All articles by Nikki Thompson

Why Most FDA Warning Letters Share a Single — and Fixable — Root Cause

When a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lands on a quality leader's desk, the instinct…
Podcast: How sensor integration is shaping smaller, smarter medical devices

Medical devices are becoming smaller, smarter and more connected as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) add sensing capabilities to products used…
Enabling steerability at the microscale: the significance of nitinol

Steerability is a defining requirement in next-generation medical tools as minimally invasive procedures ramp up and expand applications. Gastrointestinal (GI),…
Nitinol’s journey from a guidewire material to an enabler of complex, multifunctional devices

Nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy known for its unique combination of super-elasticity and shape memory, has become one of the most…
J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2026 Report

The J. P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2026 (JPM 2026) offers an early view of investor sentiment in the healthcare industry…

MD&M West 2026: Key medical device innovations to watch out for

MD&M West is an annual central meeting place for professionals driving advances in medical device development, precision manufacturing, materials science,…
How guidewire technology is improving precision in critical medical procedures

The margin between success and failure in medical procedures can be microscopically small, and every millimetre matters. Within this demanding…
Meet Alleima at COMPAMED 2025

The world’s biggest trade show for the medical technology industry is right around the corner: COMPAMED 2025, running in parallel…
MD&M Midwest 2025: engineering the future of healthcare

Minnesota, known in the US as “Medical Alley” and home to many of the world’s leading healthcare companies, is a…
Medtec China 2025 in Shanghai: what to expect

The 19th Medtec China edition will take place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center this month, a…

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