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IBF/LifeScience Alley MedTech Investing Conference Adds Ashley Boam, Acting Deputy Director for Science and Review Policy, Office of Device Evaluation, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn., and Massapequa, N.Y., March 18 /PRNewswire/ --
Conference organizer International Business Forum (IBF) and LifeScience Alley,
aMinneapolis trade association of medical device and other biotechnology
firms, today announced that Ashley Boam, Acting Deputy Director for Science
and Review Policy, Office of Device Evaluation at the Center for Devices and
Radiological Health at FDA, will join the lineup of speakers at the 7th Annual
MedTech Investing Conference (www.medtechconference.com) taking place at the
Radisson Plaza Hotel inMinneapolis, Minnesota.
Boam will be interviewed by legal/regulatory firm DuVal & Associates
President, Mark DuVal on the future of FDA's regulation of medical devices,
clinical trials and approval requirements. They will discuss how FDA's
changing requirements can impact the timeline to approval for medical devices
and how that could impact the amount of investments in devices going forward.
This Fireside Chat is scheduled for 11:00 am on Thursday, May 14th, the
second day of the conference. It will be the first time Ms. Boam presents at
the MedTech Investing Conference which happens to be the premier event for
medical device investors and entrepreneurs from around the nation.
To learn more about the event and to register, visit the newly launched
website www.medtechconference.com.
About LifeScience Alley(TM)
LifeScience Alley(TM) is the largest trade association serving the life
sciences in the Upper Midwest. It represents more than 570 member companies,
organizations and institutions of all sizes that devote their efforts to the
research, development and commercialization of the life sciences. LifeScience
Alley acts as the industry's central resource for fostering innovation,
offering education and creating consensus. It offers members unique
opportunities to network and collaborate and provides them with a strong,
unified voice at the state and federal level. Members hail from all life
science industry sectors, including medical device, pharmaceutical,
biopharmaceutical, health care providers and insurers, agricultural and
industrial biotechnology, and renewable energy.
For more information, visit: www.lifesciencealley.org or call
952-542-3077.
About IBF
International Business Forum presents financial and business conferences
on venture capital, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, corporate
strategic investing, funding technology innovation, and commercialization of
intellectual property. IBF conferences provide attendees with leading-edge
information and new contacts to achieve business objectives. Visit
www.ibfconferences.com for more details and complete information on upcoming
events.
SOURCE International Business Forum
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