I actually didn't know this law existed! At a glance it sounds like a good thing. For terminally ill patients this could provide a sliver of hope or a chance for them to contribute to science. Given m...

The original post mentions that "Placebo is better than no treatment" however I believe placebo means no treatment is actually given. For example a placebo for an injectable drug could be a saline inj...

My opinion is that humans have a right to decide what they want to do with their body including whatever is removed during a surgery. Some people do not want their tissues/specimen to be part of resea...

One example in particular came to mind when I thought about manipulation in sales. Apple recently launched their new iPhone 12 phones and are not including the wall charger and earbuds which they say ...

Colors can influence your feelings and actions. If you see red you might think danger or stop, green could be positive and encouraging. I found a chart of different colors, words associated with them,...

I found this video very entertaining! I haven't had a similar experience with external customers but have witnessed a milder version of this within a project team. On a recent project, we faced a lot ...

In the medical device/pharmaceutical industry most are for profit companies, however there are some companies such as tissue banks that are non for profit. Do any of you work for a non for profit comp...

I would choose a sole proprietorship unless I knew my partner very well. Even then I feel like you never really know a person until money is involved. In a sole proprietorship I would be able to make ...

As a person fresh out of college with little experience, yes I would have accepted the role if there were no other opportunities out there for me. It is very difficult to get a job offer and though ab...

As a quality engineer the most crucial qualities have been organization and the ability to find information. Organization has come in very handy when running validations. There are many moving parts, ...

I have not encountered ethical issues during my experience as a quality engineer, however following ethics is very important. It's crucial to be honest and responsible when working with data and desig...

In my experience in quality engineering, we get mixed responses, mostly positive. Usually everyone works well and we are taken into all projects to make sure we are doing things correctly. However, I ...

I have not worked on a regulatory project, however I have worked with regulatory. I figured I would share to give a perspective of some things Regulatory people do. I work often on non conformances wi...

Recalls are made because a risk to patient safety was identified whether it be for the entire product line or with a certain lot of the product. I can try to give an example of when I think there woul...

I would say I have had the opportunity to work with people from very different cultural backgrounds, not just in my current job but in college, and throughout my early education. I personally think it...