While they are both important, an we all agree that they are, I think, from a logical standpoint, research for the current generation is and should continue to be the bulk of completed research. There...

My biggest concern in that scenario, like many others, would be the quality of the work done at the outsourced lab. While outsourcing always poses a quality issue, the most dubious aspect of this scen...

As technology progresses, animal studies will be phased out more and more in favor of computer simulations. Currently however, animal studies are needed because there is no alternative. There are step...

When a milestone is missed, it means that something pertaining to the project was misplaced. This could be resources, foresight, proper documentation, or failure to plan for setbacks. If the missed mi...

I see a lot of posts on here citing the FDA as a huge difference between a medical device project and a construction project. However, this is just one of many huge differences. The FDA makes life har...

To revive this discussion, I believe the roles of managers and engineers in a project fit a Venn Diagram. One circle is strictly managerial/business tasks and the other is purely design and build task...

Learn connect and learn again. As a student, your job is to learn. Not just your discipline but everything possible. From biomedical engineering to design to cooking to networking. The more you know t...

While the idea of a ratio of professional to theoretical classes is a possible solution for making sure all students have industry read skills, I disagree with the ratio idea completely. When deciding...

My advisor used to tell me "biomedical engineering is a third mechanical, a third chemical, a third electrical, and a third biology". And from what I have seen of the major, it is true. We may not go ...