The summit will feature a world-class lineup of medical device engineers, nanotechnology researchers and leading medical practitioners in the fields of cardiology, neurology, oncology and orthopedics in an ideal forum for information exchange.
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Designed for engineers and materials professionals |
| 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Designed for clinicians and medical practitioners |
| 8:15 AM | 8:30 AM | Introduction I |
| 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Plenary Session I - Orthopedics Edward Benzel, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute (Spine) Dana Medlin, Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Orthopedic Materials) |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Coffee Break/Exhibits |
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Plenary Session II Cardiovascular Leonard Golding, M.D., Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute (Artificial Heart) Alan Pelton, Ph.D., Nitinol Devices and Components, a J&J Company- (Stent Materials) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Plenary Session III Neurology Ali Rezai, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Center for Neurological Restoration (Deep Brain Stimulation) Ramakrishna Venugopalan, Ph.D., Codman and Shurtleff, A J&J Company (Neurological Materials) |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Coffee Break/Exhibits |
| 3:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Plenary Session IV Nanotechnology Michael Gertner, M.D., Stanford University (Overview - Medicine/Surgery) Samuel A. Wickline, M.D., Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center (Cardiovascular - NIH Center) Steven A. Toms, M.D., Cleveland Clinic (Clinical Implementation) Michael N. Helmus, Ph.D., Advance Nanotech (Industry Perspective) |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Networking Reception |
| 8:15 AM | 8:30 AM | Introduction II |
| 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Plenary Session V Engineered Biomaterials Vincent C. Hascall, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute Antony Calabro, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Jonathan Baskin, M.D., Case Western Reserve University |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Plenary Session VI Minimally Invasive Surgery Peter Rasmussen, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Roy Greenberg, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Sanjay Shrivastava, Ph.D., Endovascular Technologies, Abbott Vascular |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Keynote Session I Biomedical Sensors (Unique sensors to fulfill unmet clinical needs in portable and rapid diagnostic and long-term physiological monitoring in vivo) Rashid Bashir, Ph.D., Purdue University Mak Paranjape, Ph.D., Georgetown University Aaron Fleischman, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Keynote Session III Drug Delivery (Innovative devices and strategies for targeted and programmed delivery of therapeutic agents to maximize efficacy) John T. Santini, Jr., Ph.D., MicroCHIPS, Inc. Tejal Desai, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco Pamela B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Dinner Banquet & MEMS Commercialization Panel |
| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Keynote Session II Surface Modification and Coatings (Surface coatings and finishing techniques to enhance functional properties such as wear, corrosion resistance and enhanced biocompatibility) David Cebon, Ph.D., Granta Design Limited Donald F. Gibbons, D.Sc., Ph.D., 3M Biosciences Laboratory (Retired) |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Keynote Session IV Nanoparticles/Nanomaterials (Fracture, fatigue, corrosion and materials degradation) Thomas J. Webster, Ph.D., Brown University Yvon Durant, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Dinner Banquet & MEMS Commercialization Panel |
| 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Keynote Session V Tissue Engineering (Distinctive translational approaches to develop functional tissue and organ replacement) William H. Fissell, M.D., University of Michigan George Muschler, M.D., Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute Horst von Recum, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, Biomedical Engineering |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Keynote Session VII Nanoscale Diagnostics (Specialized tools to localize and investigate cellular characteristics) Derek Hansford, Ph.D., Ohio State University Maciej Zborowski, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute Daniel Fletcher, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley |
| 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Keynote Session VI Failure Analysis (Fracture, fatigue, corrosion and materials degradation) Jack Lemons, Ph.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham Larry Eiselstein, Ph.D., Exponent Failure Analysis Associates |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Keynote Session VIII Startup to Commercialization (From technical innovation to commercial success - what works, what doesn't and process steps for success) Darel Hodgson, Ph.D., Nitinol Technology, Inc. Michael Lang, BioEnterprise |
