9th Annual UCLA MedTech Partnering Conference 2021

March 9, 2021 - March 9, 2021 Medtech Conference 9th Annual MedTech Partnering Conference

THE CONFERENCE HAS ENDED. MAKE SURE TO SAVE THE DATE TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022 for next year!

IMPORTANT LATE REGISTRATION NOTE:

If you register Monday 3/8 after 6PM Pacific or Tuesday 3/9, there will be a delay to activate your virtual conference log-in. Once you are activated, you can use the email address that you registered with to log-in to the Official UCLA MedTech 2021 Virtual Conference Platform to start exploring https://uclamedtech2021.vfairs.com/

Questions? Email the Conference Helpdesk: UCLAMedTech2021@getvfairs.io or skerr@ha.ucla.edu

UCLA MEDTECH 2021 CONFERENCE CHECKLIST

EXPLORE THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE TODAY - It's like visiting the venue ahead of time! Simply log-in with the email address that you registered with. Check out the lobby, auditorium, partnering lounge and edit your day-of profile by adding a photo. Official conference URL https://uclamedtech2021.vfairs.com/
WATCH the EXPLAINER VIDEO to learn more about the virtual conference platform
START ADVANCE NETWORKING - Registered attendees received their Jujama App log in. Sign up to the app and start scheduling your meetings anytime between Now - March 12th.
PLAN OUT YOUR SCHEDULE - take a look at the tab marked "Agenda" and start planning out your day between sessions in the Auditorium and Demo Track Room. Plus, once we're live on Tuesday, March 9th, make sure you carve out time to hang out in the partnering lounge, attend a lunchtime chat, live chat with other attendees and visit the Exhibit Hall.
WATCH the WELCOME VIDEO from UCLA TDG's Dina Lozofsky and Amir Naiberg
We're excited to see you online next week! And if you haven't registered yet just click the button above.

ABOUT
UCLA Technology Development Group, in partnership with MedTech Innovator, is proud to host the 9th Annual UCLA MedTech Partnering Conference on Tuesday March 9, 2021 from 10am to 6pm. While presented virtually this year, the conference will continue to provide a unique opportunity for inventors, investors and industry executives to establish new relationships for furthering innovation in this field. The conference will feature exciting panels that highlight recent developments and cutting edge technology, there will be a demo track highlighting local innovations in medtech and partnering opportunities that will allow attendees to set up meetings with each other and UCLA faculty via the virtual conference platform.

This event is held in coordination with the MedTech Innovator LA Pitch Event. Attendance at the pitch event is by invitation only. If you are interested in applying or serving as a reviewer for the LA Pitch Event, please email info@medtechinnovator.org

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UCLA MEDTECH 2021 AGENDA*

March 9, 2021 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Pacific

Partnering Lounge 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM Pacific

Exhibit Booths 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM Pacific

Demo Track Room 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Pacific

Main Auditorium Schedule:

Pacific Time	Title	Speakers
9:30 AM pacific	Exhibit Booths Open/ Networking/ BYOC
10:00 AM pacific	Welcome Remarks	MC: Dina Lozofsky, Senior Director of Business Development, Physical Sciences and Engineering & MedTech, UCLA TDG
10:10 AM pacific	Investor Panel: Trends in the MedTech Industry	Moderator: Kwame Ulmer Venture Partner, Wave Maker 360 Panelists: Terri Burke, Venture Partner, Epidarex Capital Thomas Lee, Chair Medical and Life Sciences Committee, OC Tech Coast Angels Kevin Zhang, Partner, Upfront Ventures
11:00 AM pacific	UCLA TDG Innovation Fund: Crossing the Chasm (Fast Pitches) UCLA Biodesign Program	Moderator: Matthew Savary, Innovation Fund & New Ventures Principal, UCLA TDG Various UCLA Pitches Jennifer McCaney, Co-Executive Director, UCLA Biodesign
11:40 AM pacific	Case Study: The Path to Commercialization – Avenda Health	Moderator: Amir Naiberg, Associate Vice Chancellor, CEO & President, UCLA TDG Shyam Natarajan, CEO, Avenda Health
12:00 PM pacific	Lunch/Networking	12:15-12:45 Themed Chatrooms
1:00 PM pacific	Real World Data	Jacqueline Law, Vice President, Research Product Management, Flatiron Health
1:20 PM pacific	Tracking and treating Depression with Digital Health Tools from UCLA's Depression Grand Challenge	Moderator: Joel Kehle, Business Development Officer, UCLA TDG Panelists: Jonathan Flint, Co-Director UCLA Depression Grand Challenge & Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Michelle Craske, Co-Director UCLA Depression Grand Challenge * Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
2:00 PM pacific	Beyond Philanthropy: business models for successfully serving the underserved	Moderator: Matthew Savary, Innovation Fund & New Ventures Principal, UCLA TDG Panelists: Kathryne Cooper, Co-Director, CTIP Josh Vose, Founder, World Hernia Project Dorothy Goldman, Founder, Oratel Diagnostics
2:45 PM pacific	Break	Exhibit Booths Open/ Networking
3:10 PM pacific	Driving Digital and Data Solutions for Patients with Serious Illness	Eric Henckels, Director, Technology Strategy & Innovation, Amgen
3:30 PM pacific	Should I stay or should I go (to the doctor): will Telehealth outlive the pandemic?	Moderator: Harsh P. Parikh, Senior Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP Panelists: Dr. Eve Glazier, President, Faculty Practice Group, UCLA Health Dr. Rekha Murthy, Professor of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Kaushik Srinivasan, Attorney, RHA
4:15 PM pacific	MedTech Innovator “Judges Choice” Pitch	Paul Grand, CEO, Medtech Innovator
4:30 PM pacific	FDA as a Driver of Medical Device Innovation	Murray Sheldon MD, Associate Director of Technology and Innovation, FDA/Center for Devices and Radiologic Health (CDRH)
5 – 6 PM pacific	Happy Hour!	BYOB * KAHOOT

* Schedule subject to change

Demo Track Room Schedule:

Time	Title	Team
11:00am pacific	Welcome Remarks	Ricky Rath, UCLA TDG
11:15am pacific	Turning Video Calls into Health Sensors	Achuta Kadambi and Laleh Jalilian
11:30am pacific	BaroHawk™ Blood Pressure Management System	Perceptive Medical
11:45am pacific	Portable, Compliant, Real-Time Multi-Modal Diagnostic and Monitoring System	Waveflow
Noon-1pm pacific	Lunch Break
1:00pm pacific	Microfluidic Tissue Processing Platform for Single Cell Diagnostics	Kino Discovery
1:15pm pacific	The MultiClip Device: A Better Tool for Gastrointestinal Hemostasis	Digestive Designs
1:30pm pacific	CT-Guided Biopsy Angle Device	Samuel Yu
1:45pm pacific	Surfactant administration and airway support to very low birth weight infants (SAAVI)	BB Medical Surgical
2:00pm pacific	Break
2:15pm pacific	5G Connected AI Powered ECG Monitor	QT Medical
2:30pm pacific	LUMI	LegTrek
2:45pm pacific	Valero Dexterity Test®	Neuromuscular Dynamics
3:00pm pacific	Avenda Health Office-Based AI Prostate Cancer Therapy	Avenda Health
3:15pm pacific	Break / Judge Deliberation
3:30pm pacific	Winner Announcement	Judges