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3D/Additive Manufacturing

Adding Fabrication Capabilities: Additive Manufacturing for Production Parts

As printers, materials, and know-how continue to advance, additive manufacturing and 3D printing offer production-ready functionality for device makers.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 11.04.19

Contract Manufacturing | Materials | R&D & Design

Delivering the Goods: The Evolving World of Combination Products

This extremely diverse market fosters relationships between medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 11.04.19

Packaging & Sterilization

Anxious Undertones: The 2019 Year in Review

Despite a healthy U.S. economy and solid corporate growth, the medtech industry was wracked with worries in 2019.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 11.04.19

Diagnostics

From Genome Sequencing to the World’s First Portable MRI

Dr. Jonathan Rothberg has risen about as high as a scientist can, save for the Nobel Prize.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 11.04.19

Digital Health

An Update on Digital Health

Sure, most are startups—but not all. There were some brilliant ideas presented at The MedTech Conference (AdvaMed’s annual meeting) on Sept. 23-25 in Boston and the Connected Health Conference, also in Boston, put on by Partners Health…

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 11.04.19

‘If You’re Reading This, You Need to Be at This Meeting’

The AAOS/FDA/Industry Townhall is taking place March 24, 2020, at the AAOS annual meeting in Orlando.

Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 11.04.19

Five Steps for Succeeding Globally in Medtech

World views can differ considerably, so it is important to understand, appreciate, and respect cultural realities and differences.

Florence Joffroy-Black and Dave Sheppard, MedWorld Advisors 11.04.19

Software & IT

Unlocking Market Doors with Real-World Evidence

Real-world evidence is becoming increasingly important for manufacturers to demonstrate value beyond efficacy and safety standards.

Seth Goldenberg, Ph.D., Vice President, Vault Medical Device & Diagnostics, Veeva Systems 11.04.19

Contract Manufacturing

Sales Tips for Contract Manufacturers of Finished Devices

Evolving trends in the supply chain may require companies to consider a strategy of selling devices of their own design.

Tony Freeman, President, A.S. Freeman Advisors LLC 11.04.19

Impeachment, Executive Orders, and Must-Pass Congressional Legislation: A Fall Update

The final quarter of 2019 has begun, which means Congress and the Trump Administration are hard at work finalizing healthcare initiatives before year's end.

Jeffrey J. Kimbell, David C. Rudloff and Caroline P. Tucker, Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates Inc. 11.04.19

R&D & Design

Perfecting Drug Delivery Device Design

Unlike medical products that just need to work, drug delivery devices must also consider intuitiveness, usability, and how it makes the user feel when operated.

Bryce G. Rutter, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Metaphase Design Group Inc. 11.04.19

Tidying Up: What's on Medtech's To-Do List?

Both small and large firms take time to map out their strategy for the next year; industry may want to take the same approach to address pending concerns.

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 11.04.19

Electronics | Neurological | Patient Monitoring