For today's medical device companies, implementing new product development (NPD) processes that comply with increasing regulatory requirements is a challenge. Many have inadvertently deployed overly bureaucratic systems and, as a result, have found themselves with increasing costs and slowing development.

This audio conference discusses recommendations for re-defining NPD processes and systems to balance compliance requirements with time-to-market and development effectiveness initiatives. Based on the results of a research study involving 20 medical device companies, the presentation explores how they find the right balance between what can seem like competing objectives.

This audio conference covers:

• Best practices unique to medical device companies, including the following elements:
• Project Governance and Decision Making
• Process Structure
• Project Team Organization
• Portfolio Management
• Software Systems & Tools

About the speaker:

Noel Sobelman is a partner at Kalypso, a management consulting firm which focuses exclusively on innovation, where he leads the New Product Development & Introduction practice. He has over 19 years of consulting and industry experience working with both fast-growth startups and established organizations in medical device, high technology, computer and peripherals, telecommunications, and consumer electronics industries.

Noel has led several high-profile product development programs that have received national recognition, including the USA Today/Rochester Institute of Technology’s Quality Cup, PC Magazine’s Editors Choice, PR Magazine’s “Best High Tech Consumer Launch”, and CNET’s “Best of CES” awards.

Who should attend?

• Regulatory Affairs
• Documentation
• Quality Assurance
• Engineering/R&D
• Manufacturing/Product Development
• Technology/IT
• Strategic Programs