Join me this Tuesday from 4-6 in Boston when I speak at the weekly CIMIT forum at MGH on the The Neurotechnology Industry: 2008 and Beyond. I will explore trends driving the development of next generation drugs, devices and diagnostics for the brain and nervous system including trends in public and private financing, public policy initiatives and technologies. Joining me in the second hour will be Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, Director, Penn State Center for Neural Engineering will be presenting, Towards Model Based Control of Epileptic Seizures. Steven Schachter, MD, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Neurotechnology Program Leader, CIMIT will be moderating the event. Click here for a podcast about the event. Click here to read more about this Forum. As an aside Steve Schacter and I are hosting a CIMIT/NIO Epilepsy Innovation Forum in Boston on Wednesday which will bring together over 50 of the leading neurodevice focused epilepsy researchers, entrepreneurs and investors. Should be fantastic day!