Changing demographic changes medtech designs
With age comes the need for practical application of human factors and usability in medtech products for doctor and patient alike....
More portability and plastics in 2012
A webinar held last week revealed a few insights into what medical device designers are thinking when it comes to design and material trends. ...
Industry Viewpoint: Device makers can take COTS, but only with clear SOUP
Manufacturers in many industries reduce development times by using COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) software and hardware in their products, but medical device manufacturers may be reluctant to follow suit due to concerns that COTS implies SOUP (software of uncertain provenance) and thus may compromise device safety and premarket approval by the FDA and other regulatory agencies....
Straumann and 3M team to launch 'nano' material for dental
A collaboration involving Basel, Switzerland-based Straumann and St. Paul, MN-based 3M ESPE has resulted in the launch of Lava Ultimate Restorative, a resin nano ceramic (RNC) for dental that combines nano ceramic components with a highly cross-linked resin matrix. ...
AdvaMed names alliance chair and Dx board
AdvaMed's State Medical Technology Alliance has a new chair: Stephen Rapundalo, president and CEO of MichBio....
IBM's Watson wows 'em at Cleveland Clinic Summit
Former Vice President Dick Cheney was there to share his own cardio care experience during a one-on-one with NBC's Robert Bazell, as was GE CEO and the president's "jobs czar," Jeff Immelt, who came to discuss the global economy and the medtech biz in a one-one-one with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo. But one of the surprise show-stoppers at the Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit on "State of the Heart Cardiovascular Technologies" held two weeks ago was named Watson, as in IBM's Watson....
Math-tool assisted analysis for medical marketing
Medical device manufacturers looking to maximize their online marketing efforts can apply for no-cost mathematics-assisted 2012 Online Marketing and Offline Marketing Mix Plans....
IBM report: Fade or Flourish?
"Faced with the need to quickly transform their businesses, pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, medical device manufacturers, diagnostics companies, and other life sciences organizations must determine whether to focus on their core business, diversify into a broader set of products, or move into the services or solutions business to help improve profitability and enhance their role in the healthcare ecosystem," says an IBM summary of the recently released report: "Fade or Flourish? Rethinking the role of life sciences companies in the healthcare ecosystem."...
Are you ready for medtech’s new normal?
Medtech funding is down. Regulatory approval time is up. And innovation has been "dampened." So what's a device maker to do? According to Ernst & Young Medtech Leader for the Americas John Babitt and Northeast Life Sciences Leader Dave DeMarco, it's best to embrace "the new normal" and seize the opportunities that come with it....
Tekscan Inc makes Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies
Tekscan Inc has earned a ranking on the 2011 Inc. 5000, the business magazine's annual listing of the fastest-growing private companies in America. ...
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