Ibraheem Shaikh

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RE: FDA rules too strict?

The standard example generally given to justify the FDA's rules is Thalidomide, which resulted in thousands of babies being born with deformed limbs because their mothers used it during pregnancy. Hai...

In forum Regulatory Basics for Medical Devices

8 years ago
RE: Failure's of Pre-Clinical / Clinical Research

While I have never encountered a catastrophic failure for the clinical research we do in our lab, we have encountered a number of setbacks. The most common reason for these is rushing and failing to f...

In forum Pre-clinical Device Development

8 years ago
RE: Research for the Fututre or Now?

As far as a company producing products is concerned, research for the future is even more important than research for the "now." This is true for almost any company that isn't monopolizing a particula...

In forum Pre-clinical Device Development

8 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Beyond experimental design issues

Very generally speaking, the distance of the institute conducting the research is not a huge concern in the face of modern communication technology and shipping availability. The most important factor...

In forum Pre-clinical Device Development

8 years ago
RE: Manager Vs Engineering

Krp76 is absolutely right about a manager needing experience to avoid mistakes and issues during a project. A technical background helps a manager avoid make small but potentially catastrophic mistake...

In forum Intro to Project Management

8 years ago
RE: Project Management Softwares

I will confirm that Microsoft Project is a great tool, with a variety of options. Another popular project management tool that may have also been used by some of my classmates is Asana, which is a web...

In forum Intro to Project Management

8 years ago
RE: Multiple Project Managers for one project

Although I do not have industry experience, my (limited) experience in working with hierarchical groups leads me to believe that having multiple managers can sometimes be a recipe for disaster. Being ...

In forum Intro to Project Management

8 years ago
RE: Professions in Academia and the Industry

As a hopeful medical student, I took this course because working on medical products is something I would love to do as a doctor. As a doctor, I would be in a position to provide valuable consulting e...

In forum Introduction to Medical Device Development

8 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Practical vs. Informational courses

While a lot of us feel that NJIT does not provide enough practical courses (and probably rightfully so), it is important to note that NJIT, as far as I know, does not notably lag behind other universi...

In forum Introduction to Medical Device Development

8 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Academia vs. Industry

I definitely agree that time flexibility is a significant advantage of Academia. Industry, of course, pays better, but it is important to note that pay and advancements depend on your work being notic...

In forum Introduction to Medical Device Development

8 years ago
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