When not to reinvent the wheel: tech scouting versus engineering
27 July 2022
When you think of engineering, you often think of highly technical requirements and complicated devices that are built from scratch….
Key interface challenges for lab-on-a-chip devices
5 July 2022
In the latest in Springboard’s series of posts about the common challenges with LOAC devices, we explore some of the…
Lab equipment trends highlighted at the (IBMS) Conference
21 March 2022
Did you meet Arianna, our engineer and Gabriel, Springboard’s physicist at the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) Conference in Birmingham…
Challenges in developing lab-on-a-chip devices
1 March 2022
Lab-on-a-chip (LOAC) devices are miniaturised systems that process or test small volumes of liquid. Efforts to develop such devices are…
2022 inhalation trends
20 January 2022
Exciting developments are taking place in the design of inhalation devices: from enhanced drug-delivery systems to new, greener life-cycle management….
How a failure of imagination could kill your product (and how to save it!)
17 December 2021
In 2020, the FDA released draft guidance suggesting that emergency medical devices such as autoinjectors should meet a standard of…
Device ISO standards: turning worries into confidence
15 November 2021
Product developers must innovate continually to maintain a competitive advantage. When bringing a new idea from early R&D into detailed…
Technology scouting for medical devices
3 November 2021
For companies that develop innovative products, selecting the right technology can be an intimidating prospect. One choice could lead to…
No assembly required: preloading dry reagents onto lab-on-a-chip cartridges
29 October 2021
What is a lab on a chip, and why is preloading important? Lab-on-a-chip (LOAC) is a term for a set…