The Product Development & Manufacturing Outsourcing (PD&MO) SIG is a community of individuals professionally committed to the Medical Device industry, united by the belief that innovation and advances in technology lead to substantial improvements in health care.
The PD&MO SIG Mission is to contribute to the continuing development of medical devices by fostering partnerships between companies for their mutual benefit.
The PD&MO SIG pursues this mission through the organization of forums to facilitate dialogue and collaboration between groups/companies seeking partnerships; the creation of venues for information sharing on outsourcing options; and the development of alliances with complementary SIGs.
To help educate companies and individuals in identifying and selecting options for outsourcing medical device development and manufacturing capability. We provide a forum for sharing our industry knowledge and resources.
Scope
Outsourcing – Involves sharing business functions with a business partner, which involves two-way information exchange, coordination, and trust between the partners.
Product Development Outsourcing – The complete process of bringing a new medical device to market. There are two parallel paths: one involves the idea generation, product design, and detail engineering; the other involves market research and marketing analysis. Companies typically see new product development as the first stage in generating and commercializing new products.
Manufacturing Outsourcing – The application of tools and processing equipment to the transformation of materials into medical devices for sale. This effort includes all intermediate processes required for the production and integration of a medical device’s components.
