's 2009 Medical Innovation Summit
Many of the diagnostics, drugs, devices and biologics don't cure cancer. Rather, these treatments enable cancer patients to manage their illnesses, sometimes for days or months, and other times, for years or even decades.

October 06, 2009 The Wall Street Journal
Schering CEO Warns Of Loss Of Innovation In Drug Cos' Deals
A cash crunch among smaller drug developers has created more buying opportunities for large pharmaceutical companies, but Schering-Plough Corp.'s (SGP) leader says that's not always good for medical innovation.

October 06, 2009 The Wall Street Journal
IBM CEO Sees Big Opportunity In Health-Care Technology >IBM
The chief executive of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) sees a huge business opportunity in making the U.S. health-care system more efficient. "Someone is going to drive incredible progress," IBM Chief Executive Sam Palmisano told a conference on medical innovation at the Cleveland Clinic Tuesday. "Someone is going to unlock this incredible economic opportunity. And I suggest, why shouldn't it be us?"

October 06, 2009 IBM
A smarter healthcare system: its time has come
I'm also humbled-as I look out on a room filled with such extraordinary depth and breadth of expertise... and then think about speaking on a topic in which I am decidedly not an expert. Fortunately, my company has many who are. IBM has deep involvement in your world, on at least three different levels.

October 05, 2009 Medical Device Daily
Summit expected to have 'all the ingredients' for unique gathering
The 7th annual Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit which begins today, will have "all the ingredients" for a truly unique gathering, Chris Coburn told Medical Device Daily. Coburn, the executive director of CCF Innovations - the technology arm of the Cleveland Clinic - expects this year's meeting to be "terrific" for first-time attendees as well as those who have attended the event since its 2003 beginning. As in past years, the summit is taking place at the InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center.

October 01, 2009 CNBC
IBM CEO, FDA Commissioner and Top Leaders at Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit
The Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit is unprecedented in healthcare. It draws 900 decision-makers from throughout the industry for a three-day dialogue on the future of innovation. At a time of fundamental change in the healthcare system, this gathering will examine the newest cancer-fighting technologies as well as what the future prospects are for innovation in a post-reform era.

July 01, 2009 Medical Design
One-stop, real-time networking, and more
You shouldn't miss the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit - that's my unsolicited, unbiased opinion. The Summit is truly a rare opportunity to learn firsthand from medical-device executives, researchers, investors, surgeons, and even the FDA commissioner herself. Attendees also can witness a live robotic-assisted single-port kidney removal and treatment of a brain tumor using a hypothermic device.

June 25, 2009 Crain's Cleveland Business
Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit to focus on cancer
Cancer therapies and diagnostics, including enhanced drug developments and the consumer market for genetic testing, will be at the center of the Cleveland Clinic's 7th Annual Medical Innovation Summit, set for Oct. 5-7.


 

Intro and Welcome

 

Returing to Work Repairing Athletic

 

Orthopaedics: Bull or Bear Market

 

CEO One on One Lobo

 

Swifter, Higher, Stronger

 

Great Expectations: The Future Wave of Orthopaedics

 

Joint Replacement State of the Art Facts

 

Fireside Chat with Omar Ishrak

 

Investing in Orthopaedic Technologies

 

CEO One on One Binder

 

IBM Watson and the Future of Medicine

 

Regenerative Medicine Overcoming Challenges to Replace, Repair, or Promote Tissue Regeneration

 

Innfammation & Environment in Orthopaedic Disease

 

Innovating on a Deadline: Breakthrough Orthopeadic Technology

 

CEO One on One Dvorak

 

New Imaging Modailities Shaping

 

Unlocking Value From Big Data

 

Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2013

 

One on One with Mark Bergsrud

 

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