I think for medical device companies the decision to go in the route of an S Corporation or C corporations depends on what the company values and their plans for growth or development. In the early stages of the company,…   Read more»

Having some exposure to the corporate veil from an engineering law class, I think the corporate veil is very important for owners of a company to be able to separate the liabilities of a company from their own personal assets….   Read more»

So I think to some degree there is definitely an moral question here over whether or not it is unethical for a company to withhold a medical device if it does not meet a 70-80%, especially if this device is…   Read more»

So, I believe that its hard to definitively say which should have more resources allocated to the other. Both are equally as important in my opinion to ensuring product safety of the device. Quality assurance is more proactive and prevents…   Read more»

I have always believed that QA and QC are fundamentally important for well functioning device and or company. My thought have not really changed after the lecture and they’ve really only been reinforced by the information provided in lecture. I…   Read more»

I think the FDA handled the vaccine rollout as best as they could given the circumstances at the time. Like many others have said here, it wasn’t a perfect rollout, but it was quite well done given the circumstances. I…   Read more»

I think that its really hard to say if one side dominates over the other in terms of whether regulations slow down medical device development or help innovation. I think regulations equally slow down innovation but also benefit innovation and…   Read more»

Cutting corners in industry or in research, especially in preclinical trials, is an incredibly dangerous practice and should not be common place. Even if there are budget or deadline constraints, corners should not be cut. Cutting corners ultimately compromises the…   Read more»

Animal testing is certainly a contentious topic with some claiming it is unethical and calling for animal testing to end while others claim it is a necessary evil for the betterment of science and technology. Testing on any living creature…   Read more»

I think that utilizing different species is not necessarily a bad thing when it comes to preclinical studies. As many have pointed out already it is important to recognize that there will be differences in how different animal and species…   Read more»

To preface this response, unforeseen circumstances can always arise during an endeavor such as a project. In fact, it is not uncommon to have an issue arise in a project especially during the executing phase of the project. With that…   Read more»

I think this has been echoed by a lot of the posts above, but I think establishing the scope early in the project, likely during the initiating or planning phase, is the best course of action in order to limit…   Read more»

In terms of teams in general, I think that the most important factor is that there is mutual respect for both team members and project managers. I think trust and communication is a very important factor, and if you can…   Read more»

Though this post was made during the time of the covid pandemic when companies did not really have a choice whether or not to transition to remote work, however I think it is still incredibly relevant to today where we…   Read more»

To an extent, I believe that Majoring in BME does leave you a jack of all trades but master of none. In this sense, by majoring in BME we show that we are very capable of learning and applying a…   Read more»

I think there is certainly an unreasonable amount of pressure placed on students to differentiate themselves as much as possible from other candidates. As you mention, this is to the detriment of students mental well being trying to balance gaining…   Read more»