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Innovations In HealthcareSM
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12th Annual Awards Event
April 28, 2010 | 11:30am - 4:30pm
Radisson Hotel - Newport Beach, CA 

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2010 will mark the 12th Anniversary of the ABL's recognition of innovative developers of approaches to the delivery of healthcare, providers and producers of medical and biotechnologies, and healthcare information/telecommunications technologies that are dramatically reducing the cost of quality healthcare.
  
 
2010 "Leadership in Innovation Awardee" & Keynote Presenter
Debra Resienthal
Founding CEO of Novasys Medical Inc.

Debra Reisenthel, Founding CEO of Novasys Medical Inc., will receive the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL)’s 2010 “Leadership in Innovation” Award and make the Keynote presentation at ABL's 12th Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards Event, on April 28, in Newport Beach, California. 

Debra Reisenthel has led Novasys Medical, a women’s health company, since its inception, in 2001.  Along the way, she raised $90 million in venture capital to see the company’s flagship product, the Renessa® System, through product development, animal studies, human clinical trials, FDA-approval, market acceptance, and widespread reimbursement.  In a market with huge challenges, few visionaries remain a company’s chief executive throughout the entire progression, from idea to commercialization. Read More


Congratulations to the 2009 ABBY Award Winners
IIH2009 ABBY Award Winners L to R
Dan Michel, Founder & CEO of Dakim, ABBY Award Winner for Innovative Approach

Faiz Kayyem, Ph.D., CEO of Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics, ABBY Award Winner for Medical/Bio-Technology

Jeff Tangney, Co-Founder, President and COO of Epocrotes, ABBY Award Winner for Healthcare IT and Telecom
 
2009 "Leadership in Innovation Awardee" & Keynote Presenter
Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D.
Chairman & CEO of Abraxis Health

Patrick Soon-Shiong is truly a gift to 21st Century Healthcare.  Immigrating to America with only a med school degree from South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand, Patrick joined the faculty of UCLA in 1983, where he performed the first islet-cell transplant.  The named inventor on over 50 issued U.S. patents, Patrick has published 100+ scientific papers, and since leaving UCLA in 1991, he’s also founded two publicly traded pharmaceutical companies, Abraxis Bioscience, which brought to market Abraxane - the world’s first nanotechnology cancer-fighting drug, and American Pharma Partners, which he sold last year to Fresenius for $3.7 billion. Read More

  Prenote Presenter
  Dave Sayen, Region IX Administrator
  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  Dave is responsible for all Medicare and Medicaid operations in CA, AZ, NV, HI, and
  the Pacific - serving more than 3 million beneficiaries.  Dave and his staff provide
  technical assistance and conduct a variety of reviews, evaluations, and inspections to
  carry out the operational management of CMS’ programs in Region IX. The San
  Francisco Regional Office spans a vast geographic area, has one of the most culturally
  diverse populations in the nation, and serves over 10 million Medicare and Medicaid
  beneficiaries.


2008 ABBY Award Winners
L to R
Medical/Bio/Technology
Euan Thomson, Ph.D.
CEO of Accuray, Inc.

Approach
Wright L. Lassiter, III
CEO of Alameda County Medical Center

IT & Telcomm
Michael Finke
CEO of M*Modal, Inc.

Mimi Grant, President of ABL Organization
 
2008 Leadership in Innovation Award Winner & Keynote Presenter
Steve Case
Chairman & CEO of Revolution Health Group


In 2005, with the launch of Revolution Health Group, Steve put consumers at the center of the healthcare system, providing them with the opportunity to make better choices, offering more convenience and control over their health.  Previously, Steve played an integral role as the Co-Founder and CEO of America Online, Inc. the world's largest Internet company.
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