San Diego, CA – (10/03/2012)– Safegide, developer of a proprietary 3 dimensional guided dental surgery system announced today it has been selected to be a presenter at the tenth annual World’s Best Technologies (WBT) Innovation Marketplace presented by Northrup Grumman taking place October 24 – 26, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center. Safegide is among 130 companies and technology innovators from across the globe that was individually chosen by the WBT Selection Committee to present during WBT 2012. Safegide will speak about its ability to reduce the risks and expense of dental implant placement by using a regular dental x-ray machine and reducing the need for CBCT scans. This technology will be introduced to some of the country's leading venture capital firms, Fortune 1000 corporate licensees, federal agency representatives and university technology transfer managers.
This technology was manufactured using Safegide’s formulations of x-ray visible plastics molded in layers to provide essential anatomic information inside the jawbone when using a regular dental X-ray machine.
“We are honored to present alongside a wide array of highly regarded researchers and technologists from around the world who are making ground breaking discoveries,” said Dr. Howard Katz, the President of Safegide. "We look forward to showcasing Safegide’s technology and helping WBT attendees see first-hand how we can make doing dental implants easier, safer and more affordable. Our technology substantially reduces the technical difficulty, duration, risks and costs of surgery. This makes safer dental implants available to more general dentists, and in turn to those sectors of the population who currently cannot afford them.” Dr. Katz is known for developing many of the uses for Botox in dentistry and inventing a drug to rapidly reverse local anesthesia. Safegide was developed after his father died as a result of a prolonged dental implant procedure.
“We are pleased to include Safegide in this choice group of emerging companies and technologies to our exclusive forum of institutional investors, angel investors, and corporate licensees,” said Paul Huleatt, CEO, WBT Innovation Marketplace. “We hope Safegide will join the WBT alumni that have received early and seed stage funding and licensing. One in three WBT presenters goes on to license, secure venture funding or sell their IP outright.”
As with each year previously, the 2012 WBT Innovation Marketplace represents the collaborative, yearlong effort of investors, licensees, and tech commercialization professionals. Participating technologies are selected by and presented to seasoned venture investors and Fortune 500 licensing scouts representing a variety of growth oriented industries.