Tampa Bay Innovation Center Calls for Early Stage Medical Device Ventures for IDEA Camp

Tampa Bay Innovation Center will host IDEA Camp on Friday, December 2, 2011 at St. Petersburg College Collaborative Labs. IDEA Camp is looking for medical device ventures to participate- the application deadline is Nov. 11, 2011.
By: RFB Communications Group
 
Nov. 2, 2011 - PRLog -- LARGO, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2011) – Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an innovation and entrepreneurship center for technology businesses, is calling for innovators with early-stage medical device ventures to participate in its next IDEA Camp, to be held on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Petersburg College Collaborative Labs, 13805 58th St. N., Clearwater.  The application deadline is Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.
“Each time we hold an IDEA Camp, we focus on a different technology sector.  Medical devices are such an important part of the local innovation scene that we expect a great response,” says Tonya Elmore, president of Tampa Bay Innovation Center.  “We believe the medical device IDEA Camp has the potential to have a real impact on participants and the local community.”
The Innovation Center’s IDEA Camp is a high-energy, interactive event with collaborative workshops and presentations.  It is designed to help inventors, entrepreneurs and small business owners refine their “elevator pitch” and communicate their venture’s competitive attributes. Participants should achieve the follow outcomes:  
•   A refined business model
•   Credibility for their product or idea through peer vetting
•   Confidence to deliver an effective value proposition
•   Better defined concepts to share with mentors and investors
•   New and/or improved ideas based on real-time feedback
•   Momentum to move forward with a “next step” plan
•   A refined 60-second pitch for various audiences
•   New contacts and resources to help move their idea forward
   Only 15 medical device technology concepts will be accepted for Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s IDEA Camp.  Although there is no cost to apply, the fee for accepted participants is $99, which includes the pre-conference workshop, full day workshop and meals. Those interested can download an application at www.tbinnovates.com and click on events/IDEA Camp.  For more information, contact Danielle Weitlauf, new venture manager, at 727-547-7340 or weitlaufd@tbinnovates.com.

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About Tampa Bay Innovation Center:
Formerly the STAR Technology Enterprise Center, the Tampa Bay Innovation Center (http://www.tbinnovates.com) creates successful entrepreneurs, fosters the creation of high-tech jobs and develops new sources of technology and manufacturing capabilities by nurturing early stage ventures as they grow and launch their products into the marketplace. Programs are tailored to the innovator/entrepreneur and address business intelligence, planning and business formation, strategy execution and technology transition. Follow Tampa Bay Innovation Center on Twitter, www.twitter.com/#!/tbinnovates.
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