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Manufacturing in Massachusetts – Creating an Innovation Ecosystem
How we support the ecosystem during a pandemic and outside of a pandemic
Date: Friday, November 20, 2020
Description: The MERT worked to identify companies manufacturing or who pivoted to manufacture essential PPE products. Working to build the innovation ecosystem for the future and the impact on the Massachusetts manufacturing supply chain.
Host:
Elisabeth Reynolds (MIT)
Elisabeth B. Reynolds is a Principal Research Scientist and Lecturer in MIT’s Dept. of Urban Studies in Planning. She is the executive director of the MIT Industrial Performance Center and more recently, became executive director of MIT’s Institute-wide initiative on the Work of the Future (WotF). WotF was launched in 2018 to understand the relationship between technology, work, and society and how technology can be developed to enhance and augment human activities.
Guests:
Julie Chen (UML)
Dr. Julie Chen is the Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. As the Chief Research Officer, Dr. Chen directs UMass Lowell’s $90 million research enterprise, which spans all academic departments and 17 research and engagement centers and institutes. She also oversees industry partnerships, technology transfer, startups & innovation, core research facilities, and economic development programs.
Laura Teicher (FORGE)
Laura is Executive Director at FORGE, a 501(c)3 nonprofit helping innovators to navigate the journey from physical prototype through commercialization and impact at scale. FORGE's Manufacturing Initiative provides critical readiness support and tailored connections to regional supply chain expertise and manufacturers. This work has led to over $30 million in known contracts and purchase orders to make innovative products locally. FORGE is the sister organization of Greentown Labs - the largest climate tech incubator in North America.
MedAccred MedMMAP Webinar Series: Session Two
GROW AND PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS’ MEDICAL DEVICE SALES THROUGH MEDACCRED AND MEDMMAP: Webinar 2 of 4 with Stryker
Are you targeting the medical device market as part of your business’ growth plans?
Possibly searching for ways to diversify your sales?
Or maybe your company is heavily invested in the medical device market and needs to protect its revenue base and maintain competitiveness?
The MedAccred certification and the supporting MedMMAP program -Medical Manufacturers MedAccred¨ Accreditation Pathway (MedMMAP)–may help accelerate your business plans in the medical device sector while improving your critical processes.OEMs, who started the program in 2012to reduce product recalls, are increasingly requiring the MedAccred certification from their supply chains to maximize patient safety and improve quality. Suppliers who have earned the certification note their sales growth, reduced costs related to scrap and rework, and increased prospects across the medical device sector.The national network of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships –MEP Centers –is managing the government-fundedMedMMAP program to help manufacturers, who are strategically growing in the medical device sector, to get started with their MedAccred certification. Selected businesses will become part of the MedMMAP program and work with MEP subject matter experts on evaluating their critical processes and help them prepare for certification by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) for MedAccred. PRI is the exclusive non-profit accreditor for NADCAP –commonly used in the aerospace and defense industry since the 1990s –and MedAccred.Don’t take our word for it. Please register for one of our free webinar events to learn more about MedAccred and MedMMAP from OEMs driving the certification, suppliers who earned the accreditation, and MEP Centers (Manufacturing Extension Partnerships) supporting manufacturers throughout the country.Hear directly from executives why OEMs view this accreditation as critical to the future of their supply chains and how MedMMAP and MedAccred have transformed how they do business in the medical device industry.
Click on this Link to register!
MedAccred MedMMAP Webinar Series: Session Four
GROW AND PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS’ MEDICAL DEVICE SALES THROUGH MEDACCRED AND MEDMMAP: Webinar 4 of 4 with Stryker
Are you targeting the medical device market as part of your business’ growth plans?
Possibly searching for ways to diversify your sales?
Or maybe your company is heavily invested in the medical device market and needs to protect its revenue base and maintain competitiveness?
The MedAccred certification and the supporting MedMMAP program -Medical Manufacturers MedAccred¨ Accreditation Pathway (MedMMAP)–may help accelerate your business plans in the medical device sector while improving your critical processes. OEMs, who started the program in 2012to reduce product recalls, are increasingly requiring the MedAccred certification from their supply chains to maximize patient safety and improve quality. Suppliers who have earned the certification note their sales growth, reduced costs related to scrap and rework, and increased prospects across the medical device sector.The national network of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships –MEP Centers –is managing the government-fundedMedMMAP program to help manufacturers, who are strategically growing in the medical device sector, to get started with their MedAccred certification. Selected businesses will become part of the MedMMAP program and work with MEP subject matter experts on evaluating their critical processes and help them prepare for certification by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) for MedAccred. PRI is the exclusive non-profit accreditor for NADCAP –commonly used in the aerospace and defense industry since the 1990s –and MedAccred.Don’t take our word for it. Please register for one of our free webinar events to learn more about MedAccred and MedMMAP from OEMs driving the certification, suppliers who earned the accreditation, and MEP Centers (Manufacturing Extension Partnerships) supporting manufacturers throughout the country.Hear directly from executives why OEMs view this accreditation as critical to the future of their supply chains and how MedMMAP and MedAccred have transformed how they do business in the medical device industry.
Click on this Link to register!
Grant Info Session – What training grant funds are available?
ZoomMassMEP and Quaboag CDC are providing a workshop designed to help companies on how to access training grant funds in a consortium of other manufacturers that share common training goals. The takeaway is that companies will be able to join a consortium in your region.
Our experts will guide you through the application process.
Specific topics covered in this workshop include:
- Develop a Training Plan
- Establish Training Objectives
- Identify Key Performance Indicators
Guest Speakers: Lisa Derby Oden, MassMEP and Sheila Cuddy, Quaboag CDC