Steve Severaid

Disaster Proofing Your Business

By Steve Severaid
Steve Severaid

It is more important than ever for medical manufacturers to prepare for business interruption due to unexpected damage or natural disasters. From building a recovery team to securing proper insurance, there are many steps device manufacturers can take to recover quickly and easily following a disaster.

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Jordanna Jayne

Realizing the Promise of Real-World Evidence in MedTech

By Jordanna Jayne, Ph.D.
Jordanna Jayne

Before product developers can more confidently design RWE studies and venture away from the traditional path of lengthy prospective studies, industry must overcome several challenges. This article provides insight on these barriers and perspective on how industry might fully realize the promise of RWE in the near-term to advance health care.

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SOTA

State-of-the-Art: Unpacking MDR’s Evolving Requirements

By Elisabeth Liljensten, Lina Burman, Mark Cabonce, M.S., DABT, Monica Grekula
SOTA

Per EU MDR regulations, any medical device on the market must be considered “state-of-the-art.” However, the term is not explicitly defined. Exploring MDR verbiage around standards harmonization, risk management and clinical data may allow a clearer understanding of regulatory expectations to emerge.

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