Agenda-TEST

Medical Device Dinner and Interview
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Women’s Networking Event & Interview

Join K. Angela Macfarlane as she interviews Ridhi Tariyal, CEO of NextGen Jane (www.nextgenjane.com), about her mission to transform women’s health through interrogating the “menstrualome”—using genomics to guide therapies for endometriosis and also allow less invasive pre-natal testing—and her career path and the role that mentorship has played in her journey. Among other topics like fundraising and patient engagement, they will discuss the Ferolyn Fellowship and how it supports rising medtech leaders with a strong passion and aptitude to transform healthcare.

Welcome Remarks:
Vera Elson, Wilson Sonsini
Haley Bavasi, Wilson Sonsini

Moderator:
KAngela Macfarlane, Perceive Biotherapeutics

Speaker:
Ridhi Tariyal, NextGen Jane


Speakers-2022


Ali Alemozafar
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Brian Appel
Of Counsel
Wilson Sonsini


Matt Argenti
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Errol Arkilic
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director
UC Irvine


John Axerio-Cilies
CEO
Arterys


Haley Bavasi
Of Counsel
Wilson Sonsini


Kern Bhugra
COO, Board Member
Neurolutions


Maxwell Bikoff
Principal
Longitude Capital


Peter Bisgaard
Managing Director
Pivotal Life Sciences


Matthew Bresnahan
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Dan Burnett
Founder & CEO
Theranova


Evan Caplan
Principal
Orbimed


David Cassak
Co-Editor-in-Chief and Managing Partner
MedTech Strategist


Darby Chan
Of Counsel
Wilson Sonsini


Andrew Chung
Founder & Managing Partner
1955 Capital


Andrew Cleeland
Chief Executive Officer
Fogarty Innovation


Jed Cohen
Senior Managing Director, Medical Supplies & Devices
SVB Securities


Damon Cox

GenoSan


William Dai
Founding Managing
Partner

ShangBay Capital


Sammy Datwani
Executive
Microfluidics


Lisa Earnhardt
Vice President, Medical Devices
Abbott


Vera Elson
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Michael Esser
Managing Director
Pearl Meyer


Rob Faulkner
Managing Director

Redmile Group


Justin Takashi Fukuyama
Partner

Medventure Partners


Gary Gershony
Founding General Partner
BayMed Venture Partners


Jerry Gibson
Chairman & CEO
Venclose


Paul Grand
CEO
MedTech Innovator


Virginia Giddings
Vice President Exploration
Edwards Lifesciences


Mark Handfelt
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.


Daniel Hawkins
Founder & CEO
Avail Medsystems


Aaron Hendelman
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Eric Hsu
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Matthew Huddleston
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Enable Injections


James Huie
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Joel Jung
CFO
Minerva Surgical


Alex Key
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Kathy Ku
Chief Licensing Advisor
Wilson Sonsini


Bruce Lichorowic
President & CEO
Galen Robotics


Karen Long
Managing Director
KCK


K. Angela Macfarlane
CEO Perceive
Biotherapeutics


Joshua Magnuson
Marketing Manager
Fujikura


Josh Makower
Director & Co-Founder
Stanford Biodesign


Scott McCall
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Jennifer McCaney
Executive Director
UCLA Biodesign


Tamir Meiri
Director or Venture Investments
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
JJDC


Matthew Meyer
Chief Business Advisor, Life Science Business Advisory
Wilson Sonsini


Karun Naga
Partner
The Foundry


Julian Nikolchev
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy
Intuitive Ventures


Mika Nishimura
Operational Partner
Gilde Healthcare


David Noonan
Founder/CTO
Moon Surgical


Jonathan Norris
Managing Director
SVB


Philip Oettinger
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Tracy Pappas
Partner
Treo Ventures


Renee Ryan
CEO
Cala Health


Amr Salahieh
Founder, President & CEO
Shifamed


Gabriel Sanchez
Co-founder & CEO
Enspectra Health


Siddarth Satish
Vice President, Digital Innovation
Stryker


Elton Satusky
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Jesse Schumaker
Of Counsel
Wilson Sonsini


John Slafsky
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Joshua Steinfeld
Principal Product Strategist
Carta


Matthew Strom
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley


Jason Su
Co-founder & CTO
Whiterabbit.ai


Ridhi Tariyal
CEO
NextGen Jane


Kwame Ulmer
Venture Partner
Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health


Joe Urban
CEO
Potrero Medical


Venk Varadan
CEO
Nanowear


Kavi Vyas
COO
Theator


Michael Wallace
CEO & Co-Founder
Devoro Medical Inc.


Jennie Xue
Managing Director
Guggenheim Partners


Yushin Yazaki
Business Development Manager
Terumo Corporation


Eva Yin
Of Counsel
Wilson Sonsini


Dean Zikria
Chief Commercial Officer
Intiuty Medical


Agenda MedTech

Join the MedTech Innovator 2021 Global Showcase
Thursday, June 24, 2021
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Inkspace Imaging / Peter Fischer
imvaria / Joshua Reicher
NIDO / Thomas Marchand
Nutromics / Peter Vranes
Caira Surgical / Jon Greenwald
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Current Surgical/Al Mashal
Lifelet Medical / Elle Sander
Neurofenix / Guillem Singla Buxarrais
Orthox / Nick Skaer
AtriAN Medical
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Starlight Cardiovascular / Beverly Tang
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore / Bradley Clark
WaveClear / Jeff Vaitekunas
GraphWear Technologies / Meet Vora
Makani Science / Francis Duhay
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Xenocor/Tony Watson
Cooler Heads Care/Kate Dilligan
Alva Health / Sandra Saldana
CardiacBooster / Florian Ludwig
BioDevek
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Tympany Medical / Liz McGloughin
Evren Technologies / Blythe Karow
Retia Medical / Marc Zemel
Otolith Labs / Sam Owen
Senzo / Jared Slosberg
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Sibel Health / Steve Xu
Caretaker Medical / Jeff Pompeo
PATH EX / Sinead Miller
Karios Technologies
Pops / Lonny Stormo
Friday, June 25, 2021
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Neurent Medical / Brian Shields (CEO)
Prenosis, Inc.
Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, Inc. / Gabriele Niederauer (CEO)
Embody / Jeff Conroy CEO
Healionics / CEO Mike Connolly
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. VisCardia Inc.
Neocis / Alon Mozes
Nuvo / Debra Bass
Aria CV
PhotoPharmics / Dan Adams, CSO
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Eko
Inovise Medical
FAST BioMedical / Joe Muldoon
PathologyWatch
Cardiawave
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Xealth / Cynthia Church
Corassist Cardiovascular
Applaud Medical
OtoNexus Medical Technologies/ Caitlin Cameron, CEO
Bruin Biometrics
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. AvodahMed / Shawn Ring, CEO
Universal Diagnostics / Christian Hense, COO
Alio / David Kuraguntla, CEO
Oncomfort
Wellinks (Convexity Scientific Inc.)


MDC HOME - Video

Two-Day Virtual Conference

Thursday, June 24 & Friday, June 25

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Pacific


This year’s two-day virtual Medical Device Conference will feature a variety of panel sessions in the morning and partnering meetings throughout the day. In a series of topical panels, you’ll hear from industry CEOs, venture capitalists, industry strategists, investment bankers, and market analysts. The Partnering Hall provides personalized opportunities for investors and large medtech companies to meet with start-ups that are searching for and pursuing potential investment, partnering, and acquisition opportunities.

Two-Day Registration Fee = $50


Registered Start-ups

 

 

Medtech Innovators

52 North Health
Low-cost rapid POC device and app that helps identify cancer patients at risk of life-threatening neutropenic sepsis.

Ad Vital
Sales, Marketing and operations automations software improve efficiency and productivity in medicine.

Anumana
AI-enabled tool that decodes the ECG to uncover hidden insights that can predict heart disease early.

Aqua Medical
Endoscopic vapor ablation platform to treat diabetes and prevent cancers in the GI tract with a 30 min. outpatient procedure.

Augment Health
Noninvasive indwelling catheter accessory improving neurogenic bladder care with bladder monitoring.

Bright Uro
Next generation diagnostic devices for Urology leveraging advanced hardware, software, and data science.

CardiaCare
Closed loop, non-invasive neuromodulation wearable therapeutic for detecting and reducing Atrial Fibrillation burden, and for monitoring outcomes.

CARI Health
A wearable remote medication monitor to keep patients on life-saving medications.

ClearCut
A surgical device that offers electrocautery and fluid suction capabilities all in one instrument.

CloudMedx
A single Unified Data Platform with a powerful suite of APIs and Apps that offer operational and clinical insights.

ConKay Medical Systems
A unique annular repair device that can treat patients with large Tricuspid valves who are not being addressed by current solutions.

CorInnova
Minimally invasive biventricular non-blood contacting cardiac assist device to treat heart failure.

CorNeat Vision
Nondegradable, synthetic ECM-like material that seamlessly bio-integrates with surrounding tissue.

Corveus Medical
Catheter-based device that performs a targeted nerve ablation in an outpatient procedure to treat heart failure.

DermaSensor
A handheld, point-and-click device that immediately assesses skin lesions for cancer.

Digma Medical
Minimally invasive, endoscopic therapy for type 2 diabetes that is an alternative to lifelong polypharmacy.

Discure Technologies
Minimally invasive system designed to reverse disc degeneration, eliminating the need for invasive surgery and reducing the use of opioids.

Endiatx
Hardcore telemedicine via cheap robot pills.

Endoluxe
Complete endoscopic wireless camera platform utilizing AI/ML to improve clinical procedures.

Endoron Medical
Aortic Nitinol endo-suturing device for securing stent grafts in the treatment of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm (AAA).

Epineuron Technologies
Temporary wearable device to deliver neuroregenerative bioelectronic therapy directly to injured peripheral nerves.

EvoEndo
Single-use endoscope system enabling completely unsedated upper endoscopy for children and adults.

Fluid Biomed
The world’s first bio-absorbable brain stent, that cures aneurysms by diverting blood flow and dissolves away.

Garwood Medical Devices
Treats prosthetic joint implant biofilm infections instead of the gold-standard 2-stage revision surgeries.

Gradient Denervation Technologies
Gradient will treat patients suffering from heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, a life threatening disease.

Gravitas Medical
Nasogastric feeding system that prevents tube misplacement and monitors reflux and gastric emptying.

Healthcare X.0
SaaS solutions for the documentation, collaboration, and clinical decision support in oncology care.

Innovation Lab
Mechanical elbow brace stabilizes tremors for pediatric ataxic cerebral palsy to improve the performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).

Lazurite Holdings
Expected to be the first wireless surgical camera system designed for minimally invasive surgery.

LEADOPTIK
Image-Guided Biopsy for Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Higher Diagnostic Yield and Safer.

Limax Biosciences
Limax has developed a fully degradable hydrogel-based material has strong adhesion to difficult to attach surfaces.

Liquet Medical
Dual-tip infusion catheter with continuous biometric monitoring for the delivery of medication to treat pulmonary embolism.

LiveMetric
LiveMetric is world’s first continuous, noninvasive, arterial pressure wearable technology with accuracy 2x’s the cuff.

Meacor inc
Meacor is developing a novel catheter-based anchoring system that replicates the open-heart standard of care for mitral and tricuspid valve repair.

MicroGEM US
Rapid, portable, easy-to-use, sample-to-answer, point-of-need RT-PCR platform for pathogen detection and gene expression quantification.

MindMics
MindMics delivers real-time, actionable, HR and HRV embedded in a pair of premium wireless earbuds.

Moon Surgical
A unique, adaptable, and accessible laparoscopic robot that keeps the surgeon at the bedside and in complete control.

Neurovalens
Vestal DM is a wearable neuromodulation device that improves Type 2 Diabetes by stimulating the brainstem and hypothalamus.

New View Surgical
Visualization platform for minimally invasive surgery that + impacts both clinical and economic outcomes.

Oxford Endovascular
Origami Engineering for the Brain – a next-gen flow diverter treating brain aneurysms, reducing adverse events.

Phagenesis
First of its kind neurostimulation system to treat swallowing disorders after stroke or mechanical ventilation (MV).

Phiex Technologies
Interactive, self-sterilizing packaging material for 10%+ COGS and time savings replacing 3rd party sterilizers like EtO.

PopCheck Technologies
Remote monitoring biosensors with connected platform for management of postoperative complications.

Prapela
A reusable vibrating incubator pad that will improve the treatment and clinical management of preterm infants with apnea of prematurity.

RevBio
High-strength regenerative bone adhesive that fixates broken bones and stabilizes hardware to transform bone repair for many uses across the body.

SafeBeat Rx
The first take-home kit to care for patients with heart rhythm disorders in the comfort of their own homes.

SafePush

Medical device solving the IV Push Injection Problem by regulating flow rates of drugs requiring timed deliveries.

SuturegardMedical
Improves skin suturing by improving perfusion, reducing tearing and reducing postop wound dehiscence.

SymPhysis
A digitally-enabled drainage system for treating malignant pleural effusion in the home.

TrackX
Xray tracking for orthopedics surgeries to radically decrease interoperative radiation and OR time.

Tricog Health
Accelerating Cardiac Cardiac … Accurate Physician Verified EKG reports within 10 minutes.

Tympanogen
Perf-Fix replaces surgical eardrum repair with a nonsurgical clinic procedure.

Woven Orthopedic Technologies
An implant to help surgeons overcome compromised fixation scenarios by enhancing the screw-to-bone interface.

Xpan
Xpan’s universal trocar enables safest and most dynamic access and effortless upsizing in conventional/mini/robotic procedures.


Speakers-2021


Jodi Akin
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Hawthorne Effect


Justin Barad
Founder and CEO
Osso VR


Patrick Bilbo
Chief Operating Officer
Organogenesis


Mark Bruzzi
Founder
Vetex Medical


Daniel Burnett
Founder and CEO
Theranova


David Cassak
Managing Partner
Medtech Strategist


Jane Chao
Co-founder and CEO
Ceribell


Stephen Cox
Co-founder and CEO
Venari Medical


William Dai
Founding Managing Partner
ShangBay Capital


Wendy Diller
Senior Writer, Analyst, Director
Medtech Strategist


Andy Doraiswamy
Founder and CEO
Koya Medical


James Eadie
Managing Director
SANTÉ


Nissan Elimelech
Founder and CEO
Augmedics


Zachary Fisher
Managing Director, Technology, Media & Telecom
Cowen


Kate Garrett
Managing Partner
Sonder Capital


Farah Gerdes
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Kath Giles
Managing Director and CEO
OncoRes Medical


Paul Grand
CEO
MedTech Innovator


Richard Hanbury
Founder
Sana Health


James Huie
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Mudit Jain
Founding General Partner
Treo Ventures


Ed Kilroy
CEO
MedAvail Technologies Inc.


Kathy Ku
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Mark Leahey
President and CEO
Medical Device Manufacturers Association


Frank Litvack
CEO
Vida FLaSH Acquisitions


Karen Long
Managing Director
KCK Medtech Group


Josh Makower
General Partner
New Enterprise Associates


Casey McGlynn
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Jonathan Norris
Managing Director, Business Development
Silicon Valley Bank


Philip Oettinger
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Lucy O’Keeffe
Co-founder and CEO
CroiValve


Marga Ortigas-Wedekind
Chief Commercial Strategy Officer 
Fogarty Innovation


Anne Osdoit
CEO
SafeHeal


Jamie Ravitz
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Maria Sainz
President and CEO
AEGEA Medical, Inc.


Amr Salahieh
President and CEO
Shifamed


Alex Schueller
Founder and CEO
cellvie


Mary Stuart
Editor, Start-ups to Watch and Senior Writer
Medtech Strategist


William Tai
Managing Partner
Amed Ventures


Christine Winoto
Founder and Director
UCSF Rosenman Institute


Speakers 2020


Jodi Akin
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Hawthorne Effect


Justin Barad
Founder and CEO
Osso VR


Patrick Bilbo
Chief Operating Officer
Organogenesis


Mark Bruzzi
Founder
Vetex Medical


Daniel Burnett
Founder and CEO
Theranova


David Cassak
Managing Partner
Medtech Strategist


Jane Chao
Co-founder and CEO
Ceribell


Stephen Cox
Co-founder and CEO
Venari Medical


William Dai
Founding Managing Partner
ShangBay Capital


Wendy Diller
Senior Writer, Analyst, Director
Medtech Strategist


Andy Doraiswamy
Founder and CEO
Koya Medical


James Eadie
Managing Director
SANTÉ


Nissan Elimelech
Founder and CEO
Augmedics


Zachary Fisher
Managing Director, Technology, Media & Telecom
Cowen


Kate Garrett
Managing Partner
Sonder Capital


Farah Gerdes
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Kath Giles
Managing Director and CEO
OncoRes Medical


Paul Grand
CEO
MedTech Innovator


Richard Hanbury
Founder
Sana Health


James Huie
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Mudit Jain
Founding General Partner
Treo Ventures


Ed Kilroy
CEO
MedAvail Technologies Inc.


Kathy Ku
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Mark Leahey
President and CEO
Medical Device Manufacturers Association


Frank Litvack
CEO
Vida FLaSH Acquisitions


Karen Long
Managing Director
KCK Medtech Group


Josh Makower
General Partner
New Enterprise Associates


Casey McGlynn
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Jonathan Norris
Managing Director, Business Development
Silicon Valley Bank


Philip Oettinger
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Lucy O’Keeffe
Co-founder and CEO
CroiValve


Marga Ortigas-Wedekind
Chief Commercial Strategy Officer 
Fogarty Innovation


Anne Osdoit
CEO
SafeHeal


Jamie Ravitz
Partner
Wilson Sonsini


Maria Sainz
President and CEO
AEGEA Medical, Inc.


Amr Salahieh
President and CEO
Shifamed


Alex Schueller
Founder and CEO
cellvie


Mary Stuart
Editor, Start-ups to Watch and Senior Writer
Medtech Strategist


William Tai
Managing Partner
Amed Ventures


Christine Winoto
Founder and Director
UCSF Rosenman Institute


Partnering Hall-TEST

Connect with Innovative Medtech and Healthtech Start-Ups from Around the Globe

The app was extremely useful as a networking and conference planning tool – allowing to identify attendees and coordinate meetings alongside the conference sessions and agenda items I needed to prioritize. This made the entire process of maximizing time at the conference extremely efficient. 

WSGR 2018 Medical Device Conference Attendee

Business is about connection. And there is no easier way to get connected at WSGR’s 27th Annual Medical Device Conference than through our newly enhanced conference app, which is now available to conference attendees.

With an updated and easy-to-use interface, the Partnering Hall feature of the app provides personalized opportunities for investors and large medtech companies to meet with start-ups that are searching for and pursuing potential investment, partnering, and acquisition opportunities.

The intuitive app will help facilitate networking and business development opportunities before, during, and after the conference and will allow for:

  • Enhance your profile with LinkedIn integration
  • Access investment/partnering interests and executive summaries from start-ups
  • Network with in-app direct messaging and pre-schedule meetings with start-ups and investors
  • Explore conference sessions and materials online, and manage your schedule

Access the conference app now to make more productive, meaningful, and lasting connections at our popular annual conference!

Participation is for conference attendees only. Login instructions will be emailed within 24 hours of registering for the conference.


MedTech Innovator Basic

Join the 2023 MedTech Innovator Startup Showcase

Wilson Sonsini’s 30th Annual Medical Device Conference will once again partner with MedTech Innovator, the largest medical device accelerator in the world, to highlight this year’s top 75 early and mid-stage start-ups. These companies will present in the MedTech Innovator Showcase which includes a three-minute pitch by each company. Start-ups for the US program are selected from a pool of over 1,100 applications through a rigorous selection process that weighs input from investors, subject matter experts, and representatives from leading manufacturers like Asahi Intecc, BD, Dexcom, Edwards Lifesciences, Fujikura, Jabil Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Nipro Corporation, Olympus, W. L. Gore, Zimmer Biomet and many more. Over $800,000 in cash prizes plus many in-kind prizes will be awarded to this year’s cohort, and they will join the ranks of 500 alumni who have gone on to bring more than 200 products to market, raise over $6.7B in follow-on funding, and 36 acquisitions. As attendees, you will have the opportunity to meet in our partnering sessions with these exciting companies.

Check back soon for the list of companies participating in the showcase with their descriptions and showcase timeslots.


Partnering Hall

Connect with Innovative Medtech and Healthtech Start-Ups from Around the Globe

Business is about connection. And there is no easier way to get connected at Wilson Sonsini’s 31st Annual Medical Device Digital Health Conference than through the Partnering Hall, which provides personalized opportunities for investors and large medtech companies to meet with start-ups that are searching for and pursuing potential investment, partnering, and acquisition opportunities.

The Partnering Hall, powered by Jujama, will help facilitate networking and business development opportunities before, during, and after the conference. It will allow you to:

  • Enhance your profile with LinkedIn integration
  • Access investment/partnering interests and executive summaries from start-ups
  • Network with direct messaging and pre-schedule meetings with start-ups and investors
  • Explore conference sessions and materials online, as well as manage your schedule

Participation is for conference attendees only.