Implementing Human-Centered Design (HCD) in MedTech start-ups presents challenges. We explore three main obstacles in integrating HCD into product development and suggest strategies for improvement.
IDE Group has been at the forefront of medical innovation for over two decades, partnering closely with leading healthcare companies and emerging disruptors to bring groundbreaking products and businesses into the market.
We examine the current state of funding in women’s health, highlights key challenges, explores successful models, and outlines actionable recommendations for driving substantial change in the FemTech ecosystem.
Daan Hittema discusses how IDE Group is sharpening its strategic focus, emphasising specialised areas like women’s health, helping shape the future of healthcare innovation.
Success in mask design goes beyond functionality, it is about making an impact by meeting real-world needs. The three tenets described in this article provide a roadmap for driving innovation and accelerating the development of innovative and breakthrough respiratory mask solutions in a changing and saturated area.
In this article, we examine how user challenges are reshaping the respiratory care industry, driving a shift toward practical, need-driven innovation. By aligning technological advancements with the realities of healthcare delivery, leaders can create lasting value for both patients and providers.
Respiratory care is changing fast. New technologies are making breathing devices smaller, smarter, and more effective. In addition to this, awareness of respiratory diseases has reached a peak. COVID-19 has been a worldwide wake-up call for this industry to get the attention it deserves.
Explore comprehensive funding opportunities for MedTech startups in the Netherlands, and the rest of Europe, including government grants and venture capital to support your growth.
The BBFH Challenge uniquely supports medtech innovation from individuals, startups and institutions providing critical knowledge and resources with a platform to showcase and obtain feedback on their ideas.
This guide will help you discover the top funding opportunities for MedTech startups in Australia, ensuring you can secure the resources needed to help you succeed in the healthcare sector.
IDE Group is proud to announce the launch of the highly anticipated Building Better Futures for Health (BBFH) Challenge 2023. Applications are now open to any individual, institution or company seeking to develop, manufacture or commercialise a health-related product or service.
Leah, our Head of Global Partnership Acquisition & Development, went to The MedTech Conference in Boston. A fantastic opportunity to build partnerships and expand our position in the US market.
We spoke to our Co-Founder & Executive Director Richard Sokolov about his first overseas trip since the pandemic & what it means for him to travel again
IPD & IDE Group have received a €289K grant from province Zuid-Holland to develop technology for the treatment of prosthetic implant infections.
After a rigorous selection and development process, IDE is excited to announce the migration to a new Project Management platform: Planview Clarizen One.
We spoke to our Senior Software Engineer George Petrakis about the Internet of Medical Things, connected healthcare devices & their risk factors.
IDE has added its Rotterdam office to our ISO 13485 certification as part of its recent recertification audit by SGS.
The MEDRAD® CT Injection System has won its third design award. The Red Dot Design Award, the Good Design Award and the International Design Award (IDA).
At IDE we embrace the differences in all our employees as we understand that diversity makes us strong as an organisation.
We spoke to Manufacturing Engineering Manager Shing Yan Kong about his role in developing and managing IDE’s global supplier partners with focus on ongoing supply from China.
In February 2019, IDE Group Netherlands opened its doors at CIC Rotterdam, a strategic location and the perfect base to start our business in Europe.
This International Women’s Day we chat with three female members of the IDE Family about all things equality, product development and career advice.
Fifteen teams of entrepreneurs pitched their MedTech ideas to a room of industry experts in a bid to win a place in the MedTech’s Got Talent ‘Rapid Fire’ round.
The Big Idea is a mentoring and commercialisation program, in which participants are encouraged to pitch their early stage start-up ideas to win support and funding to aid in their journey to commercialisation.
IDE Group had the pleasure earlier this month to not only attend but accept a prize at the Good Design Awards in Sydney.
Join IDE at the MedTech Innovator Pitching Event to pitch your early stage medical device, digital health and diagnostic startups.
Design and Entrepreneurship Leader Chris Krainer participates in the judging and mentoring process of the annual Society of Medical Innovation (SOMI) Health Innovation Hackathon.
IDE Group are thrilled to announce that there have been five finalists chosen by our expert judging panel to pitch during our annual Building Better Futures for Health Challenge 2019.
In February 2019, IDE Group Netherlands opened its doors at CIC Rotterdam, a strategic location and the perfect base to start our business in Europe.
IDE Group attended the European Congress of Radiology 2019 last week, in Vienna, to see the launch of the MEDRAD Centargo CT Injection System.
Chris Krainer and Will Postle mentored at the Society of Medical Innovation Health Hackathon. We interviewed Chris to find out more about the event.
Out of the seven NSW Medical Devices Fund winners announced for 2018, IDE Group has been involved with three of the winners on their journey.
IDE's Design & Entrepreneurship Group Leader, Willem Van Der Bijl visited Cicada Innovations to discuss their new initiative: MedLab, a mentor driven accelerator for early start MedTech businesses.
IDE's Senior Product Developer, Aaron Russell, talks about how his passion for improving people’s lives led him into the field of electronics.
This International Women’s Day we spoke to some of the women at IDE about the attitude they bring to work and how they approach the rewarding world of design and entrepreneurship.
It’s almost time to kick off to this year’s Building Better Futures for Health Challenge. To get the inspiration flowing, we spoke to IDE Product Developer, Ray Wills for some fun insight into the making of the BBFH Challenge winner’s trophy.
John Paul speaks about his involvement in the 2017 Society of Medical Innovation (SOMI) Hackathonand and how these types of events aim to shape Australia’s future medical technology innovators.
We all need feedback, that’s how we improve. Bringing in a fresh pair of eyes provides a new perspective that can help refocus or refine your goal.
We spoke to Product Developer, Harry Dudley-Bestow, about how his passion for building things led him to compete in the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC).
IDE Connect spoke to Damian to find out more about Frame Innovation and share some of the insights he gathered from the experience.
IDE Connect spoke to Managing Director of ide Group, George Sidis about the Building Better Futures for Health Challenge and how he hopes it can help grow more creative ideas and build new businesses that can make a difference to people’s health.
Shing Yan Kong talks about the intricate world of manufacturing and explores why accelerating commercialisation requires us to know when to stop and instead, think ahead.
Diversity fosters innovation and helps protect teams from group think decay, and can lead to faster and better design results.
Matt Huckson talks about some of the parallels between his passion for flying and medical device design and development.
David Sutton talks about his journey through industrial design and some of the twists and turns that led him to working on world class product design and development projects with IDE Group.
Having a cross-functional team and an electronics lab on site enables faster usability testing and overall faster time to market.
George Sidis offers a few tips and advice for individuals hoping to win $25,000 worth of product design and development support.
IDE Group Product Developers go exploring at Link Festival, an event run by Engineers Without Borders that is about shifting social paradigms, spurring innovation and pushing big ideas into action.
Developing a new product is rewarding but comes with responsibility. Fortunately, you can enhance the environmental legacy your product leaves behind.
The term ‘Advanced Manufacturing’ has been used to describe innovations occurring in the industry. So what might be the next big thing?
The Australian Government announced a new innovation package as part of a massive redesign to how Australia generates and accelerates its best ideas.
IDE's Co-founder and Managing Director George Sidis talks about the big move to The Connectory, and chat with some of ide Group’s Product Developers about some of the machinery and tools it has to offer.
When IDE Group moved into The Connectory, it was important the space reflected the innovative heart of the company. The team wanted a workspace that inspired curiosity and reinforced a culture of embracing complexity.
From solid plastics to glossy print, translating the same colour across mediums can be complicated and time consuming. Luckily it doesn’t have to be if you know the right framework to use.
Explore 8 key factors to consider before developing your next product, including stakeholder management, communication, understanding the process, and fun.
Developing a new product can be a nerve-racking experience. The lead up to launch can feel like you’re standing on the edge of a plane’s open door.
Our process allows us to codify the difficult task of developing a product design language whilst keeping true to the client’s original product vision.
Those who understand the distinction between risk and uncertainty are the ones that are more assured of success.
Using examples from some favourite Japanese designers, here are three important design lessons every designer and business should consider.
Instead of limiting our creative freedom, following Design Controls is the well weathered rope that helps keep us on track.
This methodology helps designers navigate the difficult task of involving every stakeholder and ensures that solutions are created that meet all of their needs.
If you have a skill that you would like to develop further, here are six practical tips to help get you started.
Communication often focuses on verbal skills, writing and listening. Just as important, but much more conceptual, are the complementary skills of illustration and understanding.
There are products you use everyday that just work! One example that falls firmly into this category is a well designed television remote control.
We took the time to think, share and discuss how designers think when realising innovations and how powerful this “Design Thinking” can be.
A product’s form and its function have a much deeper and stronger relation than one might assume.
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