2010 UPCOMING EVENTS
Q1 Productions 4th Annual Medical Device Coverage and Reimbursement Conference
July 12-13, 2010, Chicago, IL
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend this conference gain a greater understanding of the best practices for medical device companies in gaining adequate reimbursement and coding, coverage, and payment for innovative technologies. Click here for more information or to register.
NextLevelPharma's 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Risk-Sharing & Value-Based Pricing & Reimbursement Models Conference
September 14-15, 2010, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Lifescience companies and policy-makers are both looking to achieve a clearer picture of how risk-sharing and value-based agreements can work effectively in the real-world. Difficult choices need to be made by payers and stakeholders about which products receive funding from increasingly restricted health care budgets, especially with often insufficient clinical and real-life evidence available. Attend this conference to learn more about why and how risk-sharing, pay for performance, and value-based schemes are being proposed more often by more manufacturers, in more countries. Click here for more information or to register.
IIR’s 2nd Annual Business of Biosimilars Event
September 20-22, 2010, Boston, MA
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend this conference to learn effective strategies to navigate scientific, regulatory, economic, and legal challenges in order to remain competitive in commercializing your biosimilar portfolio in the United States and abroad. Click here for more information or to register.
The Diagnostic Conference
September 28-29, 2010, San Francisco, CA
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: This conference will bring together thought leaders and executives involved in personalized medicine from the leading diagnostic companies. The conference will focus on current challenges and subsequent opportunities for launching a diagnostic test in the U.S. marketplace. Click here for more information or to register.
PAST EVENTS
ISPOR 15th Annual International Meeting
May 15-19, 2010, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend the 15th Annual International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Congress to learn from top outcomes researchers and health care decision-makers from a variety of work environments including the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, clinical practice, government agencies, academia, and managed care. Visit Boston Healthcare's booth in the exhibit hall. Click here for more information and to register.
Q1 Productions 2nd Annual Partnerships in Personalized Medicine Conference
April 12-13, 2010, San Mateo, CA
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: This conference program will provide a platform for both diagnostic and therapeutic companies to come together to discuss the challenges and inherent opportunities that exist in partnerships established to enhance personalized medicine and companion diagnostics. Click here for more information and to register.
2010 Workshop: National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship Innovation in the War on Cancer
March 15, 2010, Washington, D.C.
The National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship Community is hosting this workshop to engage stakeholders from all sectors of society to address the continuum of cancer prevention and survivorship as a national priority. Since the launch of the National Call to Action in July 2008, numerous stakeholders have committed to achieving the prevention and survivorship goals of the collaborative document that was developed under the leadership of the four most recent U.S. Surgeons General. Boston Healthcare participates in a panel discussion structured around biomedical innovation, patient advocacy and community engagement innovation, and policy innovation as they relate to the National Call to Action goals and strategies. Click here for more information.
Medical Devices Summit 2010
March 1-3, 2010, Boston, MA
This three day conference will highlight hot issues in the medical device industry in the U.S. and globally. Join Charles Mathews, Executive Director at Boston Healthcare, and a panel of experts to discuss "Meeting the Standards of Comparative Effectiveness Research Through Product Design, Testing, and Research." Click here for more information and to register.
2010 Arrowhead Personalized Medicine Partnerships Conference
February 22-24, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
Panel presentation by Boston Healthcare: Join Joseph Ferrara, President of Boston Healthcare, and a panel of industry experts to discuss "Partnering Models in Personalized Medicine." Click here for more information and to register.
CBI's Medical Device and Diagnostic Reimbursement Strategies Conference
February 23-24, 2010, San Diego, CA
Presentation by Boston Healthcare: This conference brings together medical device and diagnostics reimbursement professionals including payers and other thought leaders to discuss strategies that help manufacturers position themselves for positive coverage decisions. This forum examines the impact of health care reform on Medicare and private payer coverage, considerations for clinical trial design, strategies to evaluate and demonstrate cost-effectiveness and methods to improve manufacturer-payer communication. Click here for more information and to register.
IBC Life Sciences Personalized Medicine - An Online Dialogue on Stratified Therapeutics, Companion Diagnostics and Healthcare Policies
December 10, 2009, 2 - 3:30 pm EST, Free Online Registration
Presentation by Joseph Ferrara, President of Boston Healthcare: This online meeting offers the unique opportunity to
engage in conversations with the pharmaceutical and diagnostics executives, health care policy advisors, legal counsels, and physicians to discuss the challenges and potential solutions of delivering personalized medicine. Join Joseph Ferrara's virtual discussion, "How Personalized Medicine Can Influence Healthcare
Reform, Politics and Health Economics" on Thursday, December 10th at 2:00 pm EST. Click here for more information and to register.
Q1 Productions Pharmaceutical Coverage and Reimbursement Conference
November 16-17, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Presentation by David Parker, Ph.D., Vice President of Boston Healthcare: This conference has been designed to provide executives with case study examples and best practices from leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies currently achieving reimbursement success with their new therapies. Sessions will delve into health policy changes, and how they are impacting the industry, and will provide real-time solutions to the challenges that companies face in these uncertain times. Presentations will also address the increased importance of comparative effectiveness studies, highlighting companies and products that have successfully obtained reimbursement with the aid of blinded studies, randomized clinical trials and long-term, real-life health economic studies. Click here for more information and to register.
Q1 Productions In Vitro Diagnostic Coverage and Reimbursement Conference
November 9-10, 2009, Boston, MA
Presentation by Charles Mathews, Director of Boston Healthcare: This session will examine how establishing value-based pricing is becoming more and more difficult as diagnostic organizations grapple with clinical evidence and clinical utility. Facing heavy competition in the market with many tests promoting similar if not equal value, diagnostic companies must employ rigorous and strategic approaches in establishing the true market value of their products. Ensuring that products can live up to their cost-effectiveness claims is increasingly critical as health care payers look to value-based pricing as the model of choice moving forward. Click here for more information about the conference and to register.
ISPOR 12th Annual European Congress
October 24-27, 2009, Paris, France
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend the 12th Annual European International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Congress to learn from top outcomes researchers and health care decision-makers from a variety of work environments including the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, clinical practice, government agencies, academia, and managed care. Visit Boston Healthcare at booth #74. Click here for more information and to register.
AdvaMed 2009 The MedTech Conference
October 12-14, 2009, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend the 2009 AdvaMed Conference - the premier medical technology, business development, policy forum, and capital formation event - and on Wednesday, October 14th from 2:15–3:30 pm join Joseph V. Ferrara, President of Boston Healthcare for the panel discussion, "Organizing to Capture Value in an Evidence-Driven Environment." Click here for more information and to register.
AdvaMed 2009 Executive Workshop "Entering the U.S. Market"
October 12, 2009, 1-5 pm, Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Speaker Presentation by Stephen Chan, Executive Director, Boston Healthcare: Bringing medical devices to the U.S. market requires a thorough understanding of the frameworks in place for regulation, reimbursement, workforce patterns and establishing a business presence, identifying distribution networks, funding opportunities, and timeframes. Familiarity with these processes can enhance your business plan and the ultimate success of your marketing efforts in the United States. Join Boston Healthcare and a panel of distinguished speakers, for this AdvaMed 2009 pre-conference workshop which will help provide a roadmap for the path to successfully bringing medical devices to the U.S. market. Click here for more information and to register.
2009 Biotechnology Vision Summit
October 7, 2009, Madison, WI
Panel Presentation by Boston Healthcare - click here for more information and to register.
2009 Montgomery Healthcare Conference
October 6, 2009, Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park, CA
Panel Presentation by Joseph V. Ferrara, President, Boston Healthcare: “Getting Paid: Driving Reimbursement in an Evidence-Based Future." The Montgomery Healthcare Conference attracts a highly selective audience consisting of 250 senior-level private equity and venture capital investors and corporate industry executives. The conference features presentations from 48 of the finest late-stage growth companies, industry-specific panel discussions, and industry-leading experts.
The Diagnostic Conference - Personalizing Medicine through Diagnostics
September 29-30, 2009, Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, CA
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend The Diagnostic Conference to network with industry peers and to learn about and discuss the current challenges and subsequent opportunities for launching a diagnostic test in the U.S. marketplace. Click here for more information and to register.
Mass Medical Society (MassMedic) "Regulatory Affairs BOOTCAMP for Non-Regulatory Affairs Employees"
August 4-5, 2009, Mass Medical Society, Waltham, MA
Panel Session Participant: Charles Mathews, Director of Boston Healthcare - In this course, participants will learn the role of the FDA in the regulation of medical devices, learn the key regulatory considerations for medical devices and where they come into play during the product lifecycle, and learn from a panel discussion that will review two device product submissions and the role that regulatory affairs and reimbursement played in their failures/successes. Click here for more information.
Q1 Productions' Partnerships in Personalized Medicine for In Vitro Diagnostics European Conference
July 27-28, 2009, Munich, Germany
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend this conference to hear Joseph Ferrara, President, present "Strategic Marketing for Companion Diagnostics: Extracting Value from Personalized Medicine." In this presentation you will learn the impact of reimbursement and regulatory considerations on positioning and marketing and discuss value propositions for companion diagnostics and associated biopharmaceuticals. Click here to view the agenda. For more information and to register visit www.q1productions.com.
Q1 Productions' Medical Device Coverage and Reimbursement Conference
July 13-14, 2009, Chicago, Illinois
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend this conference to hear Rob Wenthold, Director, present "The Evolving Role of the Health Economics & Reimbursement Function in an Evidence-Based Value Environment." In this presentation you will learn how device companies need to become more efficient, appraising a product’s evidence-based value earlier in product development. And, how the health economics and reimbursement functions must evolve to
meet these demands and become integrated in more upstream and crossfunctional processes. Click here to view the agenda. For more information and to register visit www.q1productions.com.
AdvaMed Cost-Effectiveness Workshop: Methods, Analysis, & Challenges for Medical Technology Companies
June 30-July 1, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend this workshop to learn the practical issues of cost-effectiveness, including different types of studies, how they differ for different product categories or when used for different purposes, and what internal resources are needed to conduct or oversee such assessments. For more information and to register, click here. For the full agenda, click here.
AdvaMed Webinar: Demonstrating Value in the Emerging Comparative Effectiveness Environment
May 28, 2009, 1-2:15 pm EST
Presented by Boston Healthcare: Attend this webinar session presented by Joseph Ferrara, President and Thomas Goss, Vice President. The webinar will address recent trends in the changing health care landscape, discuss implications for innovative medical device and diagnostic products, and present strategies to align pre-clearance activities (product development, technology acquisition/licensing) around proven strategies for creating, demonstrating, and capturing value in an environment increasingly focused on comparative effectiveness and evidence-based medicine. Click here for more information and to register.
ISPOR 14th Annual International Meeting
May 16-20, 2009, Orlando, Florida
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend the 14th Annual International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research International Conference to learn from top outcomes researchers and health care decision-makers from a variety of work environments including the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, clinical practice, government agencies, academia and managed care. Stop by Boston Healthcare's booth in the exhibit hall. Click here for more information and to register.
NextLevelPharma's Risk-Sharing & Value-Based Pricing & Reimbursement Schemes Conference
April 23-24, 2009, Brussels, Belgium
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend this conference to hear Joseph Ferrara, President of Boston Healthcare present, "Opportunities and Challenges for Risk-Sharing in the United States." Please click here to learn more about the conference and to register.
Q1 Productions' Partnerships in Personalized Medicine for In Vitro Diagnostics Conference
April 20-21, 2009, San Mateo, California
Sponsored by Boston Healthcare: Attend this conference to hear Stephen Chan, Executive Director of Boston Healthcare, present "Strategic Marketing for Companion Diagnostics: Extracting Value from Personalized Medicine." In this presentation you will learn the impact of reimbursement and regulatory considerations on positioning and marketing and discuss value propositions for companion diagnostics and associated biopharmaceuticals. Click here for more information and to register.
Midwest Personalized Health Framework Spring Meeting
March 27, 2009, 10 am - 3 pm, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Presentation by Joseph Ferrara, President, Boston Healthcare: The Midwest Personalized Health Framework is a working group that meets quarterly with the goal of developing a personalized medicine cluster in the Midwest. Joseph Ferrara will be on a panel focused on developing a list of “Top 10 Issues That Payers Would Like Addressed Via Personalized Medicine.” This panel will also include private payers from the region. Click here for more information.
Tucson Symposium 2009
March 5-6, 2009, Tucson, Arizona
Presentation by Charles Mathews, Director, Boston Healthcare: Attend Session 4 on Friday, March 6th to hear Boston Healthcare's Charles Mathews review current and emerging reimbursement strategies for diagnostics and the different benefits and trade-offs. Participants will come away from the presentation with an understanding of how innovative companies are articulating value to payers through payer cost impact models, different data designs, and risk-sharing strategies. Click here for more information and to register.
Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference
February 25-27, 2009, San Francisco, CA
Presentation by Joseph Ferrara, Boston Healthcare: Track 6: Preclinical Development of Biologics. Click here for more information and to register.