Blogs
DeviceTalk: A Blog for the
Medical Device Industry
DeviceTalk is a blog written by MD&DI staff about and for the medical device industry. It analyzes and provides links to breaking news, offers informed commentary on the hottest industry topics, and provides a forum for reader opinion and feedback.
Glenbrook Receives Inventors Hall of Fame Honors
The New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame has honored Glenbrook Technologies Inc., a 26-year-old x-ray inspection technology company headquartered in Randolph, NJ, with its Invention Advancement Award for 2009. Read More...
Big Growth Opportunities in Neurostimulation
As the aging population demographic grows with healthcare costs, there is a need for companies to develop technologies that are more effective and less expensive than drugs. Read More...
Medtech Pulse
Medtech Pulse is produced by the editors of Medical Product Manufacturing News and will deliver the latest headlines, emerging tech breakthroughs, regional medtech information, supplier and industry news, and everything else you need to know to assist you in medical device design and development.
Free MPMN Webcast Highlights Biomaterials for Implantable Devices
Patients who have ever had a knee implant or worn a catheter know firsthand how implantable medical devices have become a way of life for millions. Read More...
Orthopedics Hub Rides Out Recession
The Indianapolis Star recently reported that, despite the turbulent economic environment, orthopedic device manufacturers in the state appear to be holding steady. Read More...
medtechinsider
Produced by the editorial staff of Medical Device Technology and European Medical Device Manufacturer and published by Canon Communications, medtechinsider is devoted to covering the medical manufacturing industry and its suppliers.
Bio-Enabled, Surface-Mediated Approach Produces Nanoparticle Composites
From the wire: Using thin films of silk as templates, researchers at Georgia Tech have incorporated inorganic nanoparticles that join with the silk to form strong and flexible composite structures that have unique optical and mechanical properties. Read More...
Antibiotic Nanomaterial for Commercialisation
Recent advances in the field of nanotechnology have enabled scientists to customise the properties of nanomaterials so that they can be employed as effective antimicrobial agents. Read More...
IVDT Insight
Written and produced by the editors of IVD Technology, IVDT Insight is dedicated to analyzing and providing links to the latest breaking headlines, offering informed commentary on the hottest industry topics, and providing a forum for our readers' opinions and feedback.
AMDL Launches IVD Subsidiary
AMDL Inc. announced the inauguration of AMDL Diagnostics Inc. (ADI), a new wholly-owned subsidiary that will focus on the research, development, manufacture, and international sales of Onko-Sure, AMDL’s proprietary, regulatory approved IVD cancer test. Read More...
Rosetta Genomics Reaches Assay Distribution Agreement in India, Middle East
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (Philadelphia), a developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, and Super Religare Laboratories Limited (SRL; New Dehli), India’s largest diagnostics network, announced that they have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Rosetta Genomics' three currently-available diagnostic tests. Read More...
PrecisionTalk: A Blog about Medical Precision Technology
For the latest on news concerning the orthopedics, cardiological, and general surgery sectors, visit MTP's blog, Precision Talk. You can even add your own comments to the posts.
FDA Panel Gives J&J Implant the Green Light
An FDA orthopedic devices advisory panel unanimously recommended the approval of Johnson & Johnson’s ceramic-on-metal hip bearing implant. Read More...
AAOS Establishes National Joint Registry
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has created an independent, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to monitoring the performance of knee and hip replacement procedures. Read More...
BioMaterialsTalk: A Blog for Device-Related Plastics and Biomaterials
BiomaterialsTalk is a blog written by MD&DI Editor Heather Thompson and her colleagues about biomaterials for the medical device industry. It analyzes and provides links to breaking news, offers informed commentary on the hottest biomaterials topics, and provides a forum for reader opinion and feedback.
New Board Experts for DSM Biomedical
DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials, announced the addition of three experts to its Scientific Advisory Board. Read More...
Hospitals Cut Infection Prevention Departments
In March 2009, APIC conducted an online poll of members to determine the effects of the economic decline on infection prevention departments. Read More...
Transforming FDA: News and Views on the Changes at FDA
Transforming FDA is a special section that appears in MD&DI 's online and print content. The focus is on the changes happening within FDA and how those events could reshape the entire device industry. Items center on Congress, FDA's commissioner, approaches to postmarket issues, and major legislation, such as the MDUFMA reauthorization. Relevant content is identified with a "Transforming FDA" logo.
Schultz on His Resignation
Former CDRH director Dan Schultz had this to say when reflecting on his tenure at the center’s helm... Read More...
CDRH Chief Resigns
The Associated Press has reported that Daniel Schultz, head of CDRH, is resigning his post. Read More...
