What Industry Is Saying About Proposed Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Ban

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

Stakeholders warn that more EtO facility closures could have a catastrophic result.

Quality and Software Issues Remain Top Reasons for Medical Device Recalls

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

The number of recalls also increased 21.5% this quarter, according to Stericycle’s Q3 2019 Recall Index.

Top 3 Mistakes You Can Make When Adopting ISO 13485

By Jon Speer, GreenlightGuru

Drop the checkbox mentality and embrace accountability and understanding.

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Asian Giants Gain Medical Robotics Foothold

By Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical

Across the continent, governments and hospitals are purchasing robotics systems from abroad as well as developing the technologies themselves.

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Start-up Trends at MEDICA

By Messe Düsseldorf

The transition to digital in healthcare is happening at a fast pace.

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By Dr. Lutz Retzlaff, Contributing Writer

Topics from regenerative medicine to artificial intelligence to cannabis will be discussed.

MedTech Deals Worth $15.8 Billion in Q2

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

With 253 deals occurring during this year’s second quarter, the medical device industry experienced an 11% increase in deal activity versus its four-quarter average.

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EU MDR: REQUIREMENTS & IMPLEMENTATION

THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED JULY 17, 2019 | On Demand Webcast

This on-demand recording of the four-hour virtual event that took place July 17, 2019, conducted by leading experts on EU MDR requirements and implementation, provides concise insights into key aspects of the regulation to help companies understand and plan for the impending changes. The four hour webcast recording is $495.00

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ADVANCED CAPA & ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED MARCH 26-27, 2019

CAPA is the most critical and challenging quality system requirement in terms of complex thinking and organizational processes. How do you verify effectiveness? How can you apply project management to CAPA? What are the right data and tools for identifying trends? How do you deal with significant but infrequent problems? Should you set deadlines for closing CAPAs, and what about CAPAs that never close? What are best practices for documenting and communicating CAPA results? Not a CAPA 101 course, this workshop recording brings together leading industry CAPA process owners to discuss approaches to the most difficult problems in CAPA and root cause analysis.

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