Field Reports
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...
Advice from KCI's Cathy Burzik on Acquisitions [Video]
Oct 03, 2011
    Catherine M. Burzik is president and CEO of KCI. I got a chance to listen to her at AdvaMed 2011, and put together a video blog on her...
Alfred Mann Wins MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award
Apr 28, 2011
Serial entrepreneur, inventor, and philanthropist Alfred Mann has become something of a legend in the medical device industry. So it’s only fitting that...
Japan Update: How the Crisis Is Affecting the Country's Medtech Industry
Apr 22, 2011
Japan has raised the crisis rating of the Fukushima nuclear power plant to 7 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, writes Tokyo-based UBM...
$89 billion in branded prescription sales at risk for generic competition by 2014: PharmaLive Special Reports
Oct 22, 2010
Newtown, PA October 22, 2010   Generic drugs account for more than 70% of prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. and that figure is expected to grow as brand...
Hologic's 3-D Mammogram Gets FDA Panel's Blessing
Sep 27, 2010
In a 12-0 vote, an FDA panel has found Hologic's 3-D mammmography device to be safe. The panel stated that the Selenia Dimensions 3-D improves the...
Simulation Imitates Life
Aug 16, 2010
Battelle collaborates with OhioHealth's CME+I on conducting patient simulation testing. With more scrutiny from FDA and more hospital restrictions,...
Forwarding my medical education thanks to Micro
Aug 10, 2010
  Little by little, I’m learning about the medical device industry. With my EE background, I’m finding that it’s not as hard as I...
EXCMR's $2.8 Million Moves It Closer to Product Launch
Jul 19, 2010
EXCMR Ltd., an early-stage company based in Columbus, Ohio, is receiving $2.8 million in grants to help accelerate further development of its hydraulic...
Preparing for the Device Tax
Jun 28, 2010
Device manufacturers across the country aren't happy about the $20 billion tax that industry will be faced with in 2013. In Indiana, they're keeping in eye on...