Logistics Articles

1. “We Are Only Diabetes” 2/21/2018

   Medical device companies often face difficult choices regarding their products, from design tweaks and regulatory red tape to determining whether to solve needs in-house or outsource.One uniquely difficult decision, though, is whether to diversify — and how much — or to specialize.

2. How To Build A Value-Added GMP Supplier Management Program 2/12/2018

   For a supplier management program to provide added value to an organization, the supplier evaluation should look beyond the requirements of a standard or regulation.

3. Medtech Innovations For Diagnostics In India 1/24/2018

   Before you can treat a disease, you need to know it exists in a patient. Across the developing world, diagnosis is a major challenge, with hundreds of millions of patients being missed by the healthcare systems due to poor access, high costs, or lack of skilled staff. This article looks at four companies from India that have approached this problem from radically different angles — with impressive results.

4. Sourcing Fabrics For Medical Wearables 6/5/2017

   An OEM or startup designing a medical device utilizing soft materials likely has an idea of the textiles and the technology they want to use. Proper sourcing of the most effective fabric ensures that the final product will be affordable enough to mass-produce, suited for tech integration, biocompatible, durable, and crafted from application-specific materials.

5. From “Approved” To “Covered” — What Medical Device Companies Need to Know 5/31/2017

   As early as possible, medical device companies need to develop an integrated strategy that identifies a path to broad payer coverage. Companies must align their R&D, clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, and sales and marketing strategies to a common goal, and have a clear understanding of the challenges ahead in order to succeed.

6. China Poised To Overtake U.S. And Japan As Top Telemedicine Market 5/29/2017

   With the U.S.' investment in R&D and Japan's historically long hospital wait times, each has potential for a telemedicine boom. But China — with its 1.4 billion inhabitants — is poised to exceed the U.S. and Japan in this market, and there are three key reasons this may occur. 

7. India Introduces Sweeping — And Welcome — Device Regulations 5/17/2017

   Since 2002, American companies have lobbied for clearer oversight of medical device sales and manufacturing in India. As of January 2018, they will have their wish. 

8. To Test Is Human, But Verification Is Divine 4/18/2017

   This article is the third in a series exploring some of the important relationships involved in each phase of medical device development. Here, we'll look at key relationships during the verification phase.

9. Uterine Fibroids And Endoscopy: Lack Of Choice In Asia And Oceania 4/12/2017

   iData's key finding in its 2017 Asia-Pacific Gynecology Reports was a lack of treatment options in gynecology. The problem is that procedures are more likely to be chosen based on procurement and a surgeon’s repertoire, rather than the optimal treatment for the patient’s condition, more so than in Europe or North America. 

10. 3 Design-Related Partners For Medtech Development 4/11/2017

    This article is the second in a series exploring some of the important relationships involved in each phase of medical device development. Here, we'll look at key relationships during the design phase.