July/August 2006
MX Magazine
Selected Contents
EDITOR'S PAGE
COVER STORY
Monitored Growth
Interview by Steve Halasey
It isn't easy—and it definitely isn't cheap—for a medical device company to establish a new paradigm for patient care. In this issue's cover story, Aspect Medical Systems founder, president, CEO, and director Nassib G. Chamoun discusses the technology and strategy driving his company's push to redefine the practice of anesthesiology.
Sidebars:
Excellence Recognized
| Turning a Profit
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Guiding Government
Newly appointed members of the MX editorial advisory board discuss their efforts to educate decision makers and influence public policy on behalf of the medtech industry.
Sidebar: Editorial Advisory Board
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Failing to Succeed
Yadin B. David
To improve patient safety, diverse stakeholders must come together to increase the collective knowledge surrounding device-related failures.
BUSINESS PLANNING & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
2006 Medtech Executive Profiles
Lori Luechtefeld and Art Kerley
Featured executives illustrate medtech's skill at building and operating strong companies in a complex global marketplace.
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Faces of Excellence Medtech's best and brightest claim their gold and silver at the presentation of the 2006 Medical Design Excellence Awards.
Sidebar: 2006 MDEA Suppliers
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Clear communications can keep medtech companies in good standing with existing shareholders and open doors to new funding.
Relating to Investors
Lori Luechtefeld
Sidebars: Coordinating Investor and Public Relations | Investor Relations for Medical Device Firms
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Compliant Design and Manufacturing
Steve Halasey
Increasingly integrated software systems are helping medtech companies improve regulatory compliance, from design through postmarket surveillance.
Sidebar: Commercial Resources: Design and Manufacturing Software Firms
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GOVERNMENTAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS
The Changing Patent Landscape Proposals for patent reform could offer medtech companies opportunities for better strategic planning.
Jonathan R. Sick
Protecting Competition Antitrust litigation is critical to safeguard against anticompetitive practices by dominant medtech firms.
David A. Balto
BUSINESS NEWS
- Medtech Companies Focus on Women's Health
- FDA Launches Innovation Initiative
- Minnesota Initiative Designed to Beef Up State's Biobusiness
- Competition Highlights Student Biomedical Innovation
- Lawsuit Could Emerge as Forum on Pricing Transparency
- AdvaMed Publicity Campaign Promotes Value of Medical Technology
- Boston Scientific to Drop Guidant Brand
- New Directions
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