7th Philly Hardware Meetup @ Baker Law: MedTech edition!

Join us for the 7th Philadelphia Hardware Meetup! Come join us to hear from our guest speakers as well as share what’s on your desk. We always have time for an open mic.

Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities monthly and help bring together different professionals to connect and meet each other.

Location

** Note: this event is NOT at NextFab!!! **

This time we'll be at the offices of BakerHostetler in Center City. Please see this page for upcoming details about getting into the building, etc.

We have a great set of guest speakers

• Aidan Hyde is a specialist in Industrial Design and Human Factors. He currently manages Industrial Design and Human Factors projects at Archimedic, a medical device development consulting firm based in West Chester, PA. His work with both local and international companies has contributed to the successful launch of many safe and intuitive products, including home healthcare devices, surgical instruments, drug delivery systems, diagnostic devices, and cardiac assist implants. Aidan has also contributed to the bioengineering programs at the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
• Det Ansinn is a serial entrepreneur with a strong hands-on engineering background and a proven track record of building teams and businesses that deliver innovative emerging technology products/solutions. He is the President and Founder of BrickSimple, a development studio that creates products and helps clients leverage emerging and cutting-edge technologies, and CEO of Neuralert, a startup that offers a groundbreaking method of detecting stroke symptoms in hospitalized patients using novel wearable technology.
• Jason Kroh is the CTO of Strados Labs, a Medtech company focused on early detection and prevention of respiratory disease and infection. Jason leads the team of software, electrical, mechanical, and system engineers who launched the world’s first FDA 510k cleared wireless lung sound platform technology. Jason holds a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, and has held leadership roles with several Medtech companies over the course of his career.

Agenda

• 5:00-5:30pm: Arrive, mingle, grab some food and a beverage
• 5:30-5:45pm: Opening remarks
• 5:45-7:00pm: Guest Speakers + Q&A with the audience
• 7:00-7:30pm: Open Mic. Anyone in attendance can give a demo or short presentation on their hardware product, startup, or project.
• 7:30-8:00pm: Mix, mingle, and close out the night.

Thank you to our partners

Our host BakerHostetler is one of the largest law firms in the U.S., with more than 1,000 lawyers and 17 offices across the country. It advises a range of clients from entrepreneurial start-ups to some of the largest multinational corporations on numerous areas of law. As an example, its Emerging Companies and Venture Capital team provides full life-cycle counsel in the areas of intellectual property, corporate governance, securities, finance, licensing, equity incentives, tax, labor and employment, data privacy and security.

informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware and hardtech. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. With expertise in diverse projects ranging from consumer electronics to automotive, green tech, and medical devices, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and ship top-quality physical products, built to succeed.

If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to [nate@informal.cc](http://mailto:nate@informal.cc/) for sponsorship inquiries.