I, personally, don't see myself getting involved in a partnership or starting a business in general. Although there is less risk financially and there is a larger system of support, people will always...

Unfortunately, it is the job of the quality department to make sure all other departments are following procedure and doing what they are supposed to be doing. While this may cause some bad relations,...

Now this is something that has bothered me for a long time. I have always said that, while physicians and big pharma are here to assess and relieve our ailments, at the end of the day it's all about m...

This is a great discussion topic. I have always been a huge supporter of the saying "measure twice, cut once". In other words, be absolutely, positively sure of what you're doing before you do it so y...

I do see what you mean but I understand the purpose of the 510(k) form. Ive said before, science and medicine is always changing along with our understanding of the body and devices. A device will nev...

This is a good question. There are a few reasons why products take so long to be recalled. One is that the effects of the product may be working perfectly initially but over time it may go bad due to ...

At first glance of the FDAs second part of their mission statement, I was also thinking this same thing. If they say that they are "advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that mak...

Animal testing is very important in the advancement of medicine and medical devices. It is important to try to get as close to the human anatomy as possible when testing and I understand that it is no...

The two topics of project management and pre-clinical research are actually pretty closely related depending on the project itself. In the scenario you gave us, you asked how important pre-clinical re...

This is a good question. I never really thought about the ethics of animal testing. To an extent, I do understand the issue with animal testing. These animals are at risk for dying while being tested ...

I believe that if the milestones are set by you or your group and you are unable to meet them, then missing them is considered a failure. However if the milestone missed is a result of the product not...

I personally have never worked on a project where there was more than one project manager but I think the idea is great depending on the size of the project and the amount of moving parts. If the proj...

I think that all of the phases are very important and rely on one another to some capacity. However if I had to choose the one phase that is the most crucial to the success of a project, it would have...