Industry Perspectives - Design & Development

1. 5 Steps To Eliminate Weak Links In Your Data Governance 12/2/2022

   Major regulators including the FDA and EMA have established frameworks through which data must be captured and exchanged with them. But your pharma, biotech, or medical device company needs a solid plan for how that data will be governed.

2. FDA Vs. Congress: The Software Showdown 11/14/2022

   September 2022 will be remembered as a seminal turning point in digital health in the U.S. With the FDA’s final guidance on Clinical Decision Support (CDS) software, the FDA disregards a Congressional directive when it enacted the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016. 

3. You Have A Medical Device Proof Of Concept. Now What? 10/5/2022

   No matter what the medical device in development, the first major milestone is usually proof of concept. How do you go from a build-of-one device to something you can manufacture reliably and at scale? This article shares key considerations in engineering and design, quality systems, and more.

4. 3 Steps For A Smarter Medtech Supply Chain 9/21/2022

   Our medtech industry has a huge opportunity to make our supply chains “smarter" by making the most of digital technologies and data. But we need to work in an agile manner to adopt and scale technology. This article shares three main steps to take.

5. cGMPs For SaMDs 8/23/2022

   Unlike traditional medical devices, software as a medical device (SaMD) can blur the lines between the design and development stages and the production aspect of commercialization. So, what are the activities necessary for medtech manufacturers to be compliant with the traditional cGMP framework?

6. Medtech Cyber-Incidents: A Costlier Problem Than You Think 8/17/2022

   Harnessing advanced computing technologies gives medtech companies almost unlimited profit opportunities, but it also comes with almost unlimited liability from cyber-attacks. This article discusses different harmful events and their costly ramifications to your medtech company. Don't be underprepared for a cyber-attack.

7. ISO 8655:2022 “Piston-Operated Volumetric Apparatus” FAQs 7/27/2022

   Read the FAQs and learn, for example, what the revision of ISO contains and the differences with previous version. 

8. The Top 5 Trends To Watch In The Medical Device Industry 7/21/2022

   To respond to the unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic, medical device providers have extensively implemented disruptive innovations in areas such as cybersecurity and 5G technologies. The article shares three additional trends in the space. All five trends will continue to drive innovation moving forward.

9. Life Sciences CIO Survey Illuminates Tech Trends 7/15/2022

   Clarkston Consulting recently conducted a CIO Market Study aiming to better understand the current priorities, challenges, and goals of upper-level information technology (IT) professionals. This article delves into the survey results of the life sciences portion of the respondents.

10. The Shifting Data Privacy Landscape For Femtech & Beyond 6/29/2022

    The lack of an overarching privacy framework for all health data has resulted in a wild west of privacy practices, with some health tech companies prioritizing consumer privacy while other companies do not. The leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has reignited demand for privacy standards. This article examines what this means for femtech and health tech at large.