Healthcare’s Contribution to the Climate Crisis As global populations increase and demands on healthcare rise, the urgency to address environmental sustainability becomes all the more critical. It is reported that hospitals produce more than 5 million tons of waste each year, 25% of which is estimated...
Sometimes, it takes direct experience to understand the value of innovation. Born out of personal crisis, Luminoah is developing a solution to enteral nutrition, or tube feeding, that will dramatically improve patient quality of life. In Episode #27 of the MedTech Speed to Data podcast, Key...
Every summer, Key Tech welcomes a select group of talented rising seniors and master's candidates to join us for summer internships. This year, our intern cohort consisted of individuals from diverse engineering disciplines, all hailing from some of the most prestigious programs on the East...
Many conditions can elevate or depress the intracranial pressure (ICP) of fluid pushing on the brain, potentially seriously impacting patient health. However, the only ways to measure ICP require specialized invasive techniques that are too risky for most patients. In Episode #26 of the MedTech Speed to...
We recently said goodbye to our spring intern class. One of the best parts of our well-established internship program is seeing students launch careers from the experience they gained at Key Tech. We will miss all of our spring interns; wish them the best of...
Read our latest article in the May issue of ONdrugDelivery by Key Tech Senior Mechanical Engineer Thomas James. Thomas highlights the importance of early user engagement, as well as continuous refinement of information and workflow design, for the efficient development of drug-device combination products for...
As any leader knows, your business is only as good as your team. Nowhere is that truer than in medical technology’s intersection of science, engineering, manufacturing, and compliance. Hiring the right people will set your business on a course for success — finding those people...
The 2020s have started as the decade of AI. Self-driving cars use it, smartphones unlock by it, influencers generate content with it, non-artists create art with it – with certainty, AI is well-known. And the use of AI has been suggested for use in practically...
A majority of electronic diagnostic, life science, and medical devices are still wall-powered, despite the leaps taken in battery technology over the last two decades. Inevitably these devices will employ some sort of AC/DC converter and likely further DC/DC conversion to power all the circuits...
The National Institutes of Health spends about $42 billion on medical research each year, but less than one-eighth of that money is spent specifically on women’s health. That may come as a bit of a shock, given that women make up a majority – about...