NDA would not substitute for the patent. NDA is helpful for your legal case when the person who signed the NDA uses company’s idea as his own. However, NDA is not useful when the person who signed the NDA reveal the idea to the third party.
On the other hand,patents protect the idea from the people who innocently and coincidentally come out with…[Read more]

I think that oral agreement are often looked upon warily because they are not easily enforceable. Contract that are written are can be easily presented for a legal defense than the oral testimony. It is also difficult to remove contract defects when they are not in writing.

I work at the company which manufactures dental prosthetics. I consider this organization as a functional based one since this organization structure is a hierarchical organization structure wherein people are grouped as per their area of specialization. Each department have its own manager who will be responsible for the performance of his team…[Read more]

One of the method to use from the design perspective is R & M or reliability and maintainability. As a Design engineer, I want to make sure that the product will be reliable after further use. The product should also have low cost and easy maintainance going forward. The causes for maintenance and operating costs need to be studied in the initial…[Read more]

There were a lot of mistakes can be made while implementing the FMEA. The mistakes cause the FMECA not meeting the objectives of it. Conceptually, Poka Yoke is able to fit into the Process FMEA. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) helps predict and prevent problems through proper control or detection methods. Mistake proofing emphasizes…[Read more]

I believe that design controls should be part of the process used to determine the commercial viability of a product in development. Design input requirements can help customers and stakeholders identify and satisfy product requirements. Another vital part of the product development process is design output. A medical device cannot exist without…[Read more]

A mission statement communicates the organization’s reason for being, and how it aims to serve its key stakeholders. Customers, employees, and investors are the stakeholders most often emphasized, but other stakeholders like government or communities can also be discussed.

A vision statement, in contrast, is a future-oriented declaration of t…[Read more]

The four branch model as the construct of emotional intelligence: (1) the ability to accurately perceive, appraise and express emotion; (2) the ability to use emotion to facilitate thinking; (3)the ability to understand the temporal course and probable outcome of emotions; and (4) the ability to regulate emotions effectively.

Today’s m…[Read more]

I have not been a part of the audit during the the FDA or BSI visits. However, I have been called during the visit regarding the documents that I have written. Their main objective was to clear out the inconsistencies in the reports. The documentation meets the defined quality objective of the organizations The activities performed are in…[Read more]

In 2016, the FDA issued a final deeming regulation that will regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products, but the regulation, while addressing some key policy issues, still leaves significant regulatory gaps. In addition, the regulation will be phased in over the next few years, so even if it is not delayed as a result of litigation or other…[Read more]

There are many differences between doing research in academic and industry. I have had experienced both during my career. Amount of time given to the research in industry may not be as comparable to academics. However, proper structure in industry drives efficiency with the amount of time provided.

There were many factors that insured that I was…[Read more]