Senseonics, makers of the first continuous glucose monitoring system with a fully implantable glucose sensor and compatible mobile app for adults with diabetes, recently recalled their devices approxi...

I believe some recalls are as a result of a new technology brought up too quickly to realize its unfortunate side effects. For example, take lead paint or asbestos, materials that for a long time were...

Any study that involves multiple partners from a distance, the laws, regulations, and practices of the partners' corresponding agencies and governments must be enforced. The situation becomes tougher ...

Humans are animals, so the entire world of medicine revolves around animal testing. Pre-clinical research allows us to test our devices on animals that aren't human. The unfortunate risks and conseque...

All research is vital for the progression of science and knowledge. Academia and industry have allowed us the ability to prioritize solutions to the biggest problems. There tends to be a larger urgenc...

I think the type of industry is not the deciding factor of how project management is structured. I believe whether it is a medical device company or any other industry, the professional hierarchy of t...

During our planning stage my team realized part of our existing equipment was not generating reliable data. A customer service engineer was able to locate an error in the software and while 2/4 compon...

Combination devices would need to follow the sum of the rules and regulations required for each separate aspect, in addition to rules and regulations required for combination devices. This makes combi...

No one will truly know how they feel about academia or industry until one has experience in both. Unless you are dead set on the academic or industry lifestyle, you will have to try both and decide fr...

As for the jack of all trades discussion, I agree that students who have yet to decide on a career path have a vast sea of opportunities in front of them. A master of none is simply one who has yet to...

@eh76 You raise an excellent point on the connection between the work of a BME as it relates to direct human involvement. As BMEs we are the largest engineering based profession that directly obverses...