Text Box: Text Box: PRESENTATION: “Opportunities for being a more efficient Intrapreneur/Entrepreneur” TOUR: Devicix Text Box:

MEETING NOTICE
Text Box: Thursday February 4, 2010 4:00 - 6:00 PM Text Box: ABOUT OUR HOST: Devicix is a leading provider of design and development-for-manufacturing services. Their exclusive focus is the medical device industry. The firm partners with start-ups, midsize and multi-national device manufacturers, affording innovative, value-added, outsourced solutions in mechanical, electrical, software and biomedical engineering and design. Devicix is ISO 13485 and 14971 certified. ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: The presentation will explore strategic ways to increase your impact on an organization.  It will arm you with the following:  1) a brief overview of the medical device industry’s current and changing economic climate as well as key trends; 2) tactics that others are using to succeed in gaining financial and/or internal support for their projects; 3) mistakes to avoid. ABOUT PRESENTERS: Andreas Pfahnl, ScD – V.P. of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. Andreas is responsible for managing the mechanical and biomedical engineering staff at Devicix, managing a variety of medical device development projects, and supporting Devicix business development. Development projects include fixation, joint and absorbable implants, surgical instruments, disposable and reusable applicators, and electro-mechanical systems. He previously worked at Amphenol as New Product Strategy & Development Manager, and at Teradyne as Principal Engineer. During his tenure at Amphenol he also was an adjunct faculty member of the University of Massachusetts. He holds doctoral and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT with a focus on thermal sciences and design, and received a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer which included studies at the ETH in Zurich. Anil Asrani, MBA - Manager of Business Development. Anil brings Business, Market and Product Development expertise to Devicix. These skills were developed and honed at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management where he graduated with an MBA in Text Box: marketing with a medical industry specialization. Anil was the recipient of the following honors while at Carlson: Student of the Year, Carlson Scholar (top 10% of graduating class), and Curtis L Carlson Family Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship. As part of his medical industry specialization, Anil worked for numerous clients including: Medtronic, The Mayo Clinic, 3M, and United Health. Anil's professional background includes 10+ years of biomedical research experience at the Universities of Virginia and Minnesota. He is a published author in the fields of cellular and molecular biology where he has written on extracellular matrix proteins and HIV's host/virus interactions, respectively. Anil also holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the College of William and Mary. To learn more about Anil please visit LinkedIn. FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS: Subway sandwiches will be provided. DIRECTIONS TO DEVICIX: Please see link to map. map to deviceix AGENDA: Networking/Food 4:00 pm I&M Business 4:10 pm Presentation 4:15 pm Tour 5:15 pm Adjourn 6:00 pm ATTENDANCE IS FREE! NON_MEMBERS WELCOME! PLEASE RSVP TO: Jeff Paulson: (651) 582-4076 jeff.paulson@bsci.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PLEASE GO TO OUR WEB PAGE: http://www.im.tc-ieee.org for the latest information. Text Box: Devicix, LLC 7680 Executive Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 www.devicix.com 952-368-0073 Text Box: You are invited to attend our February meeting: