As innovations in medicine and technology evolve and converge, the opportunities and challenges of bringing innovative new products to market are greater than ever.

The Medical Innovation Forum is a powerful networking event for the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotech sectors to discuss innovations, fast-track technology transfer, find partners, offer capabilities and seek funding/licensing agreements. The purpose is to drive forward innovation and speed-up development of innovative healthcare products.

The next staging of the forum takes place on 26th October 2006 at the Olympia Conference Centre in London. The format of the event is pre-arranged one-on-one meetings, tabletop presentations and roundtable discussion groups, all designed to help develop relationships, explore collaboration opportunities and pursue objectives such as:

* Streamlining the product development process

* Developing strategies that will enable better 'speed to market' and 'design quality'

* Keeping abreast of regulatory compliance, intellectual property and risk management

* Gaining insights on the impact of converging technologies

* Reviewing opportunities for investment and collaboration in medical innovation

* Exploring partnering options and gaining advice from the venture capital community

* Identifying prospective partners that will enable better design, testing and manufacture and the agility to respond to market demands.

In addition to these networking activities there is a conference programme and an exhibition to showcase some of the latest technology innovations. Further details are available online at www.medical-innovation.net

The forum offers a tremendous networking opportunity for all those at the forefront of the medical innovation and I very much hope that you will be able to participate.

The standard cost of participation is £395 + VAT, which includes a bespoke service to tailor a networking programme around your specific interests. However if you are able to accept this invitation, please give me a call or send an email so that I can register you for one of the special 'early-bird' places at a £100 discount.