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Most groups follow the same pattern in Tuckman’s stages of group development (forming -> storming -> norming -> performing) when learning to work with one another and the GMI Cohort is no different. If anything, the fact that we all lived together for...

Scorpions, Spiders and Sloths… Oh My !

The prototyping stage of any device is a never-ending cycle of designing, building, presenting, meeting and repeating. Unfortunately, the time in which one does actual prototyping is significantly shorter relative to the time spent meeting and discussing everyone’s...

Another Prototypical Week in CR

For those of you who laughed at me when I blogged about graduate school being mostly scissors, construction paper and glue… guess what, that’s also a large part of private Research & Development! Much like the work we completed during the medical design short...

Hikes ‘n Hot Springs

Establishment Labs has a very good internship structure, and for that reason, we have received many interns from Costa Rican and American Universities throughout the summer. This morning a new intern toured our offices and looked at Christine and me like we were...

Vamos Ticos

Cuando usted ve futbol de Costa Rica, necesita animar La Sele! At Establishment labs, our number one priority is the safety and quality of the medical devices we produce, of course, but pride for Latin American fútbol comes at a close second. Last Friday, our company...

Gallo Pinto con Huevos

A typical GMI-takes-Costa-Rica-weekend consists of an exhausting Saturday exploring local beaches/mountains/jungles followed by an extremely relaxing Sunday drinking coffee and eating Pinto Gallo sitting outside and watching the World Cup. The week, however, is much...