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  • Medical device touchscreen interface displaying real-time patient vitals (SpO2, heart rate, blood pressure) with interactive digital UI elements and clinician hand operating monitor in clinical setting

    Efficiency in Medical Device GUI Development: How to Move Faster Without Cutting Corners

    Medical device teams developing embedded and cross-platform GUIs can accelerate delivery without compromising usability or validation by choosing the right framework early and designing for performance, portability, and maintainability.

  • Embedded microcontroller on PCB with waveform overlay illustrating CMSIS-DSP and edge AI signal processing

    Enabling Faster AI on the Edge

    Compute demands on “the edge”, like embedded sensors or remote devices. have grown significantly as AI has moved from experimentation to deployment. Medical devices are pushing more of their AI functionality onto edge hardware.

  • Open autoclave with medical instrument trays inside during medical device cleaning and sterilization process

    Medical Device Cleaning Process Explained

    Medical device cleaning is more complex than it seems. In this Bio Break episode, Nick and Nigel unpack what really goes into cleaning medical devices and why it cannot be treated like a simple wipe-down process.

  • Macro view of optical sensor components on a PCB used in medical device optical detectors

    Optical Detectors: An Overview

    This blog reviews the main families of optical detectors and the major technologies in those families.

  • Rightness Trap Medtech concept showing a crossroads decision with opposing directional signs

    MPO: The Rightness Trap in Medtech Organizations

    Jason McGee explores how the Rightness Trap Medtech dynamic can quietly erode enterprise value in medical device companies.

  • Gram positive vs negative bacteria explained with diagram and comparison

    Gram Positive vs Negative Bacteria Explained

    Understanding gram positive vs negative bacteria is essential when studying sterility, microbiology, and antibiotic effectiveness. While many people think the difference is only about staining, the reality is much deeper.

  • Alcohol disrupting bacterial cell membrane explaining why 70 percent sanitizer kills bacteria more effectively

    Why 70% Alcohol Sanitizer Works Better Than 100%

    Nick and Nigel explore the science behind hand sanitizer formulations. They discuss how alcohol interacts with bacterial cells, why water improves its effectiveness, and what the additional ingredients in sanitizer actually do.

  • Scott Phillips of StarFish Medical and Peter van der Velden of Lumira Ventures speaking at a MedTech transactions webinar

    Behind the Deal: Inside Major MedTech Transactions

    Scott Phillips, CEO of StarFish Medical, sits down with Peter van der Velden, Managing General Partner at Lumira Ventures, to explore the strategic thinking behind major MedTech transactions and investments.

  • AI analyzing MRI brain scan using computer vision software on a medical imaging workstation

    Computer Vision: Attention or Convolution?

    Computer vision technologies such as convolutional neural networks and vision transformers are transforming how AI analyzes medical images, each offering distinct advantages depending on the application and computing environment.