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...And what's so special about Life Science?

 

Designing for the medical market has its special challenges. Products are often to be launched many years in the future and will stay on the market longer than most other products. The increasingly stringent regulatory environment, extreme hygiene demands, restrictions in materials selection, special use environments, user groups with special needs and several layers of end users (purchasers, health care professionals and patients) are other demands which make the challenge even more exciting.

 

We know that it takes experience and dedication to create successful solutions in the medical field. We have both. Life Science is our largest business area and we have 40 years of proven track record. We have a large team of Industrial and Interaction Designers, Engineers, Human Factors and Strategists specialising in Life Science as well as our in-house Registered Nurse and Professor.

 

Synergy effects 

 

We work with clients in most therapeutic areas and notice that the extensive experience of the design team often leads to synergy effects which let us identify critical user interactions early on in the project.

 

For example, when we started working on the Preotact pen, an injection device for osteoporosis patients, we knew from previous experience that many osteoporosis patients also suffer from arthritis and the effects that arthritis has on dexterity and strength. When we saw the proposed injection pen concept, we immediately realised that it would exclude a large part of the intended user group because of the placement of the actuator. We proposed and conducted early research which confirmed our suspicions and helped us design an injection pen which enabled our client to expand the target group substantially.

 

Designing for the future

 

Understanding which materials and surfaces will look contemporary in 10 years from now is important, but understanding how the products will look and perform during their lifecycle is equally critical. These products will often be in constant use day after day and need to remain reliable after several months of use. This puts high demands on surface materials and perceived quality. By understanding material properties and wear and tear behaviour over time, we can develop products and solutions which will remain relevant throughout their entire time with the user.

Read more about our pioneering work for the Future of Integrated Health Care here.

 

Ergonomics3

 

Ergonomics provides genuine user insights that are fundamental for ground-breaking design and innovation. When you hear the word you might think about physical ergonomics – for example making it possible for a patient suffering from rhemuatoid arthritis to open a pill bottle or a nurse to avoid awkward postures when managing a ventilator. You might even think of cognitive ergonomics – helping the patient to remember to take the drug or the nurse to manage the information load in an intensive care unit. How about emotional ergonomics?  I.e awakening positive associations with the devices and helping the patient and nurse to feel confident and safe while using them? We know that a holistic view of the human body and mind is the key to successful design in the medical sector. It combines emotional, cognitive and physical ergonomics, or as we say Ergonomics3.

>Read more about "The Future of Integrated Health Care", a solution by Ergonomidesign mapping different stakeholders and displaying the future Health Care eco-system.

 

>Read more about some of our Life Science projects.

  

Life Science clients

· Aerocrine

· ArjoHuntleigh (Getinge Group)

· AstraZeneca

· Baxter

· BioSensor

· CMA Microdialysis

· Cochlear

· Conroy Medical

· Daphne

· Disetronic Medical Systems AG

· Elekta

· Fresenius-Kabi

· Gambro

· Johnson & Johnson/DePuy Mitek

· Linde

· Maquet

· Medeikonos

· Microdrug AG

· Novartis

· Novo Nordisk

· NPS Pharmaceutical
· Nycomed

· Ortivus Medical

· Oticon

· Pfizer

· Pharmacia Diagnostics

· Q-Med

· Quickels

· Rehband

· Romedic

· Safety Syringes Inc
· Siemens - Elema
· Thermofisher
· Ypsomed Medical AG


Additional clients to the above are confidential

 

Therapeutic areas in which we have experience 

• Anaesthesia Gas, intravenous and local anaesthesia
• Surgery Instruments, tables, theatre design and monitoring 
• Intensive Care Ventilators, infusion and patient monitoring
• Cardiac Care Artery diagnostics and treatment
• Neurology Brain positioning and radiation therapy
• Wound Care Light therapy
• Hearing Impaired Hearing aids
• Rheumatology Assistive devices
• Asthma Inhalation and inflammation monitoring
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