The success of development programs in the medical device and equipment industry almost always relies on hitting technical milestones that coincide with internal or external fundraising efforts. Especially early in the program, it is critical to hit technical milestones in a cost-sensitive and timely manner. This will eventually determine if a program has legs or […]
This review highlights how designing Autonomous Clinical Chemistry Assay diagnostic products with kinetic read outs helps mitigate challenges with interference that are especially relevant in point of care diagnostics (POCD). Topics covered include Kinetic Assay Versus Endpoint Assay, Point of Care, Hook Effect, Clinical Laboratories Standards Institute, and real time laboratory diagnostics.
The February 24, 2023 edition of Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO) features Microfluidics and Tissue Engineering – A Novel Approach to Regenerative Medicine by Khaled Youssef, Microfluidics Engineer at StarFish Medical. The online exclusive shares the potential of using microfluidic systems to construct scaffolds for tissue engineering in regenerative medicine. “Advancements in the microfluidics field have […]
The February 13, 2023 online edition of MedTech Intelligence features Integrating Games into Medical Devices To Improve Patient Outcomes written by Lorenzo Gutierrez, StarFish Medical Microfluidics Manager. “Digital games are a part of modern life. Looking at the popularity of computer games, it is easy to imagine that integrating games into a medical device could […]
StarFish Medical Bio Services manager, Nick Allan, is a co-author of an original research article titled, Impact of Dystocia on Milk Production, Somatic Cell Count, Reproduction and Culling in Holstein Dairy Cows, published in the January 19, 2023 online edition of Animals. The objective of this study was to explore the impact that dystocia […]
StarFish Medical Bio Services manager, Nick Allan, is a co-author of an original research article, Bactericidal Efficacy of Oxidized Silver against Biofilms Formed by Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens, published in the August 1, 2022 online edition of The Plant Pathology Journal. Bacterial wilt is a re-emerging disease on dry bean and can affect many other […]
StarFish Medical Bio Services manager, Nick Allan, is a co-author of an original research article, Evaluation of Activated Charcoal as an Alternative to Antimicrobials for the Treatment of Neonatal Calf Diarrhea, published in the 24 December 2021 online edition of Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports. Neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) is a major cause of death […]
The November 29, 2021 online edition of MedTech Intelligence features Optical Detection Systems for Microfluidic Applications written by StarFish Medical Microfluidic Manager, Lorenzo Gutierrez. Gutierrez discusses simple optical designs and common imaging techniques used in microfluidic enabled platforms. He elaborates, “Sensors, usually optical detectors, are interfaced with a microfluidic cartridge for imaging or measuring a […]
October 26, 2021 10:17 ET | Source: SpinaFX Medical Inc Minimally invasive image-guided therapy start-up, SpinaFX Medical Inc. (SpinaFX) is pleased to announce the signing of a commercialization contract manufacturing agreement with StarFish Product Engineering Inc. (“StarFish Medical“), Canada’s largest medical device design, development, and manufacturing services organization. “SpinaFX is very pleased to welcome StarFish […]
The August 16, 2021 online edition of MedTech Intelligence features Usability in Microfluidic Cartridge and Device Design written by StarFish Medical Industrial Designer, Mike Loveless. Loveless expands upon the concept that “by examining the larger user experience involved in the microfluidics process, we can identify issues, and design these experiences to reduce the potential for […]
StarFish Medical Bio Services manager, Nick Allan, is a co-author of an original research article, Multidrug Resistance in Pasteurellaceae Associated With Bovine Respiratory Disease Mortalities in North America From 2011 to 2016, published in the 05 November 2020 online edition of Frontiers in Microbiology. Multidrug-resistant (MDR; resistance to ≥3 antimicrobial classes) members of the Pasteurellaceae family may […]