Outsourcing
May 21, 2013
Rendering of Natvar's new location in Costa Rica. By Reina V. Slutske When it comes to Latin American expansion, many major medical device OEMs have...
Apr 22, 2013
Mack Molding cleared trails on land adjacent to its headquarters for employees to use for recreation. As medical device manufacturers outsource more...
Apr 18, 2013
    Enhancing Key Supplier Relationships Put in the time upfront. Understand the business needs and the supplier process thoroughly before tacking...
Apr 18, 2013
It has been half a decade since ISO 14971 listed the device requirements for a risk management system. Since then, manufacturers have struggled to implement...
Apr 04, 2013
Brazil, Russia, India, and China, collectively known as the BRIC countries, are the largest players in the medical device arena, following the United States,...
Mar 12, 2013
A report released by analyst and strategic advisory firm Axendia cautions device companies to look before they leap when it comes to outsourcing. The...
Sep 20, 2012
Medical device outsourcing is projected to reach $44.7 billion by 2017, according to Global Industry Analysts, Inc.1 The classic motivations fueling this trend...
Sep 14, 2012
The U.S. medtech industry is now following a path similar to the domestic automotive industry went through decades ago. In 1950, roughly 80% of all cars in the...
Aug 13, 2012
From a U.S. regulatory standpoint, it doesn’t much matter much where in the world medical devices are manufactured. Whether the path to market is the 510...
Aug 08, 2012
If you’re located in one of the battleground states for November’s election, you’ve probably seen at least one advertisement accusing...