What’s New?

1. New! Clinical Validation Program. Facilitates access to Ontario’s health care system for the
development and testing of Medical and Assistive Technologies (MAT).

Opportunities
2. Export Market Access (EMA) is a cost-sharing grant designed to help small to medium sized
organizations take advantage of opportunities in foreign markets beyond the US.
3. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Equals Tremendous Opportunities for Canada’s MAT SMEs.
4. The Medical Technology Watch Canada (MTWC) newsletter wants your feedback.
5. Clinical Engineering Internship Program is now accepting internship proposals.
6. McMaster Start-Up Challenge is a business competition organized by McMaster University.

Events in March
7. Health IT (HIT) Workshop - One day Complimentary Event – March 11 2009
8. Save the Date - Barriers to Success in Negotiation – March 26 2009

What’s New?

1. New! Clinical Validation Program

A pilot PROGRAM for clinical trials (testing) of Ontario innovative products in

the field of Medical and Assistive Technologies (MAT), with priority to assist
SME and relevant technology developers has been established in a
collaborative venture among YORKbiotech and HTX. Read more

Letters of Intent will be accepted up to and including Friday, March 27, 2009.
For more information please contact Mary Anne Viani, Chief Administrative
Officer, YORKbiotech Inc. at (416) 650-8058 or at maryanne@yorkbiotech.ca

Opportunities

2. Export Market Access (EMA) is a cost-sharing grant designed to help

small to medium sized organizations take advantage of opportunities in foreign
markets beyond the US.

If your company has 5 or more employees and annual sales of $500,000 or

more, you may qualify for a grant covering up to 50% of eligible costs incurred
to develop export sales. Read more

3. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Equals Tremendous

Opportunities for Canada’s MAT SMEs… so says Stuart Weinstein, Director
of Canadian Relations for Maryland’s Department of Business Development
and Investment. Read more

4. The Medical Technology Watch Canada (MTWC) newsletter provides

Canadian companies, researchers, and investors with timely information on the
medical technology industry in Canada. The publication is a source of unique
and original content, highlighting research and innovation coming out of
Canadian research organizations and small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs). MTWC wants your feedback. Read more
 5. Clinical Engineering Internship Program. Primary objective of
the program is to provide advanced education and training for
engineers to enable them to meet the specialized needs of
managing technology in Canada's healthcare system, qualifying
them for certification in clinical engineering. Now accepting
internship proposals for the Summer (May-August) and Fall (Sept-
Dec) 2009 school terms. Read more

6. McMaster Start-up Challenge (MSC) is a business

competition organized by McMaster University. The competition
was created to recognize, celebrate, and champion the
entrepreneurial spirit, focusing on bringing together the best and
brightest up and coming entrepreneurs in the region. McMaster
University will reward the entrepreneurs for their innovation a total
of $50,000, between cash and in-kind prizes. Moreover, up to
three teams from McMaster Start-up Challenge will automatically
qualify to compete in the regional LaunchPad $50k Competition.
Read more

Events in March

7. Health IT (HIT) Workshop – March 11 2009 (Toronto &

Ottawa)

Are you looking for a growth opportunity for your business in

these challenging times? Expert industry speakers who will show
you how targeting the U.S. Government health IT market may be
just the direction your company should move to over the next few
years. Read more

8. SAVE THE DATE - Barriers to Success in Negotiation –

March 26 2009 (Toronto, MaRS Collaboration Centre)

Sessions on negotiation skills seldom focus on understanding

how differently the various parties may perceive a given situation
or how those different perceptions may undermine the possibility
of a successful negotiation. Even seasoned negotiators can find
themselves frustrated by seemingly intractable disputes. All too
often, complex psychological issues lurk beneath the surface,
unspoken and unrecognized, protracting disputes and turning
opportunities for successful resolution into conflicts that leave
everyone worse off. This seminar, led by an experienced
professor and practitioner/negotiator, will help you recognize
some of these problems and develop creative solutions to move
from deadlock to deal. Read more
Federation of American Hospitals: Public Policy Conference and Business Exposition March 1-4,
2009
In3 West March 2-4, 2009
The 6th Annual Toronto Radiation Medicine Conference March 6-7, 2009
The U.S. Federal Government Market For Health Information Technology (HIT) Workshop March 11,
2009
China Med March 19-21, 2009
Medtrade Spring March 24-26, 2009
Barriers to Success in Negotiation March 26, 2009
Assessing Health Technology for People, Settings & Work Places March 26-27, 2009
Life Science Mission to India March 27-29, 2009