The Value of NCMD Membership

By joining NCMD you also receive full membership within the North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO), including benefits such as experienced advocacy support, purchasing power, and discounted registrations to numerous networking opportunities. To learn more about NCBIO, please visit www.ncbioscience.org.

Additional benefits of NCMD membership include the following examples:

Example Training Topics:

• Costs, timing, and risks associated with medical device product development and commercialization
• The regulatory roadmap
• reimbursement process
• product liability insurance

Networking Opportunities:

• Finding local service providers, customers, and vendors
• Showcasing young companies needing early stage seed funding
• Creating synergy between area medical device companies
• Linking University Researchers, Entrepreneurs, and Clinicians

Business Development Conduits:

• Work with state and local economic development groups to establish conduits among segments of the medical device community
• Utilize the NCMD Job Board to post and search for jobs specific to the industry

Some future proposed services of NCMD include:

• An NCMD seed fund
• A location for product companies and clinicians to come together to obtain objective feedback for new product development
• Executive level market highlights and industry reports