by pl34 | Jul 17, 2018 | Paula
We’ve completed internship week five. A main focus of work this week was the continuation of the quality investigation of supplier material. Initially, I was told that the project was of secondary importance, but it turns out that this issue affects thousands of...
by Carolyne | Jul 17, 2018 | Carolyne
As I prepared for another round of testing this week, I was able to finish assembly of the new testing units, as well as review the appropriate ISO testing standards (soaking the joints in a liquid medium at X degrees Celsius for X hours, using a X mm/min pull rate...
by Annie | Jul 13, 2018 | Annie
While I learned an incredible amount during my undergraduate years at OSU, there is just so much that school can’t prepare you for. My engineering classes gave me the basics of all the important technical skills and subject matter, and the difficult courses taught me...
by Sylvie | Jul 11, 2018 | Sylvie
This week at Boston Scientific, I continued to work on my three main projects. Since my role is often dependent on hearing back from suppliers, when there is wait time on one project, I am able to spend my time on others. Hannah and I try to meet with our supervisor,...
by Carolyne | Jul 11, 2018 | Carolyne
It’s hard to believe that we are just past the halfway mark of our internship experience! With work and the weekend trips, the days and weeks have really flown by without me realizing. I was finally able to test the units on the Instron this past week. Starting this...
by pl34 | Jul 11, 2018 | Paula
During this week in the process development department, I was all over the place! More specifically, I used instruments in all parts of my building (at Boston Scientific). Some were new to me, some I had used before, and all of them gave me different insights into our...
by Christine | Jul 11, 2018 | Christine
I hate shopping for shoes. It’s not that I don’t like shoes; I know what looks good to me and I like how they visually pull outfits together. However, shoes go through daily wear and tear constantly contacting the ground for walking, running, standing, and more....
by Razi | Jul 11, 2018 | Ahmad
This week was some tough, but rewarding, work. As you may recall, I am working at Establishment Labs to help design a design process that meets regulatory requirements. I wrapped up a preliminary design of the design process (similar to the waterfall model), from...
by Sarah | Jul 11, 2018 | Sarah
Last week was exciting because Annie and I got to dive deeper into our test method project for the guidewire. We found the perfect testing material from a company called SynDaver Labs (check it out here; it’s super cool). They make synthetic tissues, body parts,...
by Drew Hendricks | Jul 11, 2018 | Drew
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...
