Achieving Medical Device Development Success Through Early Implementation of Regulatory, Reimbursement and Clinical Research Strategies

Edward Black serves as NAMSA’s Director of Global Reimbursement Strategy where he oversees reimbursement strategy, payer relations and health economics for medtech and biotech companies in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to joining NAMSA, he founded Reimbursement Strategies, LLC in 2008, a medtech consultancy focused on reimbursement services. In total, Mr. Black possesses 25 years of experience in health and provider network management within U.S. healthcare systems. He has served on two national advisory boards where he was responsible for leading efforts for consistency in medical benefit and payment policies. Mr. Black is active in several global medical technology initiatives and is a frequent international lecturer. He serves as an adjunct faculty member of the University of Minnesota—Minneapolis in the Masters of Science in Medical Device Innovation Program, and is a Reimbursement Advisor at the U of MN Office for Technology and at the National University of Ireland Galway (BioExel Program).

Mr. Black earned his MBA at Minnesota State University—Mankato.

Vincent Legay possesses over 15 years of experience in the medical device industry and currently serves as NAMSA’s Associate Vice President of Global Product Development Strategy & Project Management. In his role, he leads a team of senior consultants specialized in product development consulting, regulatory, clinical and preclinical strategies that provide solutions across the entire medical device lifecycle continuum. His expertise also includes management of sterilization, biocompatibility, clinical evaluation, risk management and quality management systems for medical device Sponsors throughout the globe. Mr. Legay holds a PhD in Biology from Lyon University (France) and an executive MBA from EMLyon (France).

Carla Wiese currently serves as NAMSA’s Sr. Product Development Strategist where she provides strategic consultation to clients in the medical device industry to help them meet commercialization goals. Carla also acts as a Program Director leading client projects from early stage device development through commercialization; ensuring that the client has key resources, managing project tasks/timeline and contributing to budget development. Prior to NAMSA, she gained regulatory expertise while serving at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Lead Reviewer and Engineering Consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Devices. Carla also led the Early Feasibility Studies Program at FDA working across CDRH divisions and in collaboration with the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to pave a clearer pathways for clinical evaluation of novel technology in the US. Additionally, Ms. Wiese’s experience includes research and development, serving as an engineer in the medical device industry for over a decade for both large and small organizations. Ms. Wiese holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University.