Neurotechnology CEOs to Make Case for Funding at 2003 Leaders Forum

The CEOs and founders of several start-up and more established neurotechnology firms are preparing to present their case for investment and business partnerships during the 2003 Neurotech Leaders Forum in San Francisco, CA on September 9. The entrepreneurs and executives are expected to argue that the climate is right for neurotechnology investment and that the market opportunities created by neurological diseases and disorders are well served by new devices and techniques.

A special entrepreneur’s panel scheduled to take place on the afternoon of September 9 will feature presentations from several CEOs making their first appearance at the annual management and investment conference sponsored by Neurotech Reports, with platinum sponsorship by Quallion LLC. These include Alan Olsen, CEO of Robomedica Inc. in Culver City, CA, Steve Michelson, CEO of Cyclotec AMT in Lauderhill, FL, Jason Harry, CEO of Afferent Corp. in Providence, RI, Timothy Surgenor, CEO of Cyberkinetics, Inc., in Foxborough, MA, and Lee Cuthbert, CEO of Intelli-Scents in San Francisco, CA. Peter Baillie, CEO of Epic Biosonics in Victoria, BC, who presented at last year’s forum, will present again this year, in an effort to forge business opportunities for the company’s stimulating electrode technology.
Representatives from several venture capital firms and other funding organizations will be in attendance at the event, including panelists on a morning session devoted to “Neurotechnology Capital Markets.”

These include partners and directors from Piper Jaffray Ventures in San Francisco, CA, NeuroVentures Capital in Charlottsville, VA, Technology Partners in Palo Alto, CA, and Bay City Capital in San Francisco, CA.
Jennifer French, executive director of the newly formed organization Society To Increase Mobility (STIM) [NBR Jun03 p2], will deliver the keynote address on “Neurotechnology: The User’s Perspective.” French is one of the first users of an implanted standing/transfer FES system.