April 26th was World Intellectual Property Day. If you’re not familiar with World Intellectual Property Day, it’s a global event that celebrates the achievements that IP and innovation create in the world around us. This year, it focused on IP in the sports industry, and the importance of IP to […]
For many medical device and biotech companies, their specialty is knowing how to develop and get their technologies ready for the marketplace. The problem is they’ve never produced and sold a medical device or technology. And that’s where they face one of the biggest risks in the medical device industry […]
The med tech marketplace is changing. The need to comply with increasing regulatory complexities is driving up costs and increasing the risk of costly compliance failures. Small med-tech companies are up against increasing competition especially from larger companies looking to get into the market and from technology companies looking to […]
Med tech startups make many mistakes, especially when their primary focus is on their growth and survival, and resources (especially money) are scarce. They are either unaware of their go-to-market options or they only focus on a single make and sell option. The problem is there isn’t a single go […]
Big Med Device companies are facing a big problem – their buy to grow strategy isn’t working anymore. The can’t find enough small companies with new med tech in the market that aren’t extremely overpriced. Now big med device companies are looking at creating partnerships with earlier stage med device companies. Although it’s riskier, it’s the only way they can fill their big product pipelines. And that spells big licensing opportunities for startup and emerging med device companies.
