The Heart Rhythm Society’s annual conference is a marketing bonanza for drug companies and medical device makers. Last year, firms spent $5 million festooning the conference with ads and on exhibits, sponsorships or educational grants. Click on a logo to see who bought what and how much they paid the society, whose 5,100 members are gatekeepers for billions spent on medical procedures.
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Click on a company logo or any of the green icons in the graphic to see how much was spent – and by whom – on sponsoring the Heart Rhythm Society's 2010 conference.
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You can also click on a green hotspot to see spending per category.
| Company | Expenditure | Amount |
|---|---|---|
AtriCure, Inc. | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Catheter Ablation Track | $25,000 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Hands On Sessions | $11,000 |
Biotronik, Inc., US Headquarters | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Biotronik, Inc., US Headquarters | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Biotronik, Inc., US Headquarters | Hands On Sessions | $8,500 |
Biotronik, Inc., US Headquarters | CIED Track | $40,000 |
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Hands On Sessions | $23,500 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Mini Course Support | $25,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | IED Track | $40,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
C.R. Bard, Inc. - Bard Electrophysiology Division | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
C.R. Bard, Inc. - Bard Electrophysiology Division | Hands On Session | $3,500 |
Cleveland Clinic | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Cleveland Clinic | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
eCardio Diagnostics | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Endosense SA | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corporation | Hands On Session | $3,500 |
GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corporation | Satellite Symposium | $12,500 |
Hansen Medical, Inc. | Satellite Symposium | $12,500 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Hands On Sessions | $26,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Sorin Group, North America Region HQ | Hands On Sessions | $8,500 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Hands On Sessions | $23,500 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
The Ohio State University Medical Center | Satellite Symposium | $25,000 |
Ascent Healthcare Solutions | Spot Me Ad | $750 |
Ascent Healthcare Solutions | Exhibit Hall Carpet Logos | $4,000 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Newspaper Drop | $20,000 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Water Stations | $15,000 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Ad Banners | $25,000 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Spot Me Ad | $750 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Glass Clings | $15,000 |
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Shuttle Bus Ads | $12,500 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Ad Banners | $25,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Digital Marquee Ad | $65,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Shuttle Bus Ads | $50,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Pocket Map | $10,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Final Program Ad | $8,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Doctor Bag Inserts | $9,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Advance Program | $40,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Turn Down Service | $25,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Advance Program | $4,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Ad Banners | $10,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Final Program Ad | $2,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Rhythm Theatre | $30,000 |
Cardiovascular Credentialing Int. | Final Program Ad | $5,000 |
eCardio Diagnostics | Ad Banners | $8,800 |
European Heart Rhythm Association | Final Program Ad | $8,000 |
Greatbatch, Inc. | Conv Center Kiosks | $15,000 |
HMP Communications, LLC | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Rhythm Theatre | $35,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Shuttle Bus Ads | $50,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Final Program Ad | $25,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Event Mobile Guide | $80,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Ad Banners | $25,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Ad Banners | $13,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Ad Banners | $4,400 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Rhythm Theatre | $30,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Rhythm Theatre | $35,000 |
Pfizer, Inc. | Rhythm Theatre | $35,000 |
Pfizer, Inc. | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
Pressure Products, Inc. | Calendar Card Ad | $10,000 |
Pressure Products, Inc. | Meeting Reminder Ad | $10,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Final Program Ad | $15,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Final Program Ad | $20,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Final Program Ad | $10,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | The Link | $30,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Abstract Viewer | $65,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Rhythm Row | $60,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Turn Down Service | $25,000 |
ScottCare | Spot Me Ad | $750 |
Sorin Group, North America Region HQ | Exhibit Hall Carpet Logos | $4,000 |
Sorin Group, North America Region HQ | Ad Banners | $25,000 |
Spectranetics | Doctor Bag Inserts | $9,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Shuttle Bus Ads | $50,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Hotel Key Cards | $60,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Final Program Ad | $8,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Program at a Glance | $30,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Ad Banners | $25,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Digital Marquee Ad | $40,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
theheart.org | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
theheart.org | Ad Banners | $25,000 |
Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research | Final Program Ad | $8,000 |
Zoll Medical Corporation | Rhythm Theatre | $30,000 |
Zoll Medical Corporation | Doctor Bag Inserts | $5,000 |
AADCO Medical, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $1,750 |
Acutronic Medical Systems AG | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
ADInstruments | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
AF Stat | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Affinity Medical Technologies, LLC | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
AGA Medical Corp | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Ascent Healthcare Solutions | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
AtriCure, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
Atritech, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
Baylis Medical Company | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Biomedical Systems, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Bioniche Pharma | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Exhibit Booth Rental | $252,000 |
Biosound Esaote | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Biotronik, Inc., US Headquarters | Exhibit Booth Rental | $108,500 |
Blackwell Publishing, Inc. Futura; Wiley-Blackwell | Exhibit Booth Rental | $6,800 |
BMEYE B.V., CET | Exhibit Booth Rental | $6,800 |
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $21,000 |
Bonsecours Virginia Health System | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,400 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Exhibit Booth Rental | $283,500 |
C.R. Bard, Inc. - Bard Electrophysiology Division | Exhibit Booth Rental | $70,000 |
Cambridge Heart, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
Cameron Health, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Cardiac Science Corporation | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Cardima Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
CardioFocus, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
CardioInsight Technologies, inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
CardioNet, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $28,000 |
Cardiotek BV | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Cardiotext | Exhibit Booth Rental | $6,800 |
Cardiotronic Osypka | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Cardiovascular Credentialing Int. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Carrot Medical (formerly Curlview IGT) | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Cascade Refining Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Catheter Robotics, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
CFI Medical Solutions | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Cheetah Medical | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
Circa Scienfitic | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
CNSystems Medizintechnik AG | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Consilium Associates | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Cook Medical, Global Therapeutics (GT) | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
Corventis, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
CPSI Biotech | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
DM Software | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
EaglePicher Technology | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
eCardio Diagnostics | Exhibit Booth Rental | $21,000 |
ECG Scannings & Medical Services, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Elsevier, Inc. Corporate HQ | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,400 |
Endosense SA | Exhibit Booth Rental | $21,000 |
Epreward, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Exponent, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Finapres Medical Systems | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Fischer Medical Technologies, Inc | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corporation | Exhibit Booth Rental | $42,000 |
GeneDx: DNA Diagnostic Experts | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Greatbatch, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $52,500 |
Hansen Medical, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $94,500 |
HMP Communications, LLC | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,400 |
HRA Research | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Integrated Medical Devices, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
IntriCon Corporation | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $1,500 |
Lemer Pax | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
LifeWatch, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Medical Positioning, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Medicomp, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $21,000 |
Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Mednet Healthcare Technologies, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $14,000 |
Medsun, Social & Scientific Systems Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Exhibit Booth Rental | $542,500 |
Melys AFSM, Ltd. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Metalor Technologies USA Corporation | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Metrax GmBH | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Millar Instruments, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Modular Devices, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Mogul Enterprises, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Mortara Instrument, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
National Manufacturing Co. Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
nContact Surgical Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
New Cardio, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
NorthEast Monitoring, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Omega Medical Imaging, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $21,000 |
Oscor Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Oxford University Press | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,400 |
PEAK Surgical, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Pfizer, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
PGx Health | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Philips Medical Systems, US HQ | Exhibit Booth Rental | $56,000 |
Pressure Products, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Protech Leaded Eyewear Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Exhibit Booth Rental | $52,500 |
Scantron | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
ScottCare | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Shape Medical Systems, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $28,000 |
Sorin Group, North America Region HQ | Exhibit Booth Rental | $52,500 |
Spacelabs Healthcare | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Spectranetics | Exhibit Booth Rental | $28,000 |
St. Cardio Technologies, LLC | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Exhibit Booth Rental | $294,000 |
Stereotaxis, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $84,000 |
TechTouch, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
The 3rd Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Session (APHRS 2010) | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Toray International America, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
TyRx Pharma, Inc | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
TZ Medical, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Vascular Solutions, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Vicor Technologies, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Vitamix | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Vitaphone USA Coporation | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Weaver and Company | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Worldwide Innovations & Technologies, Inc. | Exhibit Booth Rental | $7,000 |
Wrightwood Partners | Exhibit Booth Rental | $3,500 |
Z-Medica Corporation | Exhibit Booth Rental | $21,000 |
Zoll Medical Corporation | Exhibit Booth Rental | $21,000 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Exhibit Business Suites | $20,000 |
Biotronik, Inc., US Headquarters | Exhibit Business Suites | $10,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Exhibit Business Suites | $55,000 |
C.R. Bard, Inc. - Bard Electrophysiology Division | Exhibit Business Suites | $10,000 |
eCardio Diagnostics | Exhibit Business Suites | $2,500 |
GE Healthcare | Exhibit Business Suites | $5,000 |
Hansen Medical, Inc. | Exhibit Business Suites | $5,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., Japan | Exhibit Business Suites | $10,000 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Exhibit Business Suites | $50,000 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Exhibit Business Suites | $10,000 |
Spectranetics | Exhibit Business Suites | $5,000 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Exhibit Business Suites | $60,000 |
Stereotaxis, Inc. | Exhibit Business Suites | $5,000 |
ABIOMED | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
AtriCure, Inc. | Exhibit Function Space | $1,500 |
Biosense Webster, Inc., World HQ - Cordis (Johnson & Johnson) | Exhibit Function Space | $2,000 |
Biotronik, Inc., US Headquarters | Exhibit Function Space | $2,500 |
Blackwell Publishing, Inc. Futura; Wiley-Blackwell | Exhibit Function Space | $1,000 |
Boston Scientific Corporation, HQ | Exhibit Function Space | $9,000 |
C.R. Bard, Inc. - Bard Electrophysiology Division | Exhibit Function Space | $1,000 |
Cameron Health, Inc. | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
CardioFocus, Inc. | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
CARMA Center | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
Cook Medical, Global Therapeutics (GT) | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
eCardio Diagnostics | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
Endosense SA | Exhibit Function Space | $1,000 |
Erica Nunes | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
GE Healthcare | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
Hansen Medical, Inc. | Exhibit Function Space | $1,500 |
International Society for Holter and Non-Invasive Electrocardiology | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
LifeWatch, Inc. | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
Mayo Clinic Alumni Association | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
Medtronic, Inc., World HQ | Exhibit Function Space | $9,500 |
Montreal Heart Institute | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
Northwestern Univ | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
Ortho-McNeil Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) | Exhibit Function Space | $1,000 |
PGx Health | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
PGx Health | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
Philips Medical Systems, US HQ | Exhibit Function Space | $2,000 |
SADS Foundation | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
Sanofi-Aventis | Exhibit Function Space | $3,500 |
Sorin Group, North America Region HQ | Exhibit Function Space | $1,500 |
Spectranetics | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Corporate HQ | Exhibit Function Space | $7,000 |
The European Heart Rhythm Association | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
theheart.org | Exhibit Function Space | $1,000 |
TyRx Pharma, Inc | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
University of Rochester | Exhibit Function Space | $100 |
Wrightwood Partners | Exhibit Function Space | $500 |
