Watch the Rally for Medical Research Live on April 8th

Join with over 150 organizations to support the Rally for Medical Research, an event that will bring together thousands of advocates, survivors, clinicians, researchers, and other stakeholders to call on our nation’s policymakers to make life-saving medical research funding a national priority.

 

The Rally for Medical Research will take place on Monday, April 8 from 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM in Washington, DC on the steps of the Carnegie Library.  The program will feature stories from patients and survivors, as well as key federal leaders, including National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. and Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

 

The purpose of the Rally is to raise awareness about the critical need for a sustained investment in the National Institutes of Health to improve our nation’s health and spur medical progress.

Additional information, including a list of the growing number of partnering organizations, is available at http://rallyformedicalresearch.org.

 

For those who cannot be in Washington, DC on April 8, but are interested in following the day’s events or sharing information with your networks, the Rally will be streamed live over YouTube (available here).

Opportunity Alert: Apply to present at AdvaMed 2013

Present your Companyadvamed 2013
at AdvaMed 2013

Now is your chance to be among the 60+ MedTech companies and Tech Transfer Offices who will present their latest products and technologies on Tuesday, September 24 and Wednesday, September 25 at AdvaMed 2013: The MedTech Conference in Washington, DC.

Company Presentations connect innovative MedTech companies with established industry business development executives, venture capitalists, angel and family fund investors, entrepreneurs, and other strategic partners.

Innovative MedTech companies are competitively selected to make 9-minute business development and investor presentations. If selected, the fee to present is $800 plus the applicable registration fee.

Additional benefits to presenting at and attending AdvaMed 2013:

  • Investor Contact: Present to the industry’s top investors. Click here to view the list of 333 investors, business development, and finance executives who attended AdvaMed 2012.  
  • MedTech Partnering: Gain access to the MedTech Partnering system where you can schedule private meetings with attendees that you would like to see.
  • Entrepreneurship Boot Camp: A full day of interactive sessions that provide smaller companies with insights and skills needed to address challenges in today’s competitive market.
  • Marketing & PR: All presenting companies will be promoted on the AdvaMed 2013 website, in e-blasts, press releases, and in print materials including the AdvaMed 2013 Company Presentation book.
  • Gain access to more than 40 educational panels, CEOs Unplugged sessions, and world-class thought leaders.

 

How To Apply

  • Step 1: Submit your application through our website to present no later than May 24, 2013.
  • Step 2: Applications will be reviewed and scored by a carefully selected committee.
  • Step 3: All applicants will be notified if they have been accepted in late June.

Click here to submit your application.

Picking Winners and Losers

This week an opinion piece circulated via email from a nonprofit policy institute that claims to “stand on principle, not politics”.  The writer used the example of Suntech, a solar company that has received business incentives here in Arizona as a prime example of why we should not use government funds to support or invest in specific companies or industries. Continue reading