Conference Overview
The 2009 Medical Innovation Summit will provide unparalleled insight into the newest innovations in cancer therapeutics, diagnostics and disease management systems. As medical innovation is on the threshold of an exciting new era, the pace of innovation is accelerating and physicians and companies are converging on the same solution, from different vantage points. Industry segments are consolidating, leading to the application of new technology across clinical specialties and industry segments. As a result of these changes, the approach to managing medical innovation from the business as well as the clinical side is changing.

The 2009 Medical Innovation Summit will bring these changes into focus for investors, innovators, companies and clinicians with a focus on the latest developments in Cancer. The agenda will give every attendee the opportunity to gain an in-depth view of the innovation process, hear analyst’ views of the sector, learn more about the current market and explore future directions for medical innovation.

Internationally recognized speakers will discuss:

• New Technology in Cancer – the Key Issues
• The Grand Challenges in Contemporary Cancer Treatment and Biology
• The Market for Consumer Genotyping in Oncogenomics
• A Smarter Healthcare System: Its Time Has Come
• The Revolution in Radiotherapy Technology
• Corporate Venturing in a Time of Innovation and Capital Shortfalls
• Maximizing Innovation in Pharma: Go It Alone, Collaborate or Acquire?
• Enabling New Technologies and New Therapies
• Meeting the Expectations of Innovation, Standards of Care and Society for New Therapies
• Five Ways Health Care Reform Will Change Your Life as an Innovator

Panel Sessions
Business executives, engineers and physicians responsible for bringing breakthrough products to market will present interactive panel sessions on the latest medical innovations, new technology created through interdisciplinary collaboration and the trend toward convergence across traditional boundaries.

Venture Capitalist Panel; Living Case Studies
CEOs from medical innovation companies will provide an in-depth, personal look at the innovation process, from development through design, financing and manufacturing to marketing and advertising. Attendees will hear the experts perspective on business issues and challenges, market conditions, exciting future directions for innovation and developing the relationships that lead to successful commercialization.

Live Surgery
Surgeons from the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute will perform leading-edge surgeries, featuring the latest in Oncology Innovations. Attendees will view the surgeries on multiple screens in an interactive, state-of-the-art conference center that maximizes the learning experience.

The Venue
Cleveland Clinic, one of the world’s premier centers for academic medicine and medical innovation, is proud to host the 2009 Medical Innovation Summit at the InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center October 5-7, 2009. Summit attendees, presenters and clinicians are invited to the opening gala at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland’s historic University Circle area.