NEXT SEMDA QUARTERLY MEETING:

"The Medical Device Tax:  Get Ready, 'Cause Here It Comes!"

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  5:30 PM
The Ravinia Club, 2 Ravinia Dr., Atlanta, GA 30346

Cost: Free for SEMDA members; $35 for non-members and guests.
Please see our registration page or scroll down this web page for our guest attendee policy.

Starting in 2013, all medical device companies will be subject to a 2.3% excise tax on their total revenues. Although there is a movement afoot to repeal this tax, companies need to start planning now for its implementation.  

Part 1 - Andy Van Haute, Associate General Counsel, Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) will provide an overview of the Medical Device Tax law and will review the current legislative initiatives to repeal it.

Part 2 - Ori Epstein, from Habif, Arogeti & Wynne (HA&W) will serve up a “how-to” on what your company needs to do to prepare. As a brief synopsis, we will plan to discuss: 

-Qualification for Tax
-Business Issues regarding the tax
-Administrative Issues related to the tax
 

Underwritten by:


Trinet
TriNet 
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Meeting Agenda:

5:30-6:30 PM, Networking & Refreshments;
6:30-8:00 PM, Program

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Past Events
 

Medipalooza

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  5:30 PM
200 Office, 200 Peachtree St. Atlanta, GA 30303

Formerly the historic downtown Macy's building


SEMDA hosted this event with GCMI, PDMA, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute, TRIBES, EMORY University, RAPS Atlanta Chapter.

Click here to view more information.

 
 

State of the TNInvestco Program:
Innovative Early-Stage Investment Strategies in the Biosciences

Thursday, February 23, 2012  11:30 AM
The University Club Ballroom,
1346 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104

Hosted by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Life Science Tennessee, and SEMDA.

More information at www.bioworksbusiness.com

 
 

Hot Topic: New FDA Regulations
"Their impact on Health IT Companies and Medical Devices"

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  3:30 PM
Metro Atlanta Chamber, 235 Andrew Young International Blvd., NW Atlanta, GA 30303

Hosted by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Life Science Tennessee, and SEMDA.

On February 15, 2011, the FDA published its final ruling on Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS), moving them from Class III to Class I. The new MDDS rule brings certain software products, which otherwise would not qualify as medical devices, under the FDA's regulatory purview if they store, transfer, display or convert electronic data obtained from a medical device.

Click here to get more details.

 

 

Attendance of SEMDA's quarterly meetings is limited to members, those eligible for membership and SEMDA sponsors. If you are interested in attending as a one-time guest to evaluate the benefits of becoming a sponsor please email us at admin@semda.net Your request will be reviewed and a representative from SEMDA will get back to you within two business days.

Membership in SEMDA is limited to those companies and individuals working within the field of medical devices, including executives and employees of medical device companies, venture capital and angel investors who invest in medical device companies, physicians and/or engineers starting or running medical device companies, university researchers, and professors or other faculty focused on the medical device space. Service providers to the industry may participate as sponsors.

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