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Cleveland Clinic to Host 2007 Medical Innovation Summit Oct. 1-3

Posted on: Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 09:00 CDT

CLEVELAND, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cleveland Clinic will host its annual Medical Innovation Summit, an international gathering of health care, business and media leaders to examine trends in medical innovation and cardiovascular technologies, Oct. 1-3. The 2007 Medical Innovation Summit will offer unparalleled insight into the driving forces in the world of medical innovation.

The 2007 Medical Innovation Summit will feature: -- Nationally Recognized Speakers and Panelists Confirmed speakers include: -- Kerry Clark, CEO & President, Cardinal Health -- Stephen Hemsley, President & CEO, United HealthCare Group -- Sidney Taurel, Chairman & CEO, Eli Lilly and Company -- Tony Zook, Executive Vice President North America, and President & CEO, AstraZeneca US -- Christine A. Poon, Vice Chairman, Worldwide Chairman, Medicines & Nutritionals, Johnson & Johnson -- Bill Cook, Founder, Cook Medical -- John Capek, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Abbott Vascular -- Tim Johnson, M.D., ABC News -- Barnaby Feder, New York Times -- Joanne Silberner, NPR -- Steve Sternberg, USA Today -- Michael McCurry, Partner, Public Strategies Washington -- Rich Ferrari, Managing Director, De Novo Ventures -- Ed Kania, Managing Partner and Chairman, Flagship Ventures -- Harry Rein, General Partner, Foundation Medical Partners -- Waleed Hassanein, M.D., Founder, President & CEO, TransMedics -- Mike Berman, Berman Medical -- Sidney Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., Cordis Corporation -- Fred Moll, M.D., Founder & CEO, Hansen Medical -- Gary Becker, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate, University of Chicago -- Michael Mussallem, Chair-elect, Adva Med; CEO, Edwards LifeSciences -- Elizabeth Nabel, M.D., Director, NHLBI/NIH -- Barry Coller, M.D., Vice President, Medical Affairs, Rockefeller University -- Judah Folkman, M.D., Director, Vascular Biology, Children's Hospital Boston -- Bill Hawkins, CEO, Medtronic -- Bill Harrington, Partner, Three Arch Ventures -- Bonnie Labosky, CEO, Cardiac Concepts -- C. Randall Mills, CEO, Osiris -- George Buckley, CEO & President, 3M

A complete list of speakers is available online at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations/summit/.

-- "Top 10" Health Care Innovations Cleveland Clinic experts will announce and discuss their second annual selection of the "Top 10" medical innovations they expect to have a significant impact in 2008. -- Live Surgeries Two live, interactive surgeries will illustrate what is at stake for those affected by cardiovascular disease. Surgeries will be broadcast in the MBNA Conference Center of the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland each morning at 7:30 a.m.

This marks the fifth year Cleveland Clinic has hosted this international gathering of industry decision-makers to dissect advances revolutionizing health care and accelerate the application of life-saving cardiovascular technologies. The 2007 Medical Innovation Summit will draw 900 industry executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and clinicians who will focus on the medical, technological and economic trends. Also featured will be the Cleveland Clinic's annual selection of the "Top 10" health care innovations, live, interactive surgeries and in-depth debates on industry challenges.

The Summit opens Monday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. with remarks by Delos M. "Toby" Cosgrove, M.D., CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic. The world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, led by Franz Welser-Most, will perform at the opening night gala.

CCF Innovations, the commercialization and innovation arm of Cleveland Clinic, organizes the Medical Innovation Summit, promotes innovation and is responsible for commercialization of all Cleveland Clinic technologies. CCF Innovations advances product-oriented innovation and transforms promising therapies, devices and diagnostics into beneficial medical products, via spin- off companies, licensees and equity partnerships.

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey. Approximately 1,800 full-time salaried physicians and researchers at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2006, there were 3.1 million outpatient visits to Cleveland Clinic. Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 80 countries. There were more than 53,000 hospital admissions to Cleveland Clinic in 2006. Cleveland Clinic's Web site address is http://www.clevelandclinic.org/.

For more information on the Medical Innovation Summit, including the agenda, please visit http://www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations/summit/.

Cleveland Clinic

CONTACT: Molly Johnson, +1-216-444-1815, or johnsm@ccf.og, or ScottHeasley, +1-216-444-8853, heasles@ccf.org, both of Cleveland Clinic

Web site: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/http://www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations/summit

Source: PRNewswire

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