July/August 2026 Issue is Now Live!

Features

2026 Top Global Medical Device Companies

Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings at medtech's top 30 revenue-producing organizations via the 2026 list.

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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.

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.

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Design and Development Roads Converge at Biocompatibility

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

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.

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.

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How Closer Coating Partnerships De‑Risk the Medtech Device Lifecycle

Dr. Eric Guire, Chief Innovation Officer, and Dr. Maria Holm, Chief Operating Officer—speak to this arrangement and why it’s so important for their customers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

From the Bench

How Metallurgy Can Support Understanding of Device Failure

Metallurgical testing provide scientific evidence to support sound engineering decisions.

Columns

Longevity’s New Demands on Wearables

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Solution Center SPOTLIGHT

High Tech Turning Co., Inc.

High Tech Turning (HTT) is an award-winning, modern CNC manufacturing company that has successfully worked with medical device customers spanning large global, mid-sized, and start-up companies. For 40 years, HTT has specialized in manufacturing high-precision medical parts, including complex micro-components, that meet our customers’ exact design specifications. We have an innovative medical mindset for all of our production capabilities (CNC milling and turning) and quality controls. HTT is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified.