God bless Michael Seres. He was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, an incurable bowel condition, at age 12. His first surgery at 14, he's 25 further surgeries stronger, having weathered intestinal failure and two bouts of cancer. He's now awaiting a ste...

Technically not a medical device, but I get so many queries about it. The purpose of this discussion is two-fold: Understand what role, if any, our industry should play and identify MDG members who are working on cannabis-based solutions. The image f...

Hi, Friends. I'm taking a different approach to this week's Medical Devices Group message because I have lots of things to share. In no particular order... ONE: 52 job openings in Seattle! I just discovered an immunology company that's adding 25% to ...

Last year I wrote a post entitled "When Abby died." It relayed how my unlucky friend Paul's daughter was the "one" of the estimated 4,500 children stricken with a fatal epileptic seizure, now almost 11 years ago. Knowing as little as I do about the d...

Many start-ups and early-stage biotech companies have this dilemma. Build or borrow?If I build - big expense, but more security for my IP.Contract and risk my tech escaping into the wild.

Every medical device promises "Improved Patient Outcomes." That is, except commodities and less expensive devices claiming parity with the incumbent solutions. Buried under 8 inches of snow – they consider this a State of Emergency in Seattle – and t...