Symonds' panel, titled "Diversifying Your Products and Processes," is designed to help manufacturers adapt their core capabilities to the medical device industry. His panelists include leaders from Michigan-based companies that have successfully made the transition into medical device manufacturing.

MichBio Expo is the largest gathering of biosciences professionals in the state. The two-day program offers informative sessions, an international business showcase, legislative policy town hall, and an Emerging Biosciences Showcase.

Plex Online helps achieve a key mandate faced by the medical device industry: to maintain secure and auditable systems. From discovery through manufacturing, the details on how a product was made, and from which materials, must be accessible in the event a product's integrity is called into question.

Plex Online ERP, delivered as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, automatically tracks complete medical device manufacturing operations -- instantly and accurately tracking containers and lots through the manufacturing and shipping process. This function, as well as other capabilities related to quality and supply chain management, helps manufacturers meet quality and government mandates.

"Attendees will see and hear first-hand how Plex Online helps control complete operations from receipt of raw materials to shipment of finished goods," said Plex Systems CEO and President Mark Symonds. "By managing these processes from a single solution, the enterprise gains visibility across manufacturing operations, throughout the supply chain, and to customers. The value of Plex Online's seamless integration is well suited to those manufacturers already involved in medical devices as well as those seeking to transition into this growing industry."

About Plex Systems, Inc.

Plex Systems, Inc. is the developer of Plex Online, a software as a service (SaaS) solution for the manufacturing enterprise and the only solution to achieve the prestigious Champion ranking in Aberdeen Group's 2009 "ERP in Manufacturing" AXIS report. Plex Online offers industry-leading features for virtually every department within a manufacturer, including Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) and Quality Management Systems (QMS) for the shop floor, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) for sales and marketing, Supply Chain Management (SCM) for procurement, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for finance and management. Plex Online's fully-integrated model delivers a "shop floor to top floor" view of a manufacturer's operations, enabling management to run their business at maximum efficiency. Founded in 1995, Plex Systems is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with customers around the globe. More information is online at www.plex.com.

Plex Systems and Plex Online are trademarks of Plex Systems, Inc.