PORTLAND, OR – The 9th Annual Medical Electronics Symposium will be held at Marylhurst University here Sept. 18-19.

SMTA, iNEMI, MEPTEC and OregonBio are hosting the symposium, focusing on advances in electronic technologies and advanced manufacturing, specifically targeting medical and bioscience applications.

Chuck Richardson of iNEMI and Don Banks of St. Jude Medical are co-chairing the 2014 symposium, and the program includes three industry keynotes with 36 speakers across three tracks.

The tracks include Components and Designs for Higher Density Functionalities; Solutions for Best-in-Class Assembly and Volume Manufacturing, and Next-Generation Microelectronics for Changing Healthcare Markets.

The conference will include an exhibition with more than 30 tabletop displays.

For more information, visit http://www.smta.org/medical.