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Andrea Stamp is the Director of Mass IGNITE, a program of the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC), an organization of medical device manufacturers, suppliers and associated non-profit groups in Massachusetts and the surrounding region.
Among other things, MassMEDIC offers support to Emerging Companies, including business plan development, supplier and investor introductions, networking opportunities, programs and events. MedTech IGNITE, a MassMEDIC initiative, provides free mentoring to medical device entrepreneurs at the early stages of their companies’ conceptualization, formation and development. Andrea manages the MedTechIGNITE program. The acronym IGNITE stands for Inspiring Growth in New Innovative Technology Enterprises
Joyce and Mike invited Andrea to speak with them about the new medical devices being created that might put more information and thus more power into the hands of the patients.
For more information about MedTechIGNiTE, please see https://www.massmedic.com/?s=ignite
For more information about MassMEDIC, see their website at http://www.massmedic.com
Founded in 1996, the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) is the largest regional MedTech association in the United States, with over 300 members representing manufacturers, product developers, suppliers, research institutions and academic health centers. Over the past 20+ years, the efforts of MassMEDIC and its members have driven industry success and growth in the region, establishing Massachusetts as a world leader in this sector.
In 2015 KPMG Consulting firm prepared a report showing the success of MedTech members in this industry sector. See the slide from Vibrant and Growing – An Updated Profile of the Medical Device Industry in Massachusetts, a report prepared for MassMEDIC by KPMG – May 6, 2015
