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We are a human-centered design agency that partners with pharmaceutical, medical, and healthcare companies to design user-friendly product interactions and experiences.

We believe design is the constant thread throughout any complex product development initiative, playing a central role in collaborating with stakeholders, and driving research through to finalized intent.

Our human-centered design process follows a best-in-class research-driven approach: 

  • leveraging research and design to identify and prioritize user needs

  • developing concepts and prototypes answering your most critical questions first 

  • reducing risk and project costs while delivering cumulative value to all stakeholders

By integrating design and user experience early, we help teams accelerate learnings with physical product development ranging from handheld devices to benchtop equipment, and everything in between.

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IMPROVE PRODUCT DEFINITION

Innovation is a messy business, but early product definition doesn't have to be

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SHORTEN DISCOVERY TIMELINES

Avoid setbacks by integrating design and customer experience early in the ideation process

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SOLVE THE RIGHT PROBLEMS

Leverage the most impactful concepts to sneak up on the best solution for your customers

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Experts at Integrating
Research and Design

We help clients bring their innovative ideas to life within complex and regulated industries while considering ergonomics, usability, industrial design, technical, and commercial constraints.

Our superpower is designing appropriate conceptual solutions and effective research strategies that answer questions like; What design directions are the most intuitive? Which integrates the best into their workflow or lifestyle? What solutions provide the most value?...

At the end of the day, we use research and design to help you make data-driven business decisions as early as possible, saving you time and money throughout development.

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Experiential

Design Research

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Dissecting every micro and macro user interaction to inform and optimize the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional experiences 

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Physical

Product and Packaging

Deep understanding of human affordances, perceptions, and expectations to inform  physical products

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Digital

User Interface and UX

Extensive experience bridging physical and digital worlds while designing intuitive and elegant user interfaces

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Our Design Approach

DIAGNOSE

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Assessing your challenge and known customer needs

We'll define a design led human-centered approach tailored to where you are in your product development journey, from early discovery research to "design freeze"

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DESIGN

Creating 2D and 3D concepts from simple to complex

From sketches to complex device development programs, we'll work autonomously or collaborativelly as an integrated team member

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DEVELOP

Producing physical and digital prototypes to support your needs

We run the gamut: sketches, storyboards, task-flows, breadboard models, pre-engineering CAD, prototypes, realistic renderings and animations 

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medical devices to market

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27+

utility and design patents

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innovation awards

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bringing ideas to life from sketch to prototype 

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leading and practicing proven innovation methodologies

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designing products through research and human factors

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championing user needs across physical & digital experiences

DESIGNING

the Future of Wearable Drug Delivery 

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