Fwd: 2008 US-Taiwan HighTech Forum: IP & Regulation in Medical Device Development
tammy hong
> From: Hsing-Yi Jan <hsi...@gmail.com>
> This year's US-Taiwan High-Tech Forum (UTHF) aims to
> promote the innovation
> in medical devices and has a theme on "Intellectual
> Property and Government
> Regulation in Medical Devices Development". The
> objective of this conference
> is to promote the importance of overcoming legal and
> regulatory bottlenecks
> in the development of medical devices.
>
> This conference provides an overview of medical device
> Intellectual Property
> (IP) and government regulations as well as discussion in
> the most recent
> legal and regulatory issues. Topics covered include an
> overview of IP
> protection, freedom to operate, registration requirements,
> new medical
> device regulations, and strategies for how to expedite the
> registration
> process. Topics also include an overview of cardiovascular
> devices clinical
> development programs.
>
>
> Below please find the 2008 UTHF program. Please help with
> the event
> promotion among your friends and colleagues.
> Best regards,
> Hsing-Yi
> President, NATEA-SV 2008
>
>
> 2008 US-Taiwan HighTech Forum: IP and Regulation in Medical
> DEvice
> Development
> Date: November 8, 2008
> Time: 8:30AM - 4:10PM
> Venue: Marriott, Santa Clara @ @ 2700 Mission College Blvd,
> Santa Clara, CA
> 95054
>
> Fee: $40 for general public | $30 for NATEA member | $20
> for Student (lunch
> / parking included)
> $10 discount for registration by 11/6/2008
>
> For further details and registration: http://www.uthf.org
>
>
> PROGRAM
> November 8 (Saturday) Conference Program
> 8:30 am ~ 9:30 am
> Registration and Networking
> 9:30 am ~ 9:35 am Opening Remark:
> Joseph Yang, Ph.D., Director, STD/TECO
>
> 9:35 am ~ 9:50 am
> Introduction / Overview: Yue-Teh Jang, Ph.D., General
> Partner, The Vertical
> Group
>
> 9:50 am ~ 10:35 am
> Medical Device IP: Michael Farn, Ph.D., JD, Partner,
> Fenwick and West
>
> 10:35 am ~ 11:20 am
> IP Protection / Freedom to Operate: Song Zhu, Ph.D., J.D.,
> Squire, Sanders &
> Dempsey L.L.P.
>
> 11:20 am ~11:40 am : Coffee Break
>
> 11:40 am ~ 12:30 am
> Panel Discussion: Medical Device IP
>
> 12:30 pm ~ 1:30 pm Lunch (included in the
> registration)
>
> 1:30 pm ~ 2:15 pm
> Regulatory Overview: Nancy Lince\', President,
> Lince¡¦ consulting
>
> 2:15 pm ~ 3:00 pm
> Overview of Cardiovascular Device Clinical Development
> Program:
> Dennis McHugh, Managing Director, Bailer Research Inc
>
> 3:00 pm ~ 3:15 pm Coffee Break
>
> 3:15 pm ~ 4:10 pm
> Panel discussion:
> Clinical Development and Government Regulatory