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Medical Devices Are Evolving Toward Specialized Solutions

MedCity News

As medical devices evolve and become more sophisticated, we are seeing a trend toward specialization. Building customized solutions for specialized disease states creates a nimbleness to respond to new conditions and develop a platform uniquely suited for that condition. It will become commonplace to see devices that break new ground.

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The Caregiver Vertical: How Pharma Engages

Pharma Marketing Network

Members of a multidisciplinary care team may include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, radiologists, dieticians…the list goes on. 2 In 2019, there were 7 potential family caregivers per older adult. Sunny’s healthcare marketing agency, Xavier Creative House, specializes in pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device.

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Collaboration with Janssen and Eli Lilly to address lack of paediatric medications

Pharmaceutical Technology

In recent years, with the advent of biologics and novel therapeutic targets such as anti-TNF, anti-interleukin, and anti-integrin, there has been a steady increase in the number of agents approved to treat inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which has provided physicians with an increasing number of options to treat Crohn’s disease (CD).

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Symani Microsurgical Robotic System: Interview with Mark Toland, CEO of Medical Microinstruments

Medgadget

Mark Toland, Medical Microinstruments: Microsurgery — the suturing of very small anatomy such as vessels (arteries and veins), ducts or nerves — requires high visual magnification and specialized precision instruments. Mark Toland: Symani received CE Mark in November 2019 and is commercially available in Europe.

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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

pharmaphorum

In order to bring it to market, a special program called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) had to be put in place, where only eligible patients could access the drug through a very strict process. Harmony Biosciences introduced Wakix to the market in 2019 as the first non-controlled substance for the treatment of narcolepsy.

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Comparing Clinical Specialist Roles

Med Device Careers

How is the Cardiac Clinical Specialist role different from other medical specialities? In 2019, the global medical device market reached a value of nearly $457B. The medical device industry is one of the most stable and fast-growing industries in the world.

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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

16 Vaccines and other drugs for rapid and safe worldwide distribution should be free from the need for special storage conditions” Vaccines and other drugs for rapid and safe worldwide distribution should be free from the need for special storage conditions. 2019; 9:11409. at 100°C for 24 hours. Nature Scientific Reports.