Trade and logistics, despite its relatively recent development, has gone on to become a global one. It is one of the many industries that have benefited in immeasurable ways by the growth of technology and globalization. It is no exaggeration to say that trade and logistics has exploded following these developments.
First, a basic understanding of the two:…
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Added by Adam Fleming on October 15, 2018 at 6:04am —
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into being on the first day of 1994. While the US and Canada had been having free trade agreements that go back at least three decades culminating in the US-Canada Free Trade Agreement of January 1, 1989; NAFTA became a reality following Canada’s entry in 1991 into the bilateral talks between the US and Mexico, creating the trilateral FTA.
One of the primary objectives of the NAFTA was the elimination of a number of duties and…
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Added by Adam Fleming on July 20, 2017 at 5:26am —
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The 60601-1 is a standard that relates to the safety of medical electrical equipment. This harmonized standard is recognized by most countries around the world. Existing and new medical devices have to comply with the requirements set out in IEC 60601-1.
The IEC 60601-1 is going through its latest revision, its 3rd edition,…
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Added by Adam Fleming on July 14, 2017 at 6:27am —
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Added by John Robinson on February 7, 2017 at 6:23am —
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Colleagues,
SourceLink: McKinsey QuarterlyEvery so often, a combination of trends intersect that require us to re-examine and re-evaluate our business strategies. I think we are in one of those times. Particularly, as it relates to advances in medical technology. However, these…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 22, 2010 at 3:45pm —
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Colleagues,
Please see first blog post from a good friend of
MedTech-IQ, Don Jones, Vice-President of Business Development in Health & Life Sciences, Qualcomm ...
ENJOY!
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Don Jones, Vice…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 19, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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Colleagues,
As reported in numerous publications ...
Miles Moore, CEO, Advanced Warning Systems, Inc. (AWS) has organized a cutting edge effort to bring advanced remote monitoring technology to the Haiti Relief effort...
Read on ...
Technology Innovators Band Together for Haitian Relief
Businesses to airlift equipment for remote health… Continue
Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 4, 2010 at 4:42pm —
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Colleagues,
Please see message below from organizers of the annual
CARS 2010 – Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 24th International Congress and Exhibition,
http://www.cars-int.org ...
ENJOY!
CC
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CARS 2010 – Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
24th International Congress and Exhibition,…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 6, 2010 at 8:42am —
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Colleagues,
Please see message I am forwarding to you below from MedTech-IQ member, Eric Rasmussen, CEO, InSTEDD. InSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters) is a non-profit created three years ago to fight global health threats and natural disasters in remote and dangerous places founded by Dr. Larry Brilliant, former director of Google's philanthropic arm ... Google.org.
CC
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| December…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 31, 2009 at 7:30am —
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Colleagues,
In the continuing quest to bring you the
3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" please see our latest list of recommended books.
For your convenience, you can order a selection directly, if you choose, thru
The "MedTech-IQ" Recommended Reading Center carousel. The book carousel is located on the "MedTech-IQ" homepage, just under "Latest…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 17, 2009 at 10:30am —
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Now with 1 Click CONNECT you can click the name of an expert, and send a message to them directly from their Member Profile page. Let me know if you find this feature useful. It is always good to stay connected. From "MedTechIQ" ... The international home of the
3C's ... "Content, Community & Collaboration" for medical technology. Now please welcome the new…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on May 9, 2009 at 12:34am —
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Colleagues,
In our continuing quest to deliver you the 3C's of
"Content, Community & Collaboration", please see below the new video titles now available at the MedTechIQ "VideoLibrary",…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on March 29, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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HELP will be performing field needs assessments in rual and metro locations in Kenya in March and/or April 2009. We are looking to establish a network of telemed clinics connecting rural under-served populations to metro hospitals in Nairobi. Special focus on disease migration/mitigation, general clinic and disaster/emergency response and situational awareness/understanding systems.
We are looking for collaborations on biomedical informatics, telemed devices, satellite, cellular and…
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Added by Randy Roberson on February 9, 2009 at 11:41am —
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Greetings!
Wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year.
I have prepared first ever & one-of-its-own-kind Directory of Indian Contract Research Organizations for anyone who is associated with Life Sciences Industry.
This is hugely successful piece of work and more than 500 copies have already been sold worldwide. If you want to enhance your business opportunities and want to know what constitutes of Indian CRO Industry, what all factors and strategies…
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Added by Ankur Mittal on December 22, 2008 at 10:59am —
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At 6:27pm on December 13, 2008, Mark Stern, MD, MBA said… I recently joined MedTechIQ. My name is Mark Stern. I am an emergency medicine physician for >20 years and also have an MBA from Michigan. I recently put together a Business plan for Telemedicine, specifically for ICU's in rural hospitals in the U.S. but am also interested on utilizing this technique on a global basis. There are obviously many additional areas that this technology can and will be utilized in the near future. I am…
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Added by Mark Stern, MD, MBA on December 14, 2008 at 12:18pm —
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Colleagues,
As transmitted to members of the "International Health & Humanitarian Assistance" Group earlier...
A message from Clymer.."CC"..Conrad Clyburn to all members of International Health & Humanitarian Assistance on MedTechIQ!
Colleagues,
As reported in San Francisco Business Times...The University of California said Tuesday it got a $4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support planning for a potential…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 3, 2008 at 6:00pm —
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A message to all members of MedTechIQ
Colleagues,
We hope MedTechIQ members in the United States had a great Thanksgiving.
The MedTechIQ community now numbers over 280 experts, executives, policy makers & enthusiasts of medical technology.
Some new members include:
Industry:
Kate Eltzroth: Consultant, Medical Technology Development/ Investments & Congressional Policy
Raj: Health Information…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 1, 2008 at 4:00pm —
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A message to all members of MedTechIQ
Colleagues,
We hope MedTechIQ members in the United States had a great Thanksgiving.
The MedTechIQ community now numbers over 280 experts, executives, policy makers & enthusiasts of medical technology.
Some new members include:
Industry:
Kate Eltzroth: Consultant, Medical Technology Development/ Investments & Congressional Policy
Raj: Health Information…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 1, 2008 at 6:30am —
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Today’s cell phones have the camera resolution, screen size and computing speed to become health care power tools.
Colleagues,
As reported in today's Government Health IT,
The cell phone might be the most significant information technology for improving health care since e-mail. The evidence is everywhere. In Botswana and Malawi, the Africa Teledermatology Project uses cameras and laptop PCs to capture and send images of patients to specialists in other African…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 7, 2008 at 7:00pm —
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O3b Networks Ltd. today announced it will begin deployment of a new global communications infrastructure to provide high-speed, low-cost Internet connectivity to emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Backed with financial and operational support from Google Inc., Liberty Global, Inc. and HSBC Principal Investments, the new system will reduce bandwidth costs for telecommunications operators (telcos)…
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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 12, 2008 at 12:05pm —
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