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Welcome to Medical Device Playbook TORONTO 2022

Navigating Efficient Medtech Start-Ups

Medical Device Playbook is Canada’s largest Medtech event for entrepreneurial companies and medical device professionals. Medical Device Playbook Toronto 2022 returns to the MaRS Discovery District on October 6, 2022.

Medical Device Playbook Toronto 2022

Medical device commercialization information and inspiration for medtech entrepreneurs, start-ups, and entrepreneurial organizations.

Industry speakers and panels from across North America will discuss, network and learn 2022 trends, opportunities, and Efficient Medtech Start-Up strategies. Presentations include entrepreneur case studies, success stories, deal making, financing and clinical/regulatory advice from industry veterans.

Event includes Lunch, Breaks, and Networking Reception. Medical Device Playbook Toronto 2022 is presented by StarFish Medical and co-hosted with MaRS, and OBIO. 

NEW! Two sessions will be livestreamed free for those who are unable to travel to Toronto. Registration is now open for both sessions.

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Toronto Speakers

  • Lishan Aklog, MD - Chairman & CEO of PAVmed

    Entrepreneur and businessperson who founded PAVmed, Inc., Pavilion Medical Innovations LLC and Pavilion Holdings Group LLC and headed 8 different companies

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    “Building medical device companies from scratch"

    Lessons and insights from one clinician entrepreneur’s magical journey.

  • Ali Ardakani - Managing Director Novateur Ventures Inc.

    Founder of leading Network of Medtech/LifeSciences Strategy Consultants

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    "From small medical device startup to NASDAQ listing and FDA PMA approval"

    The BeyondAir story

  • Dr. Christopher J. Ciriello - Founder & CEO, Cyberdontics

    Parlayed clinical experience into in robotic dentistry start-up

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    "Building a moon rocket, the Cyberdontics story"

    Building robotics to automate crown preparation surgery in a $600B market - from concept to the first $16M raise for this ambitious dental tech venture

  • Jason Dowd, PhD & MBA, Vice President of Science & Technology

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    "BioManufacturing: The future of MedTech"

    Expert Panel moderated by Nick Allan

    Leading Canadian BioManufacturing Entrepreneurs discuss their journeys launching a successful biomanufacing startups

  • Gregg Homer, JSD (PhD) - Chairman and Chief Science Officer at Strōma Medical Corporation

    Invented instant coffee bags at age 12, patented “subscription on demand”, leader in permanent eye color change

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    "From Entertainment Law to Eye Color Change: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been”

    A psychologist once remarked that people who change careers prefer to build upon the skills of their previous career. The reason, however, is not one of efficiency. It’s that we do not want to feel that we've wasted our time. I ignored this advice and lived to tell about it, and I would like to share my observations.

  • Sam Ifergan, Founder & Managing Partner at iGan Partners

    Founded iGan Partners, now the largest healthcare venture capital investor in Canada

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  • Bryce Klontz, President and CEO of New View Surgical

    Covidien international executive, Tufts University Entrepreneurship and StrategyLecturer, and start-up CEO

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    "Building a Disruptive Med Tech Start-Up"

    A hired CEO’s journey from concept to commercial launch.

  • Imants Lauks - Executive Chairman of Questat Inc.

    Founder of two companies that created microfluidics POC diagnostics

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    “My history in the Point of Care Blood Testing Industry”

    Lessons learned over 40 years

  • A. Vikram Pandit, Co-Founder and CEO of Phycus Biotechnologies.

    Sustainable chemical manufacturing through fermentation

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    "BioManufacturing: The future of MedTech"

    Expert Panel moderated by Nick Allan

    Leading Canadian BioManufacturing Entrepreneurs discuss their journeys launching a successful biomanufacing startups

  • Yoav Raiter, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Scryb and Cybeats

    Developer of innovative software and medical device products

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    "SBOM are Critical to Managing Medial Device Software Supply Chain"

    Modern medical device code is not so much written, but assembled

  • Molly S Shoichet, PhD, O.C., O. Ont., FRS, co-Founder and CSO of AmacaThera, University Professor and Michael E. Charles Chair in Chemical Engineering, Associate Chair, Graduate Studies Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry Donnelly Centre University of Toronto

    Co-founded four spin-off companies

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    "BioManufacturing: The future of MedTech"

    Panelist

  • Helen Simons, Senior QA Manager at StarFish Medical

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    "FDA Cybersecurity
    Draft Guidance"

    New requirements and their impact on medical device developments

  • Jordan Thomson (PhD,), Associate Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Resource Development at Ontario Genomics

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    "BioManufacturing: The future of MedTech"

    Expert Panel moderated by Nick Allan

    Leading Canadian BioManufacturing Entrepreneurs discuss their journeys launching a successful biomanufacing startups

  • Bibaswan Ghoshal - Director, Market Acceleration at OBIO®

    Brings innovations to the Canadian health systems and scientific discoveries in healthcare to the market; Non-Profit Co-Founder & President

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    "Supporting Canadian companies with a pathway to product adoption in the healthcare system"

    OBIO's Early Adopter Health Network (EAHN) program

  • Amol Deshpande MD, MBA, MaRS Discovery District Senior Director Health Sciences, Ecosystem and Capital, Venture Services

    Co-chair of HaloHealth.ca (a physician angel group), Venture Partner at AIoT Health and founder/host of Reboothealth.io, a podcast dedicated to great health innovators trying to change the health system for the better

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  • Scott Phillips - CEO and Founder of StarFish Medical

    Serial Entrepreneur who created Medical Device Playbook to Inspire and Inform Medtech Entrepreneurship

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    "Milestones to Efficient Value Creation"

    Observations from a quarter century of medical device innovation projects

  • Nick Allan, Bio Services Manager at StarFish Medical

    Designed, Facilitated and Executed more than 500 Unique Research Protocols and Medical Device 510(k) Antimicrobial Support packages

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    "BioManufacturing: The future of MedTech"

    Expert Panel moderated by Nick Allan

    Leading Canadian BioManufacturing Entrepreneurs discuss their journeys launching a successful biomanufacing startups

  • David Bell - Partner and Account Executive at MegaLab Group Inc.

    EMC Veteran and Expert

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    "Roadblocks to Medical Device Certification"

    ...and How to Avoid Them

Location

MARS Discovery District
MaRS Centre Auditorium
Lower Concourse level of the South Tower
101 College Street, Suite 100
Toronto, ON M5G 1L7
Canada

 

Previous Toronto Playbook Attendees

Medical Device Playbook Toronto 2020 Chart

92% would recommend the event to friends

 

 “Very much appreciated hearing stories of success with the pain points in between.
Investor perspective was very key.” 

Very engaging speakers, good variety of topics, great networking.”

“Meeting new people in the industry is by far the best benefit of this kind of event!”