{"id":73,"date":"2015-01-08T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T19:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/2015\/01\/08\/4th_annual_m2d2_new_venture_competition_2015\/"},"modified":"2015-12-21T15:30:27","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T20:30:27","slug":"4th_annual_m2d2_new_venture_competition_2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/2015\/01\/08\/4th_annual_m2d2_new_venture_competition_2015\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Annual M2D2 New Venture Competition 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><b><font>4<\/font><font>th Annual M2D2 New Venture Competition 2015<br \/>$100K Medical Device Challenge!<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Boston Scientific, Mintz Levin, Omni Components, Smith &amp; Nephew and Massachusetts Life Science Center.<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div align=\"center\"><b><font>APPLY NOW!<br \/><\/font><\/b><\/div>\n<p><font><br \/><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><font>Companies will compete for $100,000 of services from M2D2, Boston Scientific, Mintz Levin, Omni Components, Smith &amp; Nephew and Massachusetts Life Science Center.<\/font><font><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<p><font><br \/><\/font><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><font><b><font>All medical device technologies and inventions welcome and accepted! In addition the following New Venture Competition Sponsors have also identified the following specific areas of Interest.<\/font><br \/><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<p><b>Boston Scientific has identified specific areas of interest:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Additive Manufacturing for Implantable Devices<\/li>\n<li>Use of Flexible Electronics to Provide Innovative Implantable Devices<\/li>\n<li>Small Form-factor Imaging (65K+ pixels) and Single Pixel Cameras <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Smith &amp; Nephew has identified specific areas of interest:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tools which enable procedure simplification<\/li>\n<li>Tissue Sparing Procedures<\/li>\n<li>Stabilization of and Integration\/Fixation to bone<\/li>\n<li>Novel Soft Tissue Repair<\/li>\n<li>Joint Preservation Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last year, this event was attended by more than 200 representatives from local venture capital firms, angel investors and service firms, allowing attendees to network and receive informal feedback and develop relationships with key supports for early stage companies. <\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Finalists will present their business plan at a Pitch &amp; Showcase Event on April 1, 2015 at UMass Lowell. Awards will be presented on April 16, 2015 at the offices of Mintz Levin in Boston.<\/p>\n<p><b>Entry Fee &#8211; Apply early to receive discounted application fees:<\/b><br \/>First (20) Applications &#8211; Free \/ By Jan 16, 2015: $25 \/ By Jan 30, 2015: $50<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uml.edu\/docs\/Call%20for%20proposals%202015_tcm18-163878.pdf\">IMPORTANT DATES &amp; INFORMATION<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uml.edu\/Research\/Centers\/M2D2\/M2D2-Entry-Application.aspx\">APPLY HERE<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/events.constantcontact.com\/register\/event?llr=9q7bghcab&amp;oeidk=a07ea9scac60bc0e867\">REGISTER\/PAY HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note: Please remember to register and pay the application fee once your application has been submitted!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4th Annual M2D2 New Venture Competition 2015$100K Medical Device Challenge! 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