Common Pitfalls in Developing Combination Products and Medical Devices

Scott Brown has over 30 years of experience in device development and combination products. He currently leads Merck’s Device Development group. He has a long history of successfully introducing products to the market and has played a key role in the successful development and commercialization of over 19 products. He joined Schering Plough in 1998 to start a Device Development group in support of the growing need for combination products. While building and leading this group he has also been the recipient of Schering Plough’s President’s Award for Development in 2003, Merck’s Presidential Fellowship Award in 2012 and New Jersey’s Thomas Edison Patent Award for the development of Merck’s next generation dry powder inhaler. Prior to joining Schering-Plough/Merck, he collaborated with engineers and scientists at MIT and Therics to develop a 3D printing machine used for complex tissue implants and oral dosage forms. Prior to this he worked for the UK based PA Consulting Group as a medical device and general technology consultant for many organizations including Biogen, Upjohn, J&J Ethicon, Amgen, Bayer, Alcon, Smith and Nephew, Abbott, Nycomed, Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., Chrysler, Ford and General motors. His academic background includes an MS in Engineering Management, and BS degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Psychology.