Dr. Stephanie Willerth: Regenerative Medicine and collaborations with...
Dr. Stephanie Willerth is the Acting Director of the Biomedical Engineering program and the Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Victoria, and Member of the International Collaboration...
View ArticleTwo considerations for regenerative medicine medical device design
I suggest that Regenerative Medicine will be associated with a parallel revolution in medicine- much like introduction of the world wide web and the internet in the ’90s caused a revolution in global...
View ArticleHow Regenerative Medicine will transform therapeutic medical devices
50 years of research in stem cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, genomics, engineering and advanced materials, are transforming the therapeutic landscape much like antibiotics once did for...
View Article9 Medical Device Commercialization Resolutions for 2019
Looking for a good resolution to improve your medical device commercialization in 2019? Here are 9 great resolutions recommended by our team of engineers, designers, QA/RA, and manufacturing...
View Article5 EMC Testing beginner’s tips and tricks you’ll want to know
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing is a key part of device development for medical or other devices. It consists of two different sets of tests: Emissions testing, and immunity testing. As you...
View ArticleSo You Want to Land a Co-op Job at StarFish Medical?
In 2016, I had the exciting opportunity to join StarFish Medical’s electrical engineering department for an eight-month co-op. I ended up enjoying the fast paced, exciting, hands on work so much that I...
View Article10 Tips for Ultra Low Power Embedded Design
The demand for medical devices that must do more with less power is continually increasing. So, what kind of tricks can we designers resort to in order to keep up with increasingly stringent power...
View ArticleHow to use Agile in medical device development
While every inventor wants his/her product to reach the market first, it is not often an easy task. The technical capabilities required are many in number and the unknowns are greater. This is even...
View ArticleWearable medical devices in outer space – Apollo biomedical telemetry
Collecting and transmitting biomedical telemetry has never been easier. You can integrate a few off-the-shelf integrated circuits to collect data like ECG waveforms, pulse oximetry, and temperature....
View Article7 Outcomes to Watch from Health Canada’s Action Plan on Medical Devices
In early 2019 Health Canada released more specifics of their Action Plan on Medical Devices. The Action Plan is intended to reinforce Health Canada’s commitment to ensuring that Canadians have access...
View ArticleMichael May discusses the intersection of medical devices in regenerative...
I recently spoke with Michael May, President and Chief Executive Officer of CCRM, a Canadian not-for-profit that develops technologies and launches new companies by supporting both academic and...
View ArticleSweet Relief – How to avoid hole distortion in sheet metal parts
Sheet metal fabrication is an excellent method of making mechanical parts, especially support brackets. They tend to be cheap, light, strong, and easy to pack and ship. In this article, I explain how...
View ArticleProgram Architecture: Engineering for the Vision and the Mission
Medical device commercialization projects often require the Project or Program Manager to also wear the hat of “Program Architect.” “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust...
View Article3 ways to leverage talent in medtech development
I would like to take us all back to high school Biology for a moment to remember the concept of emergent properties. These properties only come out when individual parts start interacting with each...
View ArticleReduce medical device program risks with smart testing strategies
Testing underpins the entire medical device development process. It provides the tangible evidence of device efficacy and safety. Testing generally begins with a reasonably ad hoc approach in Phase...
View Article5 Tips for managing technical teams
As a seasoned project manager, and years of trial and error, I have come up with a few proven ways to manage technical teams with the goal for everyone to win. The results are usually a happy and...
View ArticleImprove fastening 3D printed components with threaded inserts
Rapid Prototyping – Augmented Fastening 3D printed components presents a frustrating challenge. While we can print threads directly as a feature of parts, the resolution of the thread and the strength...
View Article13 Lessons learned from 20 years of medical device commercialization
As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, we asked our experts to share the biggest lesson they have learned in medical device commercialization. Several themes emerged: budgets, production...
View ArticleCan industry taught academic programs help bridge the medtech skills gap?
Despite a high number of university or college graduates looking for entry level work in the tech industry, companies still report difficulty in hiring [1]. This is in part due to a medtech skills gap...
View ArticleTime to add cellular data connectivity to your medical devices?
The value proposition is easy to see and the advantages can be well worth the investment. Connected medical devices are shaking up the industry. Look at just about any home healthcare device in the...
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