Posts tagged first-in-humanhealth
Episode 14: Joseph D. Storer, Managing Director, Echo Consultant Group, LLC

Joseph (Joe) D. Storer is an expert in the medical device industry, introducing more than 20 new medical devices to Latin America. He worked throughout 15 countries to introduce devices like pulse oximeters, arterial pressure transducers, patient vital signs monitoring, nuclear medicine, and a new technology called embolution therapy. His 35 years of experience include time as a top executive at a large company with Latin American operations, as well as countless interactions that allowed him to observe the role of these devices in saving lives. Joseph attended school at Brigham Young University and later served a mission in Brazil for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Joseph’s passion for learning also led him to Trinity College in Malaga, Spain, where he received an MBA in international business and business administration.

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Episode 6: Michael Barbe, Principal, Medaron Consulting

At Medaron Consulting, Michael assists early-stage life sciences companies with global expansion initiatives and foreign companies expanding into the US and beyond. Michael has held senior management roles in large blue chip and early-stage companies, and has established and grown medical devices markets globally. Michael has expertise in different areas of the medical device business in Latin America including regulatory, clinical research, financial, legal, compliance, and human resources. Throughout his years of experience, Michael has accumulated a broad network of surgeons, researchers, administrators, trade organizations and in-country specialists that can be leveraged to quickly execute go-to-market strategies in Latin America. Michael is originally from Connecticut, and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

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