Sean Fenske, Editor05.01.17
As healthcare continues to be such an area of attention for headlines, it’s no surprise that more companies are seeking to get involved in the marketplace to offer solutions to the array of growing concerns such as chronic diseases, cancer, and diabetes, not to mention an aging baby boomer population. Most notable of late is the entrance of tech industry leaders such as Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Samsung, and Amazon, among others. These companies bring a unique skill set that’s not commonly seen in healthcare, including consumer design, data management, and Internet of Things familiarity. Given the direction healthcare is headed, all of these are valuable assets and make these companies new threats to traditional medical device OEMs (original equipment manufacturers).
On the other hand, these companies are not accustomed to functioning in the highly regulated medical device manufacturing environment. While many have brought in experts from the medtech sector, they still lack the manufacturing environment and culture that goes along with that regulatory knowledge. For them, outsourcing to a company that lives the regulated manufact
On the other hand, these companies are not accustomed to functioning in the highly regulated medical device manufacturing environment. While many have brought in experts from the medtech sector, they still lack the manufacturing environment and culture that goes along with that regulatory knowledge. For them, outsourcing to a company that lives the regulated manufact
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