ARTICLES BY BOB MARSHALL
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![Stephan Dietrich_450x300]( "A New “Strategic Engine” For Developing Drugs, Diagnostics, & Devices")
A New “Strategic Engine” For Developing Drugs, Diagnostics, & Devices9/3/2018LifeX currently is home to 20 companies that are developing new drugs, diagnostics, devices, and population health solutions for very large unmet health needs. But its CEO says it’s not an incubator or a fund.
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![4 Keys To Choosing The Right Regulatory Consultant]( "4 Keys To Choosing The Right Regulatory Consultant")
4 Keys To Choosing The Right Regulatory Consultant5/29/2018I spent the first two decades of my medical device career with startups and larger OEMs, working with or hiring consultants, as needed, for support. I then became a consultant for seven years, and I saw outsourced support from the other side. Now, I want to share some perspective on outsourced support. These important relationships can make or break your business.
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![Mir Sitting_450x300]( "Inside The Mind Of Life Science Innovator Mir Imran")
Inside The Mind Of Life Science Innovator Mir Imran4/6/2018After discovering that there have been up to 200 unsuccessful attempts at delivering biologic drugs orally, serial medical-device inventor and entrepreneur Mir Imran decided to tackle the problem.
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![MedDevice_Maria Fagan 450x300_bucket]( "7 Medical Device Leaders Talk About What’s Next For Their Industry")
7 Medical Device Leaders Talk About What’s Next For Their Industry12/7/2017Seven industry experts answer questions related to the med device funding climate, which device segment will be getting all of the attention in 2018, and upcoming M&A activity related to med devices.
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![When Regulatory Goes Wrong]( "When Regulatory Goes Wrong")
When Regulatory Goes Wrong9/27/2017In spite of my preference for “happily ever-after” as detailed in a previous article, sometimes things do not go well for medical device companies as it pertains to regulatory affairs.
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![Responding To Regulatory Inspection Observations: Do’s and Don’ts]( "3 Medtech Regulatory Successes (That Started As Failures)")
3 Medtech Regulatory Successes (That Started As Failures)9/5/2017These tales prove that it's possible to snatch victory from the hands of regulatory defeat when responding to adversity with open-minded persistence.
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall served as Chief Editor for Med Device Online between December 2016 and December 2018, during which MDO benefited from his more than 20 years of experience in medical device product development, manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs. He spent the previous seven years with medical device consulting firm Regulatory & Quality Solutions and held leadership positions with Renal Solutions (now Fresenius Medical Care), Siemens Medical Solutions, Medrad (now Bayer HealthCare), and Respironics (now Philips Healthcare). He holds both a BS in electrical engineering and an MS in organizational leadership from Geneva College.