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The Future of Medical Device Development: Seven Material Innovation Trends Shaping U.S. MedTech Over the Next 5-Years
November 14, 2025
A CEO’s Perspective As a CEO in MedTech, one thing has become crystal clear: materials are no longer a background detail, they’re at the heart of strategy. How we choose, test, and innovate with materials will define which companies thrive in the next five years.

Top 6 Sterilization Techniques and Best Practices: What Every MedTech Executive Should Know
November 5, 2025
If you’ve spent any time in medical device manufacturing, you know that sterilization isn’t just a box to check at the end of the process, it’s a balancing act between science, regulation, and practical reality. Pick the wrong sterilization method, and you risk warping your

Vonco Products: Risk-Free Turnkey Contract Manufacturer – Medical Fluid Bags, Devices, Covers, Assembly | Spouted Stand Up Pouches
October 16, 2025
For the 210th feature of “Together Talks“, I sat down with Sean Klimson to discuss how Vonco Products provides the technology, creativity, experience, and innovation needed to take medical devices, fluid bags, and flexible packaging ideas from concept to commercialization – as quickly as possible.

Why Customization, Not Standardization, Will Define the Future of Large-Scale Bioprocessing
September 18, 2025
For years, the large-scale bioprocessing market has been dominated by a few big players. If you’re buying 200- to 2000-liter BioProcess Containers (BPCs) for bulk drug manufacturing, chances are you’ve sourced from a few well-known high volume/low customization suppliers. Their solutions are good: standardized, reliable,

Nerding Out on Medical Packaging & Ditching PVC
September 8, 2025
I was thrilled to appear on the Packaging Is Awesome with Adam Peek where we dive into a corner of the packaging world that most people never see, but it impacts millions of lives every single day: medical device and pharma packaging. Watch this great podcast

Driving Sustainable Healthcare: The Rise of Eco-Friendly Biocompatible Materials
September 4, 2025
The Future of Healthcare is Greener Than You Think If you’ve ever walked through a hospital, you’ve probably noticed something: plastic, plastic everywhere. IV bags, tubing, single-use surgical kits, packaging…it’s all designed to keep patients safe, sterile, and infection-free. But there’s a hidden side effect,

Is It Time to Rethink Foil in Packaging? Absolutely.
July 18, 2025
Over the past year, I’ve sat in on dozens of project kickoffs where the same phrase keeps popping up: “We need to move away from foil.” It’s no longer a fringe conversation. Whether it’s about recyclability, carbon impact, or cost volatility – foil is under

Innovative Eco-Friendly Solutions for Medical Devices: Replacing PVC
June 24, 2025
I get asked almost every day about how to replace PVC in medical devices—and honestly, it’s no surprise. As sustainability takes center stage in healthcare, more companies are starting to take a hard look at the materials they’ve relied on for decades. PVC, once the

Cost Management in Medical Device Manufacturing: Top 4 Strategies for Efficiency and Quality
May 28, 2025
Over the last 15+ years I’ve worked with many medical device companies as CEO of Vonco Products. In that span of time, I’ve heard the following issues raised many times by clients: medical devices are highly regulated, the market is extremely competitive, manufacturing expertise is