Apr 6
Jim Pokorney R & D talk
R does not equal D, or
An Idea is NOT a Product
· What got you HERE might not get you THERE.
· You can’t always get what you want, but if you try really hard…
· Product development is Risky Business.
· Where do I START? At the END, of course.
Presented by
Jim Pokorney
Medical Elements, LLC
Independent Medical Device Design and
Development Consultant
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Friday, April 6th at 5:00 pm in Olin 141
There will be food! Please RSVP to tfields@carleton.edu
so we know how much to order, and to advise of dietary restrictions.
Speaker Background
Mr. Pokorney has over 30 years of experience in the conception, design, and manufacture of medical devices. After completing a two-year professional development program at Abbott Laboratories, Jim started his career as a product engineer responsible for all facets of device manufacturing. He then moved on to innovation, product development, and management positions at St. Jude Medical where he successfully developed a family of cardiovascular products through human study. For the last twenty years he has worked as a product/process development consultant, leveraging his “hands on” experiences to support all phases of product development from concept development through regulatory submissions and manufacturing start-up.