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Every month we get together over a lunch to see what got read, clicked, liked and shared.  This article is a summary of the most clicked newsletter items during 2016.  Now’s your chance to see what everyone else was checking out.

Working at StarFish Medical  Would you like to know what it’s like to work at StarFish Medical? 18 employees (including Founder and CEO, Scott Phillips) 14 questions about working at StarFish and living in Victoria. From company philosophy to traits that make StarFish employees unique and successful

FDA “hit list” of highest priority medical devices for human factors guidance Did you know that this year FDA’s Human Factors Premarket Evaluation Team have a priority review hit-list for medical devices?  Are you on it, are you ready, and what does it mean? This blog will help you understand what it means for you and your device.

Medical Device Commercialization Playbook 2016  Look for a new site covering 2017 Playbook events.  Site will debut in January 2017. Events will take place in late March and early April.

Supplier Quality Agreement or Supply Agreement? If it is important to secure long term supply and maintain the current configuration of any component that is critical to the design of your medical device– the process may need to get a little bit more complex.  Learn which one you should use and when should you use it.

Digital Health Survey for Connected Devices StarFish Medical conducted a digital health survey of the North America medical device industry between March 3 and May 3 2016.  This report summarizes the data and results of 15 questions.

7 Benefits of Using Adaptive Design for Clinical Studies What is adaptive design for clinical study and why is the Medical Device community so excited about it? Virginia Anastassova explains.

Medical Device Commercialization Playbook 2016 Image from Vancouver event.

Medical Device Commercialization Playbook 2016 Summary of 2016 events in Vancouver and Toronto.

3 digital health barriers to success We are not getting the high level of care that today’s digital world can offer. Three digital health barriers are holding us back:

What Medtech money flows tell us Excerpted from his Medical Device Commercialization Playbook 2016 presentation on 2016 Medtech trends, StarFish Medical Founder and President, Scott Phillips, analyzes venture capital investment in medical device companies.

Why is my stainless steel rusting?  While the conditions required for stainless steel rusting are more likely to occur in medical lab equipment where stainless and salt solutions come together, it can happen in any device, including implants:

RoHS 2 vs RoHS 3 impact on medical devices Last year, RoHS 3 was announced, which expands the list of prohibited substances from six to ten by adding four new types of phthalates. This directive has already been adopted by the EU legislature, and member states have until December 2016 to inform suppliers how they are required to meet the standards of RoHS 3. Suppliers then have until the 22nd of July 2019 to meet these provisions.

5 tips for selecting and implementing the right project management software Here are 5 tips on how to select and implement a project management software tool to make sure it fits your needs.