January 4, 2023 – Share Moving Media (SMM) has announced that it has acquired the Medical Device Supply Chain Council. MedSC, LLC (“the Council”) was formed in 2004 by supply chain and operations executives from leading medical device manufacturers. The Council is an informal network of senior industry executives who are focused on identifying opportunities to improve the industry supply chain through focusing on global supply chain issues facing medical device companies and taking an end-to-end view of the supply chain from manufacturers to providers.
Under the terms of the agreement, MedSC Executive Director Kevin Stout will continue to run the Council through its Spring Meeting 2023 in Nashville, Tenn., with the intention that SMM will assume operational responsibility following the Spring Meeting. In addition, MedSC’s Advisory Group has agreed to stay in place through 2023, where possible, to help SMM through the transition and assure that the future direction of the Council will continue to be driven by the members and sponsors, as well as the needs of the industry.
SMM President John Pritchard said, “We are thrilled to welcome the Medical Device Supply Chain Council to the portfolio of Share Moving Media properties. We are honored and excited to continue the great work Kevin started 18 years ago. Never has a rational, coordinated and transparent medical device supply chain been more imperative to the health and well-being of our nation’s hospitals and patients.”
MedSC Executive Director Kevin Stout added: “We have been in search of an organization to take over the Council as I transition to retirement. I believe that John Pritchard and his team share our vision of ‘Networking and Knowledge Sharing’ across medical device manufacturers. In addition, SMM has the resources necessary to support future growth of the organization. We believe that the future is bright for the Council as part of the SMM portfolio.”
SMM is committed to helping the best-in-class suppliers to healthcare gain market share through content, market data and insights, and experiential exchanges. SMM is the publisher of Repertoire Magazine, The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, ANAE and The Dail-eNews.