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2011 Medical Innovation Summit


State of the Heart: Cardiovascular Technologies

Join the industry's most distinguished leaders at the 9th Annual Medical Innovation Summit. Take advantage of our exciting lineup of speakers, panel discussions, interactive surgical procedures and clinical presentations to learn about the latest trends in medical innovation and what they mean to you. The Summit provides an unrivaled perspective on the newest medical technologies and the financial drivers behind those innovations. It is dedicated to providing singular insights, networking opportunities and actionable take away for all participants.

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  • MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011

    2:00 P.M.

    Welcome

    Delos "Toby" Cosgrove, MD
    Chief Executive Officer and President
    Cleveland Clinic

    Thomas Graham, MD
    Chair, Innovations, Cleveland Clinic

    2:15 P.M.

    Cardiovascular Care's Most Pressing Challenges
    Bruce Lytle, MD

    Chair, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic

     

    Perspectives from the Top of Industry

    Moderator: Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC

    Leaders of some of the most influential organizations in healthcare provide their unique outlook on the current challenges and strengths of the healthcare industry, the climate for innovation, where we are, and where we are headed.

     

     

     

     

    Ursula Burns, Chief Executive Officer, Xerox
    Delos "Toby" Cosgrove, MD
    Harry Rein, General Partner, Foundation Medical Partners
    John Sheets, PhD, Senior Vice President, Corporate Research, Boston Scientific
    Dan Starks, Chief Executive Officer, St. Jude Medical


    3:45 P.M.

    The 2012 Elections and its Effect on Innovation

    Moderator: Paul Begala, Political Analyst and Commentator, CNN and Columnist, Newsweek and The Daily Beast

    Rarely has medical innovation played such a central role in US elective politics. This bipartisan panel of top former elected officials and strategists will discuss how healthcare innovation will play out in the 2012 election and beyond.

    Ray Gilmartin, Harvard Business School

    Ezra Klein, Columnist, The Washington Post
    Gail Wilensky, PhD, Senior Fellow, Project HOPE

    4:45 P.M.

    The Grand Scientific Challenges in Cardiovascular Care

    A discussion on the key scientific challenges driving the world of cardiovascular care.

    Ferid, Murad, MD, PhD, Nobel Laureate and Professor, George Washington University

    5:15 - 6:30 P.M.

    Wine Tasting
    Welcome Reception

    6:30 P.M.

    Healthcare as a Pillar of Competitiveness
    Mr. Immelt will share how improving healthcare is central to future competitiveness. He will discuss the role of innovation in breaking through the barriers of cost, quality and access and share his thoughts on sustaining healthcare and innovation in meaningful ways. His comments will be followed with a conversation with Maria Bartiromo.

    Introduction: Delos "Toby" Cosgrove, MD

    Moderator: Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC

    Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Electric

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011

    7:00-8:00 A.M.

    Procedural Demonstrations

    Moderators:

    Nicholas Smedira, MD, Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic

    Murat Tuzcu, MD, Vice Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

    Attendees will see the latest innovations in LVAD Implantation and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements.

    Surgeons:

    Gonzalo Gonzales-Stawinski, MD, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

    Samir Kapadia, MD, Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic

    Randall Starling, MD, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

    Lars Svensson, MD, PhD, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

     

    8:00 -9:00 A.M.

    The Shifting Cardiovascular Medical Device Environment

    Moderator: Steve Sternberg, USA Today

    CEOs and executive leaders of the most important organizations in the cardiovascular device community, including the FDA, will discuss the state of device innovation and adoption.

    Bernard Lyons, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Direct Flow Medical

    Michael Mussallem, Chief Executive Officer, Edwards Lifesciences

    Ferolyn Powell, Divisional Vice President & General Manager, Structural Heart, Abbott Vascular

    Murat Tuzcu, MD, Vice Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

    Bram Zuckerman, MD, Director, Division of Cardiovascular Devices, US, Food and Drug Administration


    9:00-10:00 A.M.

    The State of Cardiovascular Drug Development

    Moderator: Roger Longman, Chief Executive Officer, Real Endpoints

    Leaders of the major pharmaceutical companies review the systematic breakthroughs in cardiovascular pharmacology and discuss how careful planning - not serendipity - has helped achieve significant advancements in the current treatment.

    Howard Hutchinson, MD, Chief Medical Officer, AstraZeneca

    Clive Meanwell, Chief Executive Officer, The Medicines Company

    Steven Nissen, MD, Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

    Michael Rosenblatt, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Merck

    John Smith, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Clinical Department and Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    10:00-10:15 A.M.

    Break

    10:15-11:15 A.M.

    Treating the Heart Failure Patient: New Technology, New Promise

    Moderator: Robert Bazell, Chief Science and Health Correspondent, NBC

    Heart failure remains the largest single disease in all of healthcare- chief executives and top clinicians examine new breakthrough therapies currently under development.

    Gary Burbach, Chief Executive Officer, Thoratec

    Eric Fain, MD, President, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division, St. Jude Medical

    Douglas Godshall,Chief Executive Officer, Heartware

    Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

    Pat Mackin, Senior Vice President, Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management, Medtronic

    Randall Starling, MD, Medical Director, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic

    11:15 A.M. -12:15 P.M.

    Peripheral Arterial Disease: New Innovations to Treat  a Growing Cohort

    Moderator: Michelle Cortez, Bloomberg

    Peripheral Artrerial Disease is considered a largely unaddressed disease market mostly due to the special challenges of fighting cardiovascular disease in the periphery. Top leaders in the field discusses the prospect for new breakthroughs.

    Dan Clair, MD, Chair, Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

    Robert "Chip" Hance, President, Abbott Vascular

    Tim Ring, Chief Executive Officer, CR Bard

    Campbell Rogers, MD,Chief Scientific Officer and Global Head, Research and Development, Cordis Corporation

    John Simpson, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Avinger

    12:15-1:35 P.M.

    Partnering for Biomedical Innovation: Starting the Dialogue

    Ian Read, Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer


    Biomedical innovation has improved human life and created wealth in our society, but there are challenges to ongoing innovation in medicine. The talk will examine these challenges and create an opportunity to start a dialogue among healthcare providers across the industry to evaluate how, together, we can earn the respect of society, alter policies to support ongoing medical innovation and collaborate to create more efficient ways to treat patients.

    1:40-2:40 P.M.

    Cardiovascular Investing: Compelling Opportunities or Aging Grand Dame?

    Moderator: Roger Longman

    Do investment opportunities in cardiovascular technology still provide sufficient return potential after more than half a century of active venture investing?

    Reinhard Ambros, PhD, Executive Director and Head, Novartis Venture Funds

    Mike Buck, Divisional Vice President, Abbott Ventures

    Marc Gillinov, MD, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

    John Maroney, General Partner, Delphi Ventures

    Jason Mills, Managing Director, Equity Research, Medical Devices, Canaccord Genuity

    Antoine Papiernik, Managing Partner, Sofinnova

    2:40 - 3:45 P.M.

    Ensuring the Innovation Balance: White Oak vs. Brussels

    Moderator: Robert Bazell

    The chief leaders of the three principle industry associations will engage top regulatory leaders to discuss the state of regulatory approval in the US and perceptions about greater flexibility in overseas markets.

    John Castellani, Chief Executive Officer, PhRMA
    Roy Greenberg, MD, Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
    James Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer, BIO
    Stephen Ubl, President, AdvaMed

    3:45-4:15 P.M.

    Revitalizing a Market-Leading Cardiac Franchise in a Time of Economic Challenge

    Omar Ishrak, Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic

    At a time when economic challenges and healthcare reform are impacting patients, payers, healthcare providers and device manufacturers alike, it is critical for stakeholders across the treatment continuum to work together to find solutions that improve efficiencies and reduce the cost of healthcare - all while delivering better therapeutic options to patients and their physicians. Mr. Ishrak will explore the significant unmet clinical needs that patients and their physicians face, and will make the case for why technology combined with an increased focus on economic value can revitalize the cardiac franchise.

    4:15-4:30 P.M.

    Break

    4:30-5:15 P.M.

    Beyond Jeopardy! The Implications of IBM's Watson

    Watson was built to rival human's ability to answer questions posed in natural language with speed, accuracy and confidence. The system passed its first test on Jeopardy!, beating the show's two greatest champions, but the real test will be in applying the underlying data management and analytics technology across industries like healthcare. Join us to see two of Cleveland Clinic's top cardiovascular clinicians challenge Watson and learn about future implications.

    Introduction: David Ferrucci, PhD, Principal Investigator, DeepQA/Watson Project, IBM Research

    Challenge Host: David Shepler, Jeopardy Challenge Program Manager, IBM

    Marc Gillinov, MD
    Steve Nissen, MD

    Watson, IBM

    5:15-6:15 P.M.

    Breakout Sessions

    Concurrent sessions will be held to allow a deep dive into cutting edge cardiovascular issues.

    - Cardiovascular's Special Regulatory Challenges

    Moderator: Howard Holstein, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

    A top regulatory consultant will moderate a focused discussion between venture capitalists, a top FDA leader and the head of Cleveland Clinic's clinical trial center on pending regulatory changes and their impact on the cardiovascular regulatory landscape.

    Jan Garfinkle, Managing Partner, Arboretum Ventures
    Michael Lincoff, MD, Vice Chairman, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
    Rebecca Robertson, Managing Director, Versant Ventures

    William Maisel, MD, Deputy Center Director, Sciences and CDRH Chief Scientist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

     

    - Regenerative Medicine: Is the Dream Becoming a Reality?

    Moderator: Stephen Ellis, MD, Invasive / Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic

    Top Executives of leading edge companies give their unique and upbeat perspectives on how regenerative medicine to treat the cardiovascular disease is a short step away from reality.

    Rahul Aras, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Juventas Therapeutics

    Andrea Hunt, MD, Vice President Regenerative Medicine, Baxter Healthcare

    Randall Mills, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Osiris Therapeutics

    Gil Van Bokkelen, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Athersys

    - Watson in Everyday Clinical Decision Making

    Moderator: Roger Longman

    The specifics of how systems like Watson will be put into daily use will be examined by IBM team leaders and two highly IT savvy Cleveland Clinic clinicians.

    Basit Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Senior Researcher, Clinical Transformation, Healthcare Analytics, IBM Research

    David Ferrucci, PhD
    Doug Johnston, MD, Staff Cardiac Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic
    William Morris, MD, Associate Staff Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic


    - Reimbursement: Innovation's Inner Self

    Moderator: Carol Harding, Senior Director, Supply Chain Innovations, Cleveland Clinic

    Reimbursement considerations are now core to the devlopment of any new product innovation. This session will examine reimbursement of new cardiovascular technologies from the patient, provider, company and government perspective.

    Moderator: Carol Harding, Senior Director Supply Chain Innovations, Cleveland Clinic

    Bonnie Handke, RN, Senior Director Reimbursement, Medtronic
    Sean Lyden, MD, Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
    Gwen Mayes, Executive Vice President, National Patient Advocate Foundation

    - Tour of Cleveland Clinic's Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC)

    GCIC Provides a state-of-the-art home for medical technology companies in all fields. Designed, built and equipped as one of the fist cardiovascular healthcare focused incubators in the U.S., GCIC delivers 50,000 square feet of prime, brand new space.


    6:30-9:00 P.M.

    Sunset Dinner Gala & Fireworks Display on the Lake Erie Shore

    The Shorby Club

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011

    7:30-8:30 A.M.

    Procedural Demonstrations

    Moderators:

    Bruce Lindsay, MD, Chair, Electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic

    Matthew Eagleton, MD, Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

    Attendees will see the latest innovations in Electrophysiology and Peripheral Arteral Disease Treatments.

    Surgeons:

    Daniel Clair, MD
    Mohamed Kanj, MD,
    Electophysiology, Cleveland Clinic
    Sean Lyden, MD
    Walid Saliba, MD
    , Electrophysiology, Cleveland Clinic
    Sunita Srivastava, MD, Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
    Oussama Wazni, MD, Electophysiology, Cleveland Clinic

     

     

    8:30-9:10 A.M.

    The Case for Smarter Medicine

    David Snow, Chief Executive Officer, Medco

    The prosepects for genuine, sustainable healthcare reform will hinge upon the extent to which innovation, including health information technology, is embraced and implemented system-wide. Mr. Snow will make the case that a truly "wired" healthcare system-the sort already established in the world of advanced pharmacy - has the potential to address issues of medication non-compliance, patient safety and significant imissions in care, leading the way from the current approach of "shotgun medicine" to a new world of precision medicine that can form the foundation for sustainable healthcare reform.

    9:10-10:10 A.M.

    Breakthroughs in Cardiovascular Imaging: Powerful New Insights; Strong Cost Pressures

    Moderator: Michelle Cortez

    Clinicians walk a fine line between reliance on ever-improving imaging technology and the cost of acquiring the added information. Join the debate with clinicians and industry executives as they calibrate these trade-offs and the future of cardiovascular imaging.

    Rory Hachamovitch,MD, Cardiovascular Imaging, Cleveland Clinic
    Douglas Hansell, MD
    ,Chief Medical Officer, Americas, GE Healthcare

    Scott Huennekens, Chief Executive Officer, Volcano

    Tom Marwick, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Imaging, Cleveland Clinic
    Bert van Meurs, General Manager, Interventional X-Ray, Philips Healthcare

    10:10-10:30 A.M.

    Break

    10:30-11:30 A.M.

    Investing in Healthcare IT: The Hottest Market in the Industry

    Moderator: Vi Schaffer, Research Vice President, Healthcare Providers, Gartner, Inc.

    IT is the hottest market in healthcare. Join these leading experts to discuss investment perspectives and hot new cardiovascular related IT technologies.

    Pat Fortune, PhD, Partner, Millennia Partners
    Martin Harris, MD, Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Clinic
    Mark Kvamme, Chief Investment Officer, JobsOhio
    Stephen McHale, Chief Executive Officer, Exporys
    John Reardon
    , Managing Partner, Trident Capital


    11:30 -12:30 P.M.

    Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2012

    Moderator: Michael Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic

    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.


    12:30-2:00 P.M.

    A Patient's Perspective on Cardiovascular Innovation

    Moderator: Bob Woodruff, ABC News Anchor

    At its most fundamental level, all innovation is about the patient. Please join us for a powerful exchange with one of the nation's best known heart failure patients. The session will include on of the Clinic's leading cardiac surgeons and will be moderated by a top journalist - himself a grateful Cleveland Clinic patient.

    Dick Cheney, Former US Vice President

    Medicare's Innovation Agenga: What's possible, what's likely and what will it mean to me?

    One of the most significant actions taken during this period of healthcare reform was the establishment of the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation at CMS. The leader of the center will discuss his perspectives on healthcare innovation and the role of the world's largest payor.

    Richard Gilfillan, MD, Acting Director, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation

     

    2:00 - 2:15 P.M.

    Wrap-Up and Adjournment
    Joseph Hahn, MD, Chief of Staff, Cleveland Clinic

  • Reinhard Ambros, PhD
    Novartis Venture Funds

    Rahul Aras, PhD
    CEO, Juventas

    Maria Bartiromo
    Correspondent, CNBC

    Robert Bazell
    Chief Science and Health Correspondent, NBC

    Paul Begala
    Media Correspondent

    Mike Buck
    Abbott Ventures

    Gary Burbach
    CEO, Thoratec Corporation

    Ursula Burns
    CEO, Xerox

    John Castellani
    CEO, PhRMA

    Basit Chaudhry, MD, PhD
    IBM

    Dick Cheney
    Former US Vice President

    Daniel Clair, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Michelle Cortez
    Bloomberg

    Matthew Eagleton, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Stephen Ellis, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Eric Fain, MD
    St. Jude Medical

    Matthew Ferguson
    Avinger

    David Ferrucci, PhD
    IBM

    Pat Fortune, PhD
    Millennia Partners

    Jan Garfinkle
    Arboretum Ventures

    Richard Gilfillan, MD
    Acting Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

    Marc Gillinov, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Raymond Gilmartin
    Merck

    Douglas Godshall
    CEO, Heartware

    Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Roy Greenberg, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    James Greenwood
    CEO, BIO

    Jeff Gruen, MD
    PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Rory Hachamovitch, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Robert "Chip" Hance
    President, Abbott Vascular

    Bonnie Handke
    Medtronic

    Douglas Hansell, MD
    GE Healthcare

    Carol Harding
    Cleveland Clinic

    Martin Harris, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Howard Holstein
    Hogan Lovells US LLP

    Scott Huennekens
    CEO, Volcano

    Andrea Hunt
    Baxter Healthcare

    Howard Hutchinson, MD
    CMO, AstraZeneca

    Jeffrey Immelt
    CEO, General Electric

    Omar Ishrak
    CEO, Medtronic

    Douglas Johnston, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Mohamed Kanj, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Samir Kapadia, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Ezra Klein
    The Washington Post

    Mark Kvamme
    JobsOhio

    William (BJ) Lehmann
    Athersys

    Michael Lincoff, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Bruce Lindsay, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Roger Longman
    CEO, Real Points

    Sean Lyden, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Bernard Lyons, PhD
    CEO, Direct Flow Medical

    Bruce Lytle, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Pat Mackin
    Medtronic

    William Maisel, MD
    FDA

    John Maroney
    Delphi Ventures

    Thomas Marwick, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Gwen Mayes
    National Patient Advocate Foundation

    Stephen McHale
    Explorys

    Clive Meanwell, MD, PhD
    CEO, The Medicines Company

    Jason Mills
    Canaccord Genuity

    William Morris, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Ferid Murad, MD, PhD
    Nobel Laureate

    Michael Mussallem
    CEO, Edwards Lifesciences

    Steven Nissen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Jake Orville
    CEO, Cleveland Heart Lab

    Antoine Papiernik
    Sofinovva Partners

    Ferolyn Powell
    Abbott Vascular

    Ian Read
    CEO, Pfizer

    John Reardon
    Trident Capital

    Harry Rein
    Foundation Medical Partners

    Tim Ring
    CEO, C.R. Bard

    Rebecca Robertson
    Versant Ventures

    Campbell Rogers, MD
    CSO, Cordis Corporation

    Michael Roizen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Michael Rosenblatt, MD
    CMO, Merck

    Walid Saliba, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Vi Shaffer
    Gartner, Inc.

    John Sheets, PhD
    Boston Scientific

    David Shepler
    IBM

    Nick Smedira, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    John Smith, MD, PhD
    Boehringer Ingelheim

    David Snow
    CEO, Medco

    Sunita Srivastava, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Daniel Starks
    CEO, St. Jude Medical

    Randall Starling, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Lars Svensson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Murat Tuzcu, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Stephen Ubl
    CEO, AdvaMed

    Bert van Meurs
    Philips Healthcare

    Oussama Wazni, MD
    Cleveland Clinic

    Gail Wilensky, PhD
    Project HOPE

    Bob Woodruff
    ABC News

    Bram Zuckerman
    Director, Division of Cardiovascular Devices, US FDA

  • 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.


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    2012 Elections and Its Effect on Innovation

     

    A Patients Perspective on Cardiovascular Innovation

     

    Breakout: Regenerative Medicine

     

    Grand Scientific Challenges in Cardio Care

     

    Healthcare as a Pillar of Competitiveness

     

    Innovations Welcome

     

    Investing Healthcare IT

     

    Partnering for Biomedical Innovation

     

    Peripheral Arterial Disease

     

    Procedural Demonstrations Tuesday

     

    Procedural Demonstrations Wednesday

     

    Revitalizing a Market-Leading Cardiac Franchise

     

    State of Cardiovascular Drug Development

     

    The Case For Smarter Medicine

     

    Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2012

     

    Treating the Heart Failure Patient

     

    Watson In Everyday Clinical Decision Making

     

    Reimbursement: Innovation's Inner Self

     

    Cardiovascular Investing

     

    Perspectives from the Top of Industry

     

    The Shifting Cardiovascular Medical Device Environment

     

    Ensuring the Innovation Balance

     

    Cardiovascular's Special Regulatory Challenges

     

    Breakthroughs in Cardiovascular Imaging