November 13 , 2006

OBA & PDC Will Partner to Pitch Portland and Oregon to Biomed Industry At International Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany

A statewide team will carry the message that Oregon is open for bioscience businesses

The Oregon Biosciences Association (OBA), the Portland Development Commission (PDC) and a team of public and private partners depart for Dusseldorf, Germany next week to attend Medica 2006, November 15-18. Medica is the world’s largest international forum for the medical industry. It is the first joint effort among state and local governments, private industry associations and business to participate in the trade show, which draws more than 4,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries and as many as 137,000 industrial and trade leaders from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the United States.

The Oregon presence at the Medica trade show will include an Oregon booth, marketing materials, and Oregon food and beverages provided to booth visitors. Private sector partners joining OBA and PDC in the delegation include Advanced Vascular Dynamics, Dimera, Electrical Geodesics, Inc., HemCon, Inc., Marker Gene Technologies, Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology (OHSU),  Micro Power Electronics, Microstein, NeoGenesis, NeuroCom International, QuantRx, and Tiba Medical.

Additional public partners are Oregon Economic & Community Development Department (OECDD), Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), University of Oregon, and US Department of Commerce/US Commercial Service. 

The delegation hopes to reach experts in the medical equipment industry as well as firms specializing in medical research, bioinformatics and telematics, to encourage their consideration of Oregon for future new business and expansion projects. Oregon’s Medica presence is intended to lay the groundwork for developing and maintaining personal contacts and relationships with key centers of innovation in the European market, and encouraging these emerging companies to site their US-based operations in Oregon.   The Oregon team will also promote Oregon businesses within the bioscience and medical device industries by identifying key public procurement markets in the European Union for Oregon companies.

Additional initiatives underway to support Oregon’s biosciences industry include support of workforce training in biosciences jobs; updated marketing materials; collaboration with industry partners to attract venture capital to Oregon; and increased coordination with the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association to position the Pacific Northwest as a biosciences hub.

For more information contact team members Colin Sears, PDC, 503-823-3200; Sarah Garrison, OECDD, 503-229-5115, or visit www.oregon4biz.com/Medica.

The mission of the Oregon Bioscience Association (OBA) is to promote the growth and quality of the biotechnology industry in the State of Oregon and ensure it achieves its full economic and social potential. OBA is a non-profit association with membership open to any company, organization or individual with an interest in biotechnology, medical devices, or the life sciences.

PDC was created by Portland voters in 1958 to serve as the city’s urban renewal agency as laid out in Chapter 15 of the City’s Charter. PDC provides comprehensive housing, development and economic development programs within the Portland region.

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