Medtec Ireland event to hit Galway in September

Medtec Ireland 2009 is set to take place in Galway on 23-24 September and will provide medical device manufacturers with information about government funding strategies.

Medical device manufacturing professionals who want to know about relevant government funding strategies for research and development (R and D), venture capital funding, regulatory frameworks and next-generation technology trends should attend the two-day event.

Abnovo's Mika Reinikainen will chair the conference on day one, while Prof John H Linehan, professor of bioengineering at McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, will chair the second day.

The conference schedule also features an exclusive 'road map' that will guide delegates in the development of medical devices and diagnostics - where the aim is to enlighten delegates about the realities and opportunities presented by the commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic devices.

There is also a choice of four day-long workshops offering insights into: Process Validation - Solutions and Strategies - Validation Requirements, Sampling Plans and Validation Change Control; Managing Challenges in the Supply Chain - Supplier Controls, Purchasing Controls, Managing the Supply Chain, and Risk in the Supply Chain; Quality Systems - Building a System that Balances Business and Compliance; and Testing for Increased Reliability Throughout Product Life Cycle.

Dr Ruth Freeman from the Science Foundation Ireland and Colm Reilly of PA Consulting will be presenting their thoughts on the best ways to secure R and D funding; and Seamus O'Hara of Seroba Kernel Life Sciences and Dr Joe Mason from Delta Partners will look at venture capital funding.

Sharon Frank from Johnson and Johnson company Cordis will discuss a regulatory framework for medical devices and, interestingly, strategies for managing intellectual property rights will be covered by Noel Akers from N J Akers and Co.

The 'road map of medical device innovations' sessions will be broached by Novate Medical's Gordon Crowley, Teleflex Medical's Gary Fahey, Gambro Dialysatoren's Michael Schaefer, GxP Systems' Lorraine Corcoran and Stephen McCabe, and Aerogen's Brendan Hogan - and a selection of these experts will also be presenting the workshop sessions alongside Avarent's Thomas Dzierozynski and Georgia Tech Ireland's Dr Finbar Dolan.

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