Maria Shepherd

Maria Shepherd

Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
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Experience

  • Medi-Vantage LLC Graphic

    Medi-Vantage LLC

    Massachusetts, United States

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    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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    Greater Boston Area

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    Montreal, Canada

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    Greater Boston Area

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    Needham, Massachusetts, United States/Jerusalem, Israel

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    Rochester, MN

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Education

  • Babson College Graphic

    Babson College

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    Activities and Societies: MBA 2002, Babson College, magna cum laude

    What a great school!

  • Activities and Societies: MBA from Babson, 2002, Marketing, graduated magna cum laude

Volunteer Experience

  • Co-Chair Medical Devices, Diagnostics and Life Sciences

    HBA

Publications

  • Renal Denervation: The Game Changer

    Medical Product Outsourcing

    Who knew that hypertension, a disease state formerly addressed only by pharmaceutical companies, could make such a great landing in the medical device world?

    See publication

  • Human Factors Usability Testing: An Industy Perspective

    RAPS Atlanta Chapter National Broadcast

    FDA
 takes 

human 
factors 
requirements
 seriously,
requiring
 a
systematic
 assessment
 that incorporates
 usability
 testing
 to
 determine
 how
 the
 device
 will
 be
 used,
 the
 environment
 in

    which
 it
 will
 be
 used,
 and
 existing
 use‐related
 hazards. Under
 these
 circumstances,
manufacturers 
should
 provide 
FDA 
with 
a
report 
that 
summarizes 
the 
human 
factors 
processes,

    evaluations,
 and
 results
 of
 validation
 testing
 as
 part
 of
 their
 pre‐market…

    FDA
 takes 

human 
factors 
requirements
 seriously,
requiring
 a
systematic
 assessment
 that incorporates
 usability
 testing
 to
 determine
 how
 the
 device
 will
 be
 used,
 the
 environment
 in

    which
 it
 will
 be
 used,
 and
 existing
 use‐related
 hazards. Under
 these
 circumstances,
manufacturers 
should
 provide 
FDA 
with 
a
report 
that 
summarizes 
the 
human 
factors 
processes,

    evaluations,
 and
 results
 of
 validation
 testing
 as
 part
 of
 their
 pre‐market
 applications
 or

    submission.

    See publication

  • An Update on Rotator Cuff Procedures and New Anchor Materials

    Orthopedic Design Technology

    New materials are used to improve the design of medical devices, but often may be the source of new failure modes.According to the study’s authors, recent innovations include the use of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in anchors, a strong, radiolucent
    material that can be drilled if revision surgery is necessary. Other new materials include the use of bioabsorbable materials for
    shoulder anchors. Many designs incorporate multiple high-strength sutures, made partially or fully with ultra-high…

    New materials are used to improve the design of medical devices, but often may be the source of new failure modes.According to the study’s authors, recent innovations include the use of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in anchors, a strong, radiolucent
    material that can be drilled if revision surgery is necessary. Other new materials include the use of bioabsorbable materials for
    shoulder anchors. Many designs incorporate multiple high-strength sutures, made partially or fully with ultra-high molecular
    weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).

    See publication

Projects

  • Whitespace Research

    - Present

    Medtech whitespace research is defined as the process of identifying unmet or underserved clinician or patient market needs and opportunities. White space research is challenging; it seeks to define something that does not yet exist in the existing medical treatment model.

    Other creators
    • Multiple clients and my team at DDG
    • we are the leaders in medical whitespace reasearch
    See project

Honors & Awards

  • CAP Award

    Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA)

    Recognized for contributions to the HBA Membership Committee moderating HBA leadership panles from Boston Scientific and Hologic.

  • MSBiV - December 9, 2011: Maria Shepherd, Founder of Data Decision Group Joins MSBi Valorisation Investment Committee

    MSBiV Investment Managment

    MSBiV is an early stage group that provides capital, manpower and business sense to monetize promising technologies developed within McGill University, Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop’s University

Languages

  • French, Spanish

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