
2016 Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference
2016 PROGRAM
7:45 am
8:30 am
8:40 am
9:20 am
Afternoon Plenary Session
Morning Plenary Session
Morning Parallel Sessions
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
Registration
Conference Opening: Guna Selvaduray, Ph.D.
10:00 am
10:30 am
Unmet Medical Device Needs in Developing Countries
Session Chair:
Alessandro Bellofiore, Ph.D., SJSU
Critical Issues in Medical Device Manufacturing
Session Chair:
Benjamin Hawkins, Ph.D., SJSU
12:05 pm
1:30 pm
Nanoscale Applications in Medicine
Session Chair: Melanie McNeil, Ph.D.
2:35 pm
3:00 pm
Industry Panel: "Building a Medical Device Company from Scratch"
Moderator: Michael Weickert, Ph.D.
Panelists:
Maria Aboytes, Founder, Medina-Medical
Jeffrey J. Christian, CEO, Phoenix DeVentures Inc.
Alex Tilson, Founder & Former CEO, Loma Vista Medical
Eric Stone, Co-Founder & CEO, Velano Vascular
4:00 pm
CEO Panel: "Exit Strategies for Medical Device Companies"
Moderator: Roger Guidi
Panelists:
John Tighe, President & CEO, ZipLine Medical
Greg Patterson, President & CEO, Xlumina
Rami Elghandour, President, Nevro
Duke Rohlen, CEO, Spiroxmed
5:00 pm
5:15 pm
Student Research Poster Session
Wine and Cheese Networking Reception
Morning Break
Lunch
Afternoon Break
Closing: Guna Selvaduray, Ph.D.
Web-Connected Medical Devices
Session Chair: Ricardo Duque, MS, SJSU
M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Click on a speaker to read his/her bio. To find out more information about their talks, click on the bolded presentation titles.
10:35 am
President, Raechelon, LLC
"Development and Manufacture of a Bag-Valve Mask Device in Ethiopia"
General Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
11:05 am
11:35 am
MD, Pediatric Intensivist, Abuja, Nigeria
"Unmet Medical Devices Needs in Nigeria - Perspectives from a Pediatrician"
1:35 pm
Ph.D., SJSU Biomedical Engineering Program
Director of Health Informatics, UCSF
"The Role of Biomedical Informatics in Harnessing Mobile Sensor Data for Healthcare"
2:05 pm
Director of Operations, Sunrise Labs
"Cybersecurity for Medical Devices: a growing need; an evolving requirement"
Ph.D., Director, Biomedical Manufacturing Network
Ph.D., Chair, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF
Ph.D., Director, Global Exchange Program at Stanford Biodesign
Welcome: Andy Feinstein, Ph.D., Provost
8:35 am