GCMI hosts the fifth cohort of Project Engages Last year, we wrote about the amazing work Georgia Tech Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Nerem and others are doing with students in six inner-city Atlanta high schools. This year, GCMI had the opportunity to host the fifth Project Engages cohort for an introduction to the medical product…
Welcome to the third episode in our series about what it takes to get from an idea to a new medical device. We started the series recommending you consider how invested you are in your medtech idea and then get input to find out if your idea really fulfills an unmet clinical need. In the…
Your innovative medtech or medical device idea may solve a problem that you face on a regular basis, but that doesn’t always make it a good candidate for commercialization. It’s not just your idea that matters, but also others’ need for your idea because you’re not the only person that’s going to be using your product.…
The Marketing & Regulatory Session at SEMDA 2018 explored the goals, responsibilities, and possible pathways of medtech marketers when building awareness and adoption for their products. This session featured panelists Mike Fisher, Director of Product Development for GCMI; Allyson Bower-Willner, Senior Marketing Manager for Molnlycke; and Machelle Shields, Senior Executive Healthcare Policy & Compliance Advisor…
“We have not once veered from our relationship with T3 Labs and have no intentions of doing so. I wish I could bring the T3 staff to Europe for research programs that must be done there. The T3 staff handle everything required with the utmost professionalism and consideration.” – Vesalio CEO Steve Rybka Dr.…
As the leading annual electrophysiology event, HRS will always bring the latest advancements in pacing, ablation and mapping to the society’s annual meeting. The 2018 edition was no exception and included a few variations on atrial fibrillation (AF) ablations. Catheter Ablation vs/ Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy The big news from the show was the dissemination of…
So you have an idea for a new medical device. Now what? Coming up with a concept for a new medical device is an exciting moment. The possibility of solving a real unmet clinical need can seem so promising that you may overlook the myriad process challenges that go along with bringing this idea to…
“It is exceedingly rare for student medtech projects to become companies,” Rains said. “But in a very intentional way, and thanks to a robust local and regional medtech ecosystem, that is exactly what is happening here.” Among the approximately 4 million births in the United States each year, 2.4 million of those mothers elect to…
Overheating lighting instruments coupled with human error are a leading cause of intraoperative fires and patient burns. The healthcare system refers to these as “never events” so they should never happen, right? But, data suggests that they occur more than twice a day. This was a red flag for co-founders James Rains and Kamil Makhnejia.…
Earlier this week, the Southeastern Medical Device Association announced several industry leading plenary and keynote speakers set for next month’s 2018 SEMDA Annual Medtech Conference in Greenville, South Carolina. Representing GCMI, and its Design and Development line of service, our Product Development Director, Mike Fisher will serve on a panel led by Paul Snyder, VP of…