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Feb 3
The Future of BioManufacturing
Six BioManufacturing Trends to Watch in 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic shed a light on the strengths and shortcomings of the global biotech infrastructure in relation to pandemic readiness and general support of biotech innovation.
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Feb 2
Three Reasons to Think Canada When Developing Regenerative Medicine, Microfluidic-Based assays, and Cell Therapy Applications
Personalized medicine approaches can transform the field of biomanufacturing through the use of additive manufacturing technologies. Successful implementation of such processes requires an interdisciplinary effort with engineers, biologists, and clinicians working together to achieve success developing regenerative medicine, microfluidic-based assays, or cell therapy applications.
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Feb 2
Integrating Microfluidics into Biomanufacturing
Enabling Features for Biomanufacturing Applications
Integrating microfluidics into biomanufacturing lines is a very exciting concept. Microfluidics has the ability to miniaturize manufacturing processes such as cell culture, classification, droplet generation, encapsulation, mixing, and more.
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Feb 1
Developing and Running an Industry-Integrated Human Factors Engineering Course
Although engineering students graduate from their program well-equipped with the theoretical concepts taught in class, they often lack practical knowledge regarding their particular industry [1]. Such gaps between technical teachings and industry requirements could potentially be filled by integrating an industry perspective into programs and course delivery. Further benefit can be derived when such industry-integrated courses offer new and crucial material. Continue reading »
Jan 1
Statistical Techniques for Streamlining Medical Device Design Verification
Many techniques can be employed in order to simplify formal verification testing. These techniques expedite the product development process and reduce cost. During verification planning, the required sample size (and therefore the number of devices that need to be built prior to production), can be minimized by the choice of verification method. Continue reading »
Jan 1
What Resolutions for 2022 Reveal About StarFish Company Culture
You may not be able to tell a book by its cover, but resolutions offer a peek into individual plans and priorities. When combined, they even offer a glimpse of company culture. Our employees share their 2022 resolutions as inspiration and an invitation for kindred spirits to join us in the new year! Continue reading »
Jan 1
FDA Action Plan for AI/ML in SaMD (Software as a Medical Device)
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies have a huge potential to change the way we look at our current health care practices. AI/ML enable new insights derived from the huge amount of data that is collected every day in the health care sector. This blog provides an overview of the FDA action plan for AI/ML in software as a medical device and lists some best practices. Continue reading »
Jan 1
What do Mil-Spec Anodizing Types and Classes Mean?
Let’s talk about what an anodized finish actually is.
A core finishing technique around the world, anodizing is highly valued in the medical industry to promote longevity of devices. It is a finishing process that can be applied to a few different materials, the most common being aluminum (in fact, this blog will only discuss aluminum anodizing).
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Dec 13
15 Favorite Reads from 2021
This blog is inspired by a LinkedIn post from Arash Samimi and the upcoming holiday break.
“I often think of reading books as a means to create a worldview. I want to know what the world looks like today, how we got here and how we can do better tomorrow. The world opportunities and challenges are infinite. It is a gigantic puzzle. That being said, in 2020, I tried to diversify my readings toward creating a big picture of the world – from leadership to technology, retirement, empowerment, society, education, data and startups. Here are 8 of the books I read in 2020.
Book suggestions?”
Our content team took Arash’s idea and offer up fifteen favorite reads from 2021. In no particular order, their selections cover business, fiction, biographies, self-improvement and create a StarFish worldview.
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Dec 1
Top 10 medical device commercialization videos in 2021
Our 2021 top 10 medical device commercialization videos include 4 new videos. They join favorites from previous years and cover topical and perennial subjects including 2021 updates, optimizing founder value, manufacturing for NPI and IVD insights.
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