The 8th Annual Lifescience Alley Conference & Expo takes place December 9, 2009 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota.
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Listed below are 8th Annual Lifescience Alley Conference & Expo exhibitor profiles.
| Company: | Access Genetics |
| Booth: | 714 |
| Media Contact: | Scott Kelley |
| Phone: | 952-400-7787 |
| E-mail: | skelley@access-genetics.com |
| Web: | www.access-genetics.com |
| Access Genetics, a Minnesota-based company, provides web-based software, laboratory materials, and networked expertise working seamlessly to improve molecular diagnostics and patient care. Access Genetics' proprietary web-based software, TeleGeneâ„¢, synergistically integrates web-enabled molecular diagnostics, collaborative telemedicine, and turnkey support and materials management. TeleGeneâ„¢ is the cornerstone of a unique business model that provides physicians and clinical laboratories the means to achieve compliance and become experts in molecular diagnostics. In turn, laboratories can rapidly expand their offering of high-value, in-house genetic tests. For more information please visit www.access-genetics.com. | |
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| Company: | AllOut Marketing, Inc. |
| Booth: | 203 |
| Media Contact: | Ruth Lane, President & CEO |
| Phone: | 952-404-0800 |
| E-mail: | ruthlane@alloutsuccess.com |
| Web: | www.alloutsuccess.com |
| AllOut Marketing, Inc. is a full-service strategic marketing and creative communications firm that provides highly specialized medical marketing expertise, ranging from market development to product commercialization. Our services include marketing training and consulting, market research, web development with accessibility features, graphic design, event management, and public relations. | |
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| Company: | American Preclinical Services |
| Media Contact: | Amy Meyer |
| Phone: | 763-717-7990 |
| E-mail: | ameyer@apsemail.com |
| Web: | americanpreclinical.com |
| With a wealth of preclinical medical device expertise, state-of-the-art facility, and the most advanced imaging technology, APS is the Contract Research Organization of choice for in-vivo medical device testing. APS has the ability to perform GLP studies for regulatory submissions as well as feasibility research, device training, and educational programs using acute and chronic research models. | |
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| APS affords a medical device company the ability to perform cutting-edge preclinical research without encumbrances regarding proprietary information and public disclosure. | |
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| •Supporting medical device testing with experienced personnel and the most advanced imaging technologies. | |
| •Fostering frequent, open communication during all phases of a study. | |
| •Managing the integrity, compliance, timeliness, format, and confidentiality of your data. | |
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| Company: | Beijing Bio-medicine Industry Park |
| Booth: | 601 |
| Media Contact: | Connie Zhang |
| Phone: | 6129870227 |
| E-mail: | connie.zhang@rileycreekadvisors.com |
| Web: | www.bj-cbp.com |
| Beijing Bio-medicine Industry Park Development Co., Ltd is the state-level development zone with specific focus on developing: | |
| 1) National technology trade and service platform of bioengineering, pharmaceutical and medical device industry | |
| 2) National center of bio-medicine technology inspection and drug evaluation | |
| 3) National R & D and production base of vaccines | |
| More than 70 bioengineering and pharmaceutical related companies have entered the Park. | |
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| Company: | BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota, The |
| Media Contact: | Melissa Kjolsing, Communications Manager |
| Phone: | 952-746-3844 |
| E-mail: | mkjolsing@biobusinessalliance.org |
| Web: | www.biobusinessalliance.org |
| The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota (BBAM) is an industry-led, action-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of bioscience-related industries to create jobs for the citizens of Minnesota. | |
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| Company: | Breakthrough Saint Paul |
| Booth: | 317 |
| Media Contact: | Emily Wingfield |
| Phone: | 651-748-5504 |
| E-mail: | ewingfield@moundsparkacademy.org |
| Web: | www.breakthroughsaintpaul.org |
| Breakthrough Saint Paul (BSP) has a dual mission-The program launches low-resourced middle and high school students from the Saint Paul Public Schools on the path to college by helping them succeed in academically rigorous courses and attracts a diverse group of talented young people to pursue careers in education. | |
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| Breakthrough Saint Paul employs a "students teaching students" model of education common to all programs in The Breakthrough Collaborative. At BSP, academically motivated, under-resourced middle and high school students from Saint Paul Public Schools take classes that are designed and taught by talented and diverse high school and college students. A team of professional mentor teachers and a dedicated staff guide the young teachers and oversee the entire process. | |
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| Company: | BSI Healthcare |
| Booth: | 113 |
| Media Contact: | Linda Vasquez - 571-214-3404 |
| Phone: | 703-437-9000 |
| E-mail: | healthcare@bsigroup.com |
| Web: | www.bsiamerica.com |
BSI Healthcare is a world-class Notified Body and Registrar providing rigorous regulatory and quality management reviews and product certification for medical device manufacturers. We contribute to our clients' success in the global medical device industry by accelerating access to international markets. BSI has been conducting business in more than 100 countries for over 100 years. | |
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| Our experienced healthcare team specializes in high-risk, invasive, combination and implantable products. BSI services include CE Marking, ISO 13485, CMDCAS, Japan PAL, FDA Third-Party Programs, Standards and Training. We are committed to providing programs that combine speed with experience, integrity, independence and predictability. | |
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| Company: | Burnsville/Burnsville Medical Alliance |
| Booth: | 119 |
| Media Contact: | Skip Nienhaus |
| Phone: | 952-895-4454 |
| E-mail: | skip.nienhaus@ci.burnsville.mn.us |
| Web: | www.burnsvillemedical.com |
The Burnsville Medical Alliance is an economic development initiative of the City of Burnsville to grow and expand on its 250 company bioscience cluster. To help foster this growth the City publishes a newsletter, host networking events and is a member of a number of bioscience related associations. IN the past four years sixteen companies have decided to move to Burnsville and 18 companies already located in Burnsville have expanded. | |
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| Company: | Carlson School of Management |
| Booth: | 525 |
| Media Contact: | Erin Rath |
| Phone: | 612-624-8770 |
| Web: | http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/ |
| The Carlson School of Management is located at the University of Minnesota. With nearly 5,000 students, 7 degree programs, 104 tenure-track faculty, and more than 50,000 alumni in a network that spans the globe, the school is a world-class educational institution. Research by Carlson School faculty continually expands the knowledge frontier in a wide variety of disciplines. Since its founding, the Carlson School has been an active player in one of the country's most vibrant business communities. Through our strong connections with the business community, we have developed some of the world's most sophisticated international and experiential learning opportunities. | |
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| Company: | Courante Oncology |
| Booth: | 426 |
| Media Contact: | Sheri Smith |
| Phone: | 952-908-9986 |
| E-mail: | ssmith@couranteoncology.com |
| Web: | www.couranteoncology.com |
| Courante Oncology is a full-service clinical research provider specializing in oncology product development. We offer a wide range of clinical trial management and support services to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, including project management, clinical site monitoring, quality assurance, and medical writing services. At Courante we believe the challenges of oncology clinical trials require a research team that is uniquely experienced and trained. Our strength lies in our collective experience and ability to adapt to our clients' specific research needs. | |
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| Company: | Crane Engineering |
| Booth: | 406 |
| Media Contact: | Jeff Brower |
| Phone: | 763-557-9090 |
| E-mail: | jeffb@CraneEngineering.com |
| Web: | www.CraneEngineering.com |
| Crane Engineering's complete, full-service chemical, metallurgical, and micro-imaging laboratories have the instrumentation and know-how to solve almost any material or chemical problem. We identify, diagnose, locate, and analyze, delivering results that count with industrial/commercial, legal and insurance clients worldwide. | |
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| Our team of expert problem solvers has the capabilities to take on everyday problems as well as unique challenges where no standard test has been developed. | |
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| -Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science | |
| -Microscopy | |
| -Consulting Chemistry | |
| -Mechanical and Electrical Engineering | |
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| Company: | Dorsey & Whitnel LLP |
| Booth: | 112 |
| Media Contact: | Bob Kleiber |
| Phone: | 612-492-5315 |
| E-mail: | kleiber.bob@dorsey.com |
| Web: | dorsey.com |
| Dorsey's global Life Sciences Practice Group is composed of lawyers who have technical and scientific expertise in the areas of chemistry, chemical engineering, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and materials sciences. We take pride in knowing your industry and your business to give you the most relevant advice and counsel possible. From research and product development to corporate finance and strategic transactions, companies around the world rely on Dorsey – every step of the way. | |
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| Company: | Dymedex Consulting |
| Booth: | 229 |
| Media Contact: | Ross Meisner |
| Phone: | 651-217-5990 |
| E-mail: | ross@dymedex.com |
| Web: | www.dymedex.com |
| Dymedex Consulting is the thought leader in med-tech market analysis. Eight out of ten med-tech ventures fail to deliver significant returns to investors, despite experienced leadership and sufficient capital. Good decisions aren't possible when based on bad information. Dymedex delivers the reliable foundation of fact-based market insights executives need to inform core strategies and key investments. In today's economy, there may be just one chance to get it right. From start-ups to large enterprises, we provide confidence for strategic decisions by deconstructing your technology adoption curve and quantifying key elements that will accelerate commercial success. | |
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| Company: | Electronic Systems, Inc. |
| Booth: | 727 |
| Media Contact: | Gary Larson |
| Phone: | (605) 338-6868 |
| E-mail: | sales@electronicsi.com |
| Web: | www.electronicsi.com |
Electronics Systems, Inc. is a full-service electronics manufacturing services provider of circuit board assemblies, system level assembly, order fulfillment and design services for the Medical, Industrial, and Commercial markets. Offering legendary flexibility, responsiveness and integrity in all business relationships. The company practices Lean / 5S operations and is ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and ITAR registered. Winner of 2009 SEA Award for "Best Quality". | |
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| Company: | Faegre & Benson LLP |
| Booth: | 509 |
| Media Contact: | Tom Schierholz |
| Phone: | 612-766-7985 |
| E-mail: | tschierholz@faegre.com |
| Web: | www.faegre.com |
| With 500 lawyers worldwide, Faegre & Benson, an AmLaw 100 firm, handles complex and challenging transactions and litigation facing businesses today. Our lawyers address the full range of business issues and deliver timely, cost-effective business and legal solutions. | |
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| As legal advisers to medical device, diagnostics and information systems companies in all stages of the business life cycle, Faegre & Benson lawyers understand the industry-specific needs of these organizations. To leverage that knowledge effectively for clients, Faegre & Benson offers a medical technology industry team composed of nearly 80 lawyers. | |
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| Company: | Fish & Richardson P.C. |
| Booth: | 301 |
| Media Contact: | Kelly Largey |
| Phone: | 617-521-7806 |
| E-mail: | largey@fr.com |
| Web: | www.fr.com |
| Fish & Richardson is a leading global law firm unlike any other law firm in the world. With over 400 lawyers practicing intellectual property, litigation, and technology law, Fish has redefined IP law for a market that values IP as a fundamental business asset. The firm offers unique expertise to help clients maximize the value of their intangible assets. Fish handles more patent litigation than any other law firm (IP Law & Business, September 2009), is the number one IP firm for America's biggest companies (Corporate Counsel, September 2009), and was named the number one firm in the world for PCT filings (MIP, October 2009). For more information, visit www.fr.com. | |
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| Company: | Formacoat, LLC |
| Booth: | 227 |
| Media Contact: | Mark Gross |
| Phone: | 952-895-0200 |
| E-mail: | mark.gross@formacoat.com |
| Web: | www.formacoat.com |
| Formacoat®: Making the Tools of Medicine Run Smoother®. Provides advanced hydrophilic medical device coating services for Biocoat®, who's lubricious Hyaluronate-based hydrophilic Hydak® coatings are used in demanding medical device applications across an array of substrates, including Silicone. Formacoat has advanced capabilities for coating lumens, balloons, OD's and complex device shapes. | |
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| Company: | Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. |
| Booth: | 730 |
| Media Contact: | Kelly Griffith |
| Phone: | 612.492.7514 |
| E-mail: | kgriffith@fredlaw.com |
| Web: | www.fredlaw.com |
| Fredrikson & Byron's attorneys in the Life Sciences Group advise companies and investors through all stages of development. Our clients rely on us to take an integrated approach to their company's growth strategy including corporate, intellectual property and regulatory issues. From industry leaders to emerging start-ups, our approach focuses on improving our client's strategic position. We represent over 100 life sciences companies and many more companies on investment and strategic decisions related to the industry. Our clients receive extensive knowledge and understanding of the industry as well as a deep understanding of the business approach needed to deal with legal issues at every stage of development. | |
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| Company: | Gerbig Engineering Company |
| Booth: | 616 |
| Media Contact: | Kim Robertson |
| Phone: | 952-960-4402 |
| E-mail: | kim@gerbig.com |
| Web: | www.gerbig.com |
| Gerbig Engineering Company is a cleanroom engineering firm specializing in cleanroom design, fabrication, installation, and testing. Gerbig Engineering manufactures AireCellâ„¢ modular cleanrooms, AireCellâ„¢ workstations, pass-throughs, and cleanroom modular wall systems. The company also designs custom HVAC systems for all classes of cleanrooms and constant temperature and humidity controlled rooms. The Validation Services Division certifies and validates cleanrooms and equipment including HEPA filtered workstations and thermal process equipment including autoclaves and stability chambers. | |
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| Since 1985 Gerbig Engineering has provided successful, affordable cleanroom solutions to the medical device market in the local Twin Cities area and the North American market. | |
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| Company: | GMI, Inc. |
| Booth: | 603 |
| Media Contact: | Jean Sandquist |
| Phone: | 763-712-8717 |
| E-mail: | jean@gmi-inc.com |
| Web: | www.gmi-inc.com |
| GMI is located in the heart of Minnesota's "Medical Alley" just 20 minutes north of Minneapolis. GMI specializes in new and remanufactured laboratory instrumentation. GMI provides scientific instrumentation and service to research universities, medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, clinics laboratories and chemical analysis firms in more than 50 countries | |
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| GMI Inc. prides itself on building long-term relationships with our clients through vertical integration of quality focused high technical standard, responsive sales, service, and instrument training. In addition to the sales and service GMI provides instrumentation asset management, refurbishing, and recovery from an array of industries. | |
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| Company: | Hibbing Economic Development Authority |
| Booth: | 801 |
| Media Contact: | Hibbing Daily Tribune |
| Phone: | 218-362-5931 |
| E-mail: | dnorthagen@ci.hibbing.mn.us |
| Web: | www.hibbing.mn.us |
The Hibbing Economic Development Authority (HEDA) offers FREE land, NO TAXES, and a new 30,000 square foot Speculative Industrial Building ready to be built out to meet your company's specific needs. HEDA is the primary economic development resource for Hibbing offering support for unique regional grants and loans, infrastructure, broadband, existing and new building development, land and workforce training to give your business the tools necessary to successfully grow in Hibbing, Minnesota. Please feel free to contact us with any questions on developing a public / private partnership with HEDA. | |
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| Company: | Hillarys |
| Booth/Stand: | 205 |
| Media Contact: | Hillary Feder |
| Phone: | 952-933-8365, 800-742-6800 |
| E-mail: | hillary@askhillarys.com |
| Web: | askhillarys.com |
| Hillarys serves the medical industry by blending strategic thinking with creativity to develop dimensional and relevant educational tools and sales aides. Over the last 20 years we have developed expertise specific to the marketing needs of the medical device industry. Our experience includes medical meetings, product launch and brand revitalization. At Hillarys the essence of what we do creates meaningful connections and builds long-term ROI for our clients and their audience. | |
| We believe that creating a distinctive, lasting impression is an art. And, that's our specialty. | |
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| Company: | Integra Group, The |
| Booth: | 314 |
| Media Contact: | Ottar Schmitz |
| Phone: | 763 951 7402 |
| E-mail: | oschmitz@integracts.com |
| Web: | www.integracts.com |
The Integra Group is a clinical and preclinical research organization founded on an integrated approach to medical research. We offer a large preclinical research facility for in-vivo GLP and feasibility studies for medical products in the initial stages of R&D. Once the preclinical phase has been satisfied, Integra offers experienced clinical research professionals & biostatisticans who can navigate the complex process of clinical trial design, clinical study management, FDA submissions, and postmarket studies once the product is cleared for use in humans. | |
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| Company: | Intertek |
| Booth: | 213 |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ITRK |
| Media Contact: | Roy Strunin |
| Phone: | 978-635-8558 |
| E-mail: | roy.strunin@intertek.com |
| Web: | www.intertek.com |
| Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers' products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. | |
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| Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 24,000 people in more than 100 countries around the world. | |
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| For further information, visit www.intertek.com | |
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Company: | Katz Analytical Services |
Booth: | 106 |
Media Contact: | Dr. William Katz |
Phone: | 651-465-6846 |
E-mail: | bkatz@katzanalytical.com |
Web: | www.katzanalytical.com |
KATZ ANALYTICAL SERVICES (KAS) is a full-service testing laboratory offering analytical and testing capabilities to the high-tech, medical device, and pharmaceutical communities. Our laboratory is GLP and cGMP compliant and FDA and CLIA registered.  In addition to our laboratory test services, we also have senior level consultants with many years of experience as experts supporting both industrial and legal clients.  Please take a moment to review our website at www.katzanalytical.com for further information regarding our complete line of technical services. | |
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| Company: | KPMG LLP |
| Booth: | 711 |
| Media Contact: | Kevin Beagley |
| Phone: | 312-665-5010 |
| E-mail: | jbeagley@kpmg.com |
| Web: | http://www.kpmg.com/ |
| 4200 Wells Fargo Center | |
| 90 South Seventh Street | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |
| 612-305-5000 | |
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| KPMG LLP's Minneapolis office serves a broad spectrum of clients ranging from emerging businesses to well-established Fortune 500 companies within the life science and healthcare industries. We are a distinctly local firm that is national and international in its outlook and range of services, delivering audit, tax and advisory services. Our understanding of rapidly changing business practices, combined with our extensive knowledge of accounting and tax rules, allows us to provide specialized services to assist with your current issues and future goals. | |
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| Company: | Lindquist & Vennum |
| Booth: | 201 |
| Media Contact: | Shelly Gertgen |
| Phone: | 612-752-1009 |
| E-mail: | sgertgen@lindquist.com |
| Web: | www.lindquist.com |
| Lindquist & Vennum's nearly 200 attorneys provide corporate finance, transactional, regulatory, and litigation services for clients in Minnesota, Colorado, and across the nation. Our corporate attorneys help emerging businesses—particularly healthcare and other life sciences businesses—position themselves for success, while helping established companies maintain their competitive edge. We assist clients with venture finance, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as distribution, licensing, and regulatory matters. Our litigation and arbitration practices cover all aspects of commercial and corporate trial and appellate advocacy, including antitrust, employment, insurance recovery, intellectual property, product liability, real estate, securities., and white-collar defense. | |
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| Company: | MedNet Solutions |
| Booth: | 202 |
| Media Contact: | Dirk Nelson |
| Phone: | 763-258-2735 |
| E-mail: | contact@mednetstudy.com |
| Web: | www.mednetstudy.com |
| MedNet Solutions is a leading healthcare technology company specializing in clinical study management systems designed for the global life sciences market. Applying critical insight, proven technology, and unwavering support, MedNet delivers powerful, flexible and easy-to-use web-based solutions that support our customers' clinical studies, registries and investigator initiated trials. Since 2000, MedNet has successfully supported leading pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology organizations on projects spanning 6 continents and more than 40 countries. MedNet delivers a superior customer experience from beginning to end. For more information, please visit www.mednetstudy.com. | |
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| Company: | Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal |
| Media Contact: | Maureen Tubbs, Marketing Director |
| Phone: | 612-288-2100 |
| E-mail: | mtubbs@bizjournals.com |
| Web: | mspbj.com |
| The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is the only business publication reporting exclusive news, research, and information on local companies in 20 key industries. Published every week in print, throughout the day on the Web, and at 3:00 p.m. daily through e-mail alerts, the Business Journal is the one resource you wouldn't want to be in business without. Find us at www.mspbj.com | |
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| Company: | Minnesota Supercomputing Institute |
| Booth: | 523 |
| Media Contact: | Amy Danielson |
| Phone: | 612-625-1453 |
| E-mail: | dani0139@umn.edu |
| Web: | https://www.msi.umn.edu/ |
| The University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (MSI) is celebrating its 25th anniversary as an interdisciplinary research program. MSI has established itself as a vital resource to the University of Minnesota and to other institutions of higher education in the state by facilitating groundbreaking research, attracting top faculty and students, and enhancing researchers' competitive advantage in the search for external funding. More than 4,000 active users across a wide range of disciplines utilize MSI's diverse computational resources, making MSI a focal point of collaborative research. For more information, visit www.msi.umn.edu | |
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| Company: | Minnetronix, Inc. |
| Booth: | 501 |
| Media Contact: | Leah Davidson |
| Phone: | 651-917-4060 |
| E-mail: | ldavidson@minnetronix.com |
| Web: | www.minnetronix.com |
| Minnetronix is a medical device outsourcing company, specializing in the design, manufacturing and support of electronics-based medical devices. Minnetronix' experienced engineers and manufacturing teams provide expertise on a wide range of Class II and Class III medical equipment, such as cardiovascular systems, point-of-care diagnostic instruments, therapeutic devices, implantable devices, and monitoring equipment. Minnetronix has completed over 140 development and manufacturing projects for nearly 100 different medical device companies that range in size from small start-ups to large established firms. Minnetronix is ISO 13485:2003-certified and is an FDA-registered contract manufacturer. | |
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| Company: | MinnWest Technology Campus |
| Booth: | 612 |
| Media Contact: | Steve Salzer, General Manager |
| Phone: | 320-222-9770 |
| E-mail: | info@mnwesttechnology.com |
| Web: | www.mnwesttechnology.com |
The MinnWest Technology Campus is a privately owned, collaborative business community for innovators and entrepreneurs in bioscience, agribusiness, technology and bioenergy. We are located in the Willmar Lakes Area, with 30 majestic buildings and over 500,000 square feet of commercial space available for lease. Our business tenants and their employees enjoy campus amenities such as an indoor pool, fitness center, daycare, conference center, cafeteria, lakeside views and an outdoor trail system. | |
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| If your business is ready to grow to the next level and could benefit from the resources and collaborative atmosphere we have to offer, contact us today! www.mnwesttechnology.com | |
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| Company: | MN Dept. of Employ. & Econ. Development |
| Booth: | 131 |
| Media Contact: | Kirsten Morell |
| Phone: | 651-259-7161 |
| E-mail: | Kirsten.Morell@state.mn.us |
| Web: | www.PositivelyMinnesota.com |
| Innovation is in our genes - just ask 3M, Cargill, Medtronic, Upsher-Smith, and the Mayo Clinic. They're all part of the momentum that has made the state the place to start, expand, or relocate a company. They say a lot about Minnesota: big thinkers with business know-how and the gumption to get things done. With the IBM Blue Gene project, they're helping us explore new frontiers in bioinformatics and break new ground through the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics. Let us be your partner. | |
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| Company: | NightOwl Document Management Services |
| Booth: | 305 |
| Media Contact: | Scott Sterkel |
| Phone: | (612) 337-0448 |
| E-mail: | ssterkel@nightowldms.com |
| Web: | www.nightowldms.com |
| NightOwl is a leading provider of technology-driven litigation support services that enable clients to collect, analyze, manage and produce electronic documents for regulatory compliance, risk management and litigation. NightOwl's services include data collection, selective backup tape restoration, pre-review, processing, online hosting and attorney review. For additional information, please visit www.nightowldms.com. | |
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| Company: | Nonin Medical |
| Booth: | 715 |
| Media Contact: | Nicole Althaus |
| Phone: | 763-577-5514 |
| E-mail: | nicole.althaus@nonin.com |
| Web: | www.nonin.com |
| Nonin Medical develops and manufactures innovative noninvasive physiological monitoring solutions, including oximetry and capnography devices, quality sensors, software, and accessories. With more than 20 years of experience and more than 1 million pulse oximeters sold, Nonin's trusted, artifact-free PureSAT® SpO2 technology is used in more than 90 percent of sleep systems worldwide because we set the bar for quality, performance, and support. To learn more about Nonin's proven SpO2 and EtCO2 solutions, visit www.nonin.com. | |
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| Company: | North Dakota Department of Commerce |
| Booth: | 631 |
| Media Contact: | Julie Fedorchak |
| Phone: | 701-328-5300 |
| E-mail: | jfedorchak@nd.gov |
| Web: | www.ndbusiness.com |
| North Dakota is poised to help you develop the technologies of the future. Through unique partnerships with the state's universities, entrepreneurs and progressive businesses are crafting the building blocks of success. Find out why North Dakota is research ready in: biotech, energy and environmental, polymers and nontechnology. | |
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| North Dakota has invested millions of dollars in partnership with private companies on state-of-the-art research facilities, centers of excellence, and scientists to support the life science industry. | |
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| Company: | Northwire, Inc. |
| Booth: | 614 |
| Media Contact: | Kris Kumlien |
| Phone: | 715.294.2121 |
| E-mail: | cableinfo@northwire.com |
| Web: | www.northwire.com |
| Northwire, Inc. is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of innovative cable solutions for a variety of medical applications in the Life Science industry. We specialize in custom cable with no minimum purchase quantities and lead times of 5-15 days. We offer risk-free prototyping and no-cost design services. Our capabilities range from 8-32 AWG, up to 100 conductors. Northwire offers FDA approved materials and design attributes for patient friendliness, sterilization, flexibility and cut or abrasion resistance needs. Visit www.northwire.com or call +1 800.468.1516. | |
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| Company: | Office of Business Relations, U of M |
| Booth: | 513 |
| Media Contact: | Matt Kramer |
| Phone: | 612-625-8352 |
| E-mail: | krame339@umn.edu |
| Web: | www.business.umn.edu |
| The Office of Business Relations is your "Front Door" to the University's innovations and resources—hiring students, finding continuing education, seminars and workshops, faculty expertise, facilities, equipment, and more. Stop by our booth to learn more, or visit us at www.business.umn.edu. Our business resources can be your business success. | |
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| Company: | Pace Analytical Life Sciences, LLC |
| Booth: | 228 |
| Media Contact: | James Wheeler |
| Phone: | 651-738-2728 |
| E-mail: | LifeSciences@pacelabs.com |
| Web: | www.pacelabs.com |
Pace Analytical Life Sciences is a full service contract analytical testing laboratory providing analytical chemistry and microbiology testing services to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. | |
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| Services include methods development/validation, raw material testing, stability testing and storage, product release testing, chemical characterization and residual chemical analysis. | |
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| Pace Analytical Life Sciences operates two laboratories, one located in Oakdale, MN and the other in San German, Puerto Rico. We are FDA established, DEA registered and ISO/IES 17025 accredited. | |
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| Company: | PowerObjects |
| Booth: | 130 |
| Media Contact: | Jim Sheehan |
| Phone: | (612) 339-3355 |
| E-mail: | jim.sheehan@powerobjects.com |
| Web: | www.powerobjects.com |
| PowerObjects is bringing the power of X to health and life sciences companies with Microsoft Dynamics CRM / xRM (customer / anything relationship management). Come to booth 130 and identify your X, where X= the most important noun your business manages. Your X could be test results, animals, products or devices — anything you need to track and / or analyze. We can then recommend a solution to manage this noun more efficiently. If you see a giant red X, that's us. We'll be giving away T-shirts and entering participants in a drawing for a $500 gift certificate to Ruth's Chris. | |
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| Company: | Quickdraw Systems |
| Booth: | 700 |
| Media Contact: | Jeff Petrich |
| Phone: | (800) 473-8837 |
| E-mail: | info@qdraw.com |
| Web: | qdraw.com |
| Quickdraw Systems provides industry-leading clean and modular material handling solutions for automated processing in medical manufacturing. The company's conveyors are easily integrated into lean manufacturing processes and enable a green approach to automating laboratory and assembly processes. Quickdraw's pallet stackers offer efficient automated handling for SBS microplates, JEDEC trays, or custom pallets. Quickdraw's full range of conveyors and accessories also serves the solar, electronics assembly, and factory automation markets. The company also manufactures custom made wet benches, process stations, cleanroom benches, fume hoods, and other casework for the medical, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, chemical, and plating industries. | |
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| Company: | Scantron |
| Booth: | 226 |
| Media Contact: | Dan Sharkey |
| Phone: | 952-492-6302 |
| E-mail: | dan_sharkey@scantron.com |
| Web: | www.Scantron.com/medicaldevicetracking.aspx |
| Scantron has specialized in medical device and patient tracking services for over ten years. Our solutions result in a less than 1% lost to follow-up ratio, meet FDA and HIPAA compliance and are scalable – providing services to complement your existing system or alternatively managing the entire process. | |
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| New emphasis in how device and patient data is managed requires that we are more nimble and flexible than ever before with our systems and processes used to acquire, organize, store, access, retrieve and disseminate information in all formats – traditional and digital. | |
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| Company: | Science Initiative of Central Minnesota |
| Booth: | 628 |
| Media Contact: | Tom Moore |
| Phone: | (320) 656-3815 |
| E-mail: | t.moore@scapartnership.com |
| Web: | www.cmbioscience.com |
| The Science Initiative of Central Minnesota, a program of the St. Cloud Area Economic Development Partnership, is a regional effort that helps science-based companies locate or expand in Central Minnesota. The region provides a highly-skilled workforce, seven colleges and universities, an abundance of low-cost sites, JOBZ tax-free incentives for qualifying businesses, and the Central Minnesota Bioscience Zone. | |
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| Ask about St. Cloud State University's graduate degree program in Regulatory Affairs and Services, the first of its kind in the nation to help employees of medical device companies navigate the FDA licensing process. | |
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| Learn more about Central Minnesota's science-based businesses and resources at our SICM After Hours events. | |
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| Company: | Showcraft |
| Booth: | 804 |
| Media Contact: | Ryan Beaulieu |
| Phone: | 800.886.0634 |
| E-mail: | ryan@showcraft.com |
| Web: | www.showcraft.com |
| Showcraft is a full service creative organization that partners with our customers to better tell their story. Our mission is to create solutions to reach our client's business goals through rental exhibits, customized environments and experiences. | |
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Company: | Simulution, Incorporated |
Booth: | 806 |
Media Contact: | John D. Cook |
Phone: | 952-895-6165 |
E-mail: | jcook@simulution.com |
Web: | www.simulution.com |
Simulution strives to be your single resource for interactive models, analogs, and simulators used for the demonstration, acquisition, and development of medical skills. | |
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| In addition to providing off-the-shelf training aids from both large and small producers; Simulution is equipped to design and build custom training aids to meet nearly any functional requirement in prototype or production run quantities. | |
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| Company: | Stat-Ease, Inc. |
| Booth: | 207 |
| Media Contact: | Heidi Hansel Wolfe |
| Phone: | 612-746-2033 |
| E-mail: | Heidi@statease.com |
| Web: | www.statease.com |
| Stat-Ease, Inc. provides statistical software, training, and consulting services for design of experiments (DOE). Its mission is to put the power of statistics into the hands of scientists, engineers and quality professionals. Stat-Ease produces two top-rated PC packages for design of experiments (DOE). | |
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| *Design-Ease® software sets up and analyzes powerful general and two-level factorials that identify the critical factors for improvement of products and processes. | |
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| *Design-Expert® software includes all of the above, plus 3D response surface optimization for process, mixture, and combined mixture/process variables. | |
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| Company: | Stellar Technologies |
| Booth: | 626 |
| Media Contact: | Dennis Forcelle |
| Phone: | 763-493-8556 |
| E-mail: | dforcelle@stellar-technologies.com |
| Web: | www.stellar-technologies.com |
| Stellar Technologies has been a partner to medical companies for nearly 15 years and specializes in manufacturing complicated components and assemblies of the highest quality. Stellar's expertise in design assistance, feasibility studies, process validation, FDA assistance and production management provides customers with total project management. Stellar supports companies in the medical industry including Neuromodulation, Cardiology, Radiology, Neurovascular, Orthopedic and Endoscopy markets. Stellar Technologies capabilities include precision & micro machining, laser & wire processing, cleanroom micro manufacturing assembly and molding. Applications include Cardiac and Neuro lead wire assemblies, delivery systems, micro catheters, ablation systems, endoscopic assemblies and laser welded assemblies. | |
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| Company: | St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
| Booth: | 308 |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NYSE: STJ |
| Media Contact: | Amy Jo Meyer |
| Phone: | 651-756-3029 |
| E-mail: | ameyer@sjm.com |
| Web: | www.sjm.com |
| St. Jude Medical develops medical technology and services that focus on putting more control into the hands of those who treat cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide. The company is dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine by reducing risk wherever possible and contributing to successful outcomes for every patient. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., St. Jude Medical employs more than 14,000 people worldwide and has four major focus areas that include: cardiac rhythm management, atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular and neuromodulation. For more information, please visit sjm.com. | |
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| Company: | Strang, Inc. |
| Booth: | 728 |
| Media Contact: | Randy Banks, Director of Marketing |
| Phone: | 608-276-9201, EXT: 117 |
| E-mail: | rbanks@strang-inc.com |
| Web: | www.strang-inc.com |
| Established in 1935, Strang, Inc. is a nationally recognized architectural, engineering and interior services firm with an award-winning Practice Group dedicated to the life sciences industry. Strang has provided integrated design counsel for well over 3 million square feet of analytical, experimental, academic and invention facilities including office, laboratory, and manufacturing space. Assignments range from 700 square foot laboratories to 200,000 square foot research campuses and include numerous incubator facilities. Our clients include GE, Promega, Covance, Kraft Foods, Johnson & Johnson, American Red Cross and multiple research parks including the University of Wisconsin's Research Park in our hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. | |
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| Company: | SurModics, Inc. |
| Booth: | 302 |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SRDX |
| Media Contact: | Jill Weflen |
| Phone: | 952-345-3557 |
| E-mail: | jweflen@surmodics.com |
| Web: | www.surmodics.com |
| SurModics' vision is to extend and improve the lives of patients through technology innovation. The Company partners with the world's foremost medical device, pharmaceutical and life science companies to develop and commercialize innovative products that result in improved diagnosis and treatment for patients. Core offerings include: drug delivery technologies (coatings, microparticles, nanoparticles, and implants); surface modification coating technologies that impart lubricity, prohealing, and biocompatibility capabilities; and components for in vitro diagnostic test kits and specialized surfaces for cell culture and microarrays. | |
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| Company: | Tembua Inc |
| Booth: | 120 |
| Media Contact: | Teena Risley, Business Development |
| Phone: | 952-435-8178 |
| E-mail: | thr@tembua.com |
| Web: | www.tembua.com |
| Tembua provides comprehensive linguistic services for 100+ languages to the bioscience, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. | |
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| TRANSLATION: Written, electronic, multi-media material for 100+ languages; website localization; foreign search engine optimization. | |
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| LINGUISTIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Glossary development and translation memory management. | |
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| MULTI-LINGUAL DESKTOP DESIGN AND PUBLISHING SERVICES | |
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| INTERPRETATION: Conference and 24/7 telephonic interpretation. | |
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| ADDITIONAL LINGUISTIC SERVICES: Proofreading, editing, technical writing, custom authoring. | |
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| Tembua uses state-of-the-art translation memory software (SDL/TRADOS) to reduce time and save costs. FTP and custom browser-accessible data transfer site available for large or sensitive documents. WBENC certified; CCR, SBA, ORCA registry. In progress: ISO9000 and EN15038 (Q4 of 2009 completion) | |
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| Company: | University of St. Thomas |
| Booth: | 325 |
| Media Contact: | Jessica Kluntz |
| Phone: | 651-962-4615 |
| E-mail: | jjkluntz@stthomas.edu |
| Web: | www.stthomas.edu/execed |
| University of St. Thomas Executive Education and Professional Development is the non-degree division of the Opus College of Business. We offer executive education and professional development programs to build the leadership capacity of individuals and the organizations they serve by providing the knowledge and career growth needed for success. | |
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| Company: | VitalMedix, Inc. |
| Booth: | 718 |
| Media Contact: | Bill Brown |
| Phone: | 612.508.0524 |
| E-mail: | bbrown@vitalmedix.com |
| Web: | www.vitalmedix.com |
| VitalMedix is developing Tamiasyn™ for injection, a drug candidate that may significantly improve outcomes for patients at risk from low blood flow. In animal models of hemorrhagic shock Tamiasyn® for injection demonstrated significantly improved survival. This drug candidate provides cells with an efficient energy source when blood flow and oxygen availability are reduced, plus it inhibits cell damage that occurs during restricted blood flow and when normal flow is restored. After securing adequate capital, VitalMedix will initiate pharmacology and toxicology studies that are prerequisites to activating an Investigational New Drug application through the FDA. | |
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