While partnerships sound all well and good on paper and may run low risk, they are still not easy to manage unless your partner is the definition of a perfect partner. While you and your partner may share similar goals…   Read more»

A sole proprietorship cannot be passed down from one person to another, however there are ways around it. One way is for the father’s company to be bought out by the son(s) and then have them change the business into…   Read more»

While R&D and Quality both want as many products to be shipped out as possible, Quality has the added responsibility of making sure that all the products meet all of the regulations. While their overall goal is the same, it…   Read more»

QA/QC is seen as a burden because of how stringent the engineer’s need to be to make sure no bad lots get approved and shipped out. From an R&D standpoint, QC Engineers are the thorn in the side that can’t…   Read more»

Back on September 9, 2018 the FDA recalled a lot of Montelukast Sodium 10 mg tablets, the generic for Singulair 10mg. The reason behind this recall was a product/label mix-up which may result in some tablets of Losartan Potassium, or…   Read more»

I feel that when the FDA orders a recall on products or medications, it is not because the product itself is bad but a recent batch that was rolled out that may have some sort of defect that could cause…   Read more»

Working in the pharmaceutical industry, I do not feel that FDA regulations are too strict. When it comes to products that have a direct impact on our life, whether it be through food or drugs, this administration needs to make…   Read more»

As you said, there are pros and cons to both kinds of research. For academia, the work you do and the hours you spend researching has chances of completely changing the world, depending on the subject of the research. However,…   Read more»

While both industry research and academia research are important and necessary, I want my work to have an immediate impact, just like many of those who posted above. When it comes to academia research, there is always the risk that…   Read more»

As nice as it would be to not have to run tests and clinical trials on animals, with the current technology we have there is no other reliable method of testing different kinds of treatments or products to see if…   Read more»

Having multiple project managers that work on different parts of project management would not be a bad idea under two conditions: 1. The project is a huge undertaking where there is too much for one manager to manage and 2….   Read more»

Like many who have posted above me, I believe that there should be a more transparent relationship between managers and engineers in order for communication to be more clear and fluid. I also agree that a manager should have experience…   Read more»

Just like krp67 mentioned, I believe the most important part of a project is for it to be achievable. If the end goal of a project is not achievable, then working on the project itself is a waste of time….   Read more»

In today’s world and with the way we are advancing, having a BS isn’t “good enough” anymore so to speak. In order to be successful and have a decent paying job it’s almost as if having a MS or PhD…   Read more»

The thing with being a BME where we’re a jack of all trades but a master of none is that there is always going to be someone better in every area than us, simply because the major they went with…   Read more»

While having a more even split between practical and informational courses sounds amazing, with the amount of information we as BME students have to learn, it would not work without some reform to the curriculum. For example, we take half…   Read more»