One of the advantages held by larger corporations with large R&D teams is that there is a depth of knowledge and experience held by their employees that can be applied to new programs from their inception. This helps to bring the programs farther, faster and transfers expertise into those programs.

The paradox is that because of the sheer scale of these teams, individuals who might possess this knowledge are not always exposed to the very opportunities where they could apply it. Perhaps they acquired that experience at a previous job, or maybe their own career growth within the company has moved them into another position. As program managers, it is frustrating to spend six weeks solving a particular problem only to learn that several individuals within the company had dealt with a similar problem years ago but were not sought out to facilitate the solution.


At Ximedica, the depth and variety of experience is growing every day, and with every new hire we need to make sure to harvest their rich and unique talents and experiences to the benefit of our programs and clients. To that end, we will soon hold our first "Ximedifair"... to celebrate and exchange embedded knowledge within every corner of the company--from the research group, through human factors and industrial design, engineering… all the way to clinical affairs. We will hold the first event for our employees, and a second as an open house to our clients. Stay tuned.