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MedTech Leaders Share Insights From Their Product Development Journeys
March 16, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
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Abstract
Our Moderator, Laurin Noel, VP of Business Development at Sunrise Labs, will guide a round table discussion on perspectives ranging from start-ups nearing commercialization to large global organizations with game-changing product portfolios.
Specific medtech challenges covered include: 1) Improved preservation of donor organs in transport; 2) Treatment of postoperative intestinal blockage; and 3) strategies used to manage complex software development efforts at a global medtech leader.

Swarna Balasubramaniam, MD
CEO, Founder, and Surgeon, Noleus Technologies
Dr. Balasubramaniam is a colon & rectal surgeon and the founder of Noleus Technologies. Noleus is a novel therapeutic medical device that accelerates patient recovery after abdominal surgery operations by treating post-operative ileus (intestinal obstruction).

Efdal Elferri, MS
MS R&D Manager, Abbott
Efdal Elferri oversees scrum teams of software engineers developing next generation products at Abbott. She is responsible for requirements development throughout the entire product lifecycle across multiple platforms and leads process improvements within the R&D organization.

Lisa Anderson, PhD
CEO, President & Co-Founder, Paragonix
Dr. Anderson leads Paragonix, founded in 2010, which is developing the Paragonix Sherpa™ Cardiac Transport System, a novel, single-use organ preservation device to improve donor organ quality. Her PhD is in Medical Genetics from Cambridge University.

Laurin Noel
VP, Business Development Sunrise Labs, MODERATOR
Laurin Noel has spent 20+ years partnering with medical device companies to accelerate product development and bring innovative medical technologies to market.

Andrea Cahill - CO-CHAMPION
Sr. Systems Engineer, Boston Scientific; Board of Directors, MDG Boston

Urvi Kanakaraj, MS, CO-CHAMPION
Software Quality Engineer, PathAI; Program Central, MDG Boston
Agenda
Mar 16, 2022: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm EDT
- 4:30 – 5:00 General Networking
- 5:00 – 6:00 Panelist Forum
- 6:00 – 6:30+ Meet the Speakers & More Networking
All Zoom links for the Forum and Networking sessions
will be sent upon registration and again just prior to the event.