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 "The companies that we have met through the SEMDA Conference have been invaluable in building our Brookhaven portfolio," said John Feltman, Chairman and CEO of Brookhaven Medical, Inc., "In addition to our recent investment in CreatiVasc Medical we are in active discussions with several other companies that we met through SEMDA relationships. SEMDA has become an extremely valuable network for both investors and medical device companies in the Southeast."
Partner Event 
Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference
by Memphis Bioworks
Oct. 22-23, 2013
Memphis, TN
The event is an opportunity for surgeons, venture capitalists, industry leaders, and researchers to gather for a one-of-a-kind opportunity to share information in the fast-growing, dynamic and revolutionary field of musculoskeletal research.
Click here for more details. 
Partner Event 
Southeast BIO Investor & Partnering Forum
by Southeast Bio
Nov. 5-7, 2013
Richmond, Va.
About 350 biotech and medtech investors, corporate executives, university representatives, entrepreneurs, and service providers are expected to attend this year's event.
Click here for more details. 
October 2013 
Greetings!
BCrutchfield

Earlier this year, I had the distinct honor and privilege of accepting the role  as the SEMDA President for 2013.  I am inheriting an organization from my predecessor, Charlie Harrison, that is in excellent condition following our most successful SEMDA Conference this past Spring.  We had greater levels of attendance, sponsorship and media coverage than ever before.  In addition, our presenting companies were of high caliber, which allowed us to attract the most investors that have ever attended.  Add to all of this, programing content that yielded the highest attendee satisfaction survey ratings in our history, it becomes very evident that SEMDA is on the move and high bar has been set!

 

Fortunately, I am blessed with an outstanding Board of Directors and a professional staff who believe, like me, that SEMDA is at an inflection point and cannot rest.  Certainly, we will proceed forward with our goal of producing an outstanding conference in the Spring of 2014.  But we believe our charter and mandate to serve the medical device industry in the Southeastern United States requires that we become more than an annual conference.  The challenges and opportunities facing our industry have never been more complex and, ironically, exciting.   

 

Click here to read the complete letter from SEMDA President and Partner at Harbert Venture Partners Robert Crutchfield. 

SEMDA Conference 2014
SEMDA Conference May 7-8, 2014 
Calling for Volunteers 

 

Angela Sinton
2014 Conference Chair
SEMDA, the Southeastern Medical Device Association, announces its 8th annual conference
May 7-8, 2014, at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel and Convention Center in Atlanta, GA
. Following a record-breaking 2013 event, resulting in more attendees, presenting companies, investors and nationally-recognized keynote speakers than ever before, we call on all Southeastern-based Medical Device, Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS) companies, individuals, members and sponsors to join in now and get involved!

 

"SEMDA is entering a year of transition in which we desire to be defined by growth in membership, expansion of regional reach and influence and, most importantly, value creation for the medical device industry," stated Bob Crutchfield, President of SEMDA and Partner at Harbert Venture Partners.  "Our industry is facing many challenges and opportunities. With the collective experience, knowledge and capability of industry leaders, SEMDA can be the leading source of data, connectivity and vision for Medical Devices and MDDS companies in the Southeast."   

  

Click here to read more about the 2014 Conference and how to you could get involved with our planning team.

 

SEMDA Success Story
Brookhaven Medical Makes $5 Million Investment In CreatiVasc Medical's New Dialysis Device and System

Brookhaven Medical, Inc., an Atlanta based medical device company with interests in dialysis devices and advanced wound care, announced today that it has made a strategic investment of up to $5 million into CreatiVasc Medical, Inc. of Greenville, South Carolina.

 

CreatiVasc Medical has developed an innovative Hemoaccess Valve System� which is currently undergoing clinical trials at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland. The new device allows blood flow to a dialysis graft to be selectively turned on for dialysis, then turned off afterward, restoring normal circulation between dialysis treatments. Currently, patients with dialysis grafts universally suffer a high rate of complications that frequently require surgical intervention. CreatiVasc believes these expensive and repetitive complications can be significantly reduced when normal circulation is restored in these patients when they are not on dialysis.

After an extremely competitive evaluation process, CreatiVasc Medical was selected by the FDA in 2012 as one of the three companies in the U.S. to be included in its Innovation Pathway program. This new FDA initiative was created to accelerate important breakthrough technologies through the regulatory approval process without compromising patient safety.

 

 Click here to read more of this news release and SEMDA Success Story. 

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