May 2026 Issue is Now Live!

Features

Renewed Relationships for Full-Service Medtech Outsourcing

Challenges in recent years have led medical device manufacturers to revisit their outsourcing strategies and engagement with strategic partners.

SPONSOR

Medbio offers support throughout each phase of the production process.

Specializing in precision injection molding, assembly, packaging, project management, and design support, we partner with customers to drive growth, success, and long-term profitability.

Features

Design Drivers for Medical Device Manufacturing

As medical device development grows more complex, the factors affecting this stage are numerous and sophisticated.

Features

Out-of-Body Experience: Examining In-Vitro Diagnostic Tech

Exploring next-generation sequencing technology and speaking with partners to in-vitro diagnostic manufacturers.

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Confluent Medical Technologies applies materials science to MedTech innovation.

Confluent specializes in the expert design, development, and large-scale manufacturing of interventional catheter-based devices and implants.

Editor's Letter

A Financial Boost for Medtech Innovation

In March, Congress passed legislation that reenabled the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.

Dollars & $ense

From Innovation to IPO: A Strategic Checklist for Medtech Companies

A strategic IP portfolio can strengthen investor confidence, protect innovation, and position companies for sustained growth after going public.

Design Viewpoint

AI/ML in Medical Devices: Planning Safe Model Updates with PCCPs and Iterative Development

How to improve AI/ML models over time without introducing risk or triggering repeated regulatory delays.

Supply Chain

Robotics and the Medical Device Supply Chain

The key is to tailor offerings to the unique needs of robotic medical programs rather than what has worked in the past for traditional devices.

Cybersecurity

To Provide or Not: Bring Your Own Device vs. Kitted

How to determine whether to "Bring Your Own Device" or supply a smartphone with the medical device.

Software Solutions

Agentic AI as Embedded Decision Makers in Diagnostic Devices

As these systems evolve, agentic AI will eventually execute multi-step clinical tasks with minimal human oversight.

C-Suite Reflections

Building Intrinsic Value in Your Medtech Business: The Disciplines That Drive Premium Exits

Medtech executives or board members with an eye toward a future liquidity event should start building intrinsic value in their respective organizations now.

Regulatory Perspectives

What U.S. Manufacturers Need to Know About EU’s Medical Device Rules Fix

Europe is serious about becoming a more efficient, predictable market in which to commercialize medical devices.​

From the Bench

Why Toxicology Is Becoming the Backbone of Biocompatibility

The question is no longer whether a medical device passes a test. Regulators want to understand why the device is safe.

Columns

Crossing the Finish Line: Surface Texture Recreation with Laser Micromachining

Laser ablation has the potential to replace mechanical micromilling, die-sink and wire EDM, and media blasting processes.

Best Practices

Driving Operational Efficiency and Economic Impact Through an ESG Program

The results have been evident across safety performance, workforce engagement, resource efficiency, and supply chain processes.

Datawatch

SaMD: From Side Project to Central Strategy

For medtech’s capital equipment-savvy audience, SaMD is no longer just a digital adjunct.

Medtech Musings

To Err is (In)Human: AI Is Not Infallible

It has erred in the past and will likely slip up in the future because—well, nothing is perfect.

Solution Centers SPOTLIGHT

Innovize

At Innovize, we convert flexible materials into your complex, wearable medical devices. We excel at transforming film-based components into advanced finished products or component parts. Our team collaborates closely with yours to transform innovative ideas into market ready solutions.