Hopkins Medical Device Network proudly presents Ed Boyden, PhD of the MIT Media Lab

Optical Control Of Normal and Pathological Neural Circuit Computations

Ed Boyden leads the Media Lab’s Synthetic Neurobiology group, which is inventing and applying tools for the analysis and engineering of brain circuits, with the goal of developing new strategies for systematically repairing pathology, augmenting cognition, and revealing insights into the human condition. He is integrating nanotechnological, molecular, optical, and other technologies into interfaces for the precise control of neural circuit dynamics and function. Recently, he and his colleagues created a genetically targeted way to activate neurons with millisecond-timescale pulses of light, an innovation that has been widely adopted in neuroscience and neuroengineering, and resulted in his being named one of the “Top 35 Innovators Under the Age of 35″ by Technology Review.

Boyden received his PhD in neurosciences from Stanford University as a Hertz Fellow, where he discovered that the molecular mechanisms used to store a memory are determined by the content to be learned. He received an MEng in electrical engineering, and BS degrees in physics and electrical engineering, all from MIT. These pursuits, as well as an independent career as an inventor, have earned him many invited talks, awards, papers, and pending patents.

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Hopkins Medical Device Network proudly presents Stuart Harshbarger of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Revolutionizing Prostheses:

Engineering on the Edge of Science

The Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 (RP2009) Program is an aggressive four year program funded by the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The program seeks to develop a new generation of modular upper extremity limb systems, neural interface devices and clinical tools that will significantly improve patient acceptance and outcomes for upper extremity prosthetic users. The goal is to develop limbs that look, behave and are controlled more naturally than any prosthetic limbs to date. As a result, the team involves over 30 organizations and spans a full range of disciplines from engineering, scientific research, medicine and rehabilitation.

Stuart D. Harshbarger is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory where he is currently the Program Manager and Systems Integrator for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 Program. Stuart holds a BSEE from West Virginia Institute of Technology (1985), a MSEE from the US Naval Postgraduate School (1990), and an Advanced Certificate in Post Master’s Studies in Applied Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University (2004). Stuart’s research interests and project thrusts include development of highly integrated “smart” prosthetic and assistive technology systems to restore function, prevent injury, and improve quality of life for the warfighter, first responders, and the aging civilian population.

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Dr. Daniel Schultz, Director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)

Competitive intelligence is part of the knowledge you need to compete successfully. This is especially true when you’re in start-up mode – you need to know who’s selling similar products and services to the customers you’re after. In this workshop, we’ll discuss what competitive intelligence is, how you get it, and what you do with it. You will leave with specific tools and methods to collect information about specific competitors and their products and services, compare it to your offerings, decide how different (or not) you really are, and determine what you are going to do to be different and distinctive.    

Dave Cranmer is the President and Managing Director of Phase 3 Consulting LLC. The company provides management consulting, business-to-business marketing, and technology management and evaluation services. Clients include small technology-based companies (medical devices, fire safety) as well as Fortune 500 companies. Specific projects range from first-look market research for a new product to preparing a company to raise capital including financial projections, historical accounting statements and business plan review. Dave has worked for government, non-profit and for-profit companies in both technical and non-technical fields. He has a Ph.D. and S.M. from MIT, a B.S. from Penn State and an MBA from the Edinburgh Business School of Heriot-Watt University.