Top Industry Panel to Discuss the Maker Movement's Impact on the Medical Industry

Experts Team Up for UBM Canon Co-located Boston Events

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Apr 23, 2015, 07:17 ET

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Top industry leaders will converge at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, May 6-7, 2015, for the UBM Canon co-located trade shows, BIOMEDevice Boston, Design and Manufacturing New England, Electronics New England, PLASTEC New England, and Quality Expo Showcase. One of the complimentary offerings to attendees is the Center Stage, a presentation theater on the expo floor which will feature a panel discussion, The Maker Movement Meets Medical, exploring ways that individual, independent engineers are impacting the medical industry with their designs. The panel includes:

Arvind Anathan, Medical Device Industry Manager, MathWorks
Alvin Chen, Lead Engineer & Scientist, VascuLogic LLC
Adrian Fernandez, Microcontroller Development Experience Manager, Texas Instruments
Harry Paul, Student, Tufts University
Moderator, Suzanne Deffree, Executive Editor, EDN

Following the panel discussion, Deffree will lead an Innovation Tour, escorting interested attendees around the BIOMEDevice expo floor, visiting suppliers relevant to potential makers. From there, tour participants will cross to the Demo Hall for the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), which is being held onsite at the same time. Here they will stop at booths providing the inside scoop on their latest innovations that are putting the power of hardware and design into individuals' hands.

About UBM Canon

UBM Canon is the leading B-to-B event producer, publisher, and digital media company for the world's $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry. Our print and electronic products deliver trusted information to the advanced manufacturing market and leverage our proprietary 1.3 million name database to connect suppliers with buyers and purchase influencers. We produce more than 50 events and conferences in a dozen countries, connecting manufacturing professionals from around the globe. UBM Canon is part of UBM plc (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B-to-B communities and markets.

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