The American Conference Institute is again sponsoring its annual Drug and Medical Device Conference in New York City in December.
This year’s conference will be held from December 8 to 10 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel.
Here’s a link to the conference website, which in turn links to the conference brochure.
ACI is offering
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Nah. After three years, we’ll stick with the moniker we chose originally.
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