Based on my experience working in the field, I prefer to work in small teams. This allows for everyone to get to know each other quickly and easily, while recognizing different strengths and weaknesse...

From my experience of working in the biomedical industry, conflicts between team members can be the reason a team becomes stronger or weaker. For example, if a team overcomes an internal conflict, the...

It is clear that the main priority of the stakeholders is profit and reaching finance goals, while the customers value product safety and affordability. While there are some times where the values of ...

There are several obvious things that companies would agree to keep confidential with a consulting firm. These include parts pertaining to intellectual property, client information, financial data, an...

Verbal contracts seem like a tricky part of the legal processes. There are several ways to ensure that verbal agreements are kept, though it may be difficult. There can be witnesses present at the ini...

It seems absolutely necessary to have arrangements for how operations if something unfortunate were to happen to me as the owner or CEO of the company. Unless there is a company policy, prior agreemen...

Unfortunately, in this organizational structure, there seems to be several issues. From the favoritism to the lack of concern for quality and regulatory needs, there needs to be a re evaluation of how...

Upper management and middle management often fall into the blame game when it comes to the state of a company, especially a biomedical device company. As other posts have mentioned, upper management i...

The original post in this thread raises an important point, but I believe there is a simple answer. While assembling a project team, it is important to have people with a variety of skills, strong kno...

Whether for a certain class or for personal research, I have certainly read some research papers, which after I read, I said "that should not have been released". One of the reasons why I might have t...

The industry and academia is an interesting Venn diagram in the realm of biomedical engineering. In terms of the qualities that one must have to possess, the center of the Venn diagram must include pa...

The claim that one wants to perform research that has immediate effects and benefits seems to be somewhat flawed. The immediate benefits of a laboratory study is decided by the results of the study. I...

Meeting minutes are one facet of the diamond I like to call personal responsibility in the workplace. It may seem tedious and unnecessary, but taking notes for every meeting or call is absolutely nece...

From my work experience with a biomedical device that utilizes software, software validation is integral to the success of the device in the field. One issue with software that I have seen be dealt wi...

I believe there needs to be clarification over the design control requirements by the FDA for class I, II, and III devices. The initial post in this thread states that design controls are mandated by ...