Medical devices

The medical device sector is very highly regulated, and for good reason, as devices must accurately and reproducibly fulfil the function for which they are intended, whether that’s to treat, improve, prevent, or diagnose a medical condition. Accelerating the development of MedTech solutions safely is crucial, with considerations including complex instruments, software, and sometimes even biocompatible materials.

We work with many medical device manufacturers and innovators who have some, but not all, of the equipment and expertise required for the demanding development pathway. Often, they have a well-defined concept or working prototype in the lab and need assistance in optimising their medical technology to take it through to commercialisation. Sometimes we meet manufacturers keen to diversify or improve a product they’ve already developed.

What's challenging about commercialising medical device innovations?

Medical device design and development is an expensive, multidisciplinary and time-consuming process. But with a growing, ageing global population sending healthcare costs spiralling, rapid innovation is needed more desperately than ever. Medical device manufacturers must innovate to diagnose earlier, diagnose more accurately, and deliver more targeted, stratified and personalised therapies.

How is CPI enabling medical device solutions?

From conceptual design right through to pilot manufacture and commercialisation, we support the development of disruptive and market-creating medical devices. ​Thanks to our abilities in rapid development, proof-of-concept, and scale-up, we can help you meet medical device regulatory requirements to make an impact faster.

Our experts can support the pre-clinical validation of your medical device within our biolabs that are fitted with advanced confocal microscopy and x-ray imaging. Plus, we can handle human tissues and fluids, thanks to our HTA licence. We can further enable the integration of advanced photonics systems into your MedTech device for novel imaging, diagnostics, and treatment applications.

Through our expertise in printable and hybrid electronics, we can integrate flexible and conformable electronics into your medical device to create smaller, lighter wearable devices. Our state-of-the-art printable electronics equipment for medical device design and development can also enable haptics, real-time monitoring, and traceability.

We also offer gold-standard facilities for 3D printing and rapid prototyping methods that allow us to realise mechanical parts and prototypes quickly, significantly speeding up our product development process.

By working with medical device companies to test and trial, we can accelerate time-to-market. And, by facilitating collaboration with our wider networks, including partners in funding, health economics and clinical care, we can add value to speed up the adoption of medical devices.

Coatings for medical devices

We provide a broad range of services to develop and scale up novel coatings for medical devices, enhancing their performance, lifetime, safety and efficacy. Our teams can provide formulation, coating and patterning services, all housed under one roof at our state-of-the-art facilities, to streamline the development process.