Proposed Medical Devices Business Partnering Mission to Paris, France

BC MedTech Proposes Medical Devices Business Partnering Mission to Paris, France
November 20, 2006

The proposed mission would be broad in scope, with objectives to include the following:

• encourage partnering between Canadian medical device manufacturers and French firms/organizations
• expose interested French importers to new or additional Canadian medical device suppliers
• expose Canadian medical device companies seeking financing to the French venture capital community.

The proposed mission would include:

• the opportunity for Canadian medical device companies to deliver a short presentation on their company to a selected French audience;
• a networking luncheon; and
• the opportunity for one-on-one meetings between Canadian and French participants.

There is also the possibility of site visits to relevant competitiveness clusters in the vicinity of Paris. These competitiveness clusters bring together R&D institutions, training and industry within a single geographical region to work on a common strategy or technology area. The site visits could take place either during the afternoon of Monday, November 20 or on Tuesday, November 21.

Interested companies should contact Terence Tang (Tel: 613- 957-8432, E-mail: tang.terence@ic.gc.ca) by September 8, 2006 and provide answers to the following questions:

1) Does your company have an interest in participating in the proposed mission to Paris?

2) If yes, would your company prefer a one-day (Nov. 20) or a 2-day session (Nov.20-21)?

3) If yes, what is the nature of your interest? (Please indicate all those that are applicable.)
- technology partnering
- international trade
- financing
- other (please specify)