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  • Crushed plastic granules for recycling. Plastic crusher. Recycled plastic with mixed colors. The concept of recycled plastic used

    MedTech Recycling and Innovation Opportunities for Earth Day 2025

    For Earth Day 2025, we asked our employees to share medtech recycling and innovation opportunities and obstacles.  We invite everyone in medical device development and healthcare to unite behind medtech recycling and innovation. 

  • An individual lies back with eyes open as a drop of eye medication falls from a dropper, highlighting the process of vision care.

    6 Drug Delivery Routes in the Eye

    The human eye is an extremely delicate organ, often prone to irritation, dryness and various diseases, such as glaucoma, cataracts, keratoconus, age-related macular degeneration, and many others. These ocular clinical conditions also affect patients’ quality of life.

  • A Caucasian girl in her 20s or 30s undergoes transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy at a psychiatric facility to treat depression or anxiety.

    Drug-Device Combination Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease, Epilepsy, Depression and Brain Cancer

    Exploration of drug-device combination therapies that are transforming the treatment of Parkinson’s, epilepsy, depression, and brain cancer.

  • A close-up of a person's skin with a smart bandage applied. The bandage contains an embedded green-glowing electronic circuit, resembling a microchip, suggesting advanced medical monitoring or theranostic technology.

    Is there a Theranostic wound dressings market?

    With the recent developments and seemingly ubiquitous nature of real time glucose monitoring and availability of smart wearable tech, the development of a theranostic band-aid seems inevitable. But how practical would this be? Is there a Theranostic wound dressings market?

  • Purple text reads 'FDA rejects Lab Results?' next to a rubber stamp marked 'REJECTED' resting on a document.

    When FDA Trust Is Broken: Lessons from the MedLink Scandal

    In this episode of MedDevice by Design, Ariana Wilson and Mark Drlik examine what happened, what it means for medical device innovators, and how the FDA’s ASCA (Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment) program helps reduce regulatory risk.

  • Illustration of a house with a green checkmark beside a hospital with a red X. Text above reads "Prevent the Hospital?" in bold black and purple lettering, highlighting the concept of avoiding hospitalization through preventative healthcare.

    Bio Break: Preventive Medical Devices

    In this episode of Bio Break, Nick Allan and Joris van der Heijden explore a critical but often overlooked topic in healthcare innovation: prevention. While most conversations about medical devices revolve around treatment, the duo shifts the focus to technologies that help people avoid hospitalization altogether. Preventive medical devices and diagnostic tools are quietly transforming healthcare by catching diseases earlier and reducing the need for invasive procedures.

  • Thumbnail with the text 'Will your MedTech Product succeed?' in bold black and purple font. On the right, Mark Drlik wearing glasses gestures toward a whiteboard with triple Venn diagrams labeled with terms like 'Desirability,' 'Feasibility,' 'Viability,' and 'Regulatory.'

    Venn Diagram MedTech Success – Aligning Product and Business Strategy

    Ariana Wilson and Mark Drlik break down a powerful visual framework for understanding what makes a medtech product, and the company behind it, truly successful. Using a triple Venn diagram, Mark explains how strategic alignment across feasibility, viability, and desirability can drive better product outcomes and business success in the medical device industry.

  • A laboratory scene featuring a glass Erlenmeyer flask filled with bright green liquid placed on a table against a dark background. Bold text on the left reads, “He drank Bacteria!?” in large gray and purple letters, adding a sense of curiosity and intrigue.

    Bio Break: Groundbreaking Discoveries in Infectious Disease

    In this episode of Bio Break, Nick shares one of his favorite discoveries in the world of infectious disease research — the groundbreaking discovery of Helicobacter pylori and its role in causing peptic ulcers. This fascinating story showcases how persistence, scientific curiosity, and innovative thinking can lead to discoveries that reshape medical science.

  • Thumbnail image with the text 'Targeted Brain Drug Delivery – CED!' in black and purple font. On the right side, there is a medical illustration of a brain in profile with a needle inserted, representing Convection-Enhanced Delivery (CED).

    Convection-Enhanced Delivery: Infusing Precision into Neurosurgery

    What if the next leap in brain therapy didn't require open surgery? We explore how convection-enhanced delivery (CED) is changing the way clinicians administer therapeutic agents to the brain. Join us as we look inside this advanced technique—and the high-precision tools that make it possible.