In order to eliminate the placebo effect, researchers have to ensure that both products look as close to identical as possible. For example, if a clinical trial is being conducted using auto-injectors...

During undergrad, I had a course called FDA Regulations of Medical Devices which served as a good precursor to how medical devices are developed in accordance with FDA regulations. In that course, we ...

A way that companies could incentivize participation in a clinical trial is through having benefits that could improve their health. For example, if a company is conducting a clinical trial on a speci...

Participation has become a huge factor in marketing due to the popularity of social media. Social media has provided companies with the opportunity to turn their marketing into a two-way conversation,...

Transitioning from engineering into sales or marketing would be an interesting potential future opportunity, but personally, I would currently prefer working in engineering. Sales and marketing have a...

In the current age of social media, it has proven to be a very successful way of reaching a wide audience. Social media allows for a more interactive experience with an audience through the use of pol...

The type of corporation would ultimately depend on the goal of the company, but I would choose a Limited Liability Company (LLC). An LLC allows for multiple owners, which can be extremely valuable whe...

From what I've heard from other more experienced individuals within industry, most individuals who have worked at a start-up company emphasize the amount of learning that they had during that opportun...

Engineering students should take an additional business course to be better prepared for entering industry since business classes would provide valuable information that could help in the transition f...

In my experience working in Quality last summer as an intern, Root Cause Analyses were used very frequently. They are used frequently as a starting point for Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions ...

Last summer I worked as an intern in Quality Compliance at a medical device company. Within that function, my role was centered on working on Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPAs). The wor...

The challenges that a physician would face in trying to create a medical device is that they may not have experience with design controls, such as understanding how to develop design inputs, outputs, ...

An example of a combination product is an auto-injector. An auto-injector contains a pre-filled syringe and the device releases a plunger that contains a spring when activated to inject the drug produ...

Over the course of the last year, the FDA recalled Smiths Medical's Computerized Ambulatory Delivery Device pump, which is a combination product which delivers a drug at a programmed time and dose. Th...

There is value in both types of research, as they are both important to future contributions to the field. In my experience, I would rather do research that I am able to see have an impact in my lifet...