The claims a manufacturer chooses to make about its medical device are an important aspect of the product and are closely tied to its safe use and optimal performance.

Recycling has been popular for over 50 years, but there are still growing pains.

It has been two decades since scientists learned to mimic the ability of the gecko to adhere to any surface reversibly. The critical question is whether this biomimetic technology has found commercial application.

When a manufacturer desires to make a change to a Class III device that has been approved via a Premarket Approval (PMA) or product development protocol (PDP) that affects the device’s safety and effectiveness (new indication for use, a change to the labeling, new manufacturing site, etc.) or a change to a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) that affects its safety and probable benefit, a supplement application is required.

Looking back at historic economic downturns, companies who commit to innovating have won in the long run.

A box or carton or even an aluminum can does not represent a subtle change in protective packaging but rather a potential disruptive shift as the wine industry looks to improve its environmental footprint.

Clients trying to understand how their business is evolving can benefit from taking a step back to look at the current state of intellectual property. A patent landscape analysis helps Nerac clients quickly assess their position within a technology area in terms of their business objectives. The insights can help support critical decisions on new product introduction, go-to-market strategy and market positioning, structural cost adjustments, and more.

Threats to your business: What keeps you up at night?

Some of the brightest novel products across industries are originating from existing – or old inventions. Innovation does not have to be born of a zero starting block.

How do you identify potentially Disruptive Technologies in your market space? In an adjacent market space? How can you identify threats to your essential product portfolio or the potential benefit of acquiring or licensing outside IP to mitigate the disruptions? Let’s explore the field of acoustic metamaterials and how Nerac analysts can help answer these questions.