INpact – The Network Is Growing

We recently held the June INpact meeting. It’s been amazing to watch and be of part of this growing organization. I remember the first few meetings where we had a handful of people talking about this crazy idea. During the June meeting, we had nearly 50 people in attendance. But not just anyone.

Not that forming a networking group is easy, but if we just wanted to fill the seats, we could have done this long ago. INpact is very different. We are focused on medical device product development. The people that attend and the members of INpact have proven track records in medical device product development. We are working very hard to ensure that the integrity of this group stays top-notch.

Besides networking, what does INpact do? We are putting the finishing touches on the INpact Product Development Roadmap. We’ve identified product development project phases and key deliverables. Now we are matching up the INpact members to specific deliverables. In our experience, start-ups and entrepreneurs are constantly searching for the “best of breed” for specific deliverables. But there are not good resources currently defined to help these entrepreneurs find the best. Because of this, entrepreneurs sometimes ask vendors to do something that is not a fit with their core competencies and strengths. By mapping the process and identifying vendor strengths to product development deliverables, we are providing a qualified resource to the medical device community.