I choose Merck for the financial assessment: I found these results base doff Yahoo financial page for companies. Doing a brief financially assessment off 2016 since some data isn’t up for 2017 yet. Income Sheet: Gross Profit : 26,444,000 Net…   Read more»

I have never thought to look at growth, revenue etc.. when even applying to a company. When I look for a job posting I typical look at the job based on requirements and the experience. I have already looked at…   Read more»

I researched largest private companies in America and found Cargil ranked 1 as well as it brings a revenue of $109.7 Billion dollars. For a company so “big” I have never heard of it before until last semester in Bio…   Read more»

I see and feel the passion you have towards a very strong argument towards the relationship of physician and pharmaceutical companies. I believe what you are posing is indeed happening in the world we live today. It is the result…   Read more»

The company I intern for has a NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) certification for some of their tanks. This certification is an industry-managed approach to conformity assessment of special processes that brings together technical experts from prime…   Read more»

In the last month or so at my Internship at Paramount Metal Finishings I have learned some about Quality Control. The company I intern for is not a medical device company however applications can be applied. The company takes military…   Read more»

It seems like from an article I read the 510 K process is towards the CDRH center. CDRH employees have expressed concerns to the current 510 (K) program because some of the devices being evaluated are rather complex. The reviewers…   Read more»

A medical device that I can’t speak to much on because of IP is considered a combination product. It’s a diagnostic device which can accurately read small concentrations in the pico-scale. The device can use blood and or urine to…   Read more»

From doing some reading on the FDA website a ‘recall’ is when a manufacturer takes a correction or removal to address a problem with a medical device that violates FDA law. The first action called “correction” address a problem with…   Read more»

I have done research in academia but not for industry. Based on what Dr.Simon has stated about academia in terms of research is 100% true for the most part. The timeline for doing experiments and in general research is not…   Read more»

As a pet owner, my view on this matter is will have a hint of bias towards how I respond. For me animals that are considered to be pets in the house I tend to cringe when I think of…   Read more»

Out of the three listed objectives, achievable is the critical objective. This objective has to be based on a plethora of other sub-factors. The amount of time it will take, the number of employees a company has, do we have…   Read more»

In theory, the WBS is an ideal template to follow when working on a project. I agree that the WBS is pertinent to the success of a project. In reality, people do not always follow the WBS due to people…   Read more»

I agree with you manolo in terms of asking questions that are critical when initiating the start of a project. The important question to ask is the following: Whatever the project we are doing is there a market for the…   Read more»

Undeniably we can say that industry has a demand that is sometimes unreasonable wither it be time given for a project, the quantity of something to be mass produced. With industry “cut corners” tends to be at the expense of…   Read more»

People have been saying co-ops and internships however I found it most difficult to acquire these because I did not use my academic advisor to help me. Always speaks to your academic advisor they have the contacts to help you…   Read more»

When I finally decided to take BME as a degree it came to the fact it had many different engineering disciplines associated with it. With many disciplines such as mechanical, chemical and electrical I knew this degree would give me…   Read more»

For this week’s simulation, an NCMR report would definitely have to be filled out for CamTech. CamTech would hear complaints rapidly once they heard about the volatile smell from there pouches. The PM and associates would have to have a…   Read more»

I would pick the broad category of being an investigator. More than likely be a medical device engineer of whatever the specified area of expertise, which the clinical trial is being done. I like solving problems, therefore, being an investigator…   Read more»

From a website it stated, “Market Competition increased, with supply market seeing continuous mergers and acquisitions, resulting in consolidations and CROs”( clinical leader website). I think the reason for the outsourcing is because it may be to much work for…   Read more»