Immerse Yourself in Medtech Innovation
Upgrade your MinnPack experience with a MD&M Conference ticket.
This conference is a two-day educational event that brings together medical manufacturers, industry experts, thought leaders, and academics to solve challenges in medical technology, including digital health, cardio device manufacturing, and more.
MD&M Conference Tracks
This conference offers targeted information for engineers conceptualizing, designing, and manufacturing next-generation medical devices. They'll come away with solutions to problems they face in their jobs every day, along with inspiration to spur future innovations. MD&M offers three distinct conference tracks:
Track A: Research & Development
The R&D track offers a snapshot of the hottest emerging technologies poised to disrupt medical device innovation, as well as practical tips to help them address market needs and ensure ROI for their R&D efforts.
Track B: Product Development
The product development track helps attendees brush up on current best practices in user-centered design, provide practical tips for effectively managing product development teams, and ensure they’re up-to-date on the latest design requirements.
Track C: Quality & Manufacturing
The manufacturing track gives attendees the information they need to address quality issues, and equipment and process challenges. They'll also learn how to scale up and slim down operations, and hear about the latest smart manufacturing technologies that can move the medtech needle.
2019 Conference Speakers
Dana Lewis
Founder, Open Source Artificial Pancreas System (#OpenAPS)
Dave Albert, MD
Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Alivecor
Yair Safriel, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Pharmascan
Amy Alexander
Senior Biomedical Engineer, Radiology, Anatomic Modeling Laboratory, Mayo Clinic
Mihir Shah
Founder & CEO, UE LifeSciences
Nikhil Murdeshwar
Senior Principal Research Engineer, Olympus Surgical Technologies America
Shantanu Shivdekar
Staff Product Development Engineer, Ethicon
Jay Jayashankar
Materials & Process Development Engineer, Cardiovascular Systems
Jackie Anim
Principal Material Engineer, Ethicon & OneMD (JNJ)
Adam Reinhardt
Manager, Embedded Software Engineering, Cardiac Rythm Management at Boston Scientific
Kip Ludwig
Associate Professor, Grainger Institute of Engineering, Thrust Lead, University of Wisconsin-Madison
James Kleinedler
Principal, Regulatory Affairs, Emerging Therapies, Interventional Cardiology, Boston Scientific
Mike Gillespie
Director, Business Development, Johnson & Johnson
Deepak Sharma
Lead Engineer, FlexDex Surgical
Danny Gelfman
Senior Principal Solutions Designer - Healthcare Innovation Team, Medtronic
Erik Scott
Directory and Technical Fellow at Medtronic
Brian Kronstedt
Senior Product Development Manager, Preventive Solutions
Steve Goedeke
President & CEO, Cardionomic
Al Crouse
Senior Quality Director, CVRx
Matt Pawluk
Director of Quality & Manufacturing, Evolve Manufacturing Technologies
Free Education on the Expo Floor
Medtech Central
The schedule is packed and every session is free. Stop in for expert panels and presentations on everything from surgical robots to machine learning for medical devices
Engineering HQ
See demonstrations, case studies, panels, and presentations on new advances in robotics, industrial automation, IoT, electronics, 3D printing, packaging, and more.
Tech Theater
Watch today’s most innovative exhibitors as they showcase their latest technologies in a classroom format. Ask questions, get answers, and explore solutions for your projects.
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