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The Trendlines Group — September 2006 Trendletter
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| Vol. 7 No. 9 |
September 2006 |
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FROM THE TOP: Looking Back at the Year Ahead
The New Year is fast approaching and, with
it, the opportunity to take a step back and contemplate the
life we are leading -- sort of an inward, intimate performance
review. Although this review will naturally include how we
have stacked up as family members, as friends, as community
members, and (for the believers among us) as God's children,
we cannot exclude our working lives from the scrutiny. After
all, most of us spend at least one quarter of our waking
hours at work.
So here are the questions that I find myself asking around this time of year:
• Have I helped to maintain an environment
in which the Trendlines team can look forward to coming into work each day?
• Have I let each one of them know how much
I appreciate their hard work, loyalty, and professionalism?
• Have I been careful about giving credit to
others for their contributions to the successes of the last year?
• Have I succeeded in conveying to our clients
and business associates how much they matter, how appreciative we are of the
confidence they place in us?
• Have I been honest and upright in my dealings
with others?
Inevitably, I find myself squirming uncomfortably under the hot spotlights of
such difficult questions. I assuage my conscience with thoughts like "Come on,
no-one's perfect." But mainly I take a deep breath and say "Where there's life,
there's hope -- next year I'll try to do better."
On behalf of the entire Trendlines team, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year -- and a little bit of peace wouldn't hurt either.
Tina Ornstein, Managing
Director
See the From the Top archives.
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If
you are forward-looking and future-focused, then
the Trendlines-Technion
Global Strategy Consulting Project presents an
exciting opportunity for you.
This
9-week graduate-level course (fall/winter
'06/'07 semester) brings together the business and academic
communities in a unique environment.
Participating
companies receive hundreds of hours
of high-quality market research and analysis, marketing
consulting, business development, an added-value strategic
("go-to-market")
marketing plan, and initial strategic partner contacts.
For more information, contact Tina Ornstein
(ext. 120) or Naomi Alper (ext. 111) of the Trendlines
Group at 04 958-3323, or Prof. Avi Fiegenbaum at the Technion
Strategy Laboratory (052 261-3360).
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In cooperation with The Trendlines
Group, MedicGuide Ltd. is sponsoring a one-day,
hands-on workshop that will teach and
practice the steps and principles involved in submitting
an application and preparing a technical file for CE
approval of medical devices. The workshop will be held
on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at the Sharon Hotel in Herzliya Pituach
Participants will acquire the skills
necessary to handle the CE registration process for
medical devices in-house. It is geared to managers
of start-up companies and regulatory managers.
MedicGuide is a dynamic
CRO (Contract
Research Organization) with years of experience in
guiding its clients through all stages of drug and
medical device approval.
For more information, contact Dr.
Yoram Rubin of MedicGuide
at 04 834-2155.
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Sam Hopkins wrote this report after attending the MarketReach America Life Sciences & Medical Devices 2006 program in Baltimore, Maryland.
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We are pleased to announce the 3rd
Annual WolfBlock/Trendlines Israel Venture Conference
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 7, 2006.
If you are an Israeli company involved in the life sciences,
information technology, or security, this venture
conference is an opportunity you won't want to miss.
You will have direct access to dozens of venture fund
representatives, angel investors, and corporate
investment and business development executives -- all of
whom are specifically interested in business and investment
opportunities in Israel. Last year's conference attracted
90 investors.
Building on the success of last year's event, this year's
conference is going to offer even greater opportunities
for presenting your company, both formally and informally,
to targeted investors.
Registration closes November 16, 2006. Participation is limited
to 25 companies. For details, contact Trendlines'
Tina Ornstein (04 958-3323, ext. 120) or Maura Rosenfeld
(050 877-7012).
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HELP WANTED: Business Development Manager
for Medical Device Company |
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One of our clients in the disposable medical device field
is looking to hire a full- or part-time business development
manager. The company recently completed development of its
first product. It will submit the product for FDA approval
in September, and expects to launch product sales in the
United States early next year.
The successful
candidate will be responsible for recruiting and managing
distributors, supporting sales efforts, and marketing to potential
strategic partners.
Send CVs to postmaster@trendlines.com.
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The
Trendlines Summer Reading List |
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Maura: The
Coffee Trader by David Liss. A story of cutthroat financial
schemes, merciless creditors, collapsing markets and deceitful
men. Great characters and great story.
Kippy: Russian Debutante's
Handbook by Gary Shteyngart. I picked this
up in the airport just before getting on a 12-hour flight.
Having no prior knowledge of the book or its author, I was
pleasantly surprised to find the long flight over in what
seemed like no time at all and myself completely emerged
in the adventures of Vladimir Girshkin, a 1970s Russian-Jewish
immigrant to the United States who finds himself fleeing
his adopted homeland back to the former Soviet Union. The
adventures of this young, never-really-assimilated-into-American-mainstream
bachelor makes for a thrilling read and offers telling
insights into the quirks of assimilation for immigrants everywhere.
Todd: With the new Superman movie out, I suggest
a re-reading the Superman comic books. They're fast, filled with
action, hold your attention, and slip easily into any briefcase.
Steve: I have been reading the Bible from the beginning
(never done it before) and am up to the Book of Isaiah. My
review: A really strange book and our ancestors came from
highly dysfunctional families -- makes you wonder how we
got here. A lot of business and marketing lessons inside,
including negotiations (successful and otherwise), branding
and rebranding, contracts, and cross-cultural challenges!
Naomi: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch
Albom. A quick summer read that is exactly like the movie and
leaves you with something to think about but nothing to depress you!
Karen: I found it difficult to read novels this summer
because of the war, so I focused on reading magazines (Vanity
Fair and Gourmet) and writing my blog.
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An investment for BOS ...
Dune receives
CE mark ...
A raise for EMZA ...
A term sheet for GammaCan ...
OTI signs
contract ...
Rabintex to provide helmets ...
The article "Israeli
resolve, preparedness are keys to business
response" published
by Medical
Device Daily quotes Trendlines Chairman
D. Todd Dollinger.
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Mark
Dollinger, president of Trendlines America,
will be on a working visit to Israel the week of October
22.
Mark
can help you understand
more about the complex U.S. marketplace --
and your place in it.
To arrange a meeting with Mark, or to learn
about how Trendlines can assist with your
U.S. business development, contact Maura Rosenfeld
(050 877-7012).
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