• May 28, 2008: MDG Networking "IRB: Patient Protection in Clinical Research"
  (click title for details)
  
  
• June 4, 2008: MDG Forum "What's New in Selected Fields: Neuroscience and Neurotechnology"
  (click title for details)
  
  
• June 25, 2008: MDG Networking "Common Contracts in the Medical Device Industry"
  (click title for details)
  
  
  
• 2007/2008 MDG Calendar
  
  
• Other events at Foley Hoag LLP and the Emerging Enterprise Center

• The November 2007 issue of Journal of Validation Technology features an article by Brian Shoemaker entitled “Lessons Learned in a Non-Regulated Software Validation Project” (click title for link to article).
  
  
• Corum Medical (whose key players are Alan Kivnik and Olga Cherniavsky) has been selected as one of the three finalists in the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Venture Forum Business Plan Competition, from a group of more than 20 entrants.
  
  
• A Pain Management device which Marty Sklar helped develop for Biowave was recently featured on CBS News (click title to open news article). As a consultant for Biowave, Marty designed and worked with an excellent vendor to fabricate the metal electrode microarray (the metallic circular disc on the electrode pad).
  
  
• The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition has launched its 2008 season, announcing that it will award $150,000 in prizes: the most since the competition began seven years ago, making it one of the richest business plan competitions in New England. The competition is open to all entrepreneurs, regardless where they live, who intend to operate in Rhode Island. For upcoming dates in this competition and details on how to enter, click here.
  
  

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The Medical Development Group (MDG) is a community of individuals professionally committed to the Medical Device and other Medical Technology Industry segments united by the belief that innovation and advances in technology lead to substantial improvements in health care. more

• The MedDev Group Program Committee is collecting Forum topic ideas for our 2008-2009 series. If there's a subject you'd like to hear about, and in particular if you know any good speakers for the subject, please fill out our Forum Topic Input Form.
  
  
• MDG thrives because of the dedication of its volunteer members. Contact our
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