Message from the President

The generosity of medical device industry leaders never ceases to inspire me.  They share their time, knowledge, experiences and connections daily to help others.  

At StarFish, I encourage everyone to speak at events, participate on panels, and hold lots of conversations internally and with clients.  

Two topics dominate:  

• What  does it take to commercialize a medical device?
• How  will Digital Health impact traditional medical devices?  

This month's newsletter highlights both areas.

On April 1, our first StarFish Medical Seminar comes to Vancouver.  Thanks to the generosity of  our speakers and leading organizations, we've created a free half-day event that includes great minds and success stories from across the continent.  Details are in this issue. and tickets are going fast. 

The second initiative distills highlights from internal discussions on Digital Health and its implications for medical device companies.   

John Walmsley moderates a panel discussion with myself, Kenneth MacCallum, Principal Engineering Physicist, and Sal Sanci from our Software Engineering Group.   It's full of ideas that we hope will spark conversations and new solutions.

I hope to see our BC area readers on April 1, and look forward to feedback on the video. 

As always, thanks for reading.

Scott Phillips, President

2015 Medical Device Commercialization Playbook comes to Vancouver
 

Larry Spears, Former Deputy Director FDA/CDRH Office of Compliance and FDA Investigations, delivers the keynote speech,  How to reduce your vulnerability to an FDA audit, when StarFish Medical presents the 2015 Medical Device Commercialization Playbook on April 1, 2015 in Vancouver BC at the Terminal City Club.  

The free half day seminar is designed for Vancouver medical device company leaders who want to learn from experts and peers across North America.   BCIT, Emergo Group, Innovation Boulevard, Neovasc, and LSBC are supporting sponsor organizations. 

Michael Baker, Ramgopal Rao, Steve Arless, Awni Ayoubi, and Paul Geyer share experiences and topics critical to success in 2015.   From attributes of successful spin-out companies to inside stories from industry veterans, attendees will learn practical advice, current trends, and real examples from Southern California, Montreal, Seattle, and Vancouver.   

In the spirit of celebrating community success, the  event concludes with a networking reception where  LifeSciences BC will make an award presentation to: Kardium Inc., winner of the 17th Annual LifeSciences BC Award for Medical Technology Company of the Year in front of their peers.  
 

Capturing advantages and addressing challenges of Digital Health

By John Walmsley

I have been moderating panels on Digital Health and noticed the term can mean different things to different people.

To our clients, Digital Health generally refers to connecting a medical device to a network to capture all of the advantages that that brings. 

The advantages and opportunities cannot be ignored, yet the challenges can be both technical and, since this is we are in the world of medical devices, regulatory. I  touch on both the good and the challenging in a two blog series and video conversation.
 

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