If I were to start my own business in a Medical Device setting, I would choose a partnership route. By this way I have complete control of the process and also by joint venturing with another partner who is well…   Read more»

Being an International student myself, I have had the opportunity of working with other international students in projects developing CAD models of Medical devices. As said in previous lectures Communication is the key and effective communication while working with people…   Read more»

I agree to the previous posts that Jurisdiction of combination drugs is determined by their primary mode of action- “the single mode of action of a combination product that provides the most important therapeutic action of the combination product” but…   Read more»

One of the FDA announcement during the Covid-19 situation is the recall of hand sanitisers which contain methanol in them. Methanol is a dangerous substance and during these tough times where mask and hand sanitisers are indispensable, it is hard…   Read more»

When I worked as a QA Intern in a nutraceutical company, we tested a small amount of all the raw material samples for their strength and the presence of heavy metals, pesticides in them. The raw material were released for…   Read more»

To improve the overall Standard of the company it is very important all the departments ensure data transparency to make sure Quality department takes steps to document it and makes sure it does not happen.  This can be achieved only…   Read more»

In my opinion, Quality assurance is like a continuous feedback of the on-going process. It ‘”assures” the quality is maintained from start to finish and Quality control is a subset of Quality Assurance which helps keep tabs on the process…   Read more»

The emergence of Covid-19 certainly affected Pre-Clinical/Clinical research in many ways. Lab protocols were modified according to the new regulations. It led to the failure of research involving human contact. Such studies were temporarily paused until the situation became better….   Read more»

Animal testing in pre-clinical research are critically important to study their combinational responses in a biologic system controlled by the brain. The same study when taking place as a computer simulation or as in vitro in a petridish does not…   Read more»

According to me, Industrial research sells out easily because the scope and output is more or less predictable. Most of the times there is already a similar model or proposal made by the industry. When I worked in an industrial…   Read more»

When I worked as a Grad assistant in university I worked with a really good Manager who had strong leadership skills and effective communication skills. Being in Academia, he made sure every team member’s time was effectively used to maximise…   Read more»

Lean process management is now being used extensively in the healthcare industry to improve efficiency and reduce costs. According to PMI, Lean Management introduced five core concepts: 1) Specify value in the eyes of the customer 2) Identify the value…   Read more»

I feel one of the obstacles when embarking on a new project is making sure everyone has proper documents and SOP’s which has to be followed. When I was working as a QA Intern, there was a process improvement project…   Read more»

With varying health issues arising everyday, there is a need for personalised healthcare for affected individual. To provide a viable solution Bio-Engineering deals at the cell-tissue level of organs to study their molecular and structural composition. Some of the courses…   Read more»

I feel that after completing a Bachelors and being a Master’s student in Biomedical Engineering, I know a “little bit of everything”. I don’t feel lost in a topic discussed by my Professors or Colleagues from Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or…   Read more»

I feel the coursework should be emphasised towards at least 60:40 if not 50:50 where the former being informational and latter being practical courses. At times, when the informational courses start getting too theoretical, we need to look at concepts…   Read more»