I touched on this topic in a different post. The relationship between QA and other departments like R&D and manufacturing is essential to keeping order and communication in the the process of developing and mass producing any kind of device,…   Read more»

Each illness and remedy needs to be examined individually in order to substantiate your claim. Many illnesses don’t have a cure yet, so the remedy that physicians prescribe or treat patients with cannot cure them and the patient knows that….   Read more»

I think the key to having exceptional and easy Quality Control is having a solid structure throughout the company. Keeping logs of what is going on in every department (R&D and manufacturing mostly) throughout everyday is important so that if…   Read more»

Recently some capsules sold by Sandoz Inc. got recalled by the FDA. Apparently it had excessive amounts of some ingredient for the drug. When it comes to a recall like this, I think the FDA is in fact more at…   Read more»

When it comes to a medical device, you can’t really pick between accuracy and precision; you need both! A pacemaker can’t be accurate without being precise as this would definitely cause a heart attack. You also don’t want a pacemaker…   Read more»

If the FDA were in charge of “organic” labeling, the word would be thrown around much less often. It’s true that most of the food in America is not organic, but what you may not know is that there are…   Read more»

I currently work as a research assistant in academia. There are a lot of pros to working in academia. A few are that the deadlines have a larger spread in dates, meaning that there is more time to get things…   Read more»

While I agree that both kinds of research are important, I like that research in industry is applied to a real product faster. I currently do research in academia while I complete my MS in biomedical engineering, and it feels…   Read more»

With so many recent advancements in technology for simulations and computing, some people may argue that animal testing is unethical. However, when looking case-by-case at different applications of animal testing, it is clear that it is necessary. Even with a…   Read more»

Revenue for a company is like air for a human being. When it comes to a medical device company, there are a few questions to ask in order to make sure they not only come out of the project breathing,…   Read more»

Having multiple project managers, in general, is a bad idea. A company I used to work for had multiple project managers who would collaborate on different projects. I can only say that the accountability for individual tasks would get lost…   Read more»

I think someone who knows more about the field in any industry could answer this better but I would identify a good project manager by asking about the other people they oversee. You could tell a project manager is good…   Read more»

My dad worked in academia so I have an understanding that working in academia is much more comfortable than working in industry. In academia, you’ll have a life where as long as you get your work done, teach your classes,…   Read more»

I think the whole life structure of getting a degree and then getting a job in the same field as your degree is beginning to change. The way that BME is a “little of everything” very much supports that. It…   Read more»

Like probably most other students pursuing their MS in BME, I also considered taking on the PhD. I think I’m still considering it, but my view is that if you want to work for another company in their R&D department,…   Read more»