Act Now to Prepare for MDSAP Audits
The clock is ticking for medical device manufacturers worldwide. Manufacturers that want to continue selling products in Canada’s $6.7 billion medical device market should be preparing and planning for the international Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) by now. Canada is the first market to require the MDSAP audit as part of its medical device licensing scheme, beginning Jan. 1, 2019. On that date, companies selling Class II, III, and IV medical devices and IVDs must have an MDSAP Certificate on file with Health Canada to maintain their Canadian Device Licenses.
What Does Amazon’s Healthcare Move Mean for Medtech?
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase caused quite the stir Tuesday with news of a new venture aimed at providing their U.S. employees with “simplified, high-quality, and transparent healthcare at a reasonable cost.” But what does this actually mean for the medical device and diagnostic industry?
Q&A: How to Evaluate New Technologies for Success
A technology and market matchmaker reveals a few tips on identifying and promoting technologies that suit product requirements and meet market demands.
How to Identify Crossover Technologies That Work for Medtech
Not every cool gadget from the consumer tech world can be applied successfully to healthcare, but the crossovers that work seem to make the hunt for that diamond in the rough worthwhile.
The top 6 healthcare packaging topics of 2017
It’s been a busy year for packaging professionals in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. We’ve seen a number of exciting packaging advances emerge with the potential to transform patient care, and we’ve seen a lot of regulatory activity raise the bar for packaging and labeling.
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POREX® Showcases New Innovations in Diagnostics, Liquid Handling and Wound Management at MD&M West 2018
Anaheim, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2018) – At next month’s MD&M West 2018 event (Anaheim, CA; Feb. 6-8), Porex Corporation (“POREX®”) will showcase advanced solutions for laboratory and medical professionals that speed fluid transfer of diagnostics, improve accuracy and purity in liquid handling, and enhance wound management and improve clinical outcomes. These innovations, offering new unmatched capabilities for a wide range of life science applications, will be demonstrated at Booth #1539.
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Why J&J Expects 2018 to be a Growth Year
Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky told analysts on Tuesday that 2017 was a transition year for its medical device business, but 2018 should be a growth year.
Gathering together world-renewed Medical Device manufacturing suppliers, Medtec China helps to propel the medical device localization process
(January 18, 2018, Shanghai China) To deliver a boost the Medical Device Industry in China, the Chinese government has proactively launched several policies directed at medical device innovation which focus on speeding up innovative Medical Device Approval and High-end medical device localization, such as “Opinions on Deepening the Innovation of Inspect and Approval System for Drugs, and Encouraging Medical Devices Innovation”, and “Three-year action plan to enhance core competitiveness of manufacturing industry (2018-2020)”.
The Human Experience: How Patients Inspire Innovation and Why Medtech Should Listen
Rather than look at patient-inspired innovation as a problem or an expensive change, the medtech industry can see the shift as an opportunity to help people live healthier lives.
6 Ways Stock Components Can Help Designers Be Innovative
Using stock components could allow designers to focus on product innovation while relying on supplier investments in tooling, efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
