Thomas Olenzak Venture Partner, HCIT at Safeguard Scientifics To Speak at mHealthcon Conference 12/1

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New York, NY -- October 25, 2011 –  mHealthcon Mobile Health Conference announce today that Thomas Olenzak Venture Partner, HCIT at Safeguard Scientifics will join New York and New Jersey’s first conference focused exclusively on the surging market in wireless healthcare. The pharma alley conference is hosted by Rutgers University Office of Research and Economic Development.

According to partner Steven Greene, “Healthcare professionals who want to remain up to date, can’t afford to miss this event. The conference will offer pharmaceutical executives, hospital management, researchers, investors, startups, health providers and clinicians market-driven insights into this burgeoning ecosystem right in the heart of pharma alley.”  

The conference will include exhibits, two keynotes, four workshops, panels of startup founders and mhealth investors, a demo lab and complimentary breakfast and lunch.

Confirmed speakers include: Newark Mayor Corey Booker, Tom Wheeler, Chairman of The mHealth Alliance Partnership, Jayant Parthasarathy, Director of Innovation and Research  Mobile United Healthcare Group IT; Richy Glassberg, COO, MedHelp ;Ryan Sysko, CEO, WellDoc; Gopal Chopra, CEO, pingmd and Al Shar, VP, Technology, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The December 1st conference will be held at The Rutgers Center 126 College Avenue in New Brunswick, NJ in the heart of pharma alley and steps from the New Brunswick NJ Transit Station. The full day conference is $295 with early bird rates currently available at www.mhealthcon.com.  

To register, visit www.mhealthcon.com. For information on sponsorships and speaking opportunities, contact Steven Greene at mhealthcon@gmail.com or 917-656-1837.

About Thomas Olenzak
Mr. Olenzak has twenty years of investment banking, venture capital, financial, and senior management experience in the information technology, health care, life sciences, and environmental industries. He is currently a venture partner focusing on health care information technology investments with Safeguard Scientifics, a Philadelphia-based venture capital firm. Founded in 1953 and based in Wayne, PA, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.  provides growth capital for entrepreneurial and innovative life sciences and technology companies. Safeguard targets life sciences companies in Molecular and Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Regenerative Medicine, Specialty Pharmaceuticals and selected healthcare services, and technology companies in Internet / New Media, Financial Services IT, Healthcare IT and selected business services with capital requirements of up to $25 million. Safeguard participates in expansion financings, corporate spin-outs, management buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations and early-stage financings. For more information, please visit www.safeguard.com.

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mHealthcon Mobile Health Conference takes place December 1st at Rutgers University Center New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is exclusively dedicated to the mobile health apps market.