BioMedGPS, LLC has announced that medical device industry veteran Dane A. Miller, PhD, Co-Founder and Board Member of Biomet, Inc., is confirmed as the keynote speaker at the upcoming JointVentures 2010 Conference.
Keynote Address: "The History of Biomet"
Dr. Miller began his professional career at the Frigidaire Division, GMC in Dayton, Ohio from 1964 to 1969, working as a cooperative engineering student. From 1972 to 1975 he was employed at Zimmer U.S.A. in Warsaw, Indiana, in the position of Director of Biomedical Engineering. His responsibilities included engineering, prototype design and fabrication, as well as basic research support for all new product development programs. He was also responsible for coordinating and developing a custom and special product group, including marketing, sales, and manufacturing of custom products. From 1975 to 1978, Dr. Miller served as Director of Biomedical Engineering for Cutter Biomedical, a division of Cutter Laboratories, Inc., in San Diego, California. His responsibilities included organizing and staffing of a complete product development group, including formal budgeting and product planning functions.
Finally, in 1978, Dr. Miller returned to Warsaw and, along with three other local individuals with orthopedic manufacturing experience formed Biomet, Inc. Their goal was to become the most responsive company in orthopedics while simultaneously providing patients with the highest quality and most clinically proven products in the marketplace. Since its inception in 1978 until March of 2006 Dr. Miller served as President and CEO of the company. With Dr. Miller at the helm, Biomet grew from $17,000 in sales its first year into one of the leading musculoskeletal companies in the world – with annual sales exceeding $2 billion.
Since his retirement, Dr. Miller has participated with a group of private equity sponsors taking Biomet private in September of 2007 and serves on the Biomet Board of Directors.
Honors and Awards
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Outstanding Small Business Person, State of Indiana, 1984.
Business Week, Top 1000 Chief Executives, 1998-1992.
Business Week, Top Performing CEO in Delivering Results to Shareholders, 1991-1992.
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) Entrepreneurship Award
Indiana Business Magazine Industrialist of the Year, 1989.
Arthur Young & Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year, 1989.
Wall Street Transcript Bronze Medal Award, 1990.
Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, Rose Hulman Institute of Engineering, 1990.
Michiana Executive Journal Industrialist of the Year, 1991.
U.S. Small Business Administration National Enterpreneurial Success Award, 1991.
Industry Advisory Panel to President Bush, 1991.
Ball State University Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, 1992-1993.
Business Leader of the Year, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 1992.
Session Chairman, White House Conference, Trade and Investment in Central and Eastern Europe, 1994.
Director’s Special Citation, Food and Drug Administration, 1997.
Professional Activities and Community Involvement
Dean’s Council, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati
Surgical Implant Committee, American Society for Testing and Materials
International Society for Bio-Materials
Orthopaedic Research Society
Board of Directors, First Source Bank of South Bend
Board of Directors, Catheter Research, Inc., Indianapolis
Board of Trustees, GMI, Flint, MI
Board of Directors, Association of Publicly Traded Companies
Chairman, Industry Council for the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
BioMedGPS, LLC has announced that medical device industry veteran Dane A. Miller, PhD, Co-Founder and Board Member of Biomet, Inc., is confirmed as the keynote speaker at the upcoming JointVentures 2010 Conference.