The fastest growing sector in Orthopedics is also the fastest changing. Last year, the venue to see the technologies that are transforming spine care was SAS-5 in New York City . And the attendance was spectacular. SAS-5 offered attendees a unique and valuable window into the future of the spinal implant industry—an industry that has generated extraordinary returns to investors as well as opened new vistas of hope for patients and surgeons alike.

To enhance and build on the outstanding research and educational platform represented by SAS, RRY Publications is pleased to announce the first annual Spine Technology Summit. This one-day seminar will be held May 9th, 2006 in Montreal. SAS-6 starts on May 10th.

The Summit is designed to meet the needs of venture capitalists, private equity investors, hedge fund managers, analysts and mutual fund managers as well as orthopedic business development managers, analysts, distributors, salespeople and engineers. For all these attendees, the Spine Technology Summit offers a front row seat to the future of spine.

Up to 30 major new spine technology companies will be featured. Registration is $950.

Key themes at the Spine Technology Summit include:

• How to Sort Through the Players in Motion Preservation
• What are the Lessons From Charité?
• Motion Preservation’s Spin-off Markets
• Dynamic Stabilization vs. Disc Arthroplasty
• Disc Rehydration Evidence
• End of Fusion?
• Trends in Intellectual Property
• In What Ways will MIS Fit in?
• Imaging Innovations
• Robotics / Intelligent Surgical Assist Devices

Major technology categories that will be featured include:

• Disc Arthroplasty
• Dynamic Stabilization
• Nucleus Replacement
• 3rd and 4th Generation Disc Arthroplasty
• Stem Cell Solutions
• Nucleus Repair
• Surgical Robotics
• Innovative Visualization

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