Rapid Diagnostics for Extreme and Low-Resource Environments

Rapid diagnostics bring reliable answers closer to patients when conventional labs are unavailable.

Resilient Device Design for Harsh Conditions

Designing rugged medical devices for extreme environments and unpredictable field conditions.

AI-Designed Shape-Shifting Microneedles Aid Diabetic Wound Healing

An artificial intelligence (AI)-guided microneedle patch actively changes shape at physiological temperature (37 °C) to help close wounds while delivering regenerative...

Making Telemedicine Work in Low-Connectivity Environments

Offline-capable telehealth keeps care moving when connectivity is limited or unavailable, worldwide.

How Heterogeneous Integration Is Changing Medical Manufacturing: Workflows, Assembly Tools, Metrology, and Inline Inspection

Medical device manufacturing is undergoing a structural shift. As devices become smaller with broader...

Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space

Dr. Nicole Wagner of LambdaVision and Dr. Michael Roberts of the ISS National Lab explain how microgravity manufacturing could improve artificial retinas, reduce waste, and advance future treatments for macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

Videos of the Month

See the videos of the month, including one on how researchers at Arizona State University are developing bioinspired robotic “muscles” that aim to enable robots to do much more than their motorized counterparts; one on Wichita State University and Dassault Systèmes launching a Manufacturing Innovation Center to accelerate AI‑driven automation, virtual design, and additive manufacturing across the aviation sector; one on the University of Texas at Austin's robotic hand with human-like touch; and more.

Why the U.S. and China Are Taking Different Paths on Pig-to-Human Organs

As xenotransplantation moves from headline-making firsts toward the possibility of regulated clinical use, the question is no longer just whether gene-edited pig...

Adaptive DBS: The Next Leap in Closed-Loop Neurostimulation

Adaptive DBS uses real-time sensing to personalize therapy for Parkinson’s and movement disorders.

Technology

As we recognize Men’s Health Month, what minimally invasive medical device, first approved by the FDA in 2002, uses tiny radioactive seeds implanted directly into the prostate to deliver targeted radiation therapy for prostate...

New Velocity Group Plant to Feature Cleanroom-Based Injection Molding for Medical Device Manufacturing

Velocity Group, an Ohio-based contract manufacturer specializing in high-mix, low- to mid- volume assembly, injection molding and tooling, is...

How Industrial Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Twin Accelerate Innovation in Life Sciences

Pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturers are under growing pressure to compress development timelines, from discovery to...

Biotech Startup Turns to Space to Manufacture Artificial Retinas

A biotechnology startup is harnessing the unique space environment to manufacture artificial retinas that could one day restore vision to the millions of people blinded by...

WellSpan Health and Philips Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Innovation and Research

Royal Philips has formed a strategic alliance with WellSpan Health, a healthcare system in Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland. The seven-year...

3D Printing Could Change How Cancer Drugs Reach Tumors

New research offers hope that cancer drug therapies packaged in 3D printed carriers could deliver medication directly to tumors while reducing many of the side effects that cancer...

Bringing Digital Innovation from Lab to Life in Cardiology

BIOTRONIK, die Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and the German Heart Center Foundation have formed a research and innovation partnership focused on advancing digital and...

Six Universities Awarded Minus K Negative-Stiffness Vibration Isolators

Minus K Technology has awarded passive mechanical negative-stiffness low-frequency vibration isolators to six universities through its Educational Giveaway program. The...

Trelleborg Expands Innovation Center

Trelleborg Medical Solutions is breaking ground to expand its Innovation Center based in Delano, MN. The company says the site expansion will enable it to take on additional projects and accelerate the...

Manufacturing: Strategies to Maximize Precision, Yield, and Cost-Efficiency with Photo-Chemical Etching

Read on for practical strategies that consistently improve precision, yield, and unit economics, while also widening the design space — particularly for medical and high-tech applications.

Six Trends Shaping Motion System Design for Point-of-Care Imaging Applications

Point-of-care imaging is just one example of how motion innovation is shaping the future of medical imaging. While many systems remain centralized in hospitals and imaging centers, advancements in motion technology continue to improve performance, reliability and integration across all imaging environments. Read on to learn more.

Where Test Plans Break: Measuring the Performance of Ultra-Miniature Sensors

This article explores common sensor testing methodologies, reveals where test plans often break, and outlines what medical device manufacturers and OEMs must do to ensure their sensors perform as expected to achieve desired patient outcomes and commercial success. Read on!

Advanced Materials Open New Possibilities for Medical Devices

In this Q&A, Jeremy Schaffer, director of research and development at Fort Wayne Metals, discusses how advances in titanium, nickel-titanium, surface engineering, and smart materials are helping device developers improve performance, miniaturization, durability, and patient outcomes. Read now!

From the Editor: Automation’s Next Mandate in Medical Manufacturing

What is automation's next mandate in medical manufacturing? Read on to find out Editor and Director of Content Sherrie Trigg's take.

Highly Reliable Electronic Components Drive Medical Innovation

Designing the next generation of wireless wearables, implantables, and real-time external or in-body monitoring devices is a complex challenge that requires highly reliable electronic components that greatly exceed the performance of standard commercial alternatives. Read on to learn more.

How Advanced Conveyance Is Reshaping Medical Manufacturing Automation

Read on to learn Mark Dinges', technical product manager at Bosch Rexroth, insights into how conveyance systems are adapting to shifting industry needs and influencing the way end users visualize and implement their processes.

Surgical and Assistive Robotics

Listen to the podcasts of the month, including one on the latest neurorobotic systems, their impact on neural plasticity, and the promise of personalized rehabilitation programs; one on how enabling technologies are redefining what robotic systems can safely and reliably achieve; one on exploring how human-centered robotic systems are deployed at scale and to work alongside people; and more.

Fluid Management and Tubing in 2026: Precision, Connectivity, and Materials Discipline

Fluid management and tubing have long been treated as foundational elements of medical device design — necessary, heavily specified, and often invisible once integrated into a finished system. That status is changing. Read on to learn how and why.