Medical Design & Development

Ep601

Cyborg Cockroach Paramedics Are Here to Save You

They're equipped to shoot needles.

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Nutromics Gets FDA Nod for Vancomycin Monitoring Patch

The company views multi-analyte sensing to be the next product evolution.

September 11, 2026

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Gilead Opens New Pharmaceutical Research Center

The five-story center will support approximately 325 employees

September 11, 2026

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FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to Remote Robotic Stroke System

It follows the world’s first remote telerobotic mechanical thrombectomy in a living patient.

September 11, 2026

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Siemens Healthineers Announces Tennessee Manufacturing, R&D Expansion

It will boost PET detector technology production.

September 11, 2026

A sensor developed to continuously monitor the health of donated lungs prior to transplantation features a modular design of small glass slides.

Monitoring Tech Could Help Identify More Donor Lungs for Transplantation

It could replace a once-an-hour process with continuous measurements.

September 10, 2026

Hamilton Medical, Etiometry Partner to Advance Data-Driven Respiratory Care in the ICU

September 14, 2026

SeeLyra provides surgeons precision and control when performing laser preparation for premium cataract, LASIK flap and corneal therapeutic surgeries.

Bausch + Lomb Gets CE Mark for SeeLyra Femtosecond Laser

September 14, 2026

Precera Medical Acquires Additive Metal Services

September 10, 2026

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Boston Scientific Braces for Financial Impact After Cyberattack

September 9, 2026

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Philips to Expand Ultrasound Manufacturing Operations in Pennsylvania

September 9, 2026

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First Human Implanted with 3D-printed Device for Regrowing Cartilage in the Knee

September 8, 2026

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Labcorp Acquires MLM Medical Labs

September 8, 2026

FDA OKs Abbott's Dual Ablation Catheter to Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms

September 8, 2026

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New Device Could Make Sleep Studies Much Easier for Patients

September 4, 2026

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Micro-bladder Model Offers Clues to Stopping Recurrent UTIs

September 4, 2026

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Boston Scientific Spinal Implant Recall Linked to Over 1,000 Injuries

September 4, 2026

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Mindray Opens Expanded Warehouse Facility in New Jersey

September 3, 2026

Why Biocompatibility Plans Should Focus on Storytelling, Not Data Dumping

Why Biocompatibility Plans Should Focus on Storytelling, Not Data Dumping

Hohenstein Medical's Katie Brinkman offers advice for getting medical device submissions to connect with regulators.

April 9, 2026

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Powertrain Maker Selects Michigan for North American HQ

A developer of personal protection tech also announced a new project.

September 11, 2026

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Mosaic Debuts 3D Printer for Custom Orthotics Production

It can produce up to approximately 300 pairs per month.

September 10, 2026

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Nonprofit Americares Receives Record Gift From an Unnamed Donor

The group is promising to deliver more medicines in high-need areas around the world.

September 10, 2026

Ep179

Security Breach: Shadow AI Is Amplifying OT Threats

Well-intended but poorly executed AI use is putting more companies, employees and supply chains at risk.

September 9, 2026

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Emulate Advances Human Liver-Chip as Drug Development Tool

It's a standardized, human-relevant approach for evaluating liver toxicity.

September 9, 2026

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FDA Fills Four Senior Roles, Including Top Officials for Drugs, Vaccines and Tobacco

All three areas have seen major policy shifts under the current administration.

September 9, 2026

In this handout photo released by Humane World for Animals, a chimpanzee formerly used in research receives a comprehensive health check at a retirement sanctuary for chimpanzees, in Bapakwali, Liberia, on Aug. 25, 2026.

Chimpanzees Once Used for Vaccine Research Get Health Checks as Part of Long-term Care

The tests included dental examinations, the heart, lungs, and nervous system, as well as blood tests.

September 8, 2026

Ep284

Deadly THC Explosion; SpaceX's Big Salvage Job; PBR Heist | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 284

Also on the podcast, cookies made from plastic bottles, an ice cream cone history lesson and why Northrop is making diamond-cooled chips.

September 7, 2026

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Top U.S. Doctors Offer Updated Flu and COVID Vaccine Recommendations

They're aiming to ease confusion.

September 3, 2026

A surgical team has performed the world’s first-reported robotic double transplant of a liver and kidney at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center.

Surgical Team Performs World’s First Robotic Liver and Kidney Transplant

The procedure took more than eight hours.

September 3, 2026

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Surgical Robotics Changes the Economics of Instrument Design

By defining where single-use, limited-use and reusable elements make the most sense, designers can align each component’s material, geometry and validation requirements with its intended service life.

September 2, 2026

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Medtronic Secures Rights to Cornerstone's Surgical Robot

It will slot in next to the company's Hugo robotic-assisted surgery platform.

September 2, 2026

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Stryker Acquires Rotator Cuff Augmentation Specialist ZuriMED

The company's technology was cleared by the FDA in 2025.

September 2, 2026

Undergraduate Collin Vergel de Dios inoculates a culture to purify optogenetic proteins under the guidance of graduate student Alex Maynard.

UCSB Professor Lands DARPA Award to Develop Mini DNA Factories

It's like a wireless printer for proteins.

September 2, 2026