A first-of-its-kind regional showcase dedicated to medtech and healthcare innovation is set for July 14 in Princeton.

Taking place at Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs, Medlantic will gather 150 senior-level industry executives, including health system chief innovation officers, medtech founders, investors and policymakers.

The event was designed to connect medtech startups with investors and strategic partners, according to Neal Lemonis, associate vice president of innovation at Cooper University Health Care and Rowan University. It will also include a full day of informational sessions.

The event is organized by:

• Cooper University Health Care
• EnableHealth
• Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE)
• Princeton University
• Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs

“The Mid-Atlantic region is already a global leader in generating the next generation of health care solutions,” Dr. Michael Kirchhoff, chief innovation officer at Cooper University Health Care, said in a statement.

“The Medlantic MedTech Showcase will provide the connective tissue needed to translate those ideas into scalable products and services that improve patient outcomes, strengthen our health systems, and create durable value for the region’s innovation economy,” Kirchhoff added.

The event will also include an invitation-only investor reception the evening of July 13.

What to expect

The July 14 conference will take place 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by an on-site reception until 6 p.m. at Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs.

According to the Medlantic event site, the agenda includes:

• Networking breakfast and lunch
• Morning keynote by Dr. Michael Suk, CEO and founder of MD Envoy; and an afternoon keynote on the state of health innovation capital and the next wave of breakthroughs
• Four panels
  • Panel 1: Founders Forum – an interview with four startup CEOs
  • Panel 2: Regional Early-Stage Capital – a group of regional early-stage funders backing health innovation
  • Panel 3: Physician Entrepreneurship in MedTech
  • Panel 4: Regulatory & Policy: Barriers and Tailwinds
• BioLabs tours
• Closing fireside chat – a conversation with a Mid-Atlantic health system technology leader on what it takes to bring innovation inside the walls of a major health system
• Reception

Tickets to Medlantic are on sale here.

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