Development
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...
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...
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...
Getting Real: The Consulting Version of "Good, Fast, or Cheap—Which Two Do You Want?"
Dec 16, 2011
Last week, at the Biomedevice conference in San Jose, at a presentation titled "Speed to Market for Medical Devices," panel member ...
The Roadblock May Not Be the FDA After All
Dec 16, 2011
A colleague and I visited with a startup company last week, one that was designing a product that can detect certain ailments through your breath. Named...
What Does "The Big Lebowski" Have to Do with Medical Device Design?
Dec 14, 2011
To answer that question, the "Dude" from the Coen brothers' cult classic "The Big Lebowski" was the inspiration for one of six personas...
Guest Blog: When to Leak Test
Dec 07, 2011
When designing a device or an assembly line that involves testing, it’s important to know the various forks in the road that will affect the ultimate...
Florida is walking the walk for medtech
Nov 30, 2011
I was invited down to Florida recently to view some of the advances they’ve made in the medical device space. Representatives from that state have been...
VC Are Looking across the Pond
Nov 23, 2011
I wrote a blog recently for our sister site, EMDT, where I discussed how many OEMs are going to Europe to design, test, and even sell their medical devices...