Earlier today Medical Design & Outsourcing published the following from the FDA regarding 3D printed equipment intended to supplement PPE needs created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “University research teams and others have been racing to develop DIY ventilators to help patients whose breathing is restricted by COVID-19. Those seeking to 3D-print accessories or parts…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
As the year comes to a close and many of us look forward to a holiday respite, I find myself full of enthusiasm having recently returned from Israel advancing our accelerator program with Rambam Health Center and participating in the mHEALTH Israel Women’s Meetup at Google for Startups Campus in Tel Aviv. We live in…
Good laboratory practice (GLP) studies are an essential component to medical product development and regulatory submissions. They are highly rigorous, are conducted in compliance with a legally bound code of federal regulations (21 CFR Part 58) and should be conducted by qualified scientists and staff of an accredited contract research organization (CRO). They are also…
In October 2018, GCMI and Rambam Medical Center announced the formation of a partnership to help Israeli medtech innovators commercialize their products in the U.S. healthcare market. Earlier this year, Georgia Bio and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce recognized our work with a 2019 Phoenix Award recognizing leaders who have forged academic and industry relationships…
Yet another edition of the SEMDA Medtech Conference has come and gone. The 2019 edition saw colleagues from 26 states attend and significant diversity among the PitchRounds companies who hailed from AL, AR, GA, FL, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX and VA. Every year, SEMDA is the place to connect with the entirety of…