Reddit reviews Biodesign: The Process of Innovating Medical Technologies

Dacron I am sorry to hear that but there is more to it. Exciting changes have happened in the last 2 years regarding biotechnology but following the trend of exponential tech this will only get better. Like everything else in this world, a title is not enough. Biotechnology is just one variable in the equation of an exciting outcome. You need CREATIVITY + PERSISTENCE and a well defined goal of what you want to achieve. Someone with biotech background can innovate on new therapies for diabetes, htn, hld, heart failure. ETC. I started reading a book on biodesign. Please recommend this to your friend and hopefully he can see the true potential of biotech. http://www.amazon.com/Biodesign-Process-Innovating-Medical-Technologies/dp/0521517427 If he feels down and is a redditor, tell him to contact me, maybe I can help him get his inspiration back.

A guide like this would be priceless. Is any of it written yet? I think that your biggest challenge will be packaging that knowledge into a package that is approachable and easy to follow.

Stanford put together a reference like you're proposing for medical device development that helped me a lot in my first medical device project (http://www.amazon.com/Biodesign-Process-Innovating-Medical-Technologies/dp/0521517427/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394453046&sr=8-1&keywords=biodesign). Unfortunately no one outside of academia has ever heard of it.

In terms of what I'd pay for something like this, I'll answer your question in the same way that I ask from your side of the table. Less than $10 would feel cheap. Greater than $40 would be too much. Probably a good value between $20 and $30. Given that people would need these various pieces of advice over many months, have you thought of a monthly access fee?

Thanks for your input!

Yeah I totally understand about medical moving slowly, the regulatory process surrounding it seems like a science in and of itself.

Apparently engineering in the medical industry also pays the best on average than most conventional engineering industries? It could be because they tend to work in capital cities, or maybe because medical professions are generally pretty highly paid, and some of that recognition rubs off onto the engineers (I’d take advantage of that gravy train for as much as I could!)

Thats interesting regarding low disruption, but understandable when looking at barriers to entry. I just started reading this book Biodesign , a massive book but lays out literally everything about the medical device industry and how to innovate within it. Thoroughly recommended.

I haven't read any of those authors' books but I only read books that describes processes or books that have actions items to apply to your life. I used to read books that only made me feel good and I wouldn't learn or improve on anything.

For example, I have a book that details a process to innovate the healthcare field. This process has been developed by Stanford for 13+ years through research and consultation of high-level executives, physicians, other healthcare professionals, large companies, small companies across the world. Stanford has been teaching this process for almost 13 years as well. This book is my bible. I'm going to use this process for developing my own startup.

My point is, this kind of book is much more valuable to me than the ones that make you feel good or just motivate you.