In a double blind study, the investigator doesn't necessarily need to be blinded. Typically, I think it's necessary to blind the patient so they can't...

The most memorable commercial series that stands out to me are the Geico commercials. Their main tagline is "so easy a caveman can do it", so they had...

I think a large part of marketing is about manipulation. When you have a large number of companies competing against each other in the same market, al...

Red and yellow are used a lot in the food industry as you mentioned, and other examples of this besides McDonald's are Wendy's, Burger King, Denny's, ...

The main difference between a public and private company is that a public company can sell shares of its company to the general public on the stock ma...

I personally would not consider doing a partnership in the future, as it can be extremely risky. Choosing the right partner is very tricky, since you ...

I would not turn down a position based on the type of company it is. The things I am looking for in a job are whether I will enjoy what I'm doing and ...

I have not participated from a Quality perspective, but I have from an R&D perspective. Typically, the auditor has a specific set of things they w...

Unfortunately, QC is often viewed as a "road block" in the device development process. A lot of the time, individuals in R&D are getting pressure ...

QA is more of a preventative role focused on the overall process of something, whereas QC is more of a reactive role focusing on the individual produc...

Recalls don't always take 5-8 years, sometimes they can happen within a year or two of product launch. Nevertheless, companies will create design docu...

In my experience, the FDA is actually one of the more lenient regulatory bodies in the medical device fields. BSI is Europe's regulatory body, and the...

I have not seen the documentary but I heard it was very interesting. One recall I had heard of was the Zimmer Persona Knee component recall. This impl...

Testing will always be required to show that the design inputs and user needs of a device are being met. Unfortunately, there isn't a good alternative...

The benefit of working in research in academia is the fact that it is much less stressful. You have no strict deadlines to meet, no devices being deve...