Private Meeting Arrangements with Japanese Businesses by JETRO
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan's principal organization for implementing trade and investment policies, is please to announce its JETRO BIZMATCH @ MD&M West 2008 program to all U.S.-based medical device companies. Let JETRO bring you face-to-face with Japanese companies technologically advanced in the medical device industry to discuss business partnerships, licensing, joint research or distribution agreements. JETRO will arrange and facilitate one-on-one meetings with U.S. and Japanese companies in the medical device industry interested in expanding their business - free of charge. 
U.S. companies in the medical device industry are encouraged to apply, especially in the product areas or technologies of the following: | � Medical Products: IV components, polymer, metal tubing, disposable products, medical filters, medical adhesive and tapes, in vitro diagnostics kits, sterilization products. | | � Manufacturing Devices: Metal/resin die/press, precision cutting, robotics, electroplating, laser etching/welding, surface treatment and coating, packaging. | | � Medical Devices Components: Metal and plastic components, electric motor, pumps/valves/tubes, coil and spring, medical electronics components. | | � Medical Materials: Precious metal and alloy, resin and rubber, polymer, nano/ micro materials. | | � Software: Medical IT systems. | | � Others: Clean room, disinfection /sterilization devices, CRO, CMO, QC/QA. | |
*JETRO cannot guarantee meetings with any Japanese company, as their participation is dependent on their desire to meet participating US companies. 
Japanese companies: 10 companies (5 large companies & 5 small to medium companies) *Screening will be made by JETRO if the number of participants are beyond expected US companies: 30 companies (As much as we can arrange business meetings)

| Present to December 21st 2007: | Recruiting for participants in the US & Japan | | From December 1st 2007 to January 28th: | Arrange business meeting | | January 29th to January 31st 2008: | Business meetings |

Participants & business meetings: Total 23 companies, 70 1-on-1 meetings arranged by JETRO. Companies from Japan (7 companies): Toray, Kyocera, Olympus, Terumo, Nakashima Propeller, ISHIZUKA ELECTRINICS CORPORATIONS (Semitec), and Beyond It. Companies from US (16 companies): Edward Lifesciences, Lake Region, Hydromer, Surmodics, AST Products, Epilog Laser, RMI Laser, Micro Care, Acme Monaco, Creganna Med Dev, Polyzen, Elcan Optical, Steris, Laserage Technology Crop, Merrill's Packaging, Inc., McLean Medical. Main categories of products& services interested by participants: Catheter, stent, medical material (ceramic component, biopolymer, etc) laser welding technology, artificial bones and joints, thermostat, medical imaging device, etc. 
| 1. Seminar | | Date & Time: | January 30th (Wed) 5:00PM-6:10PM | | Venue: | Hilton Anaheim Ball Room: Laguna AB | | Theme: | Regulation for Medical Devices in US and Japan | | | |
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| | 2. Networking | | Date & Time: | January 30th (Wed) 6:10PM-8:00PM | | Venue: | Hilton Anaheim Ball Room: Laguna AB |
Click here to view the seminar's full agenda and registration.
Note: if sending an email, please include "JETRO BIZMATCH @ MD&M West 2008 Request" in your subject line. |