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Fine tuning regulatory and validation practices: get it in writing: refining processes and beefing up documentation are key as suppliers deal with expanding expectations from regulators and customers.		Mar 1, 2013	3182
Taxed & vexed: as 2012 draws to a close, the medtech industry braces for the impact of a new tax and continued tight regulatory and financial pathways.		Nov 1, 2012	3973
Studies often a trial: as sponsoring companies face cost and timing challenges, the role of CROs in clinical studies continues to expand.		Oct 1, 2012	3593
Lean, too: applying the fundamentals of Lean and Six Sigma programs brings recognition that results are keyed to commitment over time.	Company overview	Sep 1, 2012	2726
More usable, by design: fewer bells and whistles, greater functionality are seen as keys for medical device designers toiling in an age of austerity.		Jul 1, 2012	3488
Package deal: sterilization and packaging issues need to be addressed early in the process.	Company overview	Jun 1, 2012	3463
Quality with a capital 'Q': with OEMs consolidating supplier lists as a means of managing regulatory requirements, "better" must trump "less costly" in the process.		May 1, 2012	3478
Audit questions ... and answers: the early stages of the customer-supplier mating dance are an invitation for discovering what a potential partner is all about.	Company overview	Apr 1, 2012	3360
A diagnosis in flux: like other sectors, the in-vitro diagnostics space is being impacted by rapid introduction of new technologies and a host of other factors.		Mar 1, 2012	3077
Fact finding and more: as OEMs and suppliers do a mating dance, following the right steps goes a long way toward forming a good working relationship.	Company overview	Nov 1, 2011	3091
Let the vetting begin: in the OEM-supplier equation, evaluations work both ways and are equally important to successfully targeting the right relationship.		Oct 1, 2011	3205
Lean means green: top-down push is an important factor in keeping Lean/Six Sigma initiatives fresh in workplaces of medical device contract manufacturers.	Company overview	Sep 1, 2011	3059
Growth formula: the sterilization and packaging sector sees demand for its services increasing, along with an escalation of customer needs.	Company overview	Jun 1, 2011	2883
The next big idea: for the medical products industry, certain sectors may offer relief from the economic travails of the past few years.		May 1, 2011	3012
It's no European vacation: getting the CE mark is just the first step in a not-so-simplified process of doing business in a market that is facing its own set of challenges.		Mar 1, 2011	2184
The 'new normal': buffeted by the economy and regulatory overload, medtech companies adjust to life in the next decade.	Cover story	Nov 1, 2010	3704
More ... and faster: regulatory hurdles and the need to control costs is key for tubing suppliers in dealings with their customers.	Cover story	Oct 1, 2010	2693
The top 30: a transformational year.	Cover story	Jul 1, 2010	30643
Companies to watch.	Company overview	Jul 1, 2010	3496
Cardio's "next big thing": industry experts reflect on coming out of a downturn, market trends, new technology and the impact of healthcare reform.	Industry overview	Apr 1, 2010	2534
In Limbo: medical device firms are plagued by uncertainty as healthcare reform plays out in Washington, D.C.		Nov 1, 2009	3903