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It’s time to start removing the barriers to sustainability in personal drug delivery devices

Dec 9, 2020

Matt Garwood challenges the medical device development status quo. If we embrace a bold, comprehensive response that begins at the concept stage and ends with the device user, it is possible to challenge conventional thinking and change for the better.  

  • Human factors
  • Industrial design
  • Physical sciences
  • Product realisation
Opinion

Telemedicine security: it all starts with the customer

Dec 2, 2020

Telemedicine security: it all starts with the customer, Mark Dorn discusses the importance of designing security from the customer perspective.

  • Connectivity & IoT
  • Digital health
  • Human factors
  • Industrial design
  • User Experience (UX)
Opinion

A roadmap is needed to drive improved inhaler sustainability

Nov 20, 2020

Metered-dose inhalers account for 3.5% of the UK National Health Service’s carbon footprint and are tagged as a carbon hotspot. But there is no reason that sustainability has to come at the cost of clinical benefit. 

  • Human factors
  • Industrial design
  • Physical sciences
  • Product realisation
Opinion

Success depends on putting the patient at the centre of telemedicine interface design

Nov 17, 2020

The events of 2020 have accelerated the adoption of telemedicine, but to ensure success, devices need to be easy to use and data security is paramount. 

  • Connectivity & IoT
  • Digital health
  • Human factors
  • Industrial design
  • User Experience (UX)
Opinion

Delivering personalisation in consumer skincare needs radical innovation

Sep 25, 2020

We’re only just smoothing the surface of consumer skincare product personalisation. The current trend for products to be curated, customised or even bespoke to some degree, is simply the start. 

 

  • AI & Analytics
  • Industrial design
  • Product realisation
  • Sensing
eBook

Our wet shave challenge: how fluid delivery innovation can enable a ‘device plus chemistry’ future

Jun 9, 2020

The ‘device plus chemistry’ movement is making its presence felt in areas such as home care and beverages as well as oral care and beauty.

  • Fluids & thermodynamics
  • Industrial design
  • Mechanical engineering
  • User Experience (UX)
eBook

Our baby bottle challenge: highlighting fluid expertise that delivers across industries

May 28, 2020

Fluid delivery is harder than it looks. And if precise and robust control of delivery can dramatically enhance the convenience, performance and user experience of a product, the opposite can undermine its reputation at a stroke.

  • Fluids & thermodynamics
  • Industrial design
  • Mechanical engineering
  • User Experience (UX)
Vlog

Creating hyper-personalized experiences

Mar 5, 2020

Technology can be used as an enabler to bring personalization to a mass scale. An integrated approach throughout development, considering both the user journey and technical requirements, will deliver a successful product.

  • AI & Analytics
  • Connectivity & IoT
  • Digital health
  • Digital service innovation
  • Fluids & thermodynamics
  • Industrial design
Opinion

The ‘last foot’: five technologies set to drive the future of personalization

Feb 24, 2020

Think of a product you really feel attached to – food, makeup, an electronic device, anything. What makes it feel so special? The chances are it will be the mixture of convenience, efficacy and history that creates an emotional reaction. Making you feel special. In my case...

  • AI & Analytics
  • Augmented reality & virtual reality
  • Connectivity & IoT
  • Digital service innovation
  • Industrial design
  • Sensing
Opinion

My battery research findings – it’s time for ‘smart’ to prevail over ‘disposable’

Feb 14, 2020

Despite working with the latest technologies, I am perfectly happy with tried and tested (for that read old!) computer hardware. In fact, I’m proud that...

  • AI & Analytics
  • Electronics & ASICs
  • Industrial design
  • Product realisation
Opinion

My CES 2020 predictions: what happens in Vegas has implications for business the world over

Jan 6, 2020

I've written blogs over the last couple of years on predictions for CES 2020, and sitting on the plane on the way to Las Vegas is the ideal place to carry on the tradition.

  • AI & Analytics
  • Digital service innovation
  • Industrial design
Opinion

Survey: Your experiences of the menopause

Mar 7, 2019

We need your help. We’re developing a new drug-free product concept to alleviate the discomfort of menopausal hot flushes. Please join our survey.

  • Human factors
  • Industrial design
  • User Experience (UX)