MedTech in 2020:
Robotic Surgery Among Strong Segments,
Labor Shortages Remain

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

Although the medtech industry is expected to enjoy steady growth, device companies are still challenged to attract the skilled labor that manufacturing requires.

Next Month:
Technical Writing Workshop
Focuses on Key Elements for Lifescience Companies

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

This two-part virtual workshop will guide participants through the process of how to write effective documents.

FDA Operation Prevented Illegal Shipments of Products from Entering U.S. Market

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

The enforcement operation kept nearly 500 shipments of illegal drugs and combination devices from the hands of consumers.

Update:
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for First Coronavirus Diagnostic Panel

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

The agency is allowing the emergency use of a CDC 2019-nCoV real-time PCR panel.

Teaming Up to Deliver Game-Changing Solutions for People with Chronic Disease

By Jeff Andrews, Eli Lilly and Company

Pharma and Tech Working in Sync to Enhance Health.

Featured Quote

Recently, smaller medtech companies may be investing even more resources into patent landscape searches and analyses to identify potential infringement risk issues in earlier stages of their growth.

— Gerard von Hoffmann, Knobbe Martens

MEDdesign

Developing a Mobile Medical Device? FDA Is Watching

By Amy Scanlin, EAS Consulting, LLC

Designers and manufacturers of both devices and software must conduct due diligence and ensure regulatory compliance in protecting user data.

Soapbox

The Big Data and Big Content Disconnect for Medical Device Manufacturers

By Mika Javanainen

Take a metadata-driven approach to information management.

• Medical Device Audits, Certification & Verification
• Quality & Regulatory Market Access Solutions
  sponsored by UL
• Medical Device Component
  sponsored by 3M
• Medical Recall

Siemens Live Webinar about MedTech digitalization

MedTech companies must navigate the question of how their digital evolution will take place. Attend this webinar to discover the role of best-in-class and integrated software solutions for Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) and explore the key benefits they generate for Medical Device and Diagnostics (MD&D) firms.

Register now

EU MDR Risk Management Web Seminar

April 6-7, 2020

This two half-day virtual event features presentations and panel discussions by speakers from notified bodies and top medical device companies.

Topics covered:

• Introduction and Overview - Risk Management and the EU MDR
• ISO 14971:2019 – Overview and Applicability to EU MDR and other regions
• Design and Usability Requirements with respect to EU MDR
• Practical application of Risk Management for EU MDR
• EU MDR and Post Market Surveillance Requirements
• EU MDR additional Monitoring and Trending Requirements
• Post Market Surveillance methods and best practices
• Post Market Surveillance and Risk Management
• Application of Risk Management for Post Market Surveillance and Trending
• Tying it all together - EU MDR / Risk Management / Post Market Surveillance

Register Now at www.EU-MDR.events