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.

This annual conference brings together leading authorities from FDA, industry and academia to address the latest statistical trends and issues facing medtech organizations. In an effort to provide quality programming in the safest and most effective manner possible, the Conference will once again be held virtually this year. Dates: Wednesday, May 11th – Friday, May 13th

Harrington Discovery Institute accelerates promising discoveries into medicines for unmet needs focusing on Major Diseases, Brain Health Medicines, COVID-19, and Rare Diseases. Our work endeavors to improve human health and better our world. We are driven by passion, innovation, and integrity, to cure diseases together.

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.

Project Medtech and its Network of industry thought leaders have organized an interactive event to help founders build a successful medical technology company. The Symposium will include 1:1 time with subject matter experts, industry networking events, educational presentations, and thought leader panel discussions.

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.

On this edition of Founder’s Story, Rev 1 Ventures will host a breakfast with DASI Simulations’s team who performs advanced individualized computational predictive modeling powered by artificial intelligence and computer vision to better plan for improved patient outcomes and reduced costs associated with Structural Heart Disease.

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.