MORE ABOUT NORM TIFFIN
A unique background ideally suited to medical device development and commercialization
Norm is a former healthcare professional who has extensive experience as a respiratory therapist in sub-acute, acute, and critical care in Canada. As a full time researcher he has published over one hundred articles and abstracts in peer reviewed medical journals in North America and Europe - many of them product evaluation studies.
As a marketing manager, director, and vice president of marketing for medical device distributors and manufacturers, Norm has extensive experience in developing and launching medical devices.
Norm also has consulted on statistics for political parties, PhD dissertations, Masters theses, medical marketers, and medical researchers. He has written a textbook for respiratory therapists on medical research and biostatistics which has been used in colleges in Canada, the United States, and Saudi Arabia.
As a personal investor in medical products, Norm well understands the needs and role that investors play in the development of medical devices. He can help you with not only development and commercialization but funding.
With a hard sciences undergrad and a business science master's degree in addition to being a former practicing clinician, he can quickly understand the technology and clinical application of new medical products.
Norm graduated from Western University with a bachelor of science degree in biology (BSc) in 1981, from Fanshawe College with a diploma in respiratory therapy in 1983 and from Central Michigan University with a masters of science degree in administration (health care). He was honoured as a CSRT Fellow in 2013 and has won multliple awards for both leadership and medical device innovation and development internationally.
Norm has researched and authored several marketing, strategic, and commercialization plans for healthcare and medical device start-ups in addition to consulting with global medical device organizations on development and commercialization of introductory products. Please see the testimonial page for some of his clients and testimonials.
With this background of clinician, academic, educator, marketer, investor, inventor, executive and consultant, Norm has the perfect perspective to understand all the stakeholders and integrate their needs and wants into an effective business or commercialization plan.
Make a simple call and see what he can do for you.
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