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What is The Difference Between Quality Control and Quality Assurance?

During the product development pipeline, a lot has to go smoothly. Everything from the planning, design, tweaking, and especially implementation hinges on the quality and safety of your product. Whether your industry includes health science, app development, or even space, nuclear, or automotive sectors, understanding how quality control versus quality assurance works, and how they […]

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Document Control Systems: What You Need to Know

Highly regulated industries like biomedical engineering, life science, and pharmaceutical development are always at risk of an audit by a regulatory agency like the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The last thing you want to worry about is the FDA or related regulatory body finding an issue with your compliance with regulations. Documentation,

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What Is The Difference Between Clinical Evaluation and Clinical Investigation?

Clinical evaluations and clinical investigations are two of the most critical parts of a medical device’s journey to mass marketing. Despite this being the case, there are frequent, widespread misconceptions of what each means. In this article, clinical evaluations, clinical investigations, and the processes, along with the requirements for each, will be discussed. What is

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Mythical Medical and the Destiny-Making Clause: MDR Article 120 and Significant Change

“Wait a minute. You want me to do what?” That was the first response from Kai Lin, an employee at Mythical Medical, after being asked by senior management to set up a system to proactively oversee “significant change” processes affected by MDR Article 120, Transitional Provision. She was convinced this would be a dead-end, career-limiting,

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Mythical Medical and the Priceless Napkin: Sharing PMS information is a healthy behavior

Sharing information and insights internally from either regulatory agencies or Notified Bodies is healthy behavior. Knowledge is power, several believe. It can change the world, your company, and your personal leadership behavior, but only when it is communicated in a timely manner and shared in the right ways. Break out of your self-imposed jail today.

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Mythical Medical and the Unbuilt Team: A hiring process that works even when regulatory requirements change, or global health pandemics occur

The coronavirus pandemic is causing hiring uncertainties. It may become more difficult to conduct face-to-face hiring interviews. Also, laws, regulations, standards, and guidance documents are changing worldwide. Expectations are, too. Yet an encouraging, long-standing, and reassuring truth remains that can help with these challenges. Identify specific, key qualifications so that your team can be strengthened.

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Mythical Medical and Little-Known Knowns: Metrics for Notified Bodies, Manufacturers, and Regulators

Notified Bodies, manufacturers, and regulators have leaders. Communication among these entities can be tough and complicated. Great leaders within these organizations sometimes only desire three things: (i) predictability, (ii) approvals on time, and (iii) quality submissions. These represent shared common aspirations that provide a platform for mutual collaboration. Yet, there must be a way to structure a program

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Mythical Medical and The Unsolvable Equation: Benefit-to-risk analyses

Benefit-to-Risk Analyses Some things make sense. They are easy, balanced, symmetrical, and predictable. That’s why Jae, an employee at Mythical Medical, liked mathematics, engineering, chemical reactions, and physics. Rules or laws are in place, and, for the most part, you follow them. Equations made sense, and he loved them. He also joined a debate club because

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