I agree with the majority here with the best form of participation in marketing being social media. I would have to admit that I also have purchased items that I find on Instagram ads all the time. Another good form…   Read more»

The internet has greatly changed the world of marketing by many means. The best way it has revolutionized the field is by expanding the pool of potential clientele and long term users. It can be utilized as a tool to…   Read more»

I believe that the best way a medical device company can induce excitement on the release of their product is by trying to keep up with the latest trends in technology related culture today. For instance, a big thing with…   Read more»

Any flaw that can be discovered in the manufacturing of a medical device, would be a substantial factor that influences quality assurance with regards to a medical device project. They (the QA team) usually preemptively end up catching the potential…   Read more»

The root cause analysis process is applied in my department at work all the time. I work for a occupational testing services, forensic toxicology laboratory. The department screens for drug substances in human specimens, as well as review the data,…   Read more»

A substantial way that I believe can improve the way we keep up to date with the latest technologies and implementations is by employing more younger staff and personnel. Another way is by utilizing forums that are open to students…   Read more»

@gaberuiz13 Great point here regarding the fact that precision requires devices to perform in a similar way consistently so that the same results are produced each time. Branching off of that, its especially crucial for validation or comprehensive checks where…   Read more»

As far as whether or not the FDA should be responsible for if a food is labeled “organic” that it should be 100% organic, I don’t believe that is the case, nor should it be the case. As per information…   Read more»

At first I would have had to agree with your sentiment in that its non sensical to compare a new medical device now to a medical device of 40 years ago for a pre market approval or 510(k). However, after…   Read more»

There is that ethical debate on using animals for scientific research and how most people are against the act of that, but have no issue with killing animals for food. There are a few reasons for this, I believe. One…   Read more»

There is that ethical debate on using animals for scientific research and how most people are against the act of that, but have no issue with killing animals for food. There are a few reasons for this, I believe. One…   Read more»

The Nobel prize incentive of recognition and publishing should be considered as a decent excuse for an “upper management” figure for evaluating the performances of professors for their projects. A different form of this probably would not set the ball…   Read more»

@srp98 I would have to agree with you on what guideline I happen to think is the most important guideline for biomedical research on animals, “Responsibility for openness and sharing of data and material”. The biggest issue revolving around ethics…   Read more»

I can imagine Scope Creep is quite frustrating to deal with and handle, not only for the team but also for the Project Manager. I think I’d like to express the whole ordeal in the analogy of a menu at…   Read more»

I would much rather for my work to be from a fully remote position. Much like others, a hybrid (half remote/half onsite) type of setup is not too bad either. As mentioned earlier by others, flexibility is a huge factor…   Read more»

@jaf22 I would have to agree with you there with more classes needing to be offered that have a practical application in hardware/software integration, with that Biorobotics course especially. A basic C# coding class should be required, however all of…   Read more»

An obstacle I’ve encountered while working on a project with a team is a delay in terms of a hardware piece not being able to be delivered to us in time for assembling our product. This particular product was on…   Read more»

An obstacle I’ve encountered while working on a project with a team is a delay in terms of a hardware piece not being able to be delivered to us in time for assembling our product. This particular product was on…   Read more»

Basing off a week 2 lecture in the BME 684 course, I believe a good project manager should excel at quick thinking on their feet. Project managers should pick up the slack where other members of the team are lacking…   Read more»

@sseal98 I would have to agree with you in that particular point you made about BME lacking focus because the applications of it are so vast. That is probably the main reason why we as Biomedical Engineering majors do not…   Read more»