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How can you speed up medical device R&D?

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Medical device R&D is a complex and lengthy process that involves multiple stages, such as ideation, prototyping, testing, validation, and regulatory approval. However, in a competitive and dynamic market, you need to deliver innovative and safe solutions faster and more efficiently. How can you speed up medical device R&D without compromising quality or compliance? Here are some tips to help you optimize your product development cycle.

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Gennaro Monacelli

Senior Advisor | Global Director | Innovation Manager | R&D Manager | President | CEO | Automotive | Digital Twin |…
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Marco Evangelos Biancolini

RBF Morph Founder - Associate Professor of Machine Design

1 Define your needs

Before you start designing and developing your medical device, you need to have a clear understanding of the problem you are trying to solve, the needs and expectations of your target users, and the market opportunities and challenges. Conducting a thorough market research, user analysis, and feasibility study can help you define your product requirements, specifications, and value proposition. This will save you time and resources by avoiding unnecessary features, changes, or errors later on.

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Majo Villarraza

Guiding Companies enter the Regulated US and Latin America Markets. US Agent for FDA. Regulatory and R&D Consultant for LATAM&USA. FDA&EMA Biologics Expert. Speaker for AI. CEO & CoFounder - Bioxentys and Pharma 4.0
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From my experience with FDA, to speed up medical device R&D: 1. Engage early with the FDA through pre-submission meetings to gain valuable insights and guidance. 2. Focus on building a robust quality management system from the start to navigate regulatory requirements smoothly. 3. Embrace digital innovation and real-world data to enhance trial designs and outcomes. 4. Adopt an agile approach in project management to stay adaptable and responsive. 5. Collaborate with experienced regulatory professionals who can guide you through the FDA’s processes, helping to streamline your journey to market.

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2 Adopt agile methods

Agile methods are a set of principles and practices that enable you to deliver value to your customers faster and more frequently, while adapting to changing requirements and feedback. Agile methods can help you speed up medical device R&D by breaking down your project into smaller and manageable iterations, involving cross-functional teams and stakeholders, and testing and validating your assumptions and prototypes early and often. Agile methods can also increase your collaboration, communication, and transparency within and outside your organization.

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3 Use digital tools

Digital tools can help you streamline and automate various aspects of your medical device R&D process, such as design, simulation, data analysis, documentation, and communication. For example, you can use computer-aided design (CAD) software to create and modify your device models, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to simulate and optimize your device performance, and electronic data capture (EDC) software to collect and manage your clinical trial data. Digital tools can also help you improve your quality control, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

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Gennaro Monacelli

Senior Advisor | Global Director | Innovation Manager | R&D Manager | President | CEO | Automotive | Digital Twin | Sustainable Design
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The medical device development process can benefit significantly from the use of digital tools. The first step is to create a 'digital mock-up' of the device that must be fully modelled (one hundred percent complete) with all its functional and geometrical characteristics. The following step is to simulate the main device performances through the use of FEA for structural analysis, and CFD to study its thermo-fluid dynamic behaviour. Then the 'digital twin' of the medical device is created to study its behaviour in real time when it is operating in the real environment. Finally, Virtual reality and augmented reality are very useful both in the development phase of the medical device and in its use with the final patients.

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Marco Evangelos Biancolini

RBF Morph Founder - Associate Professor of Machine Design
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In many situations, digital tools need to be patient-specific. Statistical shape modeling is widely adopted to represent the anatomy of cohorts. The matching of device to patient is often the key to success.

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4 Partner with experts

Partnering with experts can help you access specialized knowledge, skills, and resources that you may not have in-house or that may be too costly or time-consuming to acquire. For example, you can partner with academic institutions, research centers, or consultants to conduct scientific research, clinical trials, or market analysis. You can also partner with contract manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors to produce, source, or deliver your medical devices. Partnering with experts can help you speed up medical device R&D by leveraging their expertise, experience, and network.

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5 Learn from feedback

Feedback is essential for improving your medical device R&D process and outcomes. You should seek feedback from your potential and existing customers, end-users, healthcare professionals, regulators, and other stakeholders throughout your product development cycle. Feedback can help you identify and address any issues, gaps, or opportunities that may arise during your medical device R&D process. Feedback can also help you measure and enhance your customer satisfaction, loyalty, and retention.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

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