Innovation Congress 2008 Sponsorship

Increase your organization’s visibility with the CIMIT Consortium Institutions and CIMIT-supported investigators by becoming a sponsor of the Innovation Congress 2008. The event attracts top researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs, and decision-making medical professionals.

The Educational Sessions feature leading edge research. The CIMIT Exploratorium is not just an ordinary exhibition. Instead, CIMIT replicates clinical care settings to showcase the emerging technologies being developed by CIMIT-supported research collaborations. In both settings, attendees learn about the next breakthrough technologies and see how things actually work.

The networking is second to none.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum $50,000 and above
Support at this level will be recognized with exclusive sponsorship of the Welcoming Reception for the Congress, which will be held in the Exploratorium, the lively, interactive conference centerpiece where technology innovation in the context of care is showcased.

The Exploratorium provides the environment to network with scientists and engineers who are designing the technologies and systems to support innovative procedures in minimally invasive surgery, image guided therapy, trauma & casualty care, neurotechnology and many more emerging areas of clinical care.

Sponsorship at this level also includes eight complimentary registrations; prominent recognition in printed conference materials including the program book and onsite promotional signage; and featured recognition on conference website.

Gold $25,000
Support at this level includes six complimentary registrations; recognition in printed conference materials including the program book and onsite promotional signage; and recognition on conference website.

Silver $10,000
Support at this level includes four complimentary registrations; recognition in printed conference materials including the program book and onsite promotional signage; and listing on conference website.

Bronze $5,000
Support at this level includes two complimentary registrations; recognition in printed conference materials including the program book and onsite promotional signage; listing on conference website.

Special Sponsorship Opportunities

Education Sessions: $5,000
The Innovation Congress offers concurrent sessions on various topics at the forefront of healthcare innovation. Each session offers unique opportunities for exploring potential collaborations or simply contributing to provocative discussions.

1. Trauma and Critical Care: Bleeding after trauma and how to stop it—Methods, Gadgets, Innovations
2. Neurotechnology: Brain-Machine Interfaces
3. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury: Controversies in Screening, Diagnosis and Therapy
4. Open Innovation meets Medical Challenges: Case studies from the trenches
5. Cardiovascular Devices: Therapies for Structural Heart Disease
6. Biomaterials
7. Healthcare Informatics: Transforming healthcare with knowledge-based IT solutions
8. Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)
9. Clinical Systems Innovation, Disruptive Innovation: The Evolution of Retail Health
10. Innovations in Elder Care: Preparing for the Demographic Tsunami
11. Microfluidics and Biodetection: From the Bench to the Clinic

Pre-Conference Workshop: $10,000
Regulatory Affairs Combination Products (Drug/Device/Biologic) - John J. Smith, MD, JD, Partner, Hogan and Hartson

Power of Virtual Experience:
Exclusive Sponsorship $50,000
Non Exclusive: $10,000
New in 2007 was an experimental laboratory called the “Power of Virtual Experience: Hands-on Exploration of Simulation and Gaming for Healthcare.” Virtual learning is a revolutionary approach to building skills and gaining knowledge by using serious games. (A serious game is a software application developed with game technology for principles to help develop skills that could be used in a medical setting). The Power of Virtual Experience will return in 2008 with three domains: Simulation and Team Training, Education and Behavior Modification and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.

Interactive Name Badge:
Exclusive Sponsorship $50,000
Non Exclusive: $10,000
Since inception, CIMIT has demonstrated the power of connecting creative minds from diverse areas of expertise, proving that forming collaborations accelerates progress in developing and applying new technologies to improve patient care. At this year’s Congress, we are launching a pilot with nTag Interactive to enhance networking and better measure the connections that are formed at the meeting. Attendees can choose to share digital business cards with other attendees, access the conference agenda, reply to audience response questions and retrieve their information online following the event. CIMIT will analyze the networking data to identify best practices and predictions for future successful networking behavior.

For more information please contact Beverly Brown (617.643.3800).