What to Make of FDA’s Secret Cache of Device Adverse Events
Last month an investigative report revealed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has millions of “hidden” serious injury and malfunctions reports on medical devices.
Bad Bosses: Dealing With Abusive Supervisors
More than a decade has passed, but Mary Mawritz can still hear metal-tipped tassels flapping against leather loafers—the signature sound of her boss roaming the halls of his real estate company.
One Statistical Paradigm to Rule Them All?
Now, if you’re familiar with either statistics or J.R.R. Tolkien, I know the title grabbed your attention.
Exact Metrology Educates Middle School Students
(Exact Metrology: Cincinnati) -- On March 28, 2019, Exact Metrology was among several companies who came to Latonia Elementary Career Day. This event was meant to introduce students to a variety of careers in health, law, manufacturing, engineering, technology, and other fields.
Eliminating the Digital Divide in Life Sciences, Part 2
Despite the life science industry’s infatuation with modernity and trend chasing, even its most forward-thinking organizations have struggled to fully digitize and integrate their operations.
Why Standards Matter
Throughout my career, I have been a member of several trade organizations. I believe that standards have meaning, in every field. When I become a member of an organization, I endeavor to learn as much as possible.
Planning for Lean
Most of us have heard of kaizen—continuous improvement of philosophy and methodology. In business, this involves all employees working to improve a company's processes to lean it out, to run with less waste.
Vision Engineering Launches Groundbreaking Technology at Control
(Vision Engineering: Woking, UK) -- Vision Engineering will today unveil a revolutionary, globally patented, digital 3D stereoscopic display technology at the Control trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany.
When Are Instruments Equivalent? Part 2
Last month we provided an operational definition of when measurement systems are equivalent in terms of bias.