SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Partech International, an international venture capital firm with over 20 years of global investment experience, today announced that its co-founder, Thomas McKinley, will participate in an important forum hosted by The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB). The forum, "Extreme Telemedicine: Critical Care Goes Virtual" will examine new techniques and approaches to care delivery, that when combined with advanced technology can improve patient mortality and make the care delivery process more efficient.
Scheduled participants include:
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brian Rosenfeld, MD, Co-Founder, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, VISICU
Panelist: Thomas McKinley, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Partech International
Panelist: Dr. Arnold Milstein, MD, U.S. Healthcare Thought Leader, Pacific Business Group on Health
Panelist: Sean Wieland, Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst, Health Care IT at Piper Jaffray
Moderator: Molly Coye, Founder and CEO, Institute for the Future Health Technology Center
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:00 PM Place: 6:00 PM Networking and Reception Arbuckle Lounge, Stanford Business School 7:00-8:30 PM Presentation and Discussion Bishop Auditorium, Stanford Business School
For more information, please visit the VLAB website at: http://www.vlab.org/
This special session will explore where the next healthcare IT innovations will come from, what obstacles stand in the way of their availability and what can be done to ensure that the use of IT in medicine delivers on its promise of improved quality and outcomes. While there are remarkable inventions in the areas of biotech and medical devices, there are fewer visible breakthroughs in how software and communications systems are advancing the practice of medicine while impacting the quality and efficiency of care.
About Partech International
Founded in 1982, Partech International is a leading global venture capital firm with $850M under active management and offices in the U.S., Europe and Israel. Partech invests exclusively in Information Technology and the firm's internationally integrated team of investing partners work together closely to find the most innovative companies demonstrating high return potential and disruptive technologies in the Software and Internet, Healthcare IT, and Communications and Component sectors. Partech has a unique 20+ year track record assisting its portfolio companies to become global market leaders. Some of Partech's successful investments include: Ascend Communications, Alvarion, Business Objects, Cadence, CSG Systems, Digital Island, Informatica, Pentasafe and Vignette. For more information, visit http://www.partechvc.com .
About MIT/Stanford Venture Lab
The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB) is the Bay Area chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, technology and people. We provide a forum for entrepreneurs, industry experts, venture capitalists, private investors and technologists to exchange insights about how to effectively grow high-tech ventures amidst increasing market risks and challenges. For more information, visit http://www.vlab.org or contact info@vlab.org.
Partech InternationalCONTACT: Christina Oropeza of Partech International, +1-415-788-2929, orChristina@partechvc.com; or Denise Welch of Dotted Line Communications,+1-617-275-7083, or denise@dottedlinecomm.com, for Partech
