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UK MedTech Sweating About Prospects, Home and Away
We’ve read the ABHI survey of UK MedTech companies and it signals more pain than gain as NHS and Brexit Contrive to make life tricky
Survey of Medtech Company Websites Concludes “Could do Better”
Medtech company website survey unearths a few bad habits
Brexit Could Mean Higher Regulatory Hurdles for UK Medical Device Industry
So the deed has been done, UK powers need to get on with the job of leaving the EU, while not actually leaving the EU
Editorial: How Device Companies Are Turning to Education
Gaining and protecting market share is about so much more than the product and its price. Educational support looks like the ultimate added value alternative
When it Comes to Progress, Medtech Beats Them All
Pick an industry, any industry, and tell us it outstrips medtech in terms of development. We pick furniture. Medtech wins.
Turkeys See Christmas as a Challenge
When a new survey of regulatory officers highlights their concerns about regulatory rules, should we be surprised?
What can Medtech Learn from Google Glass?
Goodness knows how much money has gone the way of Google’s Glass experiment, but as a deliberate way of seeing … continue reading “What can Medtech Learn from Google Glass?”
Our Very Own Tongue-in-Cheek MedTech Award
Which therapy turned out to have rather less efficacy than we’d all become convinced it would have? We think it deserves its own award.
Can Medtech Learn from Retailers
We’re getting properly fixated on the power of social media in healthcare, especially medtech marketing. Can we therefore steal ideas from the powerhouse retailers?
What Does the NHS Five Year Plan Mean for Mr Medtech?
This week’s editorial states what we’d hope is the obvious. Medical Technology is an essential component in delivering tomorrow’s healthcare.
Online Now: Why Social Media Should be in Every Medtech Comms Plan
Medtech companies have a long way to go with social media. We’re betting tomorrow’s successes will have got it right. So what are you waiting for?
How to Play the “Evolution of Frontline Company Staff Roles” Game
Opinion piece about how device company front line staff have changed over the years and where that leaves the aspiring product manager.
FDA, Venetian Style
This week we amuse ourselves drawing parallels between the way behaviour was monitored in Venetian colonies during the fourteenth century, and regulation of today’s medical device industry.
Reminder What We’re About
What did the Greeks ever do for us? Well, originate healthcare, really. But did they have in mind a vision of what that might look like in 2014?
Medtronic and Covidien a “No-Brainer”
The only news in town this week is that Medtronic and Covidien are to merge, forming a new “offshore” entity. Strategic fit good: Tick. Tax consequences good: Tick.