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Issue Alert
July/August 2026

Features

The Expanding Role of Digital Twins in Medical Design & Manufacturing

Digital twins have transitioned from being a product engineering tool to a solution to evaluate business factors such as operations and supply chain.

Features

Beyond the Supplier: Building True Oversight in Contract Manufacturing

The need for structured oversight is growing as companies expand their use of contract manufacturing.

Editor's Letter

The 2026 Top Company Observations

There was a shift in M&A strategies, sharpening of the FTC's oversight, and AI's influence grew in the top companies.

Design Viewpoint

The Case for Concurrent Development in Modern Medtech

Move away from seeing usability, manufacturing, and supply chain as downstream hurdles to be cleared at the end of a process.

Supply Chain

The Medtech Supply Chain is Being Tested: Here’s What the Data Says

Cost volatility, geographic realignment, accelerating technology adoption, and rising supplier performance expectations are converging.

Cybersecurity

Communicating With Hospitals About Updates

Legal- and regulatory-defined security operations are great and keep us all safer, but we do need standards and processes.

Software Solutions

Clinical Data Standards for Medtech Will Fuel Innovation in the Era of Data Complexity

Clinical data standards are a key component to further data harmonization and accelerate regulatory reviews.

Medtech Makers

Reshoring to the U.S.: Reactive or Strategic?—A Medtech Makers Q&A

When considering relocating to a U.S.-based supply partner, it’s important to evaluate all factors and costs that will be involved.

C-Suite Reflections

Shrink to Grow: What the Top 30’s Great Reshaping Means for Exits

The most important takeaway from the 2026 MPO Top 30 report is not embedded in any one transaction but rather the pattern among the ranked firms.

Regulatory Perspectives

The FDA Quality Management System Regulation—What’s Next?

The FDA's QMSR, effective as of Feb. 2, 2026, embodies a fundamental structural shift in how medical device manufacturers in the U.S. establish quality.

From the Bench

How Metallurgy Can Support Understanding of Device Failure

Metallurgical testing provide scientific evidence to support sound engineering decisions.

Outsourcing Efficiencies

Full-Service Resin Compounders Streamline Medtech Supply Chains

Collaboration with a full-service polymer compounder can help device manufacturers react quickly to supply chain challenges.

Medtech Makers

Ensuring Scalability Throughout the Medical Device Lifecycle—A Medtech Makers Q&A

During the development of a medical product, the proper steps need to be taken so scaling can take place as needed to meet demand.

Technology Spotlight

How Digital Innovation Is Empowering Radiology in a Challenging Era

At the enterprise level, a unified digital foundation creates clarity where fragmentation once existed.

Columns

Longevity’s New Demands on Wearables

The next generation of wearables must recognize that healthspan is shaped by connected systems, not isolated metrics.

Datawatch

Ten Trends and Best Practices with Today’s Medtech M&A

In the modern medtech environment, due diligence has evolved from a transaction process into a competitive advantage.

Industry Voices

Changing the Flow: Where Innovation Meets Intervention

A look inside interventional cardiology and vascular medicine with Dr. Ethan Korngold, chief medical officer of Abbott’s Vascular business.

Sponsored Content

Design and Development Roads Converge at Biocompatibility

Adjusting design decisions later in the process to accommodate biocompatibility needs can be costly and time-consuming.

Medtech Musings

Next in Line: Four Medtech Companies Eyeing the Top 30

Here’s a closer look at the firms that came closest to making the list.