Eric Jones attended the 2012 AdvaMed conference in Boston. During the conference, Jones discussed Intellectual Property issues with medical device company CEOs and their industry partners who had come to the conference to learn how to navigate the federal government’s regulatory bureaucracy and bring their products to market. AdvaMed’s member companies produce the medical devices, diagnostic products and health information systems that are transforming health care through earlier disease detection, less invasive procedures and more effective treatments.