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Digital Heath Funding Is on Fire

Digital health funding nearly doubled in Q1 2021 to almost $7.2 billion and 179 deals as compared to Q4 2020.

Maria Shepherd, President and Founder, Medi-Vantage 07.22.21

3D/Additive Manufacturing

Back in 3D: AMUG Conference Welcomes Members in the Flesh

This was my first visit to AMUG; I spoke about the role of the FDA in regulating medical devices produced via AM.

Dawn A. Lissy, Founder & President, Empirical 07.22.21

COVID and the U.S.-China Medtech Relationship

The pandemic has occasioned a drastic realignment of the United States’ leading medtech suppliers.

Mihir Torsekar, Director of the Global Trade Desk, Level International 07.22.21

Testing

Guidance on Skin Irritation With a Push to Achieve the 3 Rs

The publication of ISO 10993-23:2021 marks a paradigm shift in prioritizing in-vitro testing alternatives within the medical device biocompatibility space.

Nick Hibbard, In-Vitro Scientific Research Fellow at WuXi AppTec Medical Device Testing 07.22.21

The Top 30 and Their Impact on the C-Suite

MPO’s top companies report is an excellent time to reflect upon the wide range of impacts these industry giants have on the medical device industry.

Florence Joffroy-Black and Dave Sheppard, MedWorld Advisors 07.22.21

Software & IT

Revolutionizing the Complaint Management Process with Artificial Intelligence

Digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the way organizations manage quality processes.

Zillery A. Fortner, Life Sciences Product Marketing Manager, Sparta Systems, a Honeywell Company 07.22.21

Supply Chain’s Latest Challenge: The Labor Shortage

During my career configuring global supply chains, I never imagined a lack of available (or willing) workers would become one of the most formidable challenges.

Chris Oleksy, Founder and CEO, Oleksy Enterprises and Co-Founder, Next Life Medical; CEO, Emergent Respiratory 07.22.21

Tips for Protecting Intellectual Property to Secure Funding

This column provides tips on how to ensure a medtech company’s other valuable intellectual property is ready for due diligence.

Roman Fayerberg, David J. Dykeman, Todd Basile, Registered Patent Attorneys, Greenberg Traurig LLP 07.22.21

Diagnostics

A One-Second Saliva-Based COVID Test

Researchers have built a microfluidic device capable of detecting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a saliva sample within an astonishing one second.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 06.02.21

Will Recent Changes in CMS Rules Sink Us?

As of Jan. 1, CMS started cutting its list of inpatient-only services.

Dawn A. Lissy, Founder & President, Empirical 06.02.21

Materials

Single-Use Yet Sustainable: Three Steps to Tackle Environmental Responsibility

Medical device manufacturers have been working for quite some time to respond to increasing demand for environmental sustainability.

George I’ons, Head of Product Strategy and Insights, Owen Mumford Pharmaceutical Services 06.02.21

R&D & Design

5 Steps to Minimize the Impact of Product Development Scope Creep

This article will cover signs of scope creep and a suggested method and approach to minimize that impact.

Shaher Ahmad, Partner, Factor 7 Medical 06.02.21

Packaging & Sterilization

Packaging Design Considerations to Ensure a Safe, Sterile Medical Device

Choosing the right packaging configuration for a medical device is critical to ensure safety and sterility to the end user.

Britt Jones, Manager, Chemistry & Package Testing, WuXi AppTec Medical Device Testing 06.02.21

Successfully Executing M&A as a Growth Strategy

Predictably muted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, mergers and acquisitions have increased significantly over the first four months.

Florence Joffroy-Black and Dave Sheppard, MedWorld Advisors 06.02.21

Software & IT

4 Ways Digital Will Transform Medtech Product Development

Organizations will continue to embrace digital solutions to transform how they work and speed the total product lifecycle.

Seth Goldenberg, Ph.D., Vice President, MedTech, Veeva Systems 06.02.21

Digital Health

Digital Devices, OEMs, and the Supply Chain: The End of the World as We Know It

Digitally capable, linked devices often produce superior outcomes to electromechanical devices that have been the mainstays of OEM product lines for decades.

Tony Freeman, President, A.S. Freeman Advisors 06.02.21

Packaging & Sterilization