SEMDA Announces Date for 2012 Conference

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - Oct 19, 2011) - The Southeastern Medical Device Association's (SEMDA) 6^th annual conference will take place on March 13-14, 2012. Recognized as the premier gathering for the Southeast medical device industry, the conference balances presentations by medical device companies to investors with educational programs, partnering and networking opportunities.

"In 2011 we added several new features to the Conference which received strong support," said David Hartnett, SEMDA's 2011-2012 president and Vice President of Bioscience Industry Development at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. "We plan to enhance those features, such as the two-day format, partnering and poster session, while maintaining our core offerings of education and presentations to venture capitalists."

The meeting will again be held at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, a midtown Atlanta conference facility that offers a professional learning environment with room for presentations and meetings, complemented by state-of-the-art technology capabilities.

The SEMDA Conference is specifically designed to meet the needs of medical device industry professionals and brings together professionals from throughout the Southeast. Other highlights will include:

• Keynote presentations from industry leaders
• Presentations from some of the region's top existing and emerging medical device companies
• Workshops on a variety of topics including critical business issues affecting those within the industry
• Panel discussions by VCs and business development professionals, as well as a CEO Roundtable
• Numerous industry networking opportunities

For more information about the conference, sponsorship opportunities, presenting company application or registration, contact admin@semda.net.

About SEMDA
The Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA) is a non-profit trade association that supports and promotes medical device companies in the Southeast. Created in 2004, the association provides a unique resource and networking opportunity for medical device companies, inventors, physicians, and investors interested in accelerating the growth of the medical device industry in the Southeast. Through quarterly and members-only meetings, as well as its highly regarded annual Conference, SEMDA meets the needs of members of the medical device community. Learn more at www.semda.net.