For me, the most memorable are the series of commercials Nike released around the time of the Women’s World Cup this past summer. They did a great job of highlighting the exceptional victories of women in sports including athletes like…   Read more»

A few responses have suggested changing the business from a sole proprietorship to a LLP. In other situations, is it possible for a business to change between other types of corporations? For example, change from a partnership to an LLP, or…   Read more»

A few responses have suggested changing the business from a sole proprietorship to a LLP. In other situations, is it possible for a business to change between other types of corporations? For example, change from a partnership to an LLP, or…   Read more»

In addition to the previously mentioned factors like size, taxing, and risk, there are additional factors to consider like administrative work and a need of loans. In LCC, S-Corp, and C-Corp there is a lot more paperwork required to start up…   Read more»

In addition to the previously mentioned factors like size, taxing, and risk, there are additional factors to consider like administrative work and a need of loans. In LCC, S-Corp, and C-Corp there is a lot more paperwork required to start up…   Read more»

I agree with the comments about a bad ratio not being as significant in a large company. However, I think the ratios could be a good indication of trends occurring in a big company. For example, if they see a…   Read more»

Focusing on the questions of switching roles, I don’t have experience in either but based on the explanations of each role in the lecture I would expect it to be easier to switch from QA to QC. A QA person…   Read more»

I don’t have experience in QC, but I would think the success of a QC person is significantly effected by the quality of work done in QA. If the QA did an outstanding job determining the structure and evaluations necessary…   Read more»

I think the best way to keep up with the newest technologies would be to just stay up to date through research and following publications and reviews of those new technologies. The more that is known, the better the company…   Read more»

It was mentioned that the FDA designates the primary mode of action, however from my understanding I didn’t think this was a requirement. It seemed to be more of an option to use the FDA for designation through a Request…   Read more»

Though many people have pointed out the issue of funding, I think a bigger problem would be that physicians may not have an adequate understanding of FDA regulations for product development. A physician may take regulatory courses or certification programs…   Read more»

Its surprising that the FDA has no part in regulation of the use of “organic” since they regulate claims and labeling in other aspects. As mentioned above, the use of “organic” is entirely regulated by the NOP. In order to…   Read more»

As most of the comments have pointed out, research in academia is driven by pure curiosity and a passion for the topic. I found it interesting in the lecture that it is very common for researchers to be out with…   Read more»

Based on the pre-clinical research lecture, the project manager is most important for setting a protocol for the project and going through the steps of getting the project approved, but they may not be as involved when the study is…   Read more»

The biomaterial selection is the most important part of a project. In order for a project to succeed you would want the surface properties, strength, toughness, etc. to be most suitable for the goal of the project. For example, for…   Read more»

I agree with most of the comments, the Work Breakdown Structure is extremely useful to break down the project into tasks and sub-tasks. Though a disadvantage of the WBS is that it doesn’t include a time frame or relationships between…   Read more»

I think the objective of a successful outcome is dependent on the objectives discussed in the lecture. If a project is not achievable, understood, and affordable how will it be able to succeed?With those three objectives, if the project only…   Read more»

I would assume that with the addition of a drug/biological aspect to a device there would be additional FDA regulations & safety measures that would need to be met. This would increase the risk for those working with the development of…   Read more»

As a current 4th year undergraduate just starting to look for a job, it seems like a BS is sufficient in obtaining an entry level job. Depending on the position you’re interested in, I’ve found that having a MS is…   Read more»

Based on the lecture for this week, there seem to be research oriented positions in both academia and industry. So working as a research engineer may be a good way to open doors and transition from industry to academia. In my…   Read more»