2 min reading time In 2015, the Medical Devices Group surpassed 300,000 members. We gave eight free webinars, hosted the third annual 10x Medical Device Conference, and many of us met in person, talked here, and made valuable business connections. Here are the most popular discussions in 2015, ranked by number of comments. Tax leads to lay-offs, frozen R&D, no raises http://bit.ly/taxing-matters Siemens, Pfizer, Hospira, and You http://bit.ly/Hospira-and-me Is the US chasing away innovation? http://bit.ly/US-chase Worthless Wearables http://bit.ly/worthless-wearables Do You Want to Die Someday? http://bit.ly/come-sweet-slumber Are better outcomes smoke and mirrors? http://bit.ly/better-smoke-better-mirrors Greed, Food, and Healthcare http://bit.ly/greed-food Rep-less Devices http://bit.ly/death-of-a-device-salesman Wow. 2.3% Med Tax Suspended for Two Years! http://bit.ly/wow2point3 Outside of funding, why has your device not launched? http://bit.ly/why-u-no-launch Why so many functional and noncompliance issues? http://bit.ly/whats-going-on-here Holy Grail or Scam http://bit.ly/holy-grail-or-scam Thank you to everyone who shared with the group. We have a real community here and I am grateful for you. ++++++++++ QUESTION for today’s discussion: What are your 2016 predictions for the medical device industry? Will business be up, flat, or down? What will be the biggest news story of the year? And in case you missed last week’s announcement: http://bit.ly/preparing-for-2016 ++++++++++ 510(k) and CE MARK WORKSHOP IN THE UK Medical Devices Group Advisory Board member Rob Packard is teaching on February 9, 2016. The cost is $799 per person. ++++++++++ SUPER BOWL WINNER? Who will win the Super Bowl? The first group member who guesses the correct teams and score will receive one free admission to the 10x Medical Device Conference. There’s no consensus in the early pickings. Try your luck at http://medgroup.biz/superbowl ++++++++++ PEDIATRICS 2040 If you’re in the pediatric space, maybe I’ll see you in California this week? http://medgroup.biz/peds2040 Congratulations to organizer Anthony Chang. What a speaking roster! ++++++++++ Make it a great week. Joe Hage P.S. We park the good stuff at http://medgroup.biz/MDG-SITE Register there now to stay up to date. Roman Iospa David Alon Joe Hage Elizabeth Gillman Maha Doraiswamy Mickey Wayne Naschke Marked as spam |
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