In order to eliminate the placebo effect, researchers have to ensure that both products look as close to identical as possible. For example, if a clin...

During undergrad, I had a course called FDA Regulations of Medical Devices which served as a good precursor to how medical devices are developed in ac...

A way that companies could incentivize participation in a clinical trial is through having benefits that could improve their health. For example, if a...

Participation has become a huge factor in marketing due to the popularity of social media. Social media has provided companies with the opportunity to...

Transitioning from engineering into sales or marketing would be an interesting potential future opportunity, but personally, I would currently prefer ...

In the current age of social media, it has proven to be a very successful way of reaching a wide audience. Social media allows for a more interactive ...

The type of corporation would ultimately depend on the goal of the company, but I would choose a Limited Liability Company (LLC). An LLC allows for mu...

From what I've heard from other more experienced individuals within industry, most individuals who have worked at a start-up company emphasize the amo...

Engineering students should take an additional business course to be better prepared for entering industry since business classes would provide valuab...

Experience in quality is very beneficial in working in regulatory affairs as that individual would have already been experienced with different qualit...

In my experience working in Quality last summer as an intern, Root Cause Analyses were used very frequently. They are used frequently as a starting po...

Last summer I worked as an intern in Quality Compliance at a medical device company. Within that function, my role was centered on working on Correcti...

The challenges that a physician would face in trying to create a medical device is that they may not have experience with design controls, such as und...

An example of a combination product is an auto-injector. An auto-injector contains a pre-filled syringe and the device releases a plunger that contain...

Over the course of the last year, the FDA recalled Smiths Medical's Computerized Ambulatory Delivery Device pump, which is a combination product which...