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Our client was developing a product for use in harsh environments which needed to be extremely robust. They were having difficulty passing one of their drop test requirements, which was a particularly challenging test but vital for them to successfully launch the product for this market.

Lab-on-a-chip (LOAC) devices are miniaturised systems that process or test small volumes of liquid. Efforts to develop such devices are increasing in many areas of medicine and the life sciences, for both point-of-care diagnostics and cutting-edge research. Some of the main advantages of miniaturizing fluidic processes are:

An insight into EDT’s Year In Industry scheme and why it might be the best thing you can do before starting your university degree!

Exciting developments are taking place in the design of inhalation devices: from enhanced drug-delivery systems to new, greener life-cycle management. At Springboard we’re always at the cutting edge of new technologies in this area, and can share our predictions for the top six inhalation trends to watch for in 2022…

Like most complex systems, the human eye occasionally malfunctions with potentially grave effects on lifestyle and mental health [1]. To assess whether a patient’s eye condition is improving under an established treatment, or whether a novel treatment shows promise, it is critical to measure the state of the eye and understand the results of those measurements.

In 2020, the FDA released draft guidance suggesting that emergency medical devices such as autoinjectors should meet a standard of 99.999% reliability at the 95% confidence level. What will it mean for your device as this guidance becomes the industry standard? You could test the devices; but to reach that confidence level you would need to test 300,000 of themi. This is just not feasible for single-use devices, which often must be tested destructively.

What is a lab on a chip, and why is preloading important?

Lab-on-a-chip (LOAC) is a term for a set of emerging technologies that typically use microfluidics to process and test small volumes of liquid samples, often for diagnostic purposes (Figure 1).

Does anyone know what engineering is? Silence. Elizabeth and I looked at each other and knew we had come to the right place. This simple question we asked in the first session of the science club marked the beginning of an exciting year of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) outreach during our Year in Industry placement here at Sanner.

Nanotechnology appears in popular culture as a cure for everything from cancer to balding. In science nanotechnology is an umbrella term for a variety of structures and molecules used in optics, MEMS, materials, chemicals and some biological systems.

Engineers and scientists are working hard to revolutionise the way patients take new and existing drugs.