With a print circulation of 25,000, Medical Product Outsourcing covers the rise of outsourced manufacturing in the medical device industry, including cardiovascular, imaging, diagnostics, and monitoring. About half of its subscribers work for medical device manufacturers, while the rest are split among contract manufacturing providers, consultants, contract research organizations, and public or educational institutions.
The increased use of personal protective equipment (PPE)—typically made of plastic and designed for one-time use to control COVID-19 infection rates—has highlighted one of the medical industry’s most important challenges: producing and disposing of devices in an environmentally responsible way. With this in mind, manufacturers can take three key steps to address environmental responsibility.