The webinar series ‘Embracing global markets’ is a specialty workshop series developed by the European American Chamber of Commerce for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).

The webinars have been developed exclusively for the 'Enterprise Europe Network' by the EEN USA consortium, comprised of EACC New York, EACC Texas and EACC Carolinas and feature subject matter experts on a variety of topis relevant to companies expanding into the US market.

This webinar is brought to you by the European American Chamber of Commerce New York.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

THE ECO SYSTEM AND AREAS OF INTEREST FOR US HEALTH SYSTEMS
• Understanding The U.S. Medtech/Biotech & Life Science Marketplace & Eco System
• Who are the players and what is the best way to engage them for a company coming from Europe?
• Is the US life science market different from the EU and if so how?
• Key legal Issues to consider when entering or operating in the US medtech/life science market?
• What are the key things you need to know about doing business in/with the US life science market?
> Which government agency covers what type of product
> Every product has its unique problems high level overview
• Routes for US market entry (going through payor or B2C products)

LEGAL ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN ENTERING OR OPERATING IN THE US MEDTECH/LIFE SCIENCE MARKET
• What you need to know about Patent & IP?
• What European Medtech and Biotech Companies should know about the FDA approval Process

HOW TO RAISE VENTURE OR OTHER FUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES
• Access to funding in the US life science market: Challenges and new opportunities related to strategic refocus within market; the emergence of new ecosystems
• The US Venture, family office and larger scale investor market
>How is fund raising in the US different from Europe?
• How, when and where to raise venture or other Funding in the United States

PARTNERING WITH US HEALTH SYSTEMS
• The environment of the Health System market in the United States
• Engaging with US Health Systems – Areas of general interest
• What are the main areas of interest for US Health Systems and generally the US medtech/biotech healthcare market
• Example of a major US health systems process for evaluating companies
• Working with the US Health Systems, what should companies know
• How do US health systems work with companies, focus on healthcare co’s can engage with healthcare systems in the US
• Partnering with US Health Systems
• What does the typical intake process look like
• Health systems can offer clinical trial (patients, infrastructure …) commercial agreements and find stakeholders within the ecosystem
• Legal considerations for partnering success
> How far can one go without FDA approval (clearance in the US market)
> Having a patent is one thing what about pending patents

PLUS: Case studies: What went well, what went wrong

 

SPEAKERS:
• Jérôme Geoffroy, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Digital Officer, CILCARE
• Joshua John, Director, Business Strategy & Operations - Global Strategic Partnerships, NORTHWELL HEALTH
• Edward C. Meagher, Partner, CARTER DELUCA
• Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Executive Director, EACCNY [Moderator]


HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

STREAM the webinar LIVE or JOIN the session via WEBEX to interact with our experts!

 

The Enterprise Europe Network is the world's largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions. EEN supports European small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups to innovate and expand in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

You can learn more about the EEN's ‘Embracing global markets’ webinar series here.