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Mergers and acquisitions in the medical device industry
Mergers and acquisitions in the Medical Device Industry are the primary mode of exit for early stage companies. The focus of this thesis is to examine factors which influence the value of these M&A transactions from the target and acquiring firm perspectives and to understand the value creation …
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Characteristics of disruptive innovation within the medical device industry
Innovation within the medical device industry had led to tremendous advances in the provision of care for patients worldwide. Continued progress in the treatment of disease will require effective processes for managing and analyzing innovation within this industry. Popular models of innovation …
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Green manufacturing in the medical device industry : a case study
… (name changed to protect confidentiality), is a medical device start-up using tissue engineering and drug delivery techniques to help combat the negative effects associated with secondary injury. Med Dev's first generation technology is a polymer scaffold that will be inserted into the injury …
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Developing an Asia-Pacific manufacturing footprint strategy in the medical device industry
As medical device manufacturers operating in the Asia-Pacific region are planning for increased demand in the near future, they must evaluate their manufacturing footprint strategies to determine if they are getting the most value out of their supply chains given the various incentives and costs …
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Mergers & acquisitions in the medical device industry : an exploration of factors influencing valuation
Valuing medical device companies and technologies is a complex process. Several different approaches and models are often used in combination to determine a transaction valuation. This research uses the Enterprise Value to Forward Sales model as a tool for valuing mergers and acquisitions in the …
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The Impact of Federal Regulation on Time to Equivalence and Compliance within the Orthopaedic Medical Device Industry
The Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-295) consolidated and expanded existing federal authority over manufacturers of medical devices. This meant that any medical device manufactured after the Medical Device Amendment of 1976 needed to establish that it is substantially equivalent in …
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Systems Theoretic Hazard Analysis (STPA) applied to the risk review of complex systems : an example from the medical device industry
… for the marketing of external beam radiotherapy devices and, more generally, medical devices that do not contain radioactive materials, concluding that STPA would be acceptable in both regulatory systems; - Provided experience in applying STPA to a complex device. Information on efficacy was …
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Introducing AI as a Team Member During the Fuzzy Front End of New Product Introduction Projects in the Medical Device Industry: An Experimental Design
… types of solutions. This study focuses on the medical device industry. Industries that are highly regulated, like the healthcare technology space, are specifically interesting as they must comply with strict requirements imposed due to the industry's risky nature. The study aims to see how …
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Understanding Chinese business ethics : a study on perception of South African medical device companies
… an increase in trade between the South African medical device industry and Chinese businesses; yet the perception of Chinese business ethics by this industry is unknown. This qualitative study explores the perception South African medical device companies have of Chinese business ethics. Data …
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Impact of the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct on medical device physician-industry collaboration
The Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct (PCOC) or 105 CMR 970.000 was enacted by the Massachusetts state legislature and adopted by the Department of Public Health (DPH) in July 2009 under Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2008, An Act To Promote Cost Containment, …
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Framing the Issue - How the Medical Device Industry's Arguments Translated into Political Tools and Action
The Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET) was developed as a funding source to help cover the cost of expanded health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The excise tax is a 2.3% tax on sales of certain medical devices and is paid by the manufacturer of the device (Bolka, 2014). This …
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Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Process application : quality control in medical device manufacturing
The goal of medical device industry is to provide patients and healthcare professionals effective, reliable, safe and affordable products. However, due to the dynamic and competitive operation and business environment, most manufacturers did not always attain this goal. It is a challenge to balance …
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Modeling regulatory impacts on medical device supply chains
… to be an increasingly complex issue in the medical device industry. Regulations place stress on regional supply chains across the world. Most recently, the European Parliament issued the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 instituting new compliance framework for all devices …
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A joint inventory and sourcing strategy to balance efficiency versus risk
… supply chain efficiency for a company in the medical device industry. The company in our case was exposed to great risk of supplier disruption because of its single source practice. In general, there are two different approaches to reduce the impact of supplier disruption. One is holding …
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Technology roadmapping and design optimization of an innovative mineral-organic adhesive for bone repair
As medical devices become more complex, the need for methodical and structured design processes has never been greater. Due to the great complexity of the aerospace industry, both qualitative and quantitative methods of technology planning and design assessment have been implemented with great …
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Design and development of a precision packing stage and master control system for an automated vial packaging machine
… a custom vial-packaging machine for use in the medical device industry. A unique rotary bowl feeder was developed for orienting and feeding the vials while a simple transfer line mechanism queues and loads them for packaging. For the mechanical alignment of certain motion elements elastic …
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Foundations for Building an Innovation-Centric Product Development Framework for Medical Devices
The medical device industry, governed by a tight regulatory landscape, often relies heavily on structured Product Development Processes (PDPs) to bring innovative solutions to market. These structured processes create significant challenges when integrating technological innovations that emerge in …
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Inventory management strategy for the supply chain of a medical device company
In the medical device industry, many companies rely on a high inventory strategy in order to meet their customers' urgent requirements, sometimes leading to excessive inventory. This problem is compounded when it involves a long supply chain with several stages of activities and with long delivery …
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