Cooley Partner Co-Chairs 2014 BIO International Convention Digital Health Forum

San Diego – June 10, 2014 – Cooley LLP announced today that partner Wainwright Fishburn will co-chair the inaugural Digital Health Forum at the 2014 BIO International Convention's Digital Health Forum. The Forum will be held in San Diego on June 24-25, 2014. Ryan Sysko, chief executive officer of WellDoc and Andrew Thompson, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Proteus Digital Health will also serve as co-chairs.

The BIO International Convention attracts more than 15,000 executives. This year's program will feature Former Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton and Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, as keynote speakers, among many others.

The Digital Health Forum will explore the intersection of digital health, biotech and pharma. Sessions will highlight digital health's role in clinical trials, mobile prescription therapies, breakthrough business models and big data.

"Digital health is operating at the intersection of technology, innovation and consumerism," said Fishburn. "It is an exciting time to partner with these pioneering companies as they change the landscape of the health care industry."

"The digital health space is of particular interest to us for investment," said Casper de Clercq, partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "The rise of health care costs, our aging population and regulatory changes have set the foundation for growth in the digital health sector."
 
In May 2014, Cooley advised Norwest Venture Partners on the formation of its $1.2 billion fund.

Speakers at the Digital Health Forum include:

• Casper de Clercq, Partner, Norwest Ventures
• Dr. Samir Damani, Chief Executive Officer, MD Revolution
• Wainwright Fishburn, Partner, Cooley LLP and Board Member, Wireless- Life Sciences Alliance
• Kim Goodsell, Patient Advocate, Co-Founder, ProAbility WalkArt
• Don Jones, Chief Digital Officer, Scripps Translational Science Institute and Chairman, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance
• Amar Kendale, Vice President, Marketing, MC10
• Dr. John LeMoine, Chief Medical Information Officer, Sharp HealthCare
• Bruno Leroy, Head, Global Access Strategies, Sanofi
• Dr. John Mattison, Assistant Medical Director, Chief Medical Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
• Dr. Jim Mault, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Qualcomm Life
• Diego Miralles, Head, Janssen Healthcare Innovation, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
• Dr. Aenor Sawyer, Assistant Professor, UCSF School of Medicine
• Dr. Leslie Saxon, Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine & Executive Director of USC Center for Body Computing-creating the future of healthcare
• Dr. Steven Steinhubl, Director for Digital Medicine, Scripps Health
• Ryan Sysko, Chief Executive Officer, WellDoc
• Susan Taylor, Executive Director, External Affairs, Scripps Health
• Matt Tindall, Director, Consumer Solutions, IMS Health
• Andrew Thompson, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Proteus Digital Health
• Euan Thomson, Khosla Ventures
• Rafael Torres, Managing Director, GE Ventures healthymagination Fund, GE Capital Equity
• Jorge Valdez, Chief Technical Officer, Dexcom

Cooley's digital health practice combines decades of experience guiding health care and life sciences companies, software, e-commerce and social media innovators, mobile service and payment providers, health care providers and leaders in the medical technology field.

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