Legislators to Brief Industry on Medical Device Tax Repeal Outlook

Minneapolis, MN – April 15, 2013 – Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN03) are scheduled to open the inaugural 10x Medical Device Conference at the Hyatt Regency on Nicollet Mall on Monday, April 29 at 8:00 a.m.

Sen. Klobuchar and Rep. Paulsen will be joined by Shaye Mandle, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for LifeScience Alley, and Allison Giles, Vice President of Federal Affairs for Cook Medical, a primary sponsor of the no2point3.com petition effort last year. The discussion will give a Washington update for the medical devices industry and advise device executives how to support the tax repeal effort.

The two-day conference is hosted by the Medical Devices Group, the world’s largest medical device community and the industry’s only spam-free, curated forum for intelligent discussion among industry thought leaders. The Minneapolis conference is designed for professionals who work in or serve the medical device industry, with an emphasis on device companies looking for new avenues of growth.

The conference features speakers from Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, Costa Rica, and the United States, including:

• Mark DuVal, President, DuVal & Associates

• Mark Pacyna, Director of Corporate Development, Medtronic

• Sailesh Chutani, CEO and -Founder, Mobisante

• Steve Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Preceptis Medical

• Tom McCall, Chief Marketing Officer, ICU Medical

• Jim Stauner, Operating Partner, Roundtable

• Kathleen Malaspina, Chief Innovation Officer, OrthoAccel Technologies

• Arch Dumenigo, Director of Strategy, Razorfish Healthware

• Linda Rouse O’Neill, Vice President, Government Affairs, HIDA

• Rick Hogan, CEO, Kismet Life Science

“I’m delighted to gather the most prolific Medical Devices Group members together for two days of networking and business-building discussion,” said Joe Hage, leader of the Medical Devices Group and the conference organizer. “I can already tell this is going to be an annual event.”

For details and registration, visit http://mdemulti.wpengine.com.

Medical Devices Group Contact:

Joe Hage
Medical Devices Group
Leader
425.415.6171

JHage@MedicalDevicesGroup.net.

10x Medical Device Conference Contact:
Karen Anderson
Medical Devices Group
Manager
206.669.5042

Karen@MedicalDeviceEvents.net.

About The 10x Medical Device Conference

The 10x Medical Device Conference will be held April 29 and 30, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, MN. The event is designed for professionals who work in or serve the medical device industry, with an emphasis on device companies looking for new avenues of growth.

About The Medical Devices Group

With more than 170,000 LinkedIn members and adding 1,000+ members weekly, the Medical Devices Group is the world’s largest medical device community and the industry’s only spam-free, curated forum for intelligent conversations with medical device thought leaders. Membership is open to professionals in and serving the medical devices industry worldwide who wish to build their personal and corporate brands. The group provides meaningful discussion and debate, job leads, opportunities to network, access to specialized subgroups, and opportunities to meet in person.

Visit http://MedicalDevicesGroup.net for webinars, blogs, videos, and features LinkedIn does not yet support. For more information, contact Medical Devices Group Leader Joe Hage at 425.415.6171 or email him at JHage@MedicalDevicesGroup.net.