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Infographic—Hospital Spending on Medical Devices, Plus the Cost of Implant Procedures
Jan 30, 2012
Hospitals spend around $17 billion annuallly on physican preference items such as pacemakers, artificial knees, and spinal discs.    
Medical Manufacturing Is Moving to India
Jan 24, 2012
The medical device industry will continue to experience turbulence in the next decade or so, and India will be among the beneficiaries, according to...
Keeping the Focus on the Problem
Jan 18, 2012
In December, 2011, I had a conversation with medtech pioneer Mir Imran, who explained the importance of thoroughly studying a problem in the process of...
This Week in Devices: An Interview with Medtronic's CEO
Jan 16, 2012
Among stories in this edition of "This Week in Devices," Massdevice interviews Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak and Scanadu views for the $10-million X...
Nuvasive CEO: FDA's Policies Could Cost Company $70 Million
Jan 13, 2012
 Alex Lukianov On January 10, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the California Healthcare Institute, and BayBio released early results of the California...
Survey: Majority of Biomedical Companies Cutting R&D Projects
Jan 11, 2012
On January 10, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the California Healthcare Institute, and BayBio released preliminary findings of its California Biomedical Industry 2012...
The Medtech Leader Perspective on Globalization at OneMedPlace Conference
Jan 11, 2012
The OneMedPlace finance conference in San Francisco featured a panel discussion titled "AdvaMed 2012 CEO’s Unplugged: Global Outlook on Medical...
Be Prepared when Dealing with Chinese Firms: More Advice from OneMedPlace
Jan 09, 2012
It may sound like obvious advice, but when doing business in China, make sure you have a solid plan in place and that you thoroughly understand the regulatory...
For Medtech Firms, Things to Keep in Mind when Doing Business in China
Jan 09, 2012
It is well understood that China is a country marked by dramatic change. One of the observations shared at the China Forum at OneMedPlace today in San...
To Tinker or Invent?
Jan 08, 2012
Inspired by the content of a Malcom Gladwell talk, I wrote a post titled "It Can Be Better to Tinker than Invent" a couple of months ago. The truth...