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A new strategic MedTech alliance of the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Centre for Technology Transfer CITTRU both from Jagiellonian University and Consonance has been formed in Krakow, marking an important step toward strengthening collaboration between industry and academia in the field of medical device development. “The partnership is built around a […]
Engineering medical innovations gave us two million medical devices across more than 7,000 categories (WHO), yet the demand for safer, smarter, and more innovative solutions never stops growing. Digital health technologies are transforming the way healthcare works, making it safer, more accessible, and more efficient. But behind every breakthrough device is an engineering team turning ideas into reality.
Have you ever wondered what it really takes to develop and certify an active medical device? Well, to narrow your broad imagination – it’s much more than just wires soldering and molding a case. Of course, every engineering project involves research and development, but in the world of MedTech startups, there are many additional challenges to face.
Clinicians and MedTech engineers often encounter challenges that existing devices and medical literature cannot solve, creating opportunities for innovation. This may involve repurposing existing technologies or developing entirely new medical devices. While the journey from idea to product can be demanding, collaboration between clinicians and engineers makes it possible to turn clinical insights into solutions that improve medical practice.
The demand for home-based healthcare is steadily increasing, driven by several key factors. On the one hand, we are witnessing the effects of an aging population in developed countries; on the other, access to hospital-based healthcare remains limited or prohibitively expensive in many parts of the world. In our subjective ranking, we highlight five home-based healthcare startups that deserve recognition for their innovation and real-world impact on the future of care.
Consonance has recently joined forces with Rubik Garage, a leading Romanian accelerator program run by Rubik Hub, to drive MedTech startup acceleration across Central and Eastern Europe. As part of this partnership, Consonance becomes Rubik Garage’s MedTech partner, offering technical and strategic support to help healthcare startups move from idea to market-ready medical devices.
Bringing a medical innovation to life is an exciting journey. Every year, innovators dream of creating devices that can improve patient care and transform healthcare. But turning an initial idea into a market-ready medical device requires more than imagination, it requires strategy, planning, and understanding the path from concept to certification.
If you’re here you probably asked yourself is MedTech prototyping such a big deal in the development process? Some medical devices, at least externally, aren’t that complicated after all. Or are they? Before a medical device reaches the market, it must go through a demanding journey filled with technical challenges and critical design decisions.