Social media has in way lifted the veil between consumers and companies. Individuals are now free to tag a company and address their grievances or compliments directly to them and many times the company responds. Additionally, a person can post…   Read more»

This is a very good question with many interesting perspectives being posted. For me, I usually would not apply to a company if I were not okay with they type of organization. I consider all aspects before deciding to join….   Read more»

  Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) and Limited Liability Companies (LLC) both have limited risk assumed by the owners. LLP are generally run by members, have uncomplicated flow through taxes and have limited liability. LLCs on the other hand can have…   Read more»

When it comes to mitigating risk I understand why labels are the least effective in most cases. When it comes to over the counter medications, people do tend to read the label about appropriate use and dosage, but that cannot…   Read more»

Do you believe risk management is an important part of the planning phase?  Is it necessary or it is just a waste of money and time? Why? Risk management is an integral and highly necessary part of the planning phase….   Read more»

What are internal and external risk? How might a medical device develop company/ manufactures be impacted by both (provide examples)? Internal risks occur within an organization and include factors such as burnt out employees, labor shortages, outdated technology, etc. These…   Read more»

I have never had to sign a non-compete but I intend to work in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry after I finish this program so I most likely will have to sign one. I find the concept interesting but…   Read more»

In your opinion, what is the best organizational structure, and which is the most effective? I believe the best organizational structure is the matrix structure as it combines aspects of the functional and project based structures without the risk of…   Read more»

If I were to start a medical device company, I would opt to operate under a matrix organization structure, preferably a strong matrix structure. In the strong matrix structure, the project managers would have more influence and would be able…   Read more»

If I were to start a medical device company, I would opt to operate under a matrix organization structure, preferably a strong matrix structure. In the strong matrix structure, the project managers would have more influence and would be able…   Read more»

Properly constructed and conducted design controls are integral to mitigating the risk of a product. The purpose of design controls is to ensure that corporations uphold their responsibility of releasing good products, that is produced in an ethical manner and…   Read more»

Design verification and validation are some of the last steps of the design control process. Design verification checks that the inputs outlined in the design input document match the outputs Verification involves creating and conducting tests for each output and…   Read more»

As stated in the topic, all nine design controls components are integral to the eventual manufacturing and production of a device. That being said, the design development plan (DDP) is one of the most important components as it is the…   Read more»

Adverse events including death are a reality, but not a routine occurrence in the field of research studies and clinical trials. As many have stated, patients signed informed consent forms that should outline the potential risks associated with participating in…   Read more»

I am interested in Alzheimer’s disease research and read a very interesting article for my molecular biology class about researchers using computational identification to find genes that may be associated with the regulation of Alzheimer’s gene expression with the future…   Read more»

Alzheimer’s is a complex disease that is not fully understood by scientists and researchers hence the numerous studies currently underway studying the condition. Current treatments consist of cholinesterase inhibitors and even their mechanism of treatment is also not fully understood….   Read more»

The approach to reasrch in academia and industry differ in many ways. The purpose of academic research is usually for the sake and beauty of research or to test a curiosity or question. Whereas in industry, research is conducted to…   Read more»

One of the main prioritirs for conducting research in industry is to make money and sometimes the scope ane scale of research exceeds its alloted resources. In my opinion certain parameters can be  downsized or changed while still maintaining the…   Read more»

Preclinical research trials are know to be performed on a single lab creature such as rodent, pig, fruit fly, or monkey. Most recent research appears that having an animal model and conditional differences in the studies can progress the quality…   Read more»