Personally, I would not want to work in a partnership or sole proprietorship in the future. This is mainly due to the risk that is associated with eit...

To me, this question really boils down to the extremes: Start-ups versus Industry Giants. I think these two examples really demonstrate the contrast o...

@cjm64 I agree with everything you have said, I think understanding the documents and their purpose/end goal is critical for the documentation to be c...

I agree that the Quality Engineering department (QA/QC) is incredibly vital to any medical device company. After this lecture, and speaking to several...

Having worked in R&D New product development, I have also noticed disagreements between the Quality engineers and R&D Engineers. The biggest d...

@jaf22 I think you make great points, especially pertaining to PMA. To add to that, even the quicker approach that many medical device companies take,...

This thread reminds me of Proposition 37, a 2012 ballot measure in California which would have required labeling of genetically engineered food, with ...

I think that there is a fine line between innovation and safety and the FDA is the responsible party for both. From a company perspective, the FDA (an...

I think that there is a fine line between innovation and safety and the FDA is the responsible party for both. From a company perspective, the FDA (an...

I think that animal testing is important in certain industries and unavoidable. In the case of companies focusing surgical closing solutions, its extr...

If I had to choose between academia and industry, based on their approaches to animal research ethics, I would select industry. I have experience work...

I think communication and clarity of experimentation is the best way to help the discussion between medical device companies and animal rights groups....

Mutual Respect between employee and manager is always needed, however I think that a manager doesn't necessarily need to be from the same discipline o...