The Health Sciences Entrepreneurs is a group of Northeastern alumni entrepreneurs who are dedicated to sharing their knowledge, advice and stories with other Northeastern students and alumni.

Have a Great Idea? Find out What's Next

For Northeastern alumni and friends only

Thursday November 19, 2009
6:15 to 9:00 p.m.

Join us at roundtables with seasoned entrepreneurs discussing the tools of entrepreneurship. Choose from:

• Funding: From credit card to venture capital
• YOUR business plan
• The ABC’s of a start-up
• Healthcare Technology
• And more…

Presenters include:
Frank Condella, P’77, MBA’84, Managing director, Condella & Co, LLC; former CEO and Director, SKYEPharma
Dr. Robert Crisafi, P’53, CEO, SafeCor Health
Anthony Delizza, MS’80, CEO, First Light, LLC
Matthew C. Dallett, L'84, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP
Todd Ellis, BA’92, CPA, DiCicco, Gulman & Company, LLP
Dan Feinberg, Director, Health Informatics Graduate Program, and serial entrepreneur
Joseph Fleming, P’70, MS’71, Chair Health Sciences Entrepreneurs; Chairman, Novus Health, Inc.
Chris Ford, BA’73, Chairman, American Renal Associates
William Hawk, P’74, Sr. Vice President, American Anesthesiology
Carl Lebel, PhD ’89, Chief Scientific Officer, Otonomy, Inc.
Mark McWilliams, E’79, President & CEO, Medipacs, Inc. & Serial Biomedical Entrepreneur
Tino Vilches, P’91, VP of Clinical Services, Wise Hospice Options; Owner, Husky Properties, LLC

Registration
Free to Northeastern alumni
$15 to non-alumni and friends of Northeastern

>> Register Online

Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar will be available.

The program begins promptly at 6:45 with roundtables and discussion

Calling All Student Entrepreneurs

Students, plan to meet and engage in small group discussions with inspiring health sciences entrepreneurs, who will share the successes and failures they experienced as they launched their companies and followed their dreams.

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Ballroom, Curry Student Center
Northeastern University

Event Schedule
2:50 p.m. - Check-in
3:00 p.m. - Welcome
Hosted by Joseph P. Fleming, P’70, MS’71, Chairman, Health Sciences Entrepreneurs; Chairman, Novus Health, Inc.
3:20 to 4:05 p.m. - Session I
4:15 to 5:00 p.m. - Session II
5:00 to 5:30 p.m. - Reception

Immediately following the sessions, join us for a student, alumni, and faculty reception in the McLeod Suite. Refreshments will be served.

Registration

Sign up on our Web site today for TWO (2) of the following 45 minute sessions:

Growing Your Home Infusion Company? The Critical Care Systems Story
Richard Griffin, MS’76
Cofounder, Critical Care Systems

Robert Smaglia, MS’77
Cofounder, Critical Care Systems

Building Pharmas in Different Eras: Copley Pharmaceuticals to Tedor Pharma
Theodore Iorio, MS’66
Founder and CEO, Tedor Pharma Inc;
Cofounder, Copley Pharmaceuticals

The Perils and Rewards of Working in a Venture-backed Company
Anthony Delizza, MS’80
CEO, First Light, LLC

Medical Devices: Concepts to Commercialization
Mark D. McWilliams, ME’79
President and CEO, Medipacs, Inc.;
serial biomedical entrepreneur

Large Company to Startup: Which is Safer?
Carl Lebel, PhD’89
Chief Scientific Officer, Otonomy Inc.

The Physical Therapist Entrepreneur: Challenges and Successes in Today’s Health-care Environment
Jake W. Kennedy, BHS’79, MS, PT, SCS
Owner and Founder, Kennedy Brothers Physical Therapy

Entrepreneurial to Corporate Health Care...The Nursing Impact
William C. Hawk, P’74
Senior Vice President, American Anesthesiology;
former CEO and Founder, TeamCare, Inc;
former CEO and Founder, Severn Healthcare Inc.

Pharmaceuticals in Europe: Business and Career Opportunities
Frank Condella, P’77, MBA’84
Managing Director, Condella & Co, LLC;
former CEO and Director, SkyePharma

Have a Great IDEA? Launch Your Business NOW
Ashkan Afkhami, CBA’09
Founder/Chairman/CEO, Interdisciplinary
Entrepreneurship Accelerator (IDEA)

Dan Gregory
Senior Academic Specialist, School of
Technological Entrepreneurship

Networking: Creating Opportunities for Your Success
Tino O. Vilches, P’91
Vice President of Clinical Services, Wise Hospice Options; Advisory Member, Medipacs, Inc.;
Owner, Husky Properties, LLC

>> Register online now

Past Events

Entrepreneurism: Taking the Leap 
Your chance to ask questions of successful health sciences entrepreneurs.
>> View photos from the event