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What are the key challenges in the UK Medical Device Market?

The UK Medical Device Market, while robust, is not without its challenges. The most significant is the evolving regulatory landscape post-Brexit, which has introduced a new UKCA marking system that manufacturers must navigate alongside the EU's CE mark. This dual-regulatory framework can create a complex and costly environment for companies, potentially slowing down the time-to-market for new products. Additionally, the NHS operates under strict budgets, which creates pricing pressures for medical device suppliers, especially for high-cost, cutting-edge technologies. To learn about the market's key challenges, you can check out the UK Medical Device Market analysis report.

Another major hurdle is the global supply chain, which can be vulnerable to disruptions and lead to rising raw material costs. For a market that relies heavily on imports, this can create logistical and financial difficulties. Furthermore, while the UK has…

I've been a pinball lately.

Bouncing from screenplay writing to editing to short stories to poetry to music to editing and all over.

All over. All over. All over.

I started writing a short story in August and it has gotten to the point of not-so-short story... classic...

It has recently hit 56 pages long and has only gotten more absurd, to the point where there are now three separate streams of consciousness (sometimes four).

Anywho, I thought I'd share the first six-ish pages of SMALL TUBE, the story of Mittun Frock on his journey to see the North-Eastern Californian Treasure SMALL TUBE.

Hey! Here are some 35mm favorites from the set of my most recent short film (which was shot in a bubble under SAG Covid restrictions). Had my little AE-1 around my neck for most of it and while the crew set up, I was checking my monitor... and stealing a couple of snaps before each scene, before calling action. This one was especially cozy...