The DID and DSD documents are essential to any medical device design project. The DID is essentially like the rough draft. It has the basic desires for the project but no specifics are included. It is generally composed by the…   Read more»

@ljatta Great observation, I would have to agree with you that customer input is just as important as the verification process. It would be a disaster to spend a ton of money on a perfectly made medical device that no…   Read more»

@leilani_johnson I agree with you, the verification process is like the rate limiting step of a biochemical reaction. Essentially production can only proceed once this step is passed. If the verification fails often times it could mean starting back over…   Read more»

I would have to disagree with many of my colleagues on this one. I actually believe it to be far more ethical and informational to compare new pharmaceuticals with the current standard of care vs the new drug. By doing…   Read more»

@jdfoster01 I agree with you on the double blind protocol and it being the gold standard of Clinical Research today. I’m curious how the triple blind studies compare to the double blind trials. I wonder if the validity of the…   Read more»

@akashranpura This is true doubled blinding the studies does help to eliminate bias during the trial especially with drug trials. Typically, the clinicians are pressured to show particular positive results and this is where the real issue occurs. I find…   Read more»

@reshamn I agree in the world of rampant social media platforms, companies are indeed more clever about how they interact with consumers. I’ve seen funny memes being twitted and pertinent viral videos being used to grab the attention of the…   Read more»

@kc4310 I literally thought it was just me, I could only find one S-Corp in Florida that appears to be family owned. I couldn’t initially see why any company would choose double taxation, but now I see that companies that…   Read more»

There are many factors to consider before choosing whether to be an S-Corp or C-Corp. Corporations can generally be broken down into two categories: there are C corporations or regular corporations (i.e Johnson and Johnson) that are just referred to as…   Read more»

Company (net worth) Johnson & Johnson (26 billion) Johnson & Johnson took the second spot in 2020. Johnson & Johnson’s Medical Devices segment includes a wide range of products used in the Orthopaedic, Surgery, Interventional Solutions and Eye Health fields….   Read more»

@pjf22 I agree with you, organizational skills are paramount and essential to QC. It’s a very meticulous set of checks and balances traversing each end of the production operations to ensure everything is done decently and in order. Those skills…   Read more»

@ljatta I agree with you, the FDA absolutely cannot guarantee anything as evidenced by what is allowed to be called food in America. Not to mention the pharmaceuticals that have been on the market for years just to be taken…   Read more»

@reshamn I completely agree with you. Quality in my opinion can be summed up in one word…Integrity. It’s literally the integrity of your company. Essentially what you do when the customer isn’t looking. The Quality Department of a company must…   Read more»

@wmckennedymsm-edu So true, I often wonder what goes through the minds of respected scientists who decide to engage in unscrupulous behaviors that cut corners in their research. Not only do they discredit themselves and their accomplishments, they put the public…   Read more»

@sseal98 I agree with you about the big companies being under immense scrutiny during the rapid COVID vaccine creation process; however, I don’t see that as a bad thing at all. It forced the companies to avoid unscrupulous behaviors because…   Read more»

@anthonynjit I agree that cutting corners in research or clinical trials is never a good idea or compliant with standard GLP. When testing the efficacy and safety of any medical device safety should be paramount. I do know that there…   Read more»

@wmckennedymsm-edu That is a great observation. Another thing I saw with a lot of hospitals during covid is that began to allow non-medical people to work from home like the medical coders and billers. They were able to decrease the…   Read more»

@ljatta Hi Lisa, I would absolutely see it as an advantage to take a job that I am overqualified for. In fact, it would be a great opportunity to assume a more leadership role among my peers to share the…   Read more»

@samscott I have heard this many times before. As a black woman who had her first doctorate degree at 25, I was seen as not having enough “experience” in the field I studied in so I would need to do…   Read more»

@prentism I was actually thinking the same thing. It was not idea to communicate virtually at the height of the pandemic; however, it was easy to accomplish. The efficiency of virtual communication is critical to a thriving business. Many meetings…   Read more»