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Breakthrough Initiative Addresses Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment for Nation’s Healthcare Workers in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

Accelerator, Blog, Cardiology & Cardiothoracic, Design & Development, GCMI, GI, neurology, News, orthopedic, Physician Innovators, Preclinical CRO Excellence, Regenerative Medicine, spine, T3By 6805pwpadmin March 24, 2020

Research Collaboration to Allow Manufacturers to 3D Print Thousands of Face Shields in the Coming Weeks Atlanta, GA – March 24, 2020 – Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI), the Southeast’s first and only comprehensive medical device innovation center, today announced a collaboration that addresses the severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for…

Initial designs for producing PPE Face Shields Available

Design & Development, GCMI, NewsBy 6805pwpadmin March 24, 2020

Image credit: GT Research Horizons GCMI, in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Tech Pediatric Technology Center, has completed our first design files for those wishing to produce Face Shields for healthcare providers, the first in what we hope will be a series of designs for badly needed PPE items. Learn…

COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment

Blog, Design & Development, GCMI, NewsBy 6805pwpadmin March 20, 2020

We are pleased to partner with Dr. Joanna Newton, along with a skilled and motivated team at Georgia Tech and the Pediatric Technology Center to address the severe and unacceptable lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) available to protect our hospital workers from COVID-19.

What do you get out of GCMI’s Phase Zero?

Accelerator, Blog, Design & Development, GCMI, News, Physician InnovatorsBy 6805pwpadmin March 20, 2020

Fast track answers to critical questions that de-risk medtech innovations When an innovator has identified a medical problem, taking an efficient approach to minimize risk and identify the viability of potential solutions is key. Our Phase Zero focuses on evaluating critical product elements early, minimizing risk, cost and effort. Key questions: What is…

GCMI’s COVID-19 Safety Measures, Guidelines and Planned Work

Blog, GCMI, News, Preclinical CRO ExcellenceBy 6805pwpadmin March 10, 2020

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU – Here’s what we are doing during this time to keep business moving forward GCMI remains focused on the health and well-being of our customers and in that spirit we are sharing guidelines for our facilities, recommended by various health organizations as it relates to Coronavirus (COVID-19). As policies and…

Are you wasting time and money with too many prototypes?

Blog, Design & DevelopmentBy 6805pwpadmin February 26, 2020

Prototyping is an exciting and important part of the medical product innovation process. Prototypes can give you something tangible to touch and feel – a physical representation of your ideas coming to life. Even better, it allows you to better communicate your idea to others (and can help you raise money by having something to…

What makes a good preclinical study final report?

Blog, GI, neurology, orthopedic, Preclinical CRO Excellence, Regenerative Medicine, spine, T3, UncategorizedBy 6805pwpadmin January 28, 2020

Based on decades of collective experience conducting preclinical studies and writing preclinical final reports (both GLP and Non-GLP), our team of subject matter experts has outlined what makes a good preclinical study final report.

5 Things to Invest in Before Prototyping New Medical Devices

Blog, Design & Development, GCMIBy 6805pwpadmin January 27, 2020

Photo courtesy of http://studyclerk.com/ For most medical device innovators, prototyping is one of the most exciting times in product development. Seeing early design images and specs come to life in a physical way is highly satisfying and fun. But this excitement breeds temptation to bypass multiple elements that must precede prototyping if the team is…

“Best Practices for Transitioning from Design to Assembly in Medical Device Manufacturing.” – A recent feature from Assembly Magazine.

Blog, Design & Development, GCMIBy 6805pwpadmin January 22, 2020

GCMI’s Sarah Cohen and Mike Fisher provided substantial insights for Assembly Magazine’s Austin Weber in a recent article, “Best Practices for Transitioning from Design to Assembly in Medical Device Manufacturing.”

Shifting indications can accelerate a medical devices’ original intention

Accelerator, Blog, GCMIBy 6805pwpadmin January 15, 2020

The BOTLab team entered GCMI’s Accelerator program with a promising technology, clinical need and prototype. Dr. Darren Roblyer shared with us why the team is making this strategic course correction, learnings from BOTLabs’ time in GCMI’s Accelerator program and next steps.

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