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Product Development

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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Delivering Innovation Through Human-Centered Design

While innovation is a top priority for healthcare companies and IVD manufacturers, it continues to be a frustration for organizations in its execution.

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.

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.

GUIDE: Experience Design for IVD Product Development

Incorporating experience design into the IVD product development process results in more engaged users and uncovers insights that lead to innovation.

The State of Agile Adoption for IVD Instrument Development

Life science and diagnostics instrument developers participated in a blinded survey exploring adoption and usage of agile methodologies.

BENCHMARKING REPORT: Instrument Development Trends Among IVD Manufacturers

Full report summarizing results from a blinded survey distributed by AACC exploring product development methodology trends among IVD manufacturers. 

Applying Rapid Iteration for Agile Product Development

Pierre Vancaillie shares his insights and learnings from applying agile methodologies and rapid iteration to instrument development projects.

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.

3D Printing is Transforming IVD Instrument Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing has the possibility to revolutionize the way we approach realizing a product. Associate Principle Engineer Ken Galbraith explains why.

Does IVD Design Need to Be Lean?

Incorporating lean principles into the IVD development process allows design teams to deliver better reliability with greater efficiency.

Six Insights into Navigating the Valley of Death

Brad Phillips articulates the devastating roadblocks inherent to commercializing a new technology, and offers several strategies for hurdling them.