Boston is the largest life sciences cluster in the world with 450 companies. There is the world’s most experienced accelerator in health, CIMIT, which in just 15 years has successfully accelerated more than 600 projects, doubled the rate of successful commercialization and cut the time to next phase by more than half.

Numerous experts in economics, development and strategic planning of medical devices; in prototypes and patents and founders of several startups are part of the consortium. How have they succeeded? What lessons can you apply to your own project?

Next April 17 CIMIT experts will be in Barcelona Tech City (Payment Inovation Hub) in Panel discussion: Being a successful healthcare entrepreneur: lessons from Boston to Barcelona organized jointly by CRAASH Barcelona – Moebio (Biocat) and CIMIT.

18:00h Welcome
Miquel Martí, CEO – Barcelona Tech City
Jordi Naval, Director of Strategy – Biocat

18:05h Panel discussion with experts from CIMIT (Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation & Technology, Boston, Massachusetts)

Experts:
Mike Dempsey, Eric Evans, Wolfgang Krull, Paul Tessier, Josh Tolkoff, Joel Weinstein

Moderator:
John M. Collins, Ph.D, COO – CIMIT

18:50h Questions & answers

19:25h Closing

19:30h Cocktail – Networking

The event is supported by Barcelona Tech City and Payment Innovation Hub and will be fully held in English.