Building the Foundation Right: IEC 62304 for Medical Device Firmware Development
As medical devices increasingly incorporate digital interfaces and control systems, many development teams find themselves unexpectedly navigating software regulatory requirements. IEC 62304 provides a structured framework for developing safe, effective medical device firmware, but implementing it successfully requires strategic planning. Learn the key challenges in compliance, practical strategies for implementation, and how building the right foundation can turn regulatory requirements into a competitive advantage for your medical device development process.
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Innovations at the Frontier: Highlights from UW WAFER 2025
UW's WAFER 2025 event highlighted remarkable research from women engineers across diverse disciplines. From Professor Choi's power conversion innovations to Professor Orsborn's co-adaptive brain-computer interfaces, Professor Luo's intelligent textiles, and Professor Jaques' human-aligned AI, these frontier technologies are converging to create unprecedented opportunities for corporate innovation.
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Advancing Healthcare Through Innovation: PCS Co-Sponsors MedTech Track at LSINW 2025
Product Creation Studio is proud to announce our co-sponsorship with Triple Ring Technologies of the MedTech and Research Tools presentation track at the upcoming Life Science Innovation Northwest (LSINW) 2025. This premier life sciences conference brings together investors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and healthcare professionals to showcase groundbreaking technologies shaping the future of healthcare.
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Innovation at the Intersection of Defense and Commercial Technologies: NATO DIANA Cohort Visit
We had the privilege of hosting a dynamic group of innovators as part of the NATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) program. The visit, organized by the Pacific Northwest Mission Acceleration Center (PNW MAC), brought together six groundbreaking companies working on dual-use technologies that span both defense and commercial applications.
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The Rise of Super Teams: How AI is Reshaping the Innovation Landscape
Don’t be an ice harvester in the age of refrigeration. Dr. Shawn DuBravac’s keynote at MD&M West 2025 shed insight on how companies can effectively leverage datafication and AI.
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Complex Combination Products from Vision to Clinical Reality
Devices that incorporate a drug or biologic component present a unique set of challenges. They require a delicate orchestration of expertise, resources, and vision across multiple disciplines. At February's MD&M West 2025 in Anaheim, I joined Kristyn Aalto, CEO of Orlance Inc., to share our journey in developing the groundbreaking MACH-1™ system—a needle-free, pneumatic delivery platform for DNA and RNA vaccines.
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Health Tech Innovation: Spotlight on Willo Autoflo+ at MDM West 2025
Product Creation Studio will showcase the innovative Willo Autoflo+ oral care device at MDM West 2025, highlighting our collaboration in transforming this breakthrough children's health technology from vision to market reality.
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Robots at the Table: Dr. Taylor Kessler Faulkner’s Journey to Transformative Assistive Technology
At a recent Seattle AWIS event, Dr. Taylor Kessler Faulkner captivated an audience of healthcare and technology enthusiasts with her work on ADA, a robotic system designed to assist individuals with upper-extremity mobility impairments in one of the most basic but vital daily activities: eating.
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Agentis Air's Brio 650 Redefines Commercial Air Purification
Product Creation Studio is thrilled to celebrate a milestone achievement: the launch of the groundbreaking Brio 650 commercial air purifier.
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Join Us at MDM West: Advancing Complex Medtech Innovation
Product Creation Studio is thrilled to participate in MDM West 2025, the premier event for medical device innovation and manufacturing. Visit us at booth #1510 to explore how our expertise can accelerate your medtech development journey.
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Beyond the Hype: Surprising Insights on AI in Product Development
While artificial intelligence continues to capture headlines, its true transformation of product development lies not in automation, but in the evolution of human-AI collaboration. Through candid insights shared by industry leaders at a recent Center Stage panel, we explore how successful organizations are moving beyond surface-level efficiency gains to forge deeper, more nuanced relationships with AI tools.
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LumiThera's Valeda System Receives Historic FDA Authorization for AMD Treatment
We are thrilled to congratulate our long-time client LumiThera on receiving FDA authorization for their groundbreaking Valeda® Light Delivery System, marking a historic moment as the first-ever authorized treatment for vision loss in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients.
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