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The success of a medical device development project is dependent on running an efficient development program. In many cases, using local expert engineering talent can greatly improve the time to market and your competitive advantage in the marketplace. Leveraging local expert support can augment your team’s capabilities and provide a focused effort in problem-solving, prototyping, and testing. When outsourcing product development you don’t just benefit from that team’s internal resources...

No one loved group projects in school, but working together as a team is important at any level of business.Working in a team always can be complicated, but that’s especially true when developing engineering services for medical devices, said Mike Goulet, Program Manager and Principal Software Engineer at Sunrise Labs. That’s why developing processes that run on their own, like continuous integration and automated testing, is critical.“One benefit and one real challenge in medical device deve...

Quality assurance is a critical component in the product development and manufacturing process. For medical devices, it’s paramount.Sunrise Labs’ Spencer Zawasky, Principal Quality Engineer and Test Manager, and Trisha Bouthot, Director of Quality & Test, spoke about the importance of building a foundation of trust within quality assurance teams and with clients.Bouthot said there are many factors involved to build a foundation of trust within a quality assurance team. Idea and knowledge ...

The healthcare industry has been trending toward health monitoring in the home environment, and since COVID-19, this trend has significantly increased. Medical device manufacturers are experiencing many new opportunities and additional challenges in designing medical devices for a more diverse user population and less controlled use environment.In this Sunrise Labs podcast, Alex Therrien, Director of User-Centered Design, and Kelly Catale, Principal Human Factors Engineer, explain how taking ...

Which came first, manufacturing or design? For Eric Soederberg, CEO at Sunrise Labs, the answer is simple. Design always comes first.In this episode of “Making Bright Ideas Work,” Soederberg explains that if you choose a manufacturer to design your product, you may lose the ability to take a fresh look at your design.The time to select the most appropriate contract manufacturer is after the design is defined. You then have the flexibility to compare the offerings from more than one contract m...

Building a company culture of continuous improvement and investing for the future sounds like an obvious recipe for success, but it is easier said than done. Eric Soederberg, CEO of Sunrise Labs, joined Tyler Kern on this episode of the Sunrise Podcast to talk about the importance of creating the right work environment for continuous improvement and the investments required to bring that culture to life.“Continuous improvement is an investment,” Soederberg said. “When someone comes into your ...