Medical device manufacturers, suppliers, consultants and functional decision-makers will want to consider attending the Medical Product Outsourcing Symposium East 2009, October 27-28, in Waltham, MA.

The theme for this year's symposium is Mitigating Risk Throughout the Outsourcing Process: Today's Most Critical Manufacturing Decisions for Medical Device Companies. The keynote address Exploring a Start-up Model will be delivered by Maggie Pax, VP Business Development, MicroCHIPS, Inc. She will discuss how her company has leveraged key assets to reduce risk and benefited from creating strategic partnerships.

Additional presentation topics include:

- Management of total product life cycle
- Relationship management for better partnerships
- Software solutions for best product outcomes
- Minimizing development risks, and
- Accelerating time to market

An interactive workshop, sponsored by MDMA, on Reimbursement Strategies for Devices to Succeed in the Ever-Changing Medicare and Private Pay Markets will be headed by Stephanie Mensh, MPA, VP, Health Policy and Advocacy, The Neocure Group, LLC.

Sponsorship packages may still be available. For further information, contact Howard Revitch at (201) 880-2243, or email info(at)mposymposium.com

Registration prior to October 9th includes a discount. Visit www.mposymposium.com to register online.