The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) and the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) have come together to support sharing, collaboration, and learning across the global healthcare products community. With a focus on fostering open discussions of the most pressing issues facing the industry, the AFDO/RAPS Healthcare Products Collaborative will carry on Xavier Health’s legacy of delivering the MedCon Conference.

Innovation: Setting your Company Up for Success in Commercialization, Adoption, and Further Investment. Presented by Project Medtech, this online event features speaker Kipum (Kip) Lee, a designer, scholar, and healthcare executive. Currently, he serves as Vice President of Innovation & Product Strategy at University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland, OH where he leads a team of innovators within UH Ventures – the innovation and commercialization arm of health system. His day-to-day work involves managing the innovation portfolio and “living lab” that supports University Hospitals’ strategic initiatives and partnerships through product innovation and human-centered design. Earlier in his career, he was part of the team at frog design that produced a mobile service around HIV awareness and self-testing in South Africa that was hailed by The Economist as “the world’s largest field trial in mobile health technology.” He also helped plan and lead the design of Marriott Mobile, which debuted at number four in the iTunes App Store and shortly went on to become the third-largest in mCommerce after Amazon and Apple.

The labor crisis is happening now. Business leaders must take immediate actions to protect and expand their workforce in the short term. Part 1 of the Summit will share the current picture of Ohio’s workforce landscape, and present insights and approaches that every Ohio business can consider implementing today. We will explore organizational change management, incumbent upskilling, candidate recruitment expansion and other critically-immediate business actions that can strengthen business profitability and enhance quality of life for all. • Creating change for the long run. Building a workforce with the resilience to take on the unknown challenges of the future will require transformative, long-term action in the areas of education, economic development, and regional positioning. Together, these investments will drive long-term advantages in transportation, infrastructure, and community prosperity. Part 2 will present the long-term private sector solutions that every Ohio business can help power to reach that goal.

The Summit features leading executives speaking on the latest topics. Opportunity to schedule 1-on-1 in-person & virtual meetings with attendees. Watch presentations by companies seeking growth capital, development capital for real estate projects, or financing for working capital and acquisitions. This event is presented by Lawrence, Evans & Co. LLC.

Mark your calendar for the BIO International Convention, June 13-16, 2022, in San Diego, held by BioOhio national partner, BIO! More information about the 2022 event will be made available in the coming months. Sign up for notifications about this event at BIO.org.

Grab your favorite drink (or just a drink), come learn and interact with industry experts while they discuss hot topics in Medtech. Speaker: Dr. Wessels founded LiquidSMARTS℠. He leads the global practice and is a member of the leadership team. He is passionate and dedicated to the improvement of human performance and ethical business practices in sales and marketing. His expertise comes from more than 25 years in the healthcare industry, including 14 years as a consultant to global and local marketing and sales teams. His clients gain rapid performance improvement through analysis, design, implementation of market approach, and commercial operations execution. He leads the field in providing micro-learning for business professionals. His micro-learning approach teaches people essential soft-skills and influencing and leadership behaviors in a few minutes per day.

Join BioOhio and Project Medtech for a fun networking social in Cleveland, Ohio! This event will bring the region’s life science community together for networking and connecting. We’ll be at local gem and member Saucy Brew!

Join us on July 28 for the inaugural Ohio HealthTech Summit brought to you by OhioX and University Hospitals Ventures. This virtual event will take a deep look at the latest technology trends and activities happening in Ohio’s rich healthcare innovation ecosystem. Topics range from digital and virtual health to emerging technologies like extended reality, AI, and blockchain. Learn how Ohio providers, corporations, entrepreneurs, and investors are partnering to deliver outstanding care to Ohio consumers and communities.

Once a year, the British-American Business Network brings together members of all 22 chapters throughout the US and UK at its Annual Transatlantic Business Conferences, for a 3-day program of high-level business discussions and networking with business executives actively involved in transatlantic business. Healthcare sessions on September 8th will features insightful speakers from OSU Wexner Medical Center, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic (USA/London, Eaton Corporation, BioOhio, and more.

Dayton’s biggest annual event for entrepreneurs and startup founders is fully back in person Sept. 13-15 at the Dayton Arcade and The Hub Powered by PNC.