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MassMEDIC Enters into Agreement with Chinese Counterpart Organization

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MassMEDIC Dues Renewals Mailed to Member Companies
In early December, MassMEDIC membership dues renewals were sent to current members. Please take a minute to process these invoices, Many thanks for your continued support of MassMEDIC!

Best-in-class Processes for Attaining Regulatory Approvals and Technology Reimbursement Discussed at “Boot Camp”

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Many MedTech-Related Issues Pending in Mass. State Legislature

The Massachusetts State Legislature ended their formal sessions just before Thanksgiving and left numerous issues awaiting action when they return from recess in January.

Among these are several impacting the medtech industry, including:

Reprocessed Single-Use Devices – The legislation requiring patient consent if reprocessed single use devices are to be used in their procedure is pending before the House Committee on Public Health. This Committee reported the legislation out of committee with a favorable recommendation two years ago.

DEHP Restrictions – A bill that would require companies to seek alternatives to certain chemical substances was re-written late in the term and now calls for a broader process to curb the use of certain chemicals in manufactured goods in Massachusetts. The bill had cleared the Senate Ways and Means Committee and will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes.

Life Sciences Bill

Governor Patrick’s 10-year, $10 billion commitment to the life sciences industry in Massachusetts has been the subject of several hearings. An agreement between the Governor and legislative leaders calls for final consideration and passage of the bill by early February.

MassMEDIC has been actively involved in the activities surrounding the bill’s consideration and will testify in support of the bill at the next committee hearing in January.

Mass High Tech Requesting Nominations for “Women to Watch”

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Free Info Session - Overview of $19 Million in Workforce Training Fund Grants Available Massachusetts Companies

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MIT Sloan Students Available to Work on Strategic Business Projects Through Free “BioBusiness Lab” Program

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MassMEDIC gratefully acknowledges the support of its Premium and Sustaining Members.

Premium Members

Accellent

BD

Boston Scientific Corporation

Cambridge Consultants

Genzyme Corp.

Goodwin Procter, LLP

Haemonetics Corp.

Medtronic

Microsoft

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Nova Biomedical Corp.

Philips Medical Systems

Smith & Nephew Endoscopy

Sustaining Members

ABIOMED, Inc.

Analogic Corporation

Arrow International, Inc. (see Teleflex Medical)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

C.R. Bard, Inc.

Candela Corporation

Codman and Shurtleff, Inc. A Johnson & Johnson Company

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Cytyc Corporation

D&R Products Company, Inc.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP

Ernst & Young

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Foley, Hoag LLP

Grant Thornton LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Gyrus/ACMI

Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

Health Advances, Inc.

Hologic, Inc.

K&L/Gates

KPMG, LLP

LehmanMillet

LEK Consulting

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Medical Device Consultants, Inc.

Nixon Peabody LLP

Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP

Nypro, Inc.

PharmaPros Corporation

PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Ropes & Gray

Schwartz Communications, Inc.

Siemens

Teleflex Medical (Formerly Arrow International)

The Mullings Group

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Wolf Greenfield

ZOLL Medical Corporation

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