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  • 2020-bl-thumb-gain-competitive-edge-with-iso-certification

    How Life Science Companies Gain a Competitive Edge With ISO Certification

    The International Organization of Standards (ISO) is a global organization that defines essential requirements for helping businesses improve their products, services and customer relations. Applying these guidelines enables organizations to give their customers the assurance that their products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality. This article introduces the most popular ISO standards and discusses how companies can use them to gain a competitive edge in their markets.

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  • MFG DAY 2015: U.S. Manufacturing at a Glance

    In recent years, a swing in public perception has led to widely held misconceptions of United States manufacturing – that modern manufacturing environments are dark, dangerous and antiquated factories designed for low-skilled workers.

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  • Medical Device Development: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

    The global healthcare and healthcare service market will maintain steady growth due in large part to an aging population that is living longer and to improved healthcare services in emerging markets that include China, Brazil, India, Japan, Israel, and South Korea, among others. It is interesting to note that countertrends seem to be developing in the medical device space; for example, hospital utilization of medical devices has slowed significantly, reimbursements continue to tighten, and there was a first-time global decrease (5%) in US premarket approvals (PMAs) in 2012, a trend that continued into 2013. There were also fluctuations in investor healthcare spending across 2012, drops in mergers & acquisitions deal value and deal counts, and a device tax that is adding to the squeeze.

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