I think that this company with $10 million in revenue would fare best as as INC as opposed to and LLC. For this company being able to issue shares of stocks to investors is an advantage that an LLC doesn’t…   Read more»

I looked up Merck & Co and found P/E ratio – 16.54 Revenue $39.5 billion Price – $63.39 Market Cap – 172.9 billion Debt to Equity – .62 Debt to capital -. 38 ROI – 6.54% ROA – 8.22% ROE…   Read more»

I don’t think that I would turn down a job based only on the type of company that they are. Like others have said most people specifically recent college grads don’t have the luxury of turning down job offers. After…   Read more»

During my time in QA, I had a good relationship with all other teams and members. Most times I reported issues to other team members they were helpful in resolving any issues as well as resolving any clarifications on requirements.

I think the best way for quality teams to work with R&D teams would be to have both teams syncing up with each other on a consistent basis, so that they can discuss and resolve any difficulties, misunderstanding, or confusions…   Read more»

In my experience in QA, I performed manual and automated test cases both formally and informally. Informal testing was usually done before formal testing to see and issues or defects that arose – test cases were executed but evidence of…   Read more»

I agree that precision and accuracy are both important when it comes to the FDA and regulating medical devices. Accuracy and precision are both important actors for medical devices – when used on patients the medical device may need a…   Read more»

I feel like the FDA approval process seems like it is too strict compared to regulations in other countries, but I agree that the FDA is right in being as extensive as it is. The FDA was originally put in…   Read more»

The one reason for a device to be recalled by the FDA is if there are any unforeseen issues that arrive after the product has been approved to be put on the market. In most cases, I believe the companies…   Read more»

I think that research in academia allows for more flexibility to the researcher to control the research process because they don’t have a company giving them strict guidelines and deadlines. In academia there may also be a limited supply of…   Read more»

I do think that animal testing is unethical, but it will be difficult to eliminate. As mentioned in this thread animal testing has been successfully used for many years and there isn’t an obvious way to replace them. I think…   Read more»

I agree that both that both types of research is required and can see myself working on either one. I think research geared towards the current generation would provide solutions and improvements more efficiently and this finding can be helpful…   Read more»

I do believe animal testing is a bit unethical, it is something that would be difficult to eliminate. As already mentioned animal models have been used extensively in various testings for drugs and medical device. Considerable effort would be needed…   Read more»

I think the advantage in research for academia is that it allows for more flexibility for the researcher to explore different ideas and test out different hypotheses. In academia, there are no company deadlines or guidelines when it comes to…   Read more»

One obstacle that occurred during a recent project was when several issues were found after the testing phase of the project was completed. This issues were things that should have been identified before the conclusion of the testing phase. Because…   Read more»

I have experience working in projects with multiple project leaders and I think there are benefits as well as drawbacks under this approach. From my experience coordination between teams sometimes felt like an issue – some project leaders would debate…   Read more»

Each phase of the project life cycle is important for the success of the project, but I feel like the planning phase is one of the most important phases. It is during this step where key deliverables and milestones are…   Read more»

I think that 70/30 may be a good ratio if a student chooses to take all 3 courses currently offered. As it stands right now I don’t think these 3 practical courses are required in the MS program. I would…   Read more»

I have some experience working in academia as well as industry and I think a person would have to evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of both for themselves. Personally I found that I prefer working in industry. The one negative…   Read more»

I started working in industry and working on my MS degree simultaneously after completing undergrad. I can see the benefits to waiting a few years to return for your master’s degree but personally I have enjoyed working on both right…   Read more»