Features

Electronics

Driving Toward Custom Electronics

Off-the-shelf options can be adapted to suit needs, but more device makers are looking at custom electronic solutions.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 09.07.18

Cardiovascular

In Sync: A Review of Cardiac Rhythm Management Technologies

An aging world population and improved treatments for faulty heartbeats are driving growth in the global CRM market.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 09.07.18

Molding

Micro Giants: Micromolding for Medtech

Micromolding isn’t just scaled down injection molding—fabricating microscopic parts requires an entirely different approach.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 09.07.18

The 2018 Top 30 Global Medical Device Companies

M&A, chief executive changes & emerging market growth helped shape the 2017 fiscal performances of the industry’s top firms.

07.26.18

Materials

View from the Top

A Q&A with Polyzen’s Tilak Shah on his almost 50-year career in materials and medtech.

Bill Ellerkamp, Contributing Writer 07.26.18

Addressing Peak Issues in Medtech

The 2018 MPO Summit heads to Colorado for discussion, education, and networking.

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 07.26.18

R&D & Design

The DNA of Emotional Design

Designing user experiences to optimize the clinical team’s performance.

Bryce G Rutter, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Metaphase Design Group Inc. 07.26.18

Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Laser Processing | Molding | Tubing & Extrusion

How Do You Measure Up?

The first annual benchmarking survey for the medical device supply chain shows promise.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 07.26.18

Packaging & Sterilization | Testing

Five Aspects of the ISO 11737-1:2018 Updates You Need to Know

What medical device manufacturers need to know about the recent changes to the ISO bioburden standard.

Martell Winters, Director of Scientific Competency, and Wendy Wangsgard, Ph.D., Senior Scientist—Nelson Laboratories 07.23.18

The ISO 13485:2016 Transition Journey

Results of an ASQ Biomedical Division survey on the move to the new standard are shared.

Jim Shore, Chair-Elect, ASQ Biomedical Division 06.04.18

Diagnostics | Digital Health | Patient Monitoring

Home Field Advantage: Examining Home Diagnostics for Chronic Disease

Diagnostic and monitoring devices designed for the home enable patients to be more proactively involved in their own health.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 06.04.18

Molding

Molding’s Evolution

An array of technological advancements move the part fabrication process into the future.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 06.04.18

Packaging & Sterilization

That’s a Wrap: Addressing Packaging and Sterilization Considerations

Multiple factors are impacting the closing, but critical, processes associated with the end of product manufacturing.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 06.04.18

15-Year Anniversary: A Reflection on Industry Changes Over MPO's Lifetime

MPO’s Editorial Advisory Board reflects on 15 years of outsourcing and the medtech industry as a whole.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 06.04.18

A Services Convergence: A Review of Medtech's Consolidating Supply Chain

A survey of mergers and acquisition activity in the medtech outsourced manufacturing market.

Bill Ellerkamp, Contributing Writer 05.03.18

Contract Manufacturing

Developing the True Partnership: A Full-Service Outsourcing Roundtable

Successful OEMs recognize their top service providers as development partners instead of transactional suppliers.

Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 05.03.18

So Fruitful Together: An M&A Roundtable

M&A is a key component of evolving business strategies that will enable companies to better compete in a value-driven market.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.03.18

R&D & Design

Designing from Finish to Start

When developing products for a value-based environment, it can be helpful to consider the end result first.

Steve Maylish and Vicki Caiati 05.03.18

India’s New Medical Devices Rules

The country’s MDR has eight provisions every manufacturer should know if interested in doing business in India.

Blake E. Wilson and Shilpa Prem, Hogan Lovells 04.03.18