Singapore: EBD Group, organizer of leading international life science partnering conferences, has announced Medtech Partnering Forum 2015, a new partnering event for the innovative medical technology industry.

According to the organizers, the event, which is to be held between May 28th and May 29th in Tokyo, will be the first dedicated international medtech partnering conference in Japan.

The event will provide insights into new developments in the rapidly changing medical technology industry in Japan and share best practices on entering new marketplaces. Participants will include executives from emerging Japanese medical technology companies; leading medtech companies from Japan, US and Europe; investors; diagnostic companies; and service related companies.

Mr Bill Murray, president and CEO, Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC), said, "With the pace, diversity and complexity of technology innovation accelerating, stakeholder collaborations are even more critical to cost effectively introducing new technologies into the market. The Japan Medtech Partnering Forum is an excellent opportunity to facilitate collaborations with one of the most important innovation centers within our ecosystem."