Biotech

Diagnostics & Medical Devices

Understand the path from clinical insight to cleared product so you can navigate regulation, reimbursement, and market access without losing years to avoidable mistakes.

4 lessons · 52 minutes · Beginner

Lesson 01

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Types of Diagnostics: Labs, Imaging, Point-of-Care, and Digital Health

The word 'diagnostic' covers four fundamentally different businesses with different regulatory paths, cost structures, and buyer relationships.

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Lesson 02

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Medical Device Classification and the Regulatory Pathway

FDA classification is not a bureaucratic formality — it determines how much evidence you need, how long it takes, and how much it costs to reach the market.

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Lesson 03

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Clinical Validation vs. Clinical Evidence: What Payers and Hospitals Actually Require

Regulatory clearance proves a device is safe and effective enough to sell. Clinical evidence proves it is worth buying — and those are different questions with different answers.

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Lesson 04

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Reimbursement Strategy for Diagnostics: CPT Codes, LDTs, and Coverage Decisions

A cleared diagnostic without a reimbursement pathway is a science project with a regulatory stamp on it.

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