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Med Device Deals
Technology trends
Types of deals
Interesting deals
Key decision points
Getting to YES & writing a check
Deal Syndication
SPEAKER
Howard Edelman
Co-chair of the medical device & digital health screening committee of Life Science Angels
Howard Edelman is a medical device executive accomplished in all phases of medical product development & operations in a variety of organizational structures. Current, Mr. Edelman is CEO of Advanced Resin Therapeutics (www.advancedresin.com), a broad-based drug delivery platform based on medical grade plant resins.Previously, Mr. Edelman was General Manager of Cothera, a division of United Orthopedic Group, a global orthopedic company which provides medical devices & patient services into the secondary orthopedic market. Cothera was recently purchased by Breg in November of 2014. Mr. Edelman advises a variety of medical device & biotech companies & is an Expert Advisor with the California Life Sciences Association (BayBio), a mentor at the UCSF Lean Launchpad, & a coach at the Alchemist Accelerator. He is also co-chair of the medical device & digital health screening committee of Life Science Angels, the premier angel investment group investing in medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, & digital health.
Previously, Howard Edelman was the Founder & CEO of VitalWear, a leader in thermal & compression therapy. In 2009, VitalWear was named on the INC 500 list of fastest growing private companies & on the San Francisco Business Times Fast 100. In 2010, Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry listed VitalWear as one of the top 50 medical device companies to watch. Mr. Edelman has served in management roles in firms such as Johnson & Johnson, Zeiss, CooperVision, & Bio-Rad Laboratories & various startup companies in the Bay Area. Mr. Edelman sat on the Research Committee for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Mr. Edelman holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University.
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Host:
Adrian Rich
Partner, Perkins Coie
Adrian Rich has more than 15 years of experience counseling high-growth, emerging companies & their investors. With an education in biomedical engineering & economics & a lifelong passion for computers & programming, Adrian brings a deep technological understanding & a unique approach to counseling clients from inception to exit, as they undertake financial & strategic investments, licensing, strategic partnerships, acquisitions & public offerings, as well routine corporate matters. He tackles complex negotiations & issues, including deal structuring, reorganizations & down-rounds, using strong quantitative skills, coupled with creative problem solving.
Agenda
11:30 to 12:00 Registration, networking & Lunch
12:00 to 1:30 Speakers & attendees discuss the topic
1:30 to 2:00 Networking
Brenda Swiney, Aparna Punjar
Angel Lunch Program Co-Chairs
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