From the Editors
Be Ready for a New, More Selective Era for Investment
In the current economic climate, if you’re a small company, the cash you have is the cash you’re gonna have, and you better figure out how to live with it. If you have enough cash to get to market, do so as expeditiously as you can. That was the advice of James Tobin, president and CEO of Boston Scientific.
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From the December Issue:
2008 Salary Survey
Use MD&DI 's Salary Approximation Worksheet to calculate your cross-tabulated salary based on this year's survey results. Then take a poll to let us know how close the model is to your actual salary.
Podcast
Download an audio presentation of Combination Products: A Convergence of Technologies and Market Opportunities, MD&DI's Panel Discussion at the MD&M Minneapolis 2008 Conference.
Special Report
News from the Cleveland Clinic Innovations Summit
Expanded Online Articles
M&A Analysis: M&As Key to Device Growth Strategies
MedTech Snapshot: Web Exclusives
Recent Online Exclusives:
2008 Outstanding OEMs - Web Exclusive Features:
Volcano Corp.: Growing Against the Odds
Abbott Laboratories: Restoring Faith
Meet MD&DI's Editorial Advisory Board
Webcasts
Recent Webcast from MD&DI:
Processing and Handling eMDRs
What do device manufacturers need to understand about meeting their medical device reporting obligations? This FREE Webcast features a panel of industry experts who will share their thoughts on that question. Experts from FDA, an enterprise quality management software provider, and a global medical technology company identify common eMDR pitfalls. The experts also explain how to navigate eMDR regulation and develop an effective reporting system.
Originally Broadcast: Thursday, October 2
Duration: 50 minutes
Sponsored By: Sparta Systems Inc.
More Archived Webcasts from MD&DI:
Medical Device Design Trends
Building Biomaterials
How Manufacturers Can Reduce End-of-Line Testing
All Webcasts
DeviceTalk
Cleveland Clinic Has Something to Tell Us
The Cleveland Clinic has announced plans to publicly disclose all business relationships that its 1800 doctors and scientists have with drug and device makers.
BiomaterialsTalk
Wounds Close with Blood Protein
A material spun from common blood protein could be used for wound sutures, large dressings, and antiadhesion membranes, such as those used in abdominal surgery.
Transforming FDA
Unique Device Identification: Still Coming
In March, the Advancing Patient Safety Coalition reiterated to FDA its interest in the implementation of a mandatory medical device unique device identification (UDI) system.
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MD&DI Contributors
Meet the Experts
MD&DI's contributing authors are well-respected authorities in their fields. And they are essential to the success of our publication. Meet this month's expert contributors.
Coming Soon
MD&DI is getting ready to publish its most anticipated issue of the year.
Our December issue is the Industry Yearbook, a sourcebook for the coming year. In it you'll find our annual Salary Survey, which examines salary trends of those involved in medical device manufacturing. The December issue also looks at trends including manufacturing, finance, and regulatory statistics through our popular MedTech Snapshot feature. In addition, experts examine the completed mergers and acquisitions and explore how those activities change the game for the coming year. The December issue is one that you will want on your shelf all year long.
