April 12-14, 2010
Plastics in Medical Devices 2010 Conference
Sponsored in part by the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron
LaCentre Conference & Banquet Facility
Westlake, OH 44145
Registration and conference details are available at http://www.plasticsinmedicaldevices.com
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The Plastics in Medical Devices 2010 Conference, focusing on how plastics are enabling the design and development of advanced medical devices, is April 12-14, at LaCentre Conference Center in Westlake.
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron is a supporting sponsor of the event, which aims to bring together all segments of the supply chain – polymer and equipment suppliers, product designers, plastics processors, medical device makers and pharmaceutical company end users – under one roof. The event is a view of the potential for commercialization at the intersection of biomaterials and medicine.
The conference starts at 1 p.m., Monday, April 12, with a pair of concurrent workshops. One session targets those new to the healthcare market who are eager to learn what is involved, while the other will help designers and engineers make the right polymer choices when developing injection molded medical devices.
The remaining two days will feature more than 30 presenters from such firms as AstraZeneca, Cleveland Clinic, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson and a host of designers, plastics processors and suppliers.
Plastics News Global Group of Crain Communications Inc. organizes the event, which was held for the past three years in Brussels, Belgium.
Registration and conference details are available at http://www.plasticsinmedicaldevices.com.
January 20, 2010
Synergy Seminar: “Surgical Site Infections (SSIs): Trying to Out-fox Mother Nature”
Presentation by Patrick Riley, M.D.
5 — 6 pm
Akron Children's Hospital
Considine Auditorium
One Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44310
To register: e-mail tdonohue@abiakron.org or phone 330-572-7548
Download Synergy Seminar Flyer [PDF] for more information
December 16, 2009
Synergy Seminar: “Quantitative Bioimaging for Pathology: Should Practicing Physicians Care or is it Better Suited for Star Trek?”
Presentation by Matthew L. Becker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron
5 — 6 pm
Goodyear Polymer Center, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Auditorium
The University of Akron
To register: e-mail tdonohue@abiakron.org or phone 330-572-7548
Download Synergy Seminar Flyer [PDF] for more information
November 18, 2009
Synergy Seminar: Segmental Bone Defects: A Significant Clinical Problem in Need of a Solution
Presentation by Scott Weiner, M.D., Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Summa Health System
5 — 6 pm
Idabelle Firestone Auditorium (41 Arch Street, Akron, OH)
Summa Health System
To register: e-mail tdonohue@abiakron.org or phone 330-572-7548
Download Synergy Seminar Flyer [PDF] for more information
September 23, 2009
Watanakunahorn Lecture: "Infections of the Newborn"
Presented by Patrick G. Gallagher, M.D., F.A.A.P., Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine.
Noon
Harry Meshel Hall, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, (NEOUCOM)
For more information: contact Carole Harwood at 330-325-6675, charwood@neoucom.edu
July 17, 2009
Webinar: Introduction to Medical Device Research and Making the Risk Determination
Presented by PRIM&R and designed by the Food and Drug Administration — focusing on basic information that members of institutional review boards (IRBs) should know about medical device research including sponsor and clinical investigator responsibilities.
Sponsored by the Center for Clinical Trials at The BioInnovation Institute in Akron and Summa Health System's
Office of Research Administration
1:00 — 2:30 pm
Raymond C. Firestone Auditorium, Professional Center South, 55 Arch St., Akron City Hospital Campus of Summa Health System
For more information: contact Donna Hinkle at 330-375-3949
June 26, 2009
Breakfast Seminar: FDA Regulatory Compliance & Intellectual Property Overview for Biomedical Applications
Presented by Chris Vacca and Frank Falcione of CHS Business Associates LLC; and Brian Kenny of Benesch Attorneys at Law.
Sponsored by BioOhio, CHS Business Associates LLC; Benesch Attorneys at Law; and the Biotechnology Science Department at Lakeland Community College.
7:30 — 9:00 am
Mooreland — Oviatt Room, Lakeland Community College
To register call: 440-525-7303 or e-mail: WDCE@lakelandcc.edu
June 18, 2009 — September 17, 2009
Webinar: Researcher Commercialization — Unique Online Course on Successfully Commercializing Research Activity
Presented by National Institutes of Health Office of Technology Transfer, National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer.
This 11-lecture course is free, but registration is required. To register go to http://researchercourse.ncet2backoffice.org/