I would have to agree with what others have said in that in the first place, it is inappropriate for the wife to have come to the dinner. When going to dinners or lunches there should be a professional or…   Read more»

While this consultant definitely seemed to be in violation of the NDA or CDA, however this topic can be tricky. Having worked with two companies that work on the same technology it is clear that sometimes the way things are…   Read more»

One of the main advantages that I have seen with patents over NDAs is that a patent can offer a competitive advantage over other companies. For instance when talking about drugs and drug delivery systems, if you have found that…   Read more»

I work for a matrix organization. I personally like this because it allows me as a researcher to have someone who can more heavily focus on the science of the projects and another to focus more on the business. Very…   Read more»

I believe that there needs to be a certain balance when it comes to organizational behavior, it should be somewhere between structured and very comfortable. Companies have to have a certain degree of slack in there behavior, you should enjoy…   Read more»

I agree with what everyone has said about culture playing an important role in the success of an organization. For me it is crucial since my research heavily depends on cooperating with another group. The work requires planing, sharing information…   Read more»

When in research and development it is easy to overlook usability as a concern because you may be very familiar with the technology. You understand how everything should be done and why. However most people wont understand the science behind…   Read more»

Working with pharmaceutical risk and instructions are a major concern. When people take a medication there are usually instructions on how to take it, however the user may not understand why things need to be done a certain way. Even…   Read more»

I would like to expand on the above mentioned checklist and previous similar projects. As a researcher that is my primary method of risk assessment. To me a new project means working with a new drug, thus the first thing…   Read more»

This may be slightly off topic, but one important thing to consider in meeting minutes is clarity. When our project manager takes down meeting minutes she often writes what she hears and interprets, however that may not always be correct….   Read more»

I believe that it heavily depends on the size of the company and what the company is producing. The company I work for is fairly small however the technology we produce is relatively unique. Each project is unique and experience…   Read more»

One thing that I have come to learn is that you no matter how much you plan, some things are out of your control. For instance in my field we have to do several pre-clinical trials, which have to be…   Read more»

I would like to focus one particular aspect of design controls, specifically planning. Poor planning can be disastrous for a project. From my own experience, pre-clinical and clinical trial dates are planned well in advance, which means when the time…   Read more»

I don’t think it is fair to assign one part of the DDP as the most important. One could argue that quality management(or any other part) is the most important, even if the most important part is done correctly, if…   Read more»

While my company primarily deals with drug delivery systems in film form, there has always been discussion of developing a device to distribute films to patients. While most of the requirements would be determine by management, market research, users, etc.,…   Read more»