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Acceptability of Multiparticulate Dosing Using Sympfiny® Delivery System with Children (Age 1–12)
The use of multiparticulate formulations has become an attractive option in drug delivery due to its advantages such as being flavorless, requiring no liquid reconstitution, and not needing refrigeration. A recent study by HSD’s Human Factors team evaluated whether it...
K–8 Classroom Self-Collection Using XpressCollect Nasal Swab: A Usability and Efficacy Study
In recent times, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for the education sector, with many schools and districts struggling to implement safe and effective testing protocols. However, a new study conducted by the HSD Human Factors Team in...
Trap 5: Not Staying True to Your Value Proposition
In an ongoing series surrounding our recent hsDNA episode with Global VP/GM Design, Development, and Human Factors Tor Alden, "5 Traps Startups Need to Watch Out for When Engaging with a Product Design Firm," we’re exploring his top 5 traps one by one for deeper...
Trap 4: The Emotional Element
In this continuing series based on a recent hsDNA episode with Global VP/GM Design, Development, and Human Factors Tor Alden, "5 Traps Startups Need to Watch Out for When Engaging with a Product Design Firm," we’re exploring his top 5 traps one by one for deeper...
Trap 3: Underestimating Monetary Resources
In our ongoing series based on a recent hsDNA episode with Global VP/GM Design, Development, and Human Factors Tor Alden, "5 Traps Startups Need to Watch Out for When Engaging with a Product Design Firm," we’re exploring the top 5 traps one by one for deeper...
Trap 2: Building & Scaling the Right Team
In our continuing series surrounding the recent hsDNA podcast with Global VP/GM Design, Development, and Human Factors Tor Alden, "5 Traps Startups Need to Watch Out for When Engaging with a Product Design Firm," we’re expanding on them one by one for...
Trap 1: Planning & Understanding the Medical Product Development Processes
In a recent episode of the HsDNA podcast, host Justin Starbird sat down with Tor Alden, Global VP/GM Design, Development, and Human Factors for HS Design, a Steripack company, to discuss the importance of choosing the right medical device product design firm for your...
5 Traps MedTech Startups Need to Watch Out for When Engaging a Product Design Firm
hsDNA · 5 Traps MedTech Startups need to watch Out for When Engaging a Product Design Firm At HSD, our startup mission is simple: improve the quality of life by helping medical device startups, companies, and manufacturers get to market faster, with less risk. For...
How to Determine Critical Tasks for your Medical Device Human Factors Testing
by Kate Cox, Director of Human Factors Engineering A cornerstone of the Human Factors (HF) process for a medical device FDA submission is delineating which use steps are critical tasks. Often, we get questions from our clients as to what a critical task is and there...
HSD Recognized for 3 Industrial Design Excellence Awards
HSD is proud to announce we were featured in a selection of top-ranking designs of the year. The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is recognized for its highly competitive and global benchmark for design awards represent. Smart Start Orbis won in Social...
The Holy Grail of User Interface Design: Workflows
Developing a comprehensive workflow in user interface design not only provides the backbone of the design, it also improves communication and expectation across the product development team. If not done or not done well, the lack of workflow can result in a costly...
Balancing regulatory restraints with creativity
Releasing Regulatory Restraints: Agile Methods at HSD Agile Methodologies truly suit a wide range of tasks and, when aptly applied, can stoke the fires of innovation in a highly effective and efficient manner. In medical device development,...
Working on an award winning, global design team through a pandemic | Season 2 Episode 6
Martin Bakstad, the Director of the European Division for Design and Development for SteriPack, joins host Justin Starbird on the latest episode of hsDNA. SteriPack is a contract manufacturer that helps blue-chip companies of this world and with their medical device...
Agile Methodology in Product Development | Season 2 Episode 5
Listen to the latest episode of hsDNA, as Michael Quinn, the VP of Design & Engineering for HS Design, joins host Justin Starbird to talk about how being agile and adhering to regulatory constraints is sometimes in conflict. As everyone knows, the medical device...
HSD Process Of Strategy & Planning | Season 2 Episode 4
Today, we're talking to Bobby Boyer, Director of Product Development for HSD, and talking about the process of strategy and planning. Over the years, the capabilities of HSD have certainly widened, and the scope is a little bit bigger than it has been, but in the true...