R&D & Design
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R&D & Design
Building a Strategic Patent Portfolio that Doesn’t Break the Bank
A strategic patent portfolio is crucial to a medical technology company’s growth and survival, and also provides numerous business advantages. Patent portfolios are often the driving force in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public offerings…David J. Dykeman, Co-chair, Global Life Sciences & Medical Technology Group, Greenberg Traurig LLP 09.07.18
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R&D & Design
The Impact of Changing Healthcare Economics on Device Design
As the world’s largest and most profitable medical device market, the United States is economically essential for the launch of new products. OEMs must be successful in America to fund global marketing and R&D. Yet the U.S. is topping out i…Tony Freeman, President, A.S. Freeman Advisors, LLC 09.07.18
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R&D & Design
Finding Balance by Design
Every team developing a new product sets out determined to design the best product possible, but the word “best” isn’t precise enough. Products are subject to business realities and constraints, often comprised of many attributes th…David C. Robson, Principal, Robson Advisors 09.07.18
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Electronics | Materials | R&D & Design
How to Choose Fasteners for Your Medical Device
How designers can get the most out of their fasteners to create an affordable, repeatable, and safe medical device.Online Exclusives Nigel Syrotuck, Mechanical Engineer, StarFish Medical 08.29.18
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R&D & Design | Software & IT
5 Reasons Design Controls and Risk Management Processes Fail
Design controls do not have to be the big, imposing task they are often made out to be.Online Exclusives Jon Speer, Co-Founder and VP of QA/RA, Greenlight Guru 08.20.18
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R&D & Design
Second-Generation Products—Pressing the “Re-Do” Button
Introducing a product involves myriad best guesses and estimations. There is often no way to adequately know everything in advance of release. A design team can conduct research and user evaluations and follow best practices to anticipate user needs,…David C. Robson, Principal, Robson Advisors 07.26.18
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Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Laser Processing | Molding | Packaging & Sterilization | R&D & Design | Testing | Tubing & Extrusion
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
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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
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Contract Manufacturing | Digital Health | Electronics | R&D & Design
Electronics Integration into Disposable and Single-Use Medical Devices
A number of critical factors need to be considered in order to ensure a successful implementation.Online Exclusives Rick Walker, GM Product Design and Development, & Meredith Canty, Director Drug Delivery Systems, at SMC Ltd. 06.29.18
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Cardiovascular | Contract Manufacturing | Neurological | R&D & Design
Minimally Invasive Device Segments from Creganna Medical
Read about a variety of Minimally Invasive Device Solutions from Creganna Medical
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R&D & Design
The Future’s So Bright, You Gotta Wear Shades
Thirty years ago, CAD was not broadly available. Components, assemblies, and mold drawings were drawn on vellum—with a pencil—and printed on paper. The internet as we know it did not exist. Engineers and buyers had to peruse the Thomas Re…David C. Robson, Principal, Robson Advisors 06.04.18
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Cardiovascular | R&D & Design | Software & IT | Surgical
Computer-Designed Customized Regenerative Heart Valves
Simulation can help optimize the design and composition of the regenerative heart valves and develop customized implants.University of Zurich 05.11.18
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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
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R&D & Design
To Clinical or Not to Clinical, That Is the Question
For simple or well-characterized medical products, it is risk-appropriate and most cost effective to immediately design and engineer the commercial configuration of the device. In these cases, the design would presumably be sufficiently “locked…David C. Robson, Principal, Robson Advisors 05.03.18
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Electronics | R&D & Design
Cyient Acquires Semiconductor Firm AnSem N.V.
A university of Leuven spinoff, AnSem is fabless analog application-specific integrated circuits design service company.PR Newswire 04.27.18
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R&D & Design | Software & IT
Software for Medical Devices: Six Practices You Should Not Overlook
As a software element exists with a large majority of devices, getting the development right is critical to market success.Online Exclusives Yuri Kirkel, EVP, Auriga Inc. 04.26.18
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R&D & Design
Q&A: 2018 IDSA Medical Design Conference
Dr. Bryce Rutter, chair for this year’s event, addresses several questions regarding the medical design conference.Online Exclusives Dr. Bryce Rutter, Founder and CEO, Metaphase Design Group 03.20.18
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Contract Manufacturing | R&D & Design
NN Inc. Acquires Bridgemedica
The acquisition expands NN's new product design engineering and development capabilities.PR Newswire 02.23.18
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Electronics | R&D & Design
7 Considerations for Designing Medical Device Mechanisms
Mechanisms can be the defining feature of a successful medical device.Online Exclusives Nigel Syrotuck, Mechanical Engineer, StarFish Medical 02.23.18
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R&D & Design
Shop Smart: How to Make the Most of the Prototype Phase
There are two basic types of people: Those who make sweeping generalizations, and those who don’t. (Actually, there’s a third type—one who opens columns with corny jokes and strains to hear the laugh track over the lonely cricket in…Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 01.30.18
