ATLANTA — Some would say that in recent years the landscape for med-tech has been littered with difficulties and challenges often resulting in many devicemakers feeling as if their voice has been diminished.

ATLANTA - With a substantially strong turnout the Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA) kicked off its 2013 conference earlier today. Hosted at the Georgia Institute of Technology Global Learning Center, the organization's annual conference featured speakers ranging from Medical Device Manufacturers Association President/CEO Mark Leahey to Jeff Shuren, MD, director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (even though he was speaking from an offsite location). SEMDA seemed to have its finger on the pulse of med-tech firms' concerns even more so than last year. As in past years the themes seemed to center around dealing with strained funding...