Kate
The 6 Doctors Every Medical Startup Needs
After working with both startups and doctors for many years, I’ve found that new medical products need approximately six types of doctors.
Kate
- Sep 28
Build with Requirements
Designers focus so much on meeting the requirements of the product, it's easy to forget that prototypes have their own unique needs.
Kate
- Sep 14
Build in Flexibility
Effective prototyping requires a tightrope walk between the left and right sides of the brain.
Kate
- Aug 31
Build What Works
“Building What Works” is all about fitting the right object to your question.
Kate
- Aug 3
Prototype to Mass Manufacturing: Shifting Priorities along the Medical Device Pathway
Rather than a binary "prototype" and "final product", there are eight distinct categories of builds that a medical device will pass through.
Kate
- Jun 3
Found on the Expo Floor - RAPID +TCT Edition
I had the opportunity to spend four days in Detroit exploring the latest and greatest tech in Additive Manufacturing.
Kate
- May 10
Build in Steps
Prioritizing questions allows a team to focus on obtaining just the information needed to take the next step.
Kate
- Feb 15
Build to Learn
No matter how brilliant the mind, or simple the idea, successful products are not launched fully formed from concept into reality.
Kate
- Jan 17
Lessons From The Journey to Take Tech Home
I had the opportunity to moderate an amazing panel the first week of December at the BIOMED Silicon Valley show on December 8th. Not only...
Kate
- Apr 14, 2020
Emergency Local 3D Printing: Often Missed Key Features of Facial Masks
A remarkable variety of 3D printed (and sewn) mask designs have flooded the internet in the last couple of weeks...
Kate
- Mar 27, 2020
Local Emergency Manufacture of Medical Supplies via 3D Printing
Given my background in both medical device design and manufacturing AND 3D printing, I have been approached by a number of groups asking abo
Kate
- Aug 30, 2019
It starts with a Design File: Intro to Modeling for 3D Printing
Before you can print, you need a 3-dimensional design file. The last twenty years has seen ongoing evolution in the sophistication of the co