MD&M | BIOMEDigital, a two-day virtual conference and exhibition for medical device professionals, will take place April 6-7, reports Informa Markets – Engineering, organizers of BIOMEDevice and Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) and MD+DI’s parent company. The event will cover digital health, 3D printing, software and security, surgical robotics, medical device design and product development, smart manufacturing, and more.

Attendees will hear from speakers from Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center, McKinsey & Company, Medtronic, Vanguard Health, and more via keynotes, tech talks, panels, Q&As, and more.

“We are extremely proud to produce the only virtual medtech event of this magnitude, carrying with it a wide selection of timely educational content that is laying the foundation for the future of the medtech and biomedical device sectors,” said Hayley Haggarty, group event director, Informa Markets. “To date, MD&M | BIOMEDigital is the leading large-scale virtual event with global reach in this space. The deep roster of industry expert speakers and solutions-oriented session topics are unmatched and emphasizes the immense need for inspiration and business connection.

“This virtual event is central to advancement; we look forward to gathering the top minds influencing tomorrow’s medtech and biomedical innovation and the long-lasting impact on public health and wellbeing as a result,” Haggarty added.  

Featured sessions are described below, and the full agenda can be viewed here. Free and paid all-access passes are available here.

April 6 | DAY ONE

Keynote Panel: The New Faces of Leadership in Medtech (paid admission)

Moderated by Amanda Pederson, news editor of MD+DI, the keynote panel covers how the medical device industry is tackling inclusion and diversity head-first. Some of the larger companies have bold plans and have found ways to ignite enthusiasm at the leadership level. Industry organizations are also playing a large supporting role. Come join our panel of experts who will share their experiences and talk about how their companies are leading the charge to change the face of leadership in medtech.

Panel: Developing Your Next Diagnostic or POC Product (paid admission)

As demand for POC testing and remote patient monitoring grows for patients on the go and at home, technology and the digital health revolution are making it possible for new products to come to life faster than ever. A panel of experts, moderated by Ben Druce, VP of strategic design at Planet Innovation, will look at how product development teams are responding to trends in the marketplace energizing demand.

New Product Innovation: Integrating the Experience Economy into Your Next Product (free admission)

What consumers want today are experiences — memorable events that engage individuals in an inherently personal way. In medical device development and manufacturing, the voice-of-customers that form the basis of the customer requirements are derived from human-factors studies based on the experiences that a physician or patient has with a medical device. Some product engineers are looking at ways to provide an experience that alters the quality of life for a patient. In the experience economy, consumers - patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals can link better health outcomes to better experiences for patients and clinical staff using medical devices.

April 7 | DAY TWO

Convergence of Image-guided Robotics and AI technologies in Clinical Practice (paid admission)

The session intends to share the clinical experience of physicians who are instrumental in developing AI in Radiology and image-guided medical robotics.

Panel: Design & Product Development Principles for Connected Devices (paid admission)

A panel of digital health experts will explore the forces driving the adoption of digital devices by clinicians and patients. Bringing disruption and innovation to digital health products through mobile health technology is key to making health services accessible and affordable to a broader population. The panel will provide practical, actionable recommendations for product requirements based on research insights, motivational design, and behavior change.

Panel: Design Trends in Wearables and Patient-Operated Devices (free admission)

As the point of care continues to shift toward home-based applications, designers must consider how clinicians and caregivers can responsibly put more care in a patient’s hands. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the desire to do more outside of traditional institutional centers and opened up a whole new world of ideas and options. Technology is driving some of the change while market adoption is strong by enabling user-operated devices to achieve higher levels of acuity and reliability to perform critical functions. A panel of experts, moderated by Philip Remedios, principal, director of Design & Development, will discuss the shift and how design and product development engineers can incorporate the latest design trends in these fast-growing areas.

Panel: Managing the Data Firehose of Digital Technologies (free admission)

In the next ten years, as many as 50 billion medical devices will send data to healthcare providers, patients and, each other. Data flow is exploding from hundreds of patients in a controlled setting as well as real-time data streams from wearables, like heart rate monitors and blood pressure devices. With this rapid and large inflow of data, how are users, physicians and, medical device makers dealing with the risk of security breaches, data interpretability, scalability, and data sharing? During this panel, moderated by Bill Betten, president, Betten Systems Solutions, experts will discuss the challenges of data collection and management as well as some strategic ways to succeed in the digitization journey.

For more information on the inaugural virtual conference and exhibition and to register to attend, please visit the website.