MD+DI, the Global MedTech Industry Authority, in Partnership with Medsider.com Announce the Launch of a Complimentary Podcast Series Featuring Interviews with C-level Executives

LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MD+DI (Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry), UBM Canon's leading brand providing the medical device industry with the latest news, information, and in-depth analysis, announces launch of its new podcast series with Medsider.com. The podcast series will provide MD+DI's audience with two complimentary interviews with C-level executives each month.

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"This partnership with Medsider.com provides our audience with great insight an important medtech issues," stated Rich Nass, Director of Content for UBM Canon's Medical Devices Group. "Interviews with C-level executives are conducted by Scott Nelson of Medsider.com. Nelson has worked for some of the largest medical device companies in the world therefore can conduct highly efficient interviews from an insider's point-of-view that will provide numerous benefits to our audience."

The following Medsider.com podcasts are now available to MD+DI's audience: 

 

• Reducing the Costs of Medical Device Clinical Trials. Is this an Overlooked Aspect of Healthcare Reform? Interview with Molly Blake-Michaels, Senior Director of Clinical Trials for ClearTrial. 
• Should Medical Device Companies Pursue Regulatory Approvals in Europe Before the U.S.? Interview with Marc Sanchez, Founder of Contract In-House Counsel.
• Can Friction be Removed in the Physician-Patient Interation? And How Can Medical Device and medtech Companies Get Involved? Interview with Ron Gutman, Founder and CEO of HealthTap.
• Emerging Trends in Medical Device Sales. Interview with Dr. Richard Ruff, Co-Founder of Sales Horizons.

MD+DI continues to provide medical device industry professionals with enhanced resources including MedTech in an Election Year, webcasts, and whitepapers. Earlier this year, MD+DI announced the launch of MedTech in an Election Year microsite that discusses critical issues related to healthcare, policy, and the 2012 elections. MD+DI also offers complimentary webcasts, including the upcoming Innovative tubing Solutions to Reduce Costs for Single-use Disposable Instruments, and whitepapers in partnership with Qmed.com, the world's only 100% qualified medical device supplier directory and search engine.

For more information on the podcast series, please click here.

About UBM Canon

UBM Canon, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively to the global $3.0 trillion advanced manufacturing sector, helps support the flow of information, commerce and innovation in such sophisticated segments as medical devices and pharmaceutical development. UBM Canon also addresses cutting-edge developments in broader areas of advanced engineering design and manufacturing, and manufacturing processes and packaging. UBM Canon is part of UBM plc (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

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