November 9 - 10, 2009 ~ Hyatt Regency Irvine ~ Orange County, CA
 
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Orange County is a global biomedical hub, with over 310 biomedical companies, including a major research university and the world's largest cluster of medical device and diagnostic companies. Located one hour between Los Angeles and San Diego - in an area with the largest consumer base and university R&D in the US - Orange County is the center of Southern California innovation.


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The California Medical Device & Investor Forum has quickly emerged as an important stage for CEOs and investors in the region's medical device space. High quality content and attendees create a rich environment for education, networking, and business development.


- Mike Mussallem, Chairman and CEO, Edwards Lifesciences



This event attracts the entrepreneurs and companies that are driving medical device innovation in the US and internationally. Definitely worth the time to attend.


-Don Milder, Managing Director, Versant Ventures

OCTANe hosted nearly 700 leading medical device industry executives from over 425 companies to discuss promising technology and emerging trends for the medical device industry Nov. 9 - 10 at the 4th Annual CA Medical Device & Investor Forum.


For the first time on one stage, company leaders from the biggest M&A transactions in Orange County history discussed the details of the deals,
and why Orange County is a hotbed for this type of activity. Stephen Oesterle, MD, senior vice president for medicine and technology at Medtronic expressed that large companies like Medtronic will continue to acquire, and that they rely on the innovations of smaller companies and start-ups. Dr. Oesterle was joined by Dan Lamaitre from CoreValve, Jim Mazzo from AMO, Sean Murphy from Abbott and Charles Warden from Versant Ventures. Read on...


View select Conference Material and Photos...


Click below to see the webcast of "The Big Deal: Medical Device M&A" Panel...