CLEVELAND, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric; James Tobin, Boston Scientific; Larry Glasscock, Wellpoint; and Ron Williams, Aetna; will join other top CEOs, medical leaders, journalists and experts from Cleveland Clinic to offer unparalleled insight into the driving forces in the world of neurosciences.
Unique Program features at the 2006 Medical Innovation Summit will include:
- Nationally Recognized Industry, Venture, Science and Media Leaders Additional confirmed speakers include CEOs/Presidents of Medtronic Neurological, ANS/St. Jude, Northstar Neuroscience, NeuroPace, BioNeuronics, Cyberkinetics, Neuro-Pharm Group; venture capital industry giants Kleiner Perkins and NEA; the Editor of Harvard Business Review and NBC News Chief Health and Science Correspondent; the 1997 Nobel Laureate in Medicine and world class innovators/futurists Ray Kurzweil and Robert Fischell. - The “Top 10" Health Care Innovations Cleveland Clinic experts will announce and discuss their selection of the “Top 10" medical innovations that they expect to have a significant impact in 2007. - Live Surgeries Two live, interactive, minimally invasive brain surgeries will illustrate what is at stake for those affected by neurodegenerative disorders. Surgeries will be broadcast in the MBNA Conference Center of the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland on both mornings of the Summit, beginning at 7:30 a.m. The hotel is located on the Clinic’s campus.
The 2006 Medical Innovation Summit is expected to convene more than 800 top-level industry executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and clinicians to focus on the medical, technological and economic trends reshaping the neuroscience market. This marks the fourth year in a row Cleveland Clinic has hosted this international gathering of industry CEOs and other decision-makers to dissect advances revolutionizing health care and how to accelerate the application of life saving medical technologies.
The Summit opens Monday, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. with remarks by Delos M. “Toby” Cosgrove, M.D., CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic. The world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra will perform at the opening night gala. The finale of this year’s Summit will be a presentation by Bob Roll, OLN correspondent, author and eight-time Tour de France rider. Roll will speak in a bonus session immediately following the formal program.
CCF Innovations, the technology transfer and commercialization arm for Cleveland Clinic, organizes the Medical Innovation Summit and stewards the Clinic’s technology innovation strategy. It enhances product-oriented innovation throughout the Clinic and transforms promising therapies, devices and diagnostics into beneficial medical products, via spin-off companies, licensees and equity partnerships.
Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multi- specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Approximately 1,500 full-time salaried physicians at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2005, 2.7 million patients came for treatment from every state and 100 countries. Cleveland Clinic website address is www.clevelandclinic.org.
For more information on the Medical Innovation Summit, including the agenda, please visit www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations.
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CONTACT: Kate Nagel, +1-216-445-6472, or Michelle Bolek, +1-216-444-0333,both of Cleveland Clinic
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