GRAND RAPIDS – From artificial knees, to robotic surgery, to personalized DNA-based medicine. These technologies are improving patients’ quality of life, enabling medical interventions and possibilities not imagined even 10 years ago. What’s driving these changes, and is there a downside to all of this? Lean Jan. 8 when the MIT Enterprise Forum hosts Medical Devices, Michigan?s next big things, but at what cost?
The forum will discuss some of the technologies driving these advances, their impact on the world, and the implications of such rapid change. Speakers include:
Moderator – Andrew Meadow, Director, Medical Device and Biotech Ventures, MEDC
Tim Fischell, MD, CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Ablative Solutions
Kalyan Handique, CEO, DeNovo Sciences
Brent Nowak, PhD, Associate Professor, Padnos College of Engineering, Grand Valley State University and CTO, SynOsteo, Inc.
David Olson, PhD, President and CEO, Swift Bio-Sciences
Michael Wassenaar, PhD, Clinical Ethicist, Spectrum Health System
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m.
Co-Host Locations:
Southeast Michigan – Menlo Innovations, 505 E. Liberty St., Lower Level 500 (FedEx Building), Ann Arbor MI 48104
Western Michigan – Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, 301 Michigan St. NE, Room 119, Grand Rapids MI 49503, Second Floor Auditorium
To register, click on MITEFGreatLakes.Org
