2011 Showcase Rallies Region's Med Tech Community 

Sacramento Med Tech ShowcaseNearly 300 business professionals, investors, clinicians, researchers, educators and college students attended the 2nd Annual Sacramento Med Tech Showcase on May 6, 2011 at Sacramento State. The 2011 MedStart Progress Report, released at the event, showed robust growth of the Sacramento region medical technology industry, with the number of area med tech companies increasing from 73 to 103 since 2008. Showcase highlights included keynote speaker Douglas L. Busch, Senior VP and COO of the new Intel-GE joint venture, Care Innovations; the presentation of the 2011 Claire Pomeroy Award for Innovation in Medical Technology to Dr. Richard Wampler for his invention of the Hemopump; and an Exhibit Hall showcasing nearly 50 med tech industry organizations and poster displays from Sacramento State students working on medical technology projects. Also spotlighted at the event were breakout sessions featuring experts in the fields of regenerative medicine and telehealth; a panel discussion on strategic investment; presentations by med tech company CEOs on competitive growth strategies; and a Venture Capital “Speed Dating” session for med tech entrepreneurs. A round of applause to our sponsors, speakers, volunteers and participants who made this year’s Showcase a tremendous success!

2011 Claire Pomeroy Awards for Innovation in Medical Technology

Purpose: To recognize and celebrate outstanding achivement within our region for innovation in medical technology.   Learn More
2011 Winner:  Richard Wampler, M.D. 

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SARTA's MedStart Initiative: Making healthcare safer, more effective, and less costly, through technology.


SARTA’s MedStart initiative, a rapidly growing regional economic development collaborative, envisions a thriving medical device and medical technology industry in the Sacramento region and is a catalyst in making that happen.

"We believe that our region is rapidly developing as a thriving center for medical devices, diagnostics, and medical information technology, including telemedicine.” says MedStart Chair, Cary Adams. “The med-tech companies that grow here will not only create jobs, revenue, and wealth in our region, they will help save costs in the national healthcare market by improving efficiency, safety and efficacy. There’s a lot of room for improvement on all of those fronts.”

MedStart programs include the CEO Forum which engages CEOs from over 15 local med tech companies as well as industry experts and venture capitalists; the Telehealth Forum which is chaired by Christine Martin, Executive Director of CTEC-Center for Applied Telehealth; and a Stem Cell Device Task Force.

For more information on how you can be a part of the MedStart initiative contact:

Cary Adams
MedStart Chair
cary@sarta.org

Laura Good
MedStart Program Director
Director, Operations and Programs at SARTA
916-261-1873
lauragood@sarta.org

 

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