Friends and colleagues, we hope you will enjoy this inspiring story of innovation and collaboration that is helping keep our frontline healthcare professionals safe during this time of desperate need. “I saw nothing better I could do to give back to people like my mom, my dad — who have been working in emergency services…
Here are some of the most common cost types you should consider when planning your preclinical study to give your product the best chance of getting to market as swiftly and efficiently as possible focusing on what matters most – clearance from regulatory bodies like the FDA.
The design and development process can make or break a medical device’s commercial potential. It is dependent on careful consideration of several intersecting aspects: technological, clinical, commercial and legal. Too many promising medtech innovations and early stage companies fail unnecessarily because they run out of funding before achieving milestones required for next-round investments. Medical device…
Medtech innovation is an exciting, yet risky enterprise. The vast majority of venture capital and strategic investors now want to see early investment in de-risking medical innovations. There is simply too much potential for failure in the pathway to commercialization, plus financial risk related to market forces and competitive products. Too many medtech development…
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to force all of us to find safe paths forward, GCMI continues to remain operational across all service lines including design & development, preclinical services and life cycle advisory. Several states including Georgia are opening businesses and adjusting to life in the COVID-19 era. GCMI remains focused on the…
When a medical product innovator has reached the point at which preclinical research is necessary to achieve the next milestone, they have already surmounted significant obstacles. They are nearer to realizing the possibility that their product will enter the market and patient care than ever before. Quality preclinical research begins with a robust preclinical study…
In mid-March 2020, the shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare providers responding to the COVID-19 outbreak had become a national emergency. By the time the University System of Georgia suspended on-campus instruction and asked students to depart campus by March 13 in response to rapidly increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, Christopher Saldana, Ph.D., associate…
Preclinical work, especially GLP studies, are costly and critical to the product’s successful regulatory submission. Efficiency and quality in preclinical work begins with a robust preclinical study protocol. Preclinical protocols are the foundation on which reports required by regulatory bodies are built. What elements in a preclinical study protocol give the study the best…
Aflac Incorporated, a leader in supplemental insurance at U.S. worksites, today announced it has contributed $5 million to two organizations that are providing assistance for health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The $5 million donation includes: $2 million for the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI), a comprehensive innovation center using innovative 3D printing to help…
In one week, a team of students in a joint biotech medical lab with Georgia Tech and Emory students started making and distributing face shields to help save lives. “The goal is to meet the needs locally to actually supply the Georgia Department of Public Health and when they have enough to actually supply…