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Brand Coloring

Dr. Simon touched upon Branding when going over the Facets of Marketing. The coloring is an important component to think about when branding a product/company. What kind of coloring do you notice comp...

In forum Marketing and Sales

6 years ago
Advertising

Advertising is a component of marketing. The way a product is promoted/advertised is what most average people notice about a product. What was a really great promotion/advertisement that you remember?...

In forum Marketing and Sales

6 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Inc. vs. LLC in the US

For that particular company, I would look at an LLC. Mainly due to the liability they have if something goes wrong. I don't believe that they have enough revenue to cover a lawsuit and continue to fun...

In forum Business 101

6 years ago
RE: Accepting job based on company.

I wouldn't turn down a job offer solely based on the type of company it is. Every job has it's own experiences which cannot be taken away in case of the company going out of business. For example, say...

In forum Business 101

6 years ago
RE: Family Businesses

As aja38 & vcf3 have stated, a sole proprietorship cannot be passed on. If the father wants to give his business to his heirs then he would have to change the business to an LLP. From there the da...

In forum Business 101

6 years ago
RE: What are some ways Document Control can improve?

To improve upon document control, you have to evaluate what you are currently doing. Is the reason because you are using paper files? You can switch to an electronic database using fancy software whic...

In forum Quality Control and Quality Assurance

7 years ago
RE: Relation of Quality with other department.

There isn't much that can be done to overcome the bad relation, in my opinion. You could involve the Quality Department as early as you would like in the Project Life, but that wouldn't change much (i...

In forum Quality Control and Quality Assurance

7 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: The cost of Quality

Quality is a huge part of any successful business operation. From my experience working in a hospital, when there is a meeting and it is time for Quality to report there are always huge sighs. Maybe i...

In forum Quality Control and Quality Assurance

7 years ago
RE: FDA rules too strict?

I don't think the FDA is being too strict. With anything that is new, there has to be accountability. The regulations that are put in place, forces companies to be ethically sound when proposing new t...

In forum Regulatory Basics for Medical Devices

7 years ago
RE: Drugs banned in US but not in other countries

In the 1950s there was a pharmaceutical company (Chemie Grunenthal) created sleeping pills from thalidomide. It was advertised as safe for everyone to use, including pregnant and nursing mothers. The ...

In forum Regulatory Basics for Medical Devices

7 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Antibiotic-Releasing Hip Stem

What kind of regulatory pathway would be required for an antibiotic-releasing hip stem? The regulatory pathway that would be required for an antibiotic-releasing hip steam is first being reviewed by a...

In forum Regulatory Basics for Medical Devices

7 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Antibiotic-Releasing Hip Stem

What kind of regulatory pathway would be required for an antibiotic-releasing hip stem? The regulatory pathway that would be required for an antibiotic-releasing hip steam is first being reviewed by a...

In forum Regulatory Basics for Medical Devices

7 years ago
This vs That

In week one, Dr. Simon went over different aspects of working in Academia vs Industry. He asked us to make an argument for working in either option. As we start going into each role of Medical Device ...

In forum Pre-clinical Device Development

7 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Brand new biomaterial

If I am working with a biomaterial that has never been used before, I shall do every single test that I can think of. Starting with all of the ISO 10993-1 standards. The reason being is the amount of ...

In forum Pre-clinical Device Development

7 years ago
RE: Ethics of Animal Testing

Animal testing is not ethical ... ever. Following that same thought process, however, neither is digging up the ground to place buildings there instead. Causing air pollution by driving a car is also ...

In forum Pre-clinical Device Development

7 years ago
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