Skip to : [Content] [Navigation]

 

 

May/June 2007
MX Magazine
Selected Contents













EDITOR'S PAGE

Summer Reading


EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Editorial Advisory Board


COVER STORY

Growing with a Difference

Interview by Steve Halasey

When it comes to building a medical device company from the ground up, there's no substitute for an executive team with sector-specific experience. But that's not the only factor that's making spine company NuVasive (San Diego) a study in medtech start-up success. In this issue's cover story, NuVasive chairman and CEO Alexis V. Lukianov discusses how his company is growing into a strong competitor in medtech's heated spine sector.

Sidebars:
Product Pipeline | Approaching Profitability

Expanded Version of this article


INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

New Boundaries for Medtech Marketing?

John F. Kamp

Drug advertising may be the current target of proposed legislation, but medical device marketers should keep a wary eye on both Congress and FDA.


FINANCE

Roundtable: Accounting for Medical Technology

Moderated by Steve Halasey

Industry experts explore sector-specific and industrywide concerns facing medical device manufacturers in 2007 and beyond.

Sidebar:
Roundtable Participants

Expanded Version of this article


BUSINESS PLANNING & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Benchmarking Medical Product Design

Lori Luechtefeld

Evolving market demands, outsourcing strategies, and development tools are changing the face of medical device design.

Sidebars:
Medical Product Design Firms | Nectar Product Development | Omnica Corp. | Stellartech Research Corp. | Bridge Design | Farm Design | Ximedica LLC | Hiemstra Product Development LLC | Insight Product Development | James Toleman Industrial Design

Expanded Version of this article



GOVERNMENT & LEGAL AFFAIRS

The New Litigation

Brooks Magratten

Medical device product liability cases are increasingly being decided in the conference room—not the courtroom.

Sidebars:
Mediator and Attorney Selection | Winning Mediation Strategies

Expanded Version of this article

Medtech Compliance Goes Global

Paul Silver, Rosemary E. Weghorst, Scott R. Willoughby, John Bentivoglio, and Nancy Singer

U.S. medtech companies are facing ever growing challenges as they expand their compliance oversight to operations in other countries.

Expanded Version of this article

Trends in Medtech Product Liability Litigation

Victoria Davis Lockard

The plaintiffs' bar has become increasingly creative in developing and prosecuting medtech product liability actions.

Sidebar:
Medtech Product Liability Firms


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

2007 IT Showcase

Tim Gee

New-generation medical devices are playing vital roles in the rising importance of healthcare information technologies.


BUSINESS NEWS


CONTRIBUTORS


BUSINESS DRIVERS

Expanded Version of this article



MILESTONES

Expanded Version of this article