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CDP collaboration on pen-injector technology with the Stevanato Group
The collaboration strongly supports the expansion of the Stevanato group’s portfolio of devices for patients suffering from diabetes.
Tag: Healthcare
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How to unlock the potential of digital, to design products for the benefit of all stakeholders
WEBINAR How to unlock the potential of digital, to design products for the benefit of all stakeholders With Clare Beddoes 8 APR 2020 Done well, digital can enhance the development of healthcare devices and help provide benefit to all stakeholders. But before applying digital as a tool to your device…
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Human factors in your hands: Usability for more than just regulatory compliance
WEBINAR Human factors in your hands: Usability for more than just regulatory compliance With Louise Place and Lucy Sheldon 25 FEB 2020 The world of medical devices has been combining user experience and the understanding of patient capability since the advent of IEC 62366, and the US Food and Drug…
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New Biolab for CDP’s HQ
CDP has just opened a brand-new biological laboratory at its Cambridge HQ, certified to allow research on containment level 2 biological hazards such as micro-organisms, blood and other body products. ‘We are delighted to announce that our new lab has now received approval from the UK Health and Safety Executive,’…
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Six steps to build successful biodefence strategies
Biosimilars are taking on the multi-billion-dollar blockbuster drugs of today, with some sources suggesting that the market will be worth greater than $20 billion per annum within the next couple of years. The growth is being driven by factors such as healthcare systems looking to reduce costs and the growing…
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How is digital technology maturing in healthcare?
The recent Digital Health World Congress 2018, which was held in London at the end of November, covered aspects of medical and mobile technology. It certainly presented an interesting and diverse line-up of speakers and exhibitors. A key learning we took from the event is that digital health (the intersection of…
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Eliminating user error from inhaler-based clinical studies
With inhaler use notoriously prone to user error, any clinical study that involves self-administration via an inhaler is challenging from the outset. Help is at hand, however, with a simple-but-smart device developed by Cambridge Design Partnership “So many things can go wrong when an inhaler is used to deliver a…
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How to get serious about sleep – for you, your customers and your bottom line
Recently we have been investigating how sleep trends are impacting consumers and how companies can develop new solutions to help us all to sleep better. There is growing scientific evidence, media coverage and public awareness of the impact of sleep on our health. Not just how you feel today, but…
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The fast track to drug delivery device development
How fast is fast? I’ve always been told that when it comes to drug delivery devices, ‘fast’ development is usually measured in years rather than months – with additional years for industrialisation and transfer to manufacturing. In fact, there are drug delivery devices which have been in development for more…
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Why healthcare professionals deserve a good user experience
Any company wants their customers to covet and love their products or services because this is the way to becoming the market leader. But for products used by healthcare professionals (HCPs) in a clinical setting, usability is traditionally associated with safety. With so many regulations to meet, delighting the user…
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Innovating disruptive products within all health and wellness
Most of us don’t take action often enough when it comes to improving our health. For many, the standard of care is bare bones: we find the time to schedule a visit to the doctor, listen attentively for the few minutes the doctor is speaking, and then implement the one…
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Accelerating innovation in healthcare
Our healthcare clients do amazing work on complex designs with strict oversight and regulations – which are necessary to ensure medical products are safe and efficacious. But when we collaborate, our combined teams can greatly accelerate programmes, prompting the common question: “What are we doing to move so fast together?”Having…