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Point of Care

Below is a collection of articles, resources and stories from the Invetech team and industry experts, sharing their knowledge, experiences and advice on product development and market trends.

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Achieving CLIA Waiver – Designing for Simplicity

As demand for POC diagnostic platforms continues to grow, product development to achieve CLIA waiver is becoming increasingly necessary for IVD manufacturers.

Designing for an Increasingly Demand-Driven Healthcare Environment

The rate of change within the healthcare and diagnostics landscapes are unprecedented, presenting both challenges and opportunities for IVD manufacturers.

WHITE PAPER: User-Focused Product Definition for IVD Market Success

A user-focused product development process enables IVD manufacturers to accurately identify and understand the problems a device must address before looking for solutions through product definition.

The Role of Experience Design in POC Product Development

A recap of the presentation Cece O’Connor, Invetech’s Global Director of UX Strategy & Design, gave at the 24th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference.

Becoming Agile at the AACC Annual Meeting & Expo

At this year’s AACC Annual Meeting & Expo, we continued our Lab of the Future Series with discussions on adopting agile principles for product development.

What is the Optimal Timing for POCT Scale-Up Production?

Integrating planning of production scale-up and associated automation early and throughout the design process will help enable a seamless transfer to manufacture.

Are Lab-Equivalent Results Required for Point of Care Testing?

Best practices for evaluating the design trade-offs that may need to be made to achieve acceptable levels of accuracy, sensitivity, cost, and time to result and best match the needs for a particular test.

What Does POC Testing Look Like in the Lab of the Future?

Representatives from Haemonetics, Quidel and Alameda Health Systems Highland Hospital discuss the future of point of care testing during a webinar hosted by AACC.

Trends in Wearable Medical Devices

Invetech program manager Magnus Ahlstrom shares some of his observations on trends in wearable medical devices after attending Medica 2015.

A Moral Driver with Commercial Return for IVD Companies in the Developing World

The IVD industry has the opportunity to not only address world poverty, but also achieve strong commercial return.