MedTech International Trade Series
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - Wednesday, April 2, 2014
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Webinar Series
Webinar 1 UK /EU February 4, 2014 12:00- 1:00pm
Interested in doing business in the EU? Consider the UK for easy market entry.
John Hoggard, vice consul, and Kevin Wilson, UKTI medtech sector specialist, both of UK Trade and Investment, will provide a market outlook of the UK for bio/med products and share expectations for doing business within the UK. Between John and Kevin, they have close to 40 years experience helping US companies set up and grow their businesses in the UK/EU. Specializing on working with senior industry leaders and government officials on policy and business issues relevant to business in the UK, Kevin served as both CEO of MDIS, the medical technology industry association in Scotland and Chairman of Medilink UK, contributing to policy that today affects the entire UK.
The webinar will also discuss the UK regulatory environment and what you should know as a pharma, bioinformatics or medical device manufacturer. John will also share his expertise on realistic timeframes for establishing your presence within the UK and how to form clinical trials and a supply chain within the region.
Webinar 2 Singapore / Asian Pacific Febraury 28, 2014 12:00 - 1:00pm
Interested in doing business in the Asian Pacific? Consider Singapore as your point of market entry.
Peter Reddin, founder and managing director of Pacific Marketing Company, will provide a market outlook of Singapore for bio/med products and share expectations for doing business within the Asian Pacific. Peter has more than 22 years of experience managing sales programs for bio/med products in the Asian Pacific, including identification of sales partners, contract negotiation, sales and service training and guidance of regulatory processes.
The webinar will also discuss the Singapore regulatory environment and what you should know as a pharma, bioinformatics or medical device manufacturer. Peter will also share his expertise on realistic timeframes for establishing your presence within Singapore and the Asian Pacific and how to form clinical trials and a supply chain within the region.
Webinar 3 Mexico / South America March 20, 2014 12:00 -1:00pm
Interested in doing business in South America? Consider entering the market in Mexico.
Efren Flores, eastern trade council representative for Mexico, will provide a market outlook of Mexico for bio/med products and share expectations for doing business within South America. With more than 15 years experience and 27 trade missions to Mexico under his belt, Efren has helped more than 1,300 U.S and foreign companies to establish business relations with Mexican companies.
The webinar will also discuss the Mexican regulatory environment and what you should know as a pharma, bioinformatics or medical device manufacturer. Realistic timeframes for establishing your presence within Mexico and how to form clinical trials and a supply chain within the region will also be covered.
Series close: In Person Event April 2, 2014 3:30 - 7:00 pm
BioVentures Center, 77 Ridgeland Road, Rochester, New York 14623
3:30 - 5:30 pm - Panel Discussion
5:30 - 7:00 pm - Reception & Resource Fair
Hear from both large and small manufacturers, regarding their experiences entering and doing business in China and Australia.
Attendees will leave the presentation with an understanding of:
Viability for their device/product in the Chinese and Australian markets, and suggestions on variations that improve likelihood of success.
The speed bumps to be aware of regarding doing business in China and Australia.
On overview of the regulatory environment for bio/med products in China and Australia.
The relationship between manufacturers and supply chain in China and Australia.
The event will also feature a resource fair with experts that can help your company grow internationally.
To register:
Visit http://www.medtech.org/events/ to register
One event: $25 (Medtech Members) / $35 (Non-members)
Series:(4 events) $65 (MedTech Members) / $85 (Non-members)
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