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Don’t miss NESTcc at 2018 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Baltimore

May 3, 2018/in News

If you are attending the 2018 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) in Baltimore, Maryland May 19-23, be sure to catch NESTcc Executive Director Rachael L. Fleurence, PhD as she leads discussions on the transformation of Real World Evidence (RWE) throughout the conference’s programming: Inflection Point for Real-World Evidence? The Transformational Role of […]

NESTcc Seeks Contractor to Support Sustainability Planning

May 1, 2018/in News

NESTcc recently announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking contractor support to develop sustainability planning for the Coordinating Center past its initial five-year investment granted through MDUFA funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Proposals should include a plan for developing and implementing one or both of the following scopes of work to […]

FDA Commissioner announces Medical Device Safety Action Plan supporting NEST

April 19, 2018/in News

U.S. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. released a public statement announcing the FDA’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients, Promoting Public Health, published on April 17, 2018. The plan – which outlines support for the National Evaluation System for health Technology, including through support to the NEST Coordinating Center (NESTcc) – will focus on […]

NESTcc Launches a Call for Experts to its Data Quality and Methods Subcommittees

March 20, 2018/in News

The National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc) is seeking experts to participate in its Data Quality and Methods subcommittees. If you are an expert in the medical device space or if you have participated in the PCORI Methodology Committee, PCORnet, MDEpiNet, Sentinel, the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), the Clinical Trials […]

Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) Announces Pamela Goldberg, MBA as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

March 16, 2018/in News

The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) announced Pamela Goldberg, MBA, as President and Chief Executive Officer of MDIC. Ms. Goldberg joins MDIC following her most recent tenure as an independent consultant. Ms. Goldberg also brings with her extensive experience from her time as CEO at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, a public economic development agency, where […]