"We play a critical role in managing and moving market share. I think the device sector has not necessarily acknowledged the role of the GPOs, but I think increasingly, as products mature in particular, GPOs play a vital role in helping to drive market share up on behalf of a supplier." — Novation CEO Jody Hatcher Photo gallery: MassDevice.com’s Big 100 Roundtable WestMassDevice held its 2nd annual Big 100 Roundtable West event in Newport Beach, Calif., December 11. A group of nearly med-tech executives and stakeholders gathered for an evening of networking, insight into medical device marketing and intimate interviews with David Pyott, CEO of Allergan; Tom Prescott, CEO of Align Technology; James Mazzo, president of Abbott Medical Optics; and Robert Grant, chairman and Strathspey Crown. MassDevice Big 100 Roundtable West 2012 Slideshow page 8MassDevice Big 100 Roundtable West 2012 Slideshow page 7MassDevice Big 100 Roundtable West 2012 Slideshow page 6MassDevice Big 100 Roundtable West 2012 Slideshow page 5MassDevice Big 100 Roundtable West 2012 Slideshow page 4MassDevice Big 100 Roundtable West 2012 Slideshow page 3MassDevice Big 100 Roundtable West 2012 Slideshow page 2Strathspey Crown and the first Medicare-Medicaid opt-out company in medtech | A conversation with Robert GrantIf Robert Grant is successful – a good bet, judging by his track record – 1 day his new venture, private equity firm Strathspey Crown, will be known as a leader in the nascent field of "lifestyle medicine." |