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MD+DI's Top 5 Stories - May 2013
May 23, 2013
Catch up on some of the most popular stories and content on MDDIOnline   Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak Gets It. Device Industry Needs to Clone Him Medtronic'...
Where Is The Next Female Device Entrepreneur Likely to Open Her Company? (infographic)
May 23, 2013
Medical device companies founded by women are few and far between. But if there is some female entrepreneur out there itching to open a new device business, it...
Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak Gets It. Device Industry Needs to Clone Him
May 21, 2013
Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak The directors of the board at Medtronic must be fist bumping right now at how good their decision to hire an outsider - Omar...
This Week in Devices [5/17/2013]: Dying Better, Scam Artists, and the End of Moore's Law
May 17, 2013
A doctor fights for a lower-tech, higher-empathy approach to end-of-life care. A career con man exposes how Google AdWords helped him run an illegal online...
Per Capita Expenditure On Medical Devices Grew 33.9% Between 2006 and 2011
May 14, 2013
A new report published by the Canadian Health Policy Institute has found that Canada's average per capita expenditure on medical devices between 2006 and 2011...
Robert Langer's Formula for Start-Up Success
May 10, 2013
Medtech start-ups need five things in order to succeed, says Langer, who has launched at least 27 companies. Langer Robert Langer, the David H. Koch...
Is Medtronic Interested in Investing in Early Stage Companies? Well, Not Really
May 08, 2013
Venture capital firms have largely abandoned early stage deals. Note this horrifying figure from the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report that found...
Should Medical Device Companies Hire Employees Who Have Autism?
May 03, 2013
Some of the traits of autism could make people diagnosed with the disorder well suited for jobs in the medical device industry. An interesting NPR story from...
Some Medical Humor On A Dreary Friday Afternoon
May 03, 2013
It's a dreary Friday afternoon in Minnesota. We are in third day of May and still seeing white flakes that should really be illegal at this time of year....
This Week in Devices [5/3/2013]: China Wants To Boost Its Innovative Device Industry
May 03, 2013
China's FDA wants to boost the country's innovative device industry. A response to new European legislation on medical devices. University students' medical...