I had been trying to get a packaging expert on the 10x stage for three years because we’d never covered it in depth as a group.

It was worth the wait.

Adept Packaging sent 35+ year veteran Jan Gates to speak and she did not disappoint.

This video is for anyone who makes a medical device because (I did not know this): Standards 11067-1 and -2 put packaging on the same level as product. Jan explained,

You don’t have a product going out if you can’t package it right.

11607 was revised this year to include human factors and use.

They changed critical process parameters. In fact,

There is no primary packaging for medical devices any more.

If you package anything and don’t know what that means, spend the time on the video. And if you’re not certain your engineers (hopefully you have a packaging engineer?) understand all the changes, send the presentation to them.

P.S. I checked with Jan before publishing today and, yes, you can email her directly with questions at Jan.Gates@AdeptPackaging.com.

Thank you, Jan. A great service for our group members.

10x London is a go!

Here’s what we know so far (subject to change).

Date: All day, Monday, February 17, 2020.
Location: 116 Pall Mall, a walk from Trafalgar Square
Includes: Full-day catering (breakfast, fork buffet lunch, coffee breaks, food and drinks)
Admission: £495 for full program; £90 for keynote and reception only
Confirmed Speakers: Michelle Lott, Mathieu Charleux

We’ll be in this amazing room!

£100 savings special offer! (Exclusively for MedicalDevicesGroup.net subscribers)
Conditions: Full-day program, first five registrants only.
Risk free: 100% refund available through 31 December 2019 for any reason.
How to get the special price: Click through this link only.

I’m really happy this is coming together. There are so many European group members I’ve yet to meet in person.

For the 10x backstory, see medgroup.biz/backstory.

Fast Round about Targeting Hospital Customers

At 10x, Fast Rounds recognize each guest is an expert – even if we don’t have time to feature each as a speaker.

I spent time with Katie Vahle, Chief Commercial Officer for healthcare marketing platform Carvoyance. You’ll want to talk with her if you seek a better way to start conversations with hospitals and doctors.

Thank you for being part of our Medical Devices Group community!

Please  to educate your network.

Make it a great week.

Joe Hage
Founding Principal,
Medical Devices Advisory Group

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