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The Trendlines Group — May 2006 Trendletter
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Trendlines
and the Maryland/Israel
Development Center are pleased to announce their fourth
MarketReach America program, Life Sciences & Medical
Devices 2006.
Up to 20 selected life science and medical device
companies will be accepted to participate in the
seminar and venture conference in Baltimore, Maryland, from Monday,
June 19 to Wednesday, June 21. Application deadline
is May 31, 2006.
Program highlights:
• Small-group sessions and networking with business development executives
of
leading companies such as Medtronic, MedImmune, Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Individual presentations and one-on-one meetings with corporate
investors,
angels and VCs
• Direct discussions with U.S. experts in reimbursement, clinical
trials, and
regulatory issues
All participating companies will be invited to attend a one-day coaching session
in Israel before the Baltimore conference.
• Download the MarketReach Life
Sciences & Medical Devices 2006 application
(Word file).
• See complete
program details (PDF file).
For details, contact Tina Ornstein (04 958-3323, ext. 120, or 050 877-7005).
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FROM THE TOP: The Essence of Time |
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In our hectic, multitasking lives,
time has become a precious resource. There is a great deal
of interesting literature out there on time management,
with some of the "gurus" in the field being Alec
Mackenzie, Alan Lakein, Julie Morgenstern and, of course,
Stephen Covey.
Although I make no pretensions to having
achieved anything even close to effective time management,
when I find myself getting overwhelmed by "too much
to do and not enough time to do it," I try to get
myself back on track by reminding myself of the following
truths that I have gleaned over the years.
Have clear goals that are specific,
measurable, realistic, and achievable. Goals give direction
and help you decide what's important.
Take time to think and plan. It is time
well-spent. Start the week with a plan and end the week
by reviewing what was accomplished, why some things were
not accomplished, and how you can improve for the coming
week.
Prioritize. If your goals are clear,
it is easier to understand what high-priority tasks should
be given more of your precious time, and what are lower
priority tasks. The famous Pareto law is that 80% of
the reward comes from 20% of the effort. Identify what
that 20% should be for you, in light of your goals, and
then prioritize to concentrate on that.
Have a prioritized to-do list. It doesn't
matter whether it's daily or weekly, but it should be
detailed and should include recurring tasks. Keep it
updated.
Don't procrastinate. If it's important,
take care of it, even if it's one of those unpleasant
tasks that you love to avoid.
Be flexible. Plan only 50% of your time,
allowing time for interruptions and distractions. But
if you're interrupted, be sure to get yourself back on
schedule.
Delegate: Dwight D. Eisenhower (U.S.
president from 1953 to 1961) made it clear to his staff
that nothing should be brought to him unless it was both
urgent and important. If it wasn't urgent, it could wait;
if it wasn't important, someone else could handle it.
Learn to say "no." Learn how
to "neglect" tasks that are not high in your
own priorities. Beware of others' urgencies becoming
your own and eating into your precious time.
In early April, Tina attended the Maryland
Department of Business & Economic Development International
Trade Week conference in Baltimore. During the conference,
the 12 MDB&ED trade representatives from around the world
attended a number of meetings with Maryland-based industry
leaders, including Northrup Grummon.
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Eighteen years ago, Paula
Eiblum started Infocus Research Services in the basement
of her home in Rockville, Maryland (near Washington,
D.C.). Karen Kozek, Trendlines marketing
communications consultant, takes a closer look at this
specialized service that competes with the Web itself.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: MedImmune Looks for
Collaboration Opportunities in
Israel |
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MedImmune is
a highly successful Maryland-based biotech company that discovers,
develops, and markets antibodies and vaccines in the areas
of oncology, immunology, and infectious diseases.
Their senior
business development manager, Dr.
George Pipia, will be in Israel for a week in the first half
of May to look for licensing, research, and other collaboration
opportunities in MedImmune's
well-defined areas of interest -- and Trendlines
is coordinating his visit. For further information, contact
Tina Ornstein.
MedImmune will also be participating in this year's MarketReach
America Life Sciences and Medical Devices conference taking
place in Baltimore on June 19-21.
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The Israeli Industry Center
for R&D (Matimop) announced a France-Israel Binational
R&D Fund (FIRAD). Like other government-sponsored binational
funds, FIRAD fosters collaborative links between French and
Israeli technology organizations and assists in the establishment
of long-term French-Israeli alliances.
For more information, contact Aaron Stern, director, Israel-France
Industrial R&D Program (03 511-8111, ext. 41).
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The company is one of
the world leaders in the manufacture of gel documentation
and analysis equipment for the molecular biology research
community.
DNR Bio-Imaging Systems recently unveiled its new website that shows off all
of its products in gel documentation and analysis, transilluminators, acquisition
and analysis software, and accessories.
Trendlines worked with DNR and the company's Web designer and developer to arrive
at the overall message and to develop content that best reflects that message.
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NOTICE: Holiday Closing |
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Due to the Yom Ha'atzmaut
(Independence Day) holiday, our Shorashim offices will closed
from 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, and all day Wednesday, May
3.
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BOS
launches BOSaNOVA Mobile...
Boston-Haifa Life Sciences Initiative and new biotech park ...
PACE
award to Cognitens ...
Dmatek
wins European contracts ...
Hydro-Industries and
Wal-Mart...
A raise and IPO for Microheat ...
Congratulations to ApProtect. The
company took second place at the Most Promising Israeli Internet Startup
of 2006 (TheMarker COM.Vention
in Tel Aviv).
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We'll see you at Biomed
Israel 2006 in Jerusalem, May
29-31, 2006. (Stop by and see us at the Maryland booth.)
Biomed
will include therapeutic
sessions in cardiology, orthopedics, and
nerve stimulation. Two diagnostic sessions will
be dedicated to biomarkers and imaging. "Healthcare
Beyond 2010" will
close the conference. This year's conference marks
the first appearance of Israeli medical device
companies.
For more information, contact David Simons 04 958-3323, ext. 104.
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