State of the TNInvestco Program:
Innovative Early-Stage Investment Strategies in the Biosciences
Thursday, February 23 from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
The University Club Ballroom,
1346 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104
Hosted by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Life Science Tennessee, and SEMDA.
A Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Henry P. Doggrell, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary GTx, Inc.
Panelists:
- Ken Woody, President & Partner Innova Memphis
- Joe C. Cook, III, Principal Limestone Fund
- Gary Stevenson, Co-founder & Managing Partner MB Venture Partners
- Brian Laden, PhD, Co-founder Tri-Star Technology Ventures
Space is limited. Register now at www.bioworksbusiness.com
$25 pre-registration
$35 on-site registration
Hot Topic: New FDA Regulations
"Their impact on Health IT Companies and Medical Devices"
Tuesday, February 28 from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Metro Atlanta Chamber
235 Andrew Young International Blvd., NW Atlanta, GA 30303
Hosted by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Life Science Tennessee, and SEMDA.
But that was the recent reality at a metro Atlanta health IT company that had an unexpected visit from the FDA. The company quickly found out that a relatively new FDA ruling has far-reaching implications that were not initially apparent when the rule was published.
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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