Ten year experience of a PhD in the medical device industry.
Most of those who graduate with an advanced degree in biomedical engineering must choose between a career in academia or industry. In this paper, various aspects are discussed, including publications and patents, decision criteria between a scientific career and business management, importance of a business hypothesis to parallel scientific hypothesis, academic and cross industrial collaboration, and general skills needed in industry.
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Douglas R
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Boston Scientific Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM), St Paul, MN 55112, USA. Douglas.daum@bsci.com
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