BIOMEDigital Event Features Over 40 Educational Sessions

BIOMEDevice, the Boston and San Jose region’s premier medical technology event, has announced the launch of a brand-new event, BIOMEDigital, which will take place on November 4-5, 2020.

The event is the most comprehensive medtech gathering available which will feature a virtual expo hall comprising of 90 companies and a premier educational program, hosting 40+ sessions ranging from keynotes to case studies, networking opportunities, and the Start-up Stadium competition hosted by MassMEDIC.

With world attention placed on the medtech industry toward COVID-19 relief and cure, BIOMEDigital will feature sessions specifically speaking to ventilator and face shield projects. Additionally, the event will feature a wide variety of biomedical topics that have emerged in interest due to the COVID-19 pandemic including digital health such as wearables, surgical robotics, rapid product development, ongoing updates on medical device regulation, among many more through five tracks of expert-led content offerings. Notably, attendees will hear from experts from Boston Scientific, Google, Philips, Protolabs, Toxicon, and more.

US digital health companies raised $5.4B in venture funding across the first six months of 2020. BIOMEDigital will spotlight several emerging medtech start-ups in the Start-up Stadium hosted by MassMEDIC. The Start-up Stadium will allow attendees to vote for their favorite start-up pitches from today’s most promising companies on November 5th via the BIOMEDigital platform.

MassMEDIC President Brian Johnson said, “From supply chain to distribution, the medtech sector has been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. However, the crisis presents a pivotal moment for the industry to usher in innovative medtech breakthroughs hence why MassMEDIC is excited to present the Start-up Stadium at BIOMEDigital to provide the opportunity for start-ups to produce the next live-saving device.”