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During our MBA days and afterwards in many corporate presentations, we have heard, discussed and debated on the term “Value Proposition”. In almost all the instances, it has been used in the context of a company, group or business unit. What if we apply the same term to describe a modern-day professional reading an article […]

For decades, the medical device industry has survived and progressed on always coming up with better and innovative devices that have helped human being to fight several forms of killer diseases and save millions of lives worldwide. Around 10% to 20% of the revenues of big medical devices companies are put back in R &

We have often heard leaders talking about mantras of a successful professional life – Hard work, talent, communication skills, diplomacy and many more. Obviously all of them are correct and we must listen to them. However, one thing that drives all of the others mantras of a successful career is – CONSISTENCY. It can take

In last 1-2 years, I have heard many noises that Indian outsourcing industry is on decline and might die completely in next 4-5 years. These thoughts picked up steam last year when new outsourcing centres such as Philippines, Malaysia, and Mexico started coming up on the global radar. China has already taken a major chuck

Any person, organization or a similar entity that wants to market a class I, II and III medical device intended for human use in the US is required to submit a 510(k) to FDA, provided PMA regulations do not apply to the device. A 510(k) submission is a pre-market submission made to FDA to demonstrate

Something that was unheard a few years back is now becoming a hot topic among all the medical device manufacturers – Cybersecurity. It relates to growing concern of connected medical devices susceptible to being hacked by unauthorized people that can risk the device user’s life. Which devices are at risk and why would somebody hack

The medical and healthcare industry is possibly changing at the fastest rate among all the verticals. Almost on a daily basis, we get to hear about a new invention/development/announcement by one of the leaders in the industry. I have picked 10 interesting developments that has happened in recent times in medical field that has the

Till couple of days ago, a brand that was synonymous with quality and trust is now standing in a line of cheaters. For consumers, especially in India, this is second big blow after Maggi fiasco. For the uninformed, the Volkswagen emission scandal is about use of something called “defeat devices” in the VW brand cars

The Volkswagen case has opened a can of worms. Fingers are being pointed at this very reputed company and already many heads have rolled. But one thing we all are forgetting that this is not just a failure of Volkswagen as a company, it is a failure of the whole software development ecosystem starting from coders and ending

Many things have changed in my life since I relocated from Bangalore, India to here in California, USA. What has not changed, however, is the traffic. It remains as bad as I have seen in other cities. Initially I failed to understand that why despite California having a much bigger network of roads, freeways, traffic