I have worked as a contractor for major pharmaceutical companies and remember signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). I could not share any information with any other biopharma companies if I were to be employed by them. However, that never discouraged…   Read more»

@sseal98 I work in the biopharmaceutical industry as well, and I am never bored also. During certain times of the year, there can be overwhelming situations when you have to meet a deadline for a lot of project teams and…   Read more»

I currently work in a matrix organization in the biopharmaceutical industry. I don’t mind working in a matrix organization since it allows me to support different teams and learn what each department is responsible for. Working for a matrix type…   Read more»

Post-market surveillance can give pharmaceutical and medical device businesses more knowledge about the natural history of the disease, the performance of their product in comparison to other marketed goods, and the natural history of the condition. The sponsoring firm can…   Read more»

If there is a low level of severity and low probability of the risk occurring, I think it is worth accepting the risk associated with the medical device. In this scenario, the reward outweighs the risk of the device’s intended…   Read more»

When it pertains to the use of painkillers, it is up to the consumer to follow the instructions that are on the label. Drug companies do a great job at fully listing the directions of use and possible side effects…   Read more»

For the most part, corporations do a pretty good job of designing and releasing good products. Since we are in a huge capitalist society, companies put a lot of effort into their products to turn a large profit. Designing something…   Read more»

Meeting minutes are an important part of the design control process. There should be an assigned person to take meeting minutes for every meeting, and that person should send the minutes to everyone who attended and missed the meeting. To…   Read more»

Design verification ensures that your design outputs match your design inputs. To put it another way, did you design the device correctly? Validation is establishing that the device’s design fulfills the user needs and intended usage. 

Money will always be the main incentive for people to participate in a clinical trial. Another option would be to offer a more helpful non-monetary incentive. If the participants in the study are college students, the organizers of the research…   Read more»

There are many advantages and disadvantages when it comes to clinical trials and studies.  Advantages – Development of new drug with a high efficacy rate – Vast range of individuals (sex, gender, age, race, etc.) can participate and provide results…   Read more»

If Henrietta Lacks had checked “No” for research use of her cells, scientists would have still figured out a way to develop treatments for various diseases without her cells. There are dozens of treatments that were developed without her DNA,…   Read more»

The internet has changed marketing by allowing a person’s product to be advertised on various platforms (Tiktok, FB, IG, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) and reach more demographics than traditional marketing strategies. We can now purchase something from our smartphones with the…   Read more»

@jbdoddo1 I thought I was the only one playing devil’s advocate by saying placement is the most important of the four Ps. As someone with over 15yrs of retail and customer service management experience, I can say that where you…   Read more»

@ronakmandaliya You made a great point about choosing a start-up over an already-established company. I think the decision is totally up to the individual and what their long and short-term goals are with the company and personally. A start-up company…   Read more»

The FDA instructed all makers of surgery mesh goods used for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair to cease advertising and marketing their goods throughout the United States instantaneously in April 2019. Since the FDA reclassified these devices in class III…   Read more»

Combination Product: Trulicity Trulicity is a once-weekly injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that has been approved for use as a supplement to diet and exercise in persons with type 2 diabetes to enhance glycemic control. It helps patients’ bodies release…   Read more»

A corporation will build and manage a quality assurance (QA) system to make sure that the products and services it offers are of a continuously high standard and adhere to legal and organizational requirements. QA supports employees in achieving quality…   Read more»

I believe animal diversity can have a very positive influence on the pre-clinical trials of any drug or device. Since many of the animals used in research, such as pigs, rodents, and rabbits, are similar in physiology and genetic make…   Read more»