Aug 27: MTEC 101 with the Conafay Group
Interested in engaging with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC)? What is MTEC? What is their relationship to the DoW? What is an OTA (Other Transactions Agreement) and why would the federal government use this type of contracting mechanism? This webinar, August 27th at 12pm, will share an overview of MTEC and how they accelerate the deployment of innovative medical technologies for improved military and civilian health. Erik Wolf, Vice President at the Conafay Group, will also discuss an upcoming MTEC Solicitation on Military Medical Prototype Advancement and specific focus areas of interest. If you would like to learn more about this MTEC, this specific funding opportunity and more, please consider joining us!
Erik Wolf
Vice President
The Conafay Group
Dr. Erik Wolf has over 20 years of experience in medical research and development (R&D), with special expertise in military medical research. For the Conafay Group, he provides expertise in federal R&D programs as well as partnerships across government, academia, and industry.
Dr. Wolf spent 6 years (2015-2021) at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC). During his tenure, he was the Program Area Manager for the Neuromusculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Portfolio within the Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program (CRMRP), where his responsibilities included the strategic planning and programmatic management of R&D efforts towards returning Warfighters to duty following musculoskeletal injury and achieving the highest possible function and quality of life following limb trauma and amputation. For a time, Dr. Wolf also served as the acting Civilian Deputy for CRMRP. Dr. Wolf completed detail assignments within the Plans, Programs, Analysis, and Evaluation (PPA&E) Directorate and the Office of the Principal Assistant for Research and Technology (OPAR&T) and served for one year as the Acting Director for the Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program. These roles and responsibilities provided a broad range of understanding related to military medical R&D and valuable interactions with academic, industry and other federal partners.
Prior to his time at USAMRDC, Dr. Wolf worked as the Senior Research Biomedical Engineer for the Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence stationed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. There his research focused on optimizing function and performance of Warfighters with limb trauma and amputation.
