MassMEDIC http://www.massmedic.com Access, advocacy, and information for the region's medtech community Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:10:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New Site Launches MassMEDIC is pleased to announce the launch of its new web site, featuring a fresh look and improved user experience. We’ve maintained all the features from the old site, though they might be in a different place or look a … Read the rest

]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/12/09/new-site-launches/ MLSC Awards Grant to Support Med Device Entrepreneurs By Michelle Lang in Mass. High Tech, October 31, 2011

MedTech IGNITE, a medical device-focused business coaching program launched by the Massachusetts Medical Devices Industry Council (MassMedic), won a $50,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC).

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]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/10/31/mlsc-awards-grant-to-support-med-device-entrepreneurs/ Deep Pressure Vest to Help Those with Autism Among Medical Innovations Presented to Investors VC Audience Assesses Pitches at Annual MassMEDIC Investors Conference

BOSTON, MASS. – Nearly 350 medtech investors and medical device business leaders convened at UMass Boston today as 23 of the area’s emerging medtech companies presentedtheir cutting-edge technologies and business plans … Read the rest

]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/10/21/deep-pressure-vest-to-help-those-with-autism-among-medical-innovations-presented-to-investors/ 17 MedTech Startups Pitch at MassMEDIC Investors Conference By Galen Moore in the Boston Business Journal, October 21, 2011

Medical device startups faced a more skeptical crowd than usual at this year’s venture-capital-focused MassMEDIC Investors Conference. Tougher U.S. FDA regulations on medical devices have raised the bar for … Read the rest

]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/10/21/17-medtech-startups-pitch-at-massmedic-investors-conference/ Survey: Most Mass. MedTech Firms Added Jobs in Past 6 Months By Julie M. Donnelly in the Boston Business Journal, September 22, 2011

Medical device industry executives in Massachusetts are expecting business to improve in the coming months, and more than half of local companies in the sector grew head count … Read the rest

]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/09/22/survey-most-mass-medtech-firms-added-jobs-in-past-6-months/ State’s Medical Device Sector Raises Issues with FDA Impact of Policies Key Topic at Boston Forum With Agency Head

BOSTON – July 11, 2011 – The head of the state’s medical device association today raised key issues of concern with the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) … Read the rest

]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/07/11/state%e2%80%99s-medical-device-sector-raises-issues-with-fda/ FDA’s Proposed Changes in 510(k) Process Are Still in Their Own Process By James M. Connolly in Mass. High Tech, June 22, 2011

“Our members are very concerned that the FDA is proposing drastic changes to a program that has served the patient and health-care delivery system for many years. While review … Read the rest

]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/06/22/fdas-proposed-changes-in-510k-process-are-still-in-their-own-process/ Mass. Medical Device Exports Growing By Julie M. Donnelly in the Boston Business Journal, May 3, 2011

Massachusetts medical device exports are growing more rapidly than the state’s exports as a whole, according to a study commissioned by MassMedic, the state’s device industry association.

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]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/05/03/mass-medical-device-exports-growing/ Report Shows Medical Device Industry Exports Growing at Twice the Rate of All Others in State Combined State is nation’s second largest employer of people in medical device industry

BOSTON (May 3, 2011) – A new economic analysis released today shows exports from the state’s medical device industry growing at twice the rate of all other sectors in … Read the rest

]]> http://www.massmedic.com/2011/05/03/report-shows-medical-device-industry-exports-growing-at-twice-the-rate-of-all-others-in-state-combined/ Mass. Medical Equipment Exports Grow By Robert Weisman in The Boston Globe, May 3, 2011

Exports of Massachusetts medical devices have grown more than twice… represent about 10 percent of all US medical equipment sold abroad, according to a report… conference of the Massachusetts Medical … Read the rest

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