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Packaging & Sterilization

Can the Sector Rise to the Personalized Packaging Logistical Challenge?

How the life sciences market’s growing appetite for increased personalization will test the healthcare sector’s capabilities.

Gurdip Singh, CEO of Kallik 05.28.20

Managing and Leading Medical Device Companies and Teams During the Pandemic

Industry experts weigh in on dealing with current and future disruptions.

Jon Speer, Founder and VP of QA/RA at Greenlight Guru 05.28.20

R&D & Design

6 Questions To Ask When Developing a Wearable Medical Device

How to design around skin—the unique substrate your device will adhere to.

Del R. Lawson, Ph.D., and Kris Godbey 05.28.20

Diagnostics

Value-Based Healthcare Driving POC Diagnostics Innovation

Point-of-care technologies can help minimize the cost of healthcare services.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.18.20

Materials

Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis: Best Practices in PPE Development and FDA Review

How a supply partner can help a non-traditional medtech manufacturer navigate the regulatory process successfully.

Lise H. Moloney, Director of Business Development—Healthcare, Sciessent 05.18.20

Economic Operators Acquire New Responsibilities Under MDR

Survey finds 40 percent of organizations were still in the process of identifying their requirements relative to EOs.

Beth Crandall, Managing Director—Global Solutions Delivery Leader, Maetrics 05.18.20

7 'Expanse-ive' Medical Devices

A medical designer’s (very) informal review of sci-fi props in "The Expanse."

Nigel Syrotuck, Mechanical Engineer Team Lead, StarFish Medical 05.14.20

R&D & Design

Medtech R&D Process Aided by Big Data, AI

Digital health allows researchers and engineers to incorporate data sets of user behaviors into their prototypes during the early phases of R&D.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.13.20

R&D & Design

Problem-Solving is Key to Effective R&D

A better understanding of a medical issue enables companies to drive innovation efforts towards holistic solutions.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.05.20

Digital Health | Software & IT

Vulnerabilities in Healthcare: 2020 MedTech Cyberchaos Overview

The current pandemic has hospitals using a variety of new technologies, some of which may not be safeguarded against digital attack.

Ben Hartwig, Web Operations Executive, InfoTracer 05.05.20

Contract Manufacturing

Translating Outsourcing into Pandemic-Proof Manufacturing

Using remote service providers and allowing telecommuting can provide unexpected benefits to medical device manufacturers beyond being prepared for a pandemic.

Ofer Tirosh, CEO, Tomedes 05.04.20

Value-Based Environment is Crucial to Developing Innovative R&D

When incubating an idea, product value must be a consideration.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.01.20

How Are MPO’s Top 30 Addressing COVID-19?

CEOs of Johnson & Johnson, Abbott, 3M, and Cardinal Health named to White House COVID-19 economic task force.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.01.20

Navigating COVID-19 and Its Impact on the Medical Device Landscape

During this crisis, medtech manufacturers need to be flexible and able to respond to a constantly changing environment.

Jon Speer, Founder and VP of QA/RA, Greenlight Guru 05.01.20

Software & IT

Exploring the Blockchain Option for Healthcare

Discover how blockchain technology can enhance the healthcare sector through cost reduction, traceability, and security.

Stepan Shablinsky, Lead Software Engineer, Mbicycle 04.30.20

Contract Manufacturing

COVID-19’s Steep Learning Curve: Retooling to Meet Medtech Manufacturing Requirements

There are challenges to address for non-medical device manufacturers seeking to assist with the effort against COVID-19.

Deborah Jennings-Conner, Director—Global Life and Health Sciences Regulatory and Testing Assurance, and Stewart Eisenhart, Senior Regulatory Analyst, UL 04.30.20

Packaging & Sterilization