Invited Talk by Dr. Rolf Sauter: The New Product Development Process for MEDTEC Products - a Holistic Observation

former Director of Engineering at SIEMENS Healthcare Date: Friday, June 14, 2013 Time: 12:30 - 14:00 Location: TUM-IAS Auditorium, Garching

On invitation of TUM-IAS Rudolf-Diesel-Fellow and TUM-CAMP affiliated Professor Dr. Michael Friebe, Dr. Rolf Sauter will speak about

The New Product Development Process for MEDTEC Products - a Holistic Observation

Abstract:
For many businesses, the commercial success is based on the development of new products. The new product development process has multiple interactions with virtually all other business processes within the company. The lecture will address the various demands on product development, the relative importance of key performance indicators, and crucial levers to improve efficiency and effectiveness of product development, e.g. lean methods. Typical process risks, as they arise from within development or from interactions with other business processes will be discussed.

About Dr. Rolf Sauter:
After completion of his PhD in Physics from University of Stuttgart (1983), Rolf Sauter joined Siemens Healthcare at Erlangen and served there in various functions for the business unit Magnetic Resonance. Before starting his management career, he pioneered surface coil development and clinical application of spectroscopy. Rolf Sauter has many years of operational experience, not only in product development, but also in product definition, clinical validation, manufacturing, and customer support. From 2007 to 2012 he was the Director of Engineering (Imaging Devices and Patient Handling) for the Business Unit CP at SIEMENS Healthcare.