Six paths to medtech innovation at BIOMEDevice Boston/PLASTEC New England
Creative thinking, problem solving, and innovation: in one form or another, these are the foundations of the LearningLabs sessions scheduled at the co-located BIOMEDevice Boston and PLASTEC New England...
View ArticleBoston at epicenter of medical technology innovation
Recently named the third most innovative city in the United States for medical technology in a poll conducted by sister brand Qmed, Boston hosts BIOMEDevice Boston, co-located with PLASTEC New England,...
View ArticleThe case for regional, co-located plastics events
The French have a name for the period between the end of August and early September: la rentrée. It's a wonderful concept, but it only works linguistically if you don't work, literally, for the better...
View ArticleMedical technology meets plastics innovation during Massachusetts Medtech Week
Massachusetts Medtech Week returns to Boston next month, when the BIOMEDevice Boston conference and expo, co-located with PLASTEC New England, Design & Manufacturing New England and the Embedded...
View ArticleMicro-molder, compounder named finalists for BIOMEDevice Boston Innovation prize
Our friends at Qmed have announced the 10 finalists in the running for the BIOMEDevice Boston Innovation prize, two of which will be familiar to the PlasticsToday audience: MTD Micro Molding (Charlton,...
View ArticleDeveloping a nimble, cost-sensitive approach to medical device design
It wasn’t always like this, but there’s no getting around the fact that cost constraints have become a central concern for medical device OEMs. Gone are the days when incremental improvements in a...
View ArticleBioStamp RC is about to make wearables history
The MC10 BioStamp RC has been called a “giant leap forward in the wonderful world of wearables” by USA Today, and for good reason. Weighing just under six grams, the flexible, soft and waterproof...
View ArticleBIOMEDevice Boston and PLASTEC New England offer learning, networking and...
PLASTEC New England joins BIOMEDevice Boston, Design & Manufacturing (D&M) New England and the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston under the Advanced Design and Manufacturing umbrella on...
View ArticleCustom molders partnering with medical device OEMs face unique set of challenges
One of the problems confronted by medical device OEMs is sourcing custom injection molders who meet ISO 13485 and FDA manufacturing standards. H. David Shockley Jr., founder and CEO of International...
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