Zoning In with Tom Till
After 25 years with DePuy Synthes, Tom Till left the device manufacturing world to educate the next generation of engineers,...
Aug 05 2013,
Guidance
Voices from OMTEC 2013
Orthopaedic device manufacturers, suppliers and industry experts met at OMTEC to discuss how to mitigate regulatory, manufacturing and supply chain...
Aug 02 2013,
Imaging in Medical Device Manufacturing
Manufacturers are facing significant pressure for more efficient, cost effective and higher quality production of their products. Imaging hardware and...
May 09 2013,
Follow These Six Steps to Execute a Strategic Planning Process
Following the SPP won’t guarantee correct decisions are made–but SPP does provide an opportunity for senior leaders to assist in...
Mar 07 2013,
OEM/Supplier Issues Roundtable, Part II: Orthopaedic Industry Leaders Weigh in on Commercialization Challenges
As the New Year begins, it’s important that OEM and supplier relationships start off on the right footing. Price increases...
Jan 16 2013,
OEM/Supplier Issues Roundtable: Orthopaedic Industry Leaders Weigh in on Commercialization Challenges
As industry looks ahead to the coming year, we sought the OEM response to a single question: As you consider...
Dec 14 2012,
Selecting an Imaging Contract Research Organization for Orthopaedic Clinical and Preclinical Research
When the success of an orthopaedic study is at stake, sponsors want an imaging contract research organization that can help...
Dec 13 2012,
Improving Manufacturability by Properly Applying GD&T as an Effective Design Tool
Most modern manufacturers in all industries now employ Design for Manufacture in the design process. Efforts range from simple requests...
Dec 12 2012,
Imaging Modality Review for Orthopaedic Clinical Research
“Garbage in, garbage out,” goes the saying. An upfront understanding of how imaging modality options best support crucial research data...
Oct 04 2012,
Do You Know Your Customer’s Boss?
Device companies, including those in orthopaedics, have traditionally recognized that their primary customer has been the physician. With the recent...
Mar 12 2012,
Raising Money for Your Medical Device Startup
Ideas by themselves are worthless. Executing on ideas takes capital. How do you go about getting this? Here are some...
Dec 14 2011,
A Surgeon’s Thoughts on Moving Forward
We recently queried our Orthopaedic Surgeon Editorial Board to learn their personal views on industry challenges. The first response came...
Dec 13 2011,
Innovation, Advanced Development, IP & Competency: Four Inescapable Product Development Trends
These four macro trends will create permanent changes that permeate R&D/product development processes and metrics....
Oct 11 2011,
How (Not) to Fail as an Entrepreneur (or R&D Engineer, Buyer, Product Manager…)
What follows is a list of things that I have personally seen lead to entrepreneurial failure in the medical device...
Aug 31 2011,
Selective Retention: The Key to Keeping the People You Want
When you lose a “clutch player,” it hurts! Not only is it demoralizing to you, but it can have a...
Dec 31 2010,