ORLANDO, Fla., March 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedChip Companies, Inc. and Health Tech Investment Forum today announced that the CEOs and executive teams of 30 emerging small-cap and health care technology companies will participate in the 2009 RedChip Companies and Health Tech Investment Forum to be held March 24, 2009 in San Francisco. The event will feature a dedicated presentation track for health care technology companies and a second track for emerging growth companies representing a diverse range of sectors, including Alternative Energy, Telecommunications, Technology, Energy, Consumer Goods, Business Services, and more. The one-day event will take place from, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PDT on March 24th at the Le Meridien San Francisco hotel in the Financial District (333 Battery Street).
The event will also feature an opening keynote presentation entitled "Health Care Information Technology: Center Stage in Health Care's Future," by David J. Brailer, MD, PhD, Chairman, Health Evolution Partners. In 2004, Dr. Brailer was appointed by President George W. Bush as the first National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. In this role, he developed and led the nation's strategy for ushering health care into the digital era. Dr. Brailer is recognized as a leader in the strategy and financing of quality and efficiency in health care, with a particular emphasis on health information technology and health systems management.
In addition, there will be three panel discussions addressing private equity and investment trends in health care IT, including "Healthcare Technology Investment: Trends and Outlook," "Corporate Consolidation & Acquisition Strategies," and "Private Equity: Healthcare Technology Insights & Activity."
RedChip investor conferences are a nationally known forum for emerging small-cap companies to present their stories before hundreds of retail brokers, institutional brokers, fund managers, portfolio managers, accredited investors, and research analysts whose disciplined focus towards the small-cap markets represents their core investment strategies.
The following companies are scheduled to present:
Bridgeline Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLSW); INX Inc. (Nasdaq:INXI); Bioheart, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BHRT); DoMark International, Inc. (OTCBB:DOMK); Inova Technology, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INVA); Worldwide Energy & Manufacturing USA, Inc. (OTCBB:WEMU); Industrial Services of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDSA); Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:ETAK); Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD); L&L International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:LLFH); Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Ltd. (OTCBB:LPIH); ZAGG, Inc. (OTCBB:ZAGG); QRxPharma Limited (Pink Sheets:QRXPY); Goldspring, Inc. (OTCBB:GSPG); Quantum Group, Inc. (AMEX:QGP); Privacy Harbor (Private); Access Granted (Private); BioElectronics, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BIEL); Crossflo Systems, Inc. (Private); CH Mack, Inc. (Private); ITelegan, Inc. (Private); DiFUSION Technologies, Inc. (Private); SimulConsult (Private).
Company presentations will be webcast live via http://www.redchip.com. Participating investors will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the CEOs of presenting companies.
Preregistration is required and seating is limited. To register online, please visit http://www.redchip.com/visibility/conferencePages/SanFran2009/conferenceMain.asp or call 1-800-RedChip (733-2447), Ext. 127.
Preregistered attendees are also invited to a closing cocktail reception from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. PDT at the Le Meridien San Francisco Financial District.
About the 2009 Health Tech Investment Forum
The 2009 Health Technology Investment Forum is a one-day conference that will provide an opportunity for investors and healthcare leaders to discover the latest trends and investment opportunities. The Health Technology Investment Forum is designed to bring together leading investors, market leaders, and high growth companies focused on healthcare technology. While other industries have embraced information technology as a cornerstone of their business process healthcare has traditionally remained a laggard. In recent years this trend has reversed and there now exists a myriad of investment opportunities in the healthcare technology sector. http://www.ccsexpo.com/healthtechforum.html
About RedChip Companies, Inc.
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