DeviceLab Hosts OC IMC for Medical Device R&D Outsourcing Solutions Discussion

June 1, 2012 - PRLog -- TUSTIN, Calif. — DeviceLab Inc., an Orange County medical product design and product development company, recently hosted the Orange County chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants for a discussion about medical device research and development.

Nearly a dozen OC IMC members met at DeviceLab's office on April 26 for a two-hour meeting that included a presentation by DeviceLab founder and CEO Dac Vu, as well as a question-and-answer session with Director of Business Development Lloyd Roberts and Senior Program Manager Le Bui.

IMC USA activities are aimed at helping members improve their skills to deliver quality project at all times. Benefits include professional development, a public presence in business and management issues, and skill development and business networking through its chapters.

The meeting was facilitated by optical product development consultant Curt Deckert, an OC IMC member that has provided outsourced medical product development services to DeviceLab.

The presentation and Q&A session covered a gamut of topics related to medical device development outsourcing, including why companies should outsource medical device R&D, how to outsource projects, and the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing.

"It was a pleasure and an honor to host the OC IMC," said Vu. "As a proud and longstanding member of the Orange County medical product development community, we were grateful for the opportunity to educate their members about the unique challenges faced by a medical device design company such as ours-and how we find solutions to those challenges."

About the Institute of Management Consultants
IMC USA is the certifying body and professional association for management consultants and firms in the United States of America. The IMC USA mission is to promote excellence and ethics in management consulting through certification, education, and professional resources.

IMC USA membership is open to all individuals and firms actively practicing or interested in the profession of consulting to management. Members come from nearly every discipline and industry group.

For more information about IMC USA, please visit http://imcusa.org.

About DeviceLab
DeviceLab is an ISO 13485-certified contract medical device design and product development firm in Orange County, California.

A full-service company, DeviceLab has expertise in mechanical engineering, electronics, software, industrial design, prototyping, manufacturing, FDA regulatory consulting and product testing services. The company has considerable experience in design and development of tabletop and hand held devices, custom medical carts, hospital equipment and lab instrumentation development.

For more information about DeviceLab, please visit http://www.devicelab.com.