LOCATION EVENT DETAILS Get inspired by the creative crowd at SXSW in Austin AND explore business opportunities in one of the most important healthcare hubs in the USA! SXSW is fun, SXSW is inspiration & SXSW is THE place to be in March! SXSWeek spans 10 days & nights from March 9 -18 in 2018. It includes several festivals, e.g. SXSW Interactive, theSXSW Gaming Conference as well as a Music & Film Festival. In 2017, direct participation in SXSWeek totaled approximately 421,900! With more than 100 talks on Healthcare alone, SXSW is also an important source of inspiration for the worldwide healthcare community. However, the sheer size of the event as well as the intense program makes it hard to focus & talk business. And: some of your most important business partners or the most exicting startups might be in front of you - but film, music & the party might make it hard to see them! Explore Austin AND Houston! While SXSW draws many innovators into town for a short period of time, Austin & neighboring Houston are worth a trip for any healthcare expert. They are two of the most important healthcare markets of the US with leading universities, research facilities, corporations as well as private & public hospitals. Over 200 life science companies in the region, & a workforce of nearly 12,300 are focused on the highest growth segments & research areas in the industry, including the specialties of biologics, medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, contract research, & others. More than 3,700 companies with 93,800 workers make the State of Texas one of the leading biotech states in the country! We lead the WAY! In collaboration with SXSW, in 2018 the global think tankFTR4H(Future4Health) offers curated tours for startups, corporate innovators, healthcare specialists as well as researchers. In 4 days & small groups you will: Meet up to 10 selected digital health influencers in two of America'ss most relevant healthcare hubs: Houston & Austin Explore options to participate in the rapid growth of the digital health market in the US. Scout technology & collaboration partners Get connected by local experts with influencers such as Hospitals, Government Officials, Research Experts, Startups, Investors, Mentors & Accelerators focussing on Healthcare Tech. Attend one of the world's biggest innovation Festivals with 70,000+ attendees To execute the tour, FTR4H partners with some of the most active innovation & healthcare organisations in Texas such as: TexasMedical Center Houston Exponential, Rice University Center For Nanotechnology J&J Labs AT&T Foundry MD AndersonCancer Center Baylor CollegeOf Medicine Michael Dell Center Merck Bayer Interested? Our tours costrange between USD 3,150 & USD 3,500and include1 Ticket to SXSW Interactive worth USD 1,125 (March 9th - March 15th), acurated 3 Day Tour in Houston & Austin with a minimum of meeting with 8 influencers,4* Hotel Accommodation in Houston & a welcome dinner,pick-up & drop-off at the airport as well as transfer from Houston, & bike rentals in Austin. Accommodation in Austin can be provided upon request. Flights & visa are not included. We also coodinate the FTR4H Conference on March 11. Feel free to register here, but please note that you have to have a SXSW ticket or an Expo Pass to attend the Conference. Do not procrastinate! Get inspired by the creative crowd at SXSW in Austin AND explore with us business opportunities in one of the most important healthcare hubs of the USA!