Are you a medical device manufacturer seeking to overcome the challenges of your current quality management? Let me help you show you the light. In this blog, we will show you the advantages of adopting an Enterprise Quality Management System (eQMS). Better yet, one...
Medical Device Engineering
10 Reasons To Use Greenlight Guru eQMS for Medical Device Development
Medical device companies face complex quality management challenges and strict regulatory requirements. An electronic quality management system (eQMS) like Greenlight Guru, can help companies ensure compliance, improve efficiency, facilitate collaboration, and scale...
What is CodeBeamer and CodeBeamer X?
In April 2022, PTC acquired Intland Software, the maker of CodeBeamer and CodeBeamer X. Codebeamer is an excellent tool for global leaders and innovators in regulated industries like Medical Devices. Its core purpose is to simplify product engineering and assist in...
Smarter Engineering For Medical Devices
Medical devices are subject to some of the strictest design control regulations in the world. And for good reason. U.S. medical devices are governed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In order to meet the high standards, teams must communicate - effectively....
SPK and Associates Partners with Greenlight Guru
Accelerating Product Development to Improve Patient Outcomes SPK and Associates, a leading woman-owned technology consulting company, today announced its partnership with Greenlight Guru, pioneer of the only dedicated Medical Device Success Platform (MDSP) to...
How To Complete Computer Systems Validation (FDA)
What is Computer Systems Validation (CSV)? Additionally, why does the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) require them for the Medical Device industry? More importantly, how can CSVs be efficiently completed and managed? Let’s explore why you can’t skip that...
Why Process Automation Is Critical For Engineering
Process automation releases your engineers for the work their brains are intended for. That work is creativity and problem-solving. By implementing process automation, you improve the team’s morale. Firstly, they get more focus time for deep work and designing better...
Single Pane of Glass Dashboards: What are they?
There’s simply too much information. We all know this. So how can the “single pane of glass” (SPOG) dashboard simplify quantitative data? And why is data driven analytics of interest to companies? Every day, more data arrives in our inbox – text messages, reports,...
Computer Systems Validation: How To Avoid FDA Warning Letters C.F.R. 820.70(i)
Computer systems validation (CSV) is a standard regulatory exercise Med Device companies are required to complete. This is not new news. In fact, the content in this article may not be “new news” for you either, but as with other regulatory requirements, it’s useful...
3 Top Trends in Product Lifecycle Engineering Tools
Overview In 2015, SPK and Associates co-founder Chris McHale spoke with Peter Thorne, Director at Cambashi, a Cambridge, England-based independent industry analyst firm. With his over 30 years of experience as a software engineer user, vendor, and now analyst, Peter’s...
Problems that Engineers in Regulated Industries Face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og6826J7EOo Video Transcript: I'm Carlos Almeida, VP of Engineering at SPK and Associates. I've spent most of my professional life doing software engineering. 25 years plus in the world of high tech in the electronic design automation...
Accelerating Product Releases with Business Process Automation
The beauty of business process automation How often have we entered the same information into two different systems and wondered, “Why do I have to waste my time doing this?” These are computers, aren’t they? Shouldn’t this information flow where it needs...